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Bluehawk last won the day on September 10 2022

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    VFR800F 8G, VFR800A 6G, CBR1100XX B/Bird a Repsol Rossi Replica;
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  1. Thnx v much JZH. Most informative. I was obviously comfortable with their fitting, as i said "he 'often' opens Honda packets and Koyo parts are included...Honda recommend/approve these people", so job done and now couple of weeks later, rides fine [of course]. For the future tho, although i've always been a dealer fan (for resale purposes and mech training etc), i'm taking it to a non-Honda place i know of. They've done a few jobs for me in the past. After your comments, i'll be saving too (as a small bonus), as it may allow me to get another machine too for the collection.......Quite like the new Triumph Tiger 660 for buzzing around town/commuting. One of the chaps on here suggested it to me, so i'll take a closer look......Times, they are a changin'! :) :) :)
  2. Thnx v much. It is clear they've made a boo-boo! Changing plugs when they didn't have to. I have a feeling the guy [newish service counter manager type chappie] assumed that as many honda's had a plug change at a full service at 16k, the viffer would be the same. i left them to it when i booked it in, (not scutinising each item until after). I will be more diligent in future. Your research and knowledge is brill! Thnx. Always a joy to read your tech posts. My manual showed the previous years, and i see that valve clearance change now! As you said with the plugs, that's Honda just covering themselves for safety, but realistically doesn't have to be done often. Just ride and enjoy! True about salty roads. much corrosion over here. Walking thru the showroom so many 'nearly new' bikes with rust! The Hondas were good, tbh, but the others weren't so. So, went back today for the 'ordered Honda front beariings' and another cockup by the parts people!!! Koyo bearings arrived not genuine honda, but came with honda seals. Whilst they were debating/arguing among themselves....one mech i spoke to said he 'often' opens Honda packets and Koyo parts are included, as tho Honda recommend/approve these people. Koyo have been making heavy industrial bearings since 1912 in Japan. Anyway the seals were genuine honda and the price of 38 of my British pounds worked out the same in the end (free labour). To prove dealers are not brilliant, 'this' mech decided to tighten the chain saying it's a bit loose but not by much......[we commented on this above]...well, considering i'd just paid £475 for a full service, you wouldn't expect another mech to go over what a first [experienced] mech had already [supposedly] done, would you?? I don't think their heart is in the job at these dealerships. There was a lot of tension between the staff and in the air. Bad vibes!! I have already had dealing with a private garage [a father and son business], so in future I'll return there, and forego [stuff!] the full honda dealer service history thing! I was only doing it for the resale element. But it's gonna depreciate anyways, so as long as it maintained well, that'll be the key thing! Right, weekend is here...so i'm off to [not ride a bike on nice sunny dry Oz roads] but lay a laminate floor and do electrics for a friend! 😞
  3. Finally, I'm seeing them [dealer] tomorrow for the £35 front wheel bearings to be done. I know they are not charging me at all for the labour, so a bit of a claw-back from the £££'s i paid them.
  4. Hi G, very interesting. This is what I get for trusting the dealer! Presson said about the manual, so i just looked it up (14-15 VFR800F [edition 61MJM01]) and for plugs it says INSPECT at 16,000m and REPLACE at 32,000m. Nowhere does it suggest 100,000! Even in all my [old] car days never had plugs last that long. This is the NGK IMR9D-9H Plugs they changed, so a bit confused if its the same as you're suggested, 100,000? Valve clearances INSPECT at 16,000m. 94000 kms on yours?? the mileage since 2014 quickly adds up i guess - you have better weather to use it far more. "Never been to workshop" cos you maintain it fully yourself, i'm sure. So......I could have waited, saved £124 on the plugs and £28 on the labour! and i bet if i look back, the previous owner [probably] changed air filter at 12000 and didn't need that either, saving another £45 or so pounds! Buggers! Lesson learnt, at least its now in sync for next time. RTFM as they used to say.... thnx again
  5. Thnx bmart. Then i stand corrected! Could well be that as my camera is a cheaper version than Gopro, the tape is NOT 3M, but a copy! Just checked and it is coming off after 12 months! Cheap crap. So i have taken it off [for now]. The tape is no longer tacky at all! just as well i had my own tape to hold it on otherwise i'd have lost it by now! Good thing we are even talking about this, as it made me check closer... Hopefully others will now too! No 180+ for me thanks.... i dont have anything that fast [thankfully, haha]. And no accessories at that speed either. On the point of crashes, i agree we all need to watch what we add and where we we add aftermarket stuff. But as far as my lid goes, it may sound strange, but I'm very comfortable with it there [many attach it to the side of helmet i see], but a crash of this nature is unlikely to happen (in my particular case), the camera would not restrict anything, as it would snap off long before critical impact stages (thin plastic too). Unlikely cos of these reasons..i have several lids, plus I only ride part time (dry mostly), roads aren't congested here, lots of countryside [visibility and roadcraft is good, plus I'm not one for high speeds any more, nor 100+ recordings! not had an 'off' since.....dunno, 40+ years maybe [former instructor, etc...] so in all, it's unlikely to happen...but that's what the word 'accident' means, i know! I did say, in may case :) Each of us has to calculate many risk factors for any accessories and their location (incl. roads, equipment, riding styles, after market accessories, traffic, 'other numptie' factors! etc]. I was in my car the other week and from a distance saw a chap with his bulky cargo/gear badly hanging of his pillion seat over to one side - a few rubber bungies only by the look of it! How and why do some bikers do that and not check cargo frequently? Shame! Hope he got home ok,...
