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Nice, relaxing video. I got my 2000 VFR800 super cheap ($500). The guy said it had been sitting under a tarp for the last three years. To my surprise, he put some gas and a battery in it, and it started right up. But now I have more into it than I'd ever be able to sell it for.

Looking good. It's interesting to see the different ideas people have about what they want from their VFR. You've done quite a number of modifications to yours. I particularly like the coil-on-plug mod, and the fork brace. That's the first I've seen of those mods on a VFR. All that, but you still have the stock exhaust can. That was one of the first things to go on my 5th gen. What made you keep the stock can?

I de-linked my brakes. I had a bit of anxiety doing it, because, for me, they did work quite well. But they weren't going to work with my DMr Suspension upgrade. And the complexity and weight... They had to go.

Aight, dude. I think I've decided to just drill and tap the subframe anyway...dude.

Oh, then how do you account for this post... And I quote: "- I have a 5th gen design if asked..." Bwahahaha... I gotcha!

Btw, the bike is now 25 years old, and I believe it's still running the (now malfunctioning, me thinks) original regulator/rectifier! No burnt wires or connectors, just not putting out a reliable voltage. Did the stator test, seems fine. That's a pretty good run for a subpar electrical system. I think what did it in is switching over to almost all LEDs, plus I had the front fairing (and headlights) off of it for awhile, and would test run it that way sometimes. That means almost all current from the magneto had to be shunted to ground.

Ah, finally, someone with some useful information. I took a quick look at the provided info... I'll probably just drill and tap the subframe. 👌

Aw, I started this thread specifically to draw you out, cuz I thought