XRM
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Anyone fitted a aftermarket exhaust on a 2017 with the centre stand mount/stop hanging off the CAT? Like the Arrow Proracing pipe but only see availability for 14 - 16 models.
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Picked up a 2015 VFR800 with 258kms on the clock for $3.5k under the new price excluding in-road costs.....
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Nice!
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Rode one of these new naked bikes today, they just rocket...! Love the styling and inline four made some good noises, anyway it was a fun ride I’m thinking of a new world where the CB and the VFR sit side by side, urban muscle and sweet tourer... thoughts?
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Looked at a Ducati SS today at an historic car race. $25k Aussie they wanted for the bike... Is it just me, or the VFR looks like great value in comparison? The VFR may have 15-20 hp less but it has much going for it too, +$10k less, more range, better touring with factory hard bags, a V4...
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Hows that? I would have thought that with some wear clearances would increase? Surely the valve seat is well hardened and doesn’t recess that easily? Anyway, I tend to over service, preventative maintenance is always cheaper than a breakdown. For those interested... https://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/why-do-bikes-use-shim-under-bucket-valve-adjusters
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The mechanics at our dealer also said it was unusual for the valves to require shimming at 16k miles. Our bikes were running quiet (no tapping) but the guys did an inspection anyway and all was good. generally speaking a little extra clearance is okay, too tight valve clearances is much worse leading to burnt valves in extreme cases.
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Can you retrofit the 2017 model power socket to a 2016 and prior
XRM replied to XRM's topic in Eighth Generation VFR's
Thanks Grum, Yeah I'm also struggling to find any information on the 2017 12v accessory socket. Located in the black side cowl, it looks to be in a good spot to run a cable to a tank bag and other dash mounted accessories. XRM -
Anyone retrofitted the 2017 accessory power socket to an older gen 8 bike?
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Has anyone tried to remove the lock barrel and replace it? I'm thinking of keeping my bags and getting a new bike in another country, hence I will need to rekey the barrels to suit.
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Has anyone rekeyed and/or removed the lock barrel for a eighth generation saddlebag?
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Still a great looking bike.... I know which bike you would want to be on for a 250+ mile ride in the mountains of Montana
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With Ducati about to release a high-end V4 super-sports machine, is Honda with so much history with the V4 engine caught napping? So who is copying whom? Honda was accused of copying Ducati in the late 1990s producing the VTR series of bikes (sadly missed in their lineup today) and now that Ducati is producing a V4 does this vindicate Honda's belief of the perfect balanced bike? So why is Ducati abandoning is trademark 90 degree V-Twin engine? Has the Vee-Twin reached the economic limits of horsepower? Is the physical size of the engine now impeding handling? Are they losing their Vee-Twin capacity allowance in racing? Or are they getting a runaway problem with emissions? Your thoughts...?
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With Ducati about to release a high-end V4 super-sports machine, is Honda with so much history with the V4 engine caught napping? So who is copying whom? Honda was accused of copying Ducati in the late 1990s producing the VTR series of bikes (sadly missed in their lineup today) and now that Ducati is producing a V4 does this vindicate Honda's belief of the perfect balanced bike? So why is Ducati abandoning is trademark 90 degree V-Twin engine? Has the Vee-Twin reached the economic limits of horsepower? Is the physical size of the engine now impeding handling? Are they losing their Vee-Twin capacity allowance in racing? Or are they getting a runaway problem with emissions? Your thoughts...?
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With Ducati about to release a high-end V4 super-sports machine, is Honda with so much history with the V4 engine caught napping? So who is copying whom? Honda was accused of copying Ducati in the late 1990s producing the VTR series of bikes (sadly missed in their lineup today) and now that Ducati is producing a V4 does this vindicate Honda's belief of the perfect balanced bike? So why is Ducati abandoning is trademark 90 degree V-Twin engine? Has the Vee-Twin reached the economic limits of horsepower? Is the physical size of the engine now impeding handling? Are they losing their Vee-Twin capacity allowance in racing? Or are they getting a runaway problem with emissions? Your thoughts...?