  6. Oh, forgot to mention, they gave me a brand new CB500X to run around on all day, without charge, which was fair enough seeing as i was paying and am a good customer of theirs (i even put in some fuel for them!)! Not that it matters, but i really liked the more upright position, and as the years go buy, for some uncanny reason, i'm drawn to these naked uprights! MT-09 [MT-07]. 😏 The 500 had a nice comfy upright commanding position and the tall screen took the wind off. I had fun around the roads and to weave left and right like a kid again. 'Oh what fun we had'! Seriously, it is underpowered and poor clutch/throttle setup with too much free play. But a great commuter town bike, with over 65 mpg i think? There's a brand new 750 Hornet out now. That looked much better - but still not for me at £6999, for occasional use.....to much i fear. I'll give a couple more years and look at the prices dropping then to £4000, or consider the Tracer -09 SP.
  7. Today? Took 8th gen for a 16/17000 mile service at local Honda dealer. Full service was £475 if anyone is interested in costs (a slight discount for me). No valve clearances. I feel the chain is still too loose [but with tolerance, just] so disappointed that was tightened a wee bit. And, i realise many of you will say "for goodness sakes, do it yourself and save the £500", but tbh, i have no time nor real inclination to dismantle everything just for a few parts (put it down to age) :) It's a lot I know, for changing plugs and filters. However they discovered my front wheel bearings are shot! Pretty badly in fact and must be replaced urgently! And for these 2 reasons [3 if you count the price of £475 as a third point] is why i'm writing this, just to put it out there. Valve clearances - there's been much said about leaving it at 16k, so i did just that. They were happy not to touch it. Many bikes go on to 36k, i have read, before they are even looked at. So i'm leaving mine for then. Sound ok to you??? Front wheel bearings - To me, i find it strange these are gone so soon. The bikes life has been mainly fair/normal weather riding. It is possible the previous owners used high pressure washers to force water thru the rubber seals - and i dont know if they have ever been greased up, at any of the 4-6 services it has had. I would have expected longer than 17k miles. Any thoughts?? I have heard some machines [non Viffers] can go at around 10k! Either way, i have no choice to put new ones on Honda parts price £35 [plus 1/2 hour or so to fit at garage rates]. for your ref.
  8. ...And... to give it a bit of Scottish scenic reference, or context...
  9. White wheels too? Bet it's a pig to keep clean
  10. Looks fast in read...even stationary! ha.
  11. Hi. I bought, a few years ago, an Apeman A79 4k camera. Couldnt afford a GoPro - plus was never sure about jumping in buying the most expensive item, if i seldom use these toys. Came in a box full of nice quality fittings (identical to all other brands it appears) and was my first and only camera. I did use it a reasonable amount, but less so now cos of the data it uses up [mb space] and the time to edit and process the data. I will use it more when i tour, no doubt as it is good. In terms of adhesion, the 3M tape seems ok - for mid-to-low speeds- even the sound quality is ok - but like you, my concern is higher speeds (but at speed, the sound is crap!). Plus i found vibration an issue at speed. (no so with GoPro it seems??? Or maybe i'm riding tooo fast!). I have mounted on the front screen in the past, using the 3m tape, but i always surround that with duck tape too!! just dont want it coming off . Regrettably the screen buffets too much so the film quality suffers. I tried the lower side fairing good, but it's always low shots, not giving the full picture [plus it's only one side! not good there either]. again extra duck tape for security. Getting remnants of glue off afterwards, can be an issue to bear in mind. I found helmet cam to be the best position. I'm hoping to attach a pic of one of my helmets now, for you, with the blank camera housing on it. Just by the black vent opening and doesn't interfere. Zoom in and you'll see it has added black tape all around it to deflect the wind and 'keep it it in place!' (it obviously has a 3M base which you cant see). It works very well and less vibration, resulting in better quality productions. (gives me peace of mind at any speed) At the same time i bought the blue TELESIN fittings for jacket and chin usage. Quite good. The jacket fitting has a good strong clip [dont put it on your nose!!! lol]. but jacket pockets or zip openings for contact places, tend to move about too much resulting in vibration of recording. The chin fitting i find works better resulting in nice recordings as it follows your head movements. IMHO, for what it's worth, use a little extra tape and you'll be fine. hope that helps 🙂
  12. Nice pic!! And a Dutch tilt i believe they call it. Hahah. How apt! 😉
  13. Oh Noooo! So sorry to read that. I had a sports car stolen once, and was in shock for a while 😞 Recovered/found one mile away with bits stolen from it. Insurance paid for repair, but the specialist garage in particular helped and was great in sorting it - they actually made it better than it was!! Any news on getting yours back or any insurance payout? What's your next plan (assuming you have one)?
  14. Hi Miguel and everyone! I only joined a couple of years ago, then had personal issues to sort, so never came on as much as i wanted to. Again, now back on, was saddened to read the post, but pleased the site is up and running again. I also repeat the post to Miguel - As many others have said. Thank you so much for just everything you have done. I know perfectly what you mean about age, riding and difficult circumstances; feeling it myself but we all must keep going. There's that old saying 'you never fail, until you give up', so i might be older (and thought of giving up riding....but you know what?....I just ain't gonna stop! As i read earlier about one 'friend on here' he said he has 2 viffers which will probably outlast him!! And that made me smile 🙂 Being busy i don't come on here much, but am sure, like many other have said, a small contribution from everyone might help 'someone' to keep this going. Are donations still being given/taken? What's the future here do we think?... I fully understand Miguel's comment 'he doesn't know some of us personally' in order to simply hand the baby over...
  15. Noe mine! I totally agree on this Cap'n! Here's my FB experience: When i actually managed to speak with someone at FB regarding my business page [a serious problem we were having], the 'lady' was very, very rude and abruptly HUNG UP! Not resolving the issue we had! A most horrid company! (i don't use it personally, but as a small business we somewhat had to at the time - now, much less so).
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