RossR

Just 'Tongue in cheek' humor. No offense intended to Manga aficionados, and if someone gave me a Harley to ride I definitely would not say No!

Ah, the "CRUISEMOBILE" designed for Batman. Honda probably got a Manga aficionado who likes Harleys to design it for them. This reviewer said that he had to go into hiding after riding one. https://canadamotoguide.com/2014/11/01/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-of-hondas-nm4/

In Antalya, Turkey, those electric scooters come up behind you in silence ON THE SIDEWALK. I almost needed a change of underwear the first time it happened to me. Sounds like you had an enjoyable trip.

https://www.topspeed.com/motorcycles/motorcycle-news/all-the-technology-in-the-world-and-kawasaki-builds-a-robot-goat/ 😂

Coming here late. I watched your video. Nicely filmed and presented with a lot of enthusiasm. 226,130 views and lots of positive comments. A LOT of people liked what you did and I'm sure that you inspired a few to do something like this. Loved your DIY 'on the bike lathe' 😀 A Street Fighter For $577 ! Dude, you need to be congratulated for that and for saving a VFR from the wreckers. You obviously had Helluva lot of fun with the project and that's what matters!

Hi Ughandi, Somehow I did not get an email alert for your post. Glad to have been of help. Many others on this great forum have done the same for me. How about some pics of the fairings on your bike? Ross

I own a CBR1100XX as well as a VFR800 like yours. On the XX forum the most experienced forum members have advised against using All Balls and comment that they have not had good results with switching to tapered head bearings. This topic is potentially controversial so my input would be to use OEM Honda parts. These are not very expensive parts and the head bearings last a long time. At 30,000km I would not expect your head bearings to need replacing unless the bike was misused. Mine were replaced at about 60,000km.

This did not happen to my Viffer, but since it is apparently a common problem I am posting it here as it's a potential problem for others. I have a 2002 CBRF4i that I have had in storage for about two years with all proper procedures followed. Full tank of gas with stabilizer. I went to open the fuel cap and although the key worked fine and the cap popped up by a millimetre or two the cap would not open all the way up. Master Mechanic Google had a solution as apparently this is a very common problem on Hondas (and other makes) and there were a gzillion posts on it. Fortunately it did not happen to me when I was on the road and needed to refuel. Below is a video that explains the problem and solution. Poor engineering with the metal part of the fuel cap jamming in the tank outlet. It has nothing to do with the cap lock mechanism. The author of the video used a file. In my opinion an appropriate grit of sandpaper would do the job better. I actually used a fine precision screwdriver to gently pry the cap up per the advice of someone on advrider.com who said that he always carried one in his kit because of this problem. I shall be sanding the cap down in due course. Personally, I will remove the cap to sand it as it's not a big deal and I will not risk an explosion or filings going into the tank.

Hornet? No! No! No! This is the Hornet. https://canadamotoguide.com/2022/06/07/coming-soon-a-new-honda-hornet/ Please post pics once your bike is up and running. Glad to hear that fairings will be on the way for you soon.

Just came across this on ebay. I thought that I would post it in case anyone is looking for one. They are hard to find in good condition and the price is reasonable. https://www.ebay.com/itm/295073004108

Yea! Yea! Mite! Used to visit annually. Not so much now.

Ah! Ha! Good Sir! I have been educated! Some more good Blighty slang to add to my lexicon when I next cross the Pond to mingle with my South London mates. 😃

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You summed it up in one statement. Everything else in your post is also very good advice. 👍 As long as people keep on thinking about PULL and LIFT, they will never get it (unless built like the guy in the video that I posted 😄). Once you get the technique it's just a smooth "roll" with the centrestand as the pivot.

I needed to replace a the black band that goes around the case and is held on in the front by the two reflectors. There is no problem removing the reflectors as they are held on by two screws each, and the band that I want to remove is loose on the sides and corner of the case but I am stumped as to how to remove it from the back. E-360 cases have a screw on the inside that hold this band on at the back but the E-52 has no such screws anywhere. Is there anybody who has removed this band who could give me some advice?