Presson

Detecting a bit of generational and even make indiscipline here 🤨

Hey kentguy55. It's not clear if you are asking for pictures of the normal 02 sensor location, or where to check for or install O2 sensor eliminators.

If it's the latter, doesn't the first post in this thread answer your question - I m no expert but those photos look like a Gen 5 to my eyes.

Fantastic colour Mohawk. Is it original? It really pops!

Hi Brolivier. Thanks to Oregonian for stepping in although I don't completely agree.

The pads are Stompgrip and are the 8 Gen specific version. They come in several textures. The Volcano version has quite large conical studs that grip really well on leathers. I've used them on all my bikes and found them excellent for locking on.  The other version called Icon is much less pronounced and lower grip.

As for fitting, it's a case of good prep; warming the pad with a hairdryer before fitting and rolling it on. That way air bubbles are minimised.

I think they are widely available, but I am in the UK. Presumably you can get them in the France. My supplier link is here (ignore that it refers to02-07 as it actually goes to the 8Gen version). Hope that helps 

 https://reactiveparts.com/stompgrip-honda-02-07-vfr-streetbike-kit.html

Attempted to get the light right to show off the shape better. Not sure how successful .....

Near Therfield, UK between Baldock and Royston. Looking ENE.

On 8/18/2023 at 10:39 PM, rc24dk said:

Nice work. These aluminum parts look delicious

Not just delicious; they look brand new! Can you tell what process and materials you used? I'm guessing it's paint and lacquer. Was it heat or air cured?

6 hours ago, Presson said:

Difference like night and day.

Went to FTR Suspension ( near Ely, Cambridgeshire, England) today to get a proper static suspension setup

I should add that my rear preload doesn't even start to engage the spring until at least click 4. The previous owner may have been a meaty chap or carried a lot of baggage  😂

Difference like night and day.

Went to FTR Suspension ( near Ely, Cambridgeshire, England) today to get a proper static suspension setup for £60. 

 Nice fellas with all the proper kit for full range of suspension mods and tweaking, and willing to chat, discuss and advise.

The rebound and rear preload settings I'd arrived at were judged good and my suspicion about insufficient front preload was confirmed.

Just ridden 60 miles home and what a difference. Now fully stable cranked right over, to the extent I'm hardly needing to hang off to keep things balanced. Much less dive under braking and, hallelujah, a much plusher ride; virtually no crashing and bumping along our dreadful back road surfaces.

The takeaways for me are:

1. If you haven't done it yet get your static setup done.

2. Imbalance between front and rear preload can make for a bumpy ride. Especially if the suspension is riding too low in the stroke at the front making the front tyre do too much work; it can still 'feel' like the rear is at fault 

3. Properly set up, the VFR800 starts to approach the fantastic handling of the VF500F2 (IMO).

For anyone interested, and accepting all bikes are slightly different, this is where I'm at:

•Rider weight fully kitted 90kg

•Front: Preload 3 rings showing. Rebound 1.5 turns out from hard.

•Rear: Preload 10 clicks from soft. Rebound 1 turn out from hard.

Great fun, hard on the knuckles though 😁

A photo from a year or two ago on the Hertfordshire/ Cambridgeshire border in eastern England.

16 minutes ago, bmart said:

Gods, I'm glad we're back. The F-book site isn't very useful and the alternate forum is helpful, but seems to contain a large number of folks who spend their day looking for things to take offense to. Phew...

I'll echo that set of thoughts exactly.

And as Dutchy said earlier, if there are current or future liabilities (IE: more cash needed) let us all know. 

I was looking around the other VFR site today and it's clear we really do need to keep this one going....

1 hour ago, DannoXYZ said:

. I've PMed Miguel and volunteered to keep this site going

3 cheers for DannoXYZ! Hope your generous proposal works out. I bet we are all rooting for ya.

As a newcomer to this service, I just want to say a heartfelt thankyou for all the advice, sharing of expertise and camaraderie of the VFR community. You have done us proud Miquel ( if I may take that liberty). Well done and best wishes; Dan

Is there any way we could transport content to another platform? I confess to being a complete luddite for tech stuff

Replaced the OEM battery in my 2017 8 Gen with a new Yuasa YTZ12S 

Had an odd experience out riding yesterday. After a brief stop was unable to crank the engine. Luckily after several unsuccessful tries a chap walking turned up and gave me a push start. Once home the battery had no problems firing her up a couple of times. Put it on charge and once full left it overnight. Seemed to drop from 12.7v to 12.4v overnight. 

Then checked the current leakage as per the manual and it was zero. Ran the engine up to temp and checked the charging voltage 14.25 at idle and 14.44 @ 5000 rpm. Then tried repeated starts. The battery became more unwilling to crank properly after the second pull. Unfortunately I didn't have easy access to a load test but decided to avoid the potential problem of getting stuck in the sticks so bit the bullet and paid up

Many thanks - helpful

Hey VFR78, any issues or tips concerning fitting?

I loved my VF500FII and did many, many miles on it but never anywhere near Dutchy' huge mileages. Huge credence to honda quality. But, what did you have to replace over that time over and above the usual ' consumables'?

Rear shock?

Carb diaphragms and needles?

Swingarm bearings?

Wheel and head bearings?

Any electrics?

....

8 hours ago, bmart said:

In all fairness, those were some of the worst tires i've ever ridden oIn all fairness, those were some of the worst tires i've ever ridden on. My friend and I tried a set each a few years back and it was terrifyingterrifying

I know some people who swear by the BT023. The ones on my bike came new for a used machine from somewhere called 'Aberdeen'  which appeared to be a salty place. I digress, the Bridgestone solution was not for me; squiggly on white lines and easy sliding in corners under throttle and surprisingly quick to flatten off making them very sensitive to surface imperfections. The bigger problem was very stiff sidewalls which seemed to amplify the rather basic suspension Honda chose for our RC79 VFRs. 

Done 150 miles on the new tyres now and happy to recommend Michelin Road 5 for sport touring, scratching etc

Just replaced a set of Bridgestone BT023 tyres with only 2k miles on them with Michelin Road 5s. The difference in handling and bump absorption is like night and day. Ok, I've not fully scrubbed the new hoops in yet but my earlier deliberations about fitting a 3-way adjustable aftermarket shock and sorting out the fork springs and valving are now on hold as the Michelin's have done the job. I admit to being a fan of Michelin's, having used them on other bikes, but I hadn't expected the difference in 'feel' to be so pronounced.

Brilliant advice from the community as usual. If I understand the OP correctly, the issue is about how to transition hung off one side to the other quickly. I'll leave well alone the question of whether hanging off is necessary or desirable on the road; I do sometimes and on rough surfaces it often helps stabilise the chassis provided the legs are carrying the body weight.

For a quick transition, bring the hung off leg back to the tank, grip the tank with both legs and slide the butt  to the other side while also repositioning the upper body keeping the arms relaxed, then drop the leg on the side you've transitioned too. Tank grips really help. Ditto all the other points about keeping the CofG low.

Track training really is to be recommended but for a good read try the Haynes book 'Performance Riding Techniques by Andy Ibbott ( Foreword by Keith Code). ISBN 978 1 84425 697 6. Hope that helps

Only essential travel allowed although police forces are not all equal in how they enforce that. I'm hoping that if stopped my need to source a new 'flange handle' will avoid the £250 fine....

Fitted Goodrich speed bleeders and changed the brake fluid. Why hadn't I found these before. So much easier especially on the rear. Then did an illicit 50 miles ( we are still under restrictions in the UK) to check the brakes and explore the limit of adhesion.