daved

Had the same issue with the Wax Idle unit bracket, this shows how much I took off for the AS3 hoses:

Thanks for the feedback, I bought the bike, pick it up in a week or so. Started from cold first time, tick over was fine, pulled cleanly to 10k rpm on test ride, started fine from hot, again good tick over. So I don't think it has any gummed injectors, the petrol tank looks clean inside, no sign of rust. The only problems I could find are a slightly rusty heat shield near the right footrest and a small amount of pitting high on the left fork stanchion. Question: how high up the stanchion does the slider go on full compression? High enough for the oil(not dust) seal to run over this rust (see pic) Ideas on treating the rust? Just rub down with fine emery paper? Re-chrome? Replace?

Hi, I'm looking at a 2015 VFR800F at the weekend, apart from the usual stuff, are there any particular problem areas to check? It appears to be in very good condition, only has 7600 miles on it. Cheers. Dave.

I don't know of any how-tos on here, but it's quite simple to unbolt the slave cylinder (make sure you restrain the piston somehow, otherwise it will slowly creep all the way out) and check the rod. Lifted from another site: "If we look at clutch slip then there are a few things which might be going wrong - .. 2. Corroded push rod. This is quite a common problem and an easy fix. A symptom of this problem is that slip is prominent at the start of the ride and then goes away during the ride, but comes back again when you jump back on the bike a week or two later. The push rod is easy to check and easy to fix, just remove the clutch slave, remove the transfer rod, clean up any corrosion, lubricate the rod and reassemble (a new gasket might be needed)."

Have you checked and cleaned the 'lifter rod' shown in the above diagram? it's been know to cause clutch problems if dirty/corroded. It can be pulled out from the left-hand side of the bike, just need to remove the clutch slave cylinder

Put a couple of (paint?) marks on the hub and swing arm to confirm whether or not the hub is actually moving.

drain hole on the top of the exhaust ??

How are your cush drive rubbers looking? mine (@ 80k miles) needed replacing, made gear changes much smoother.

It was/is the case on 5th gens.

Does it blink in time with the indicators or brake light application? - A long shot, but they were symptoms of a bad earth on my 5th gen.

His is a lot smaller 😀

Thanks!

They look good. I may be interested in a set, do you have his contact details? Cheers.

Wow!, was that really 10 years ago! I remember the smell of oil, following you coming back from one of Ibbo's rideouts. I still have the same 800Fi

Re exhaust bolt: Mine was in bad shape too, I was surprised it came off with a 6 sided socket, felt like it was going to snap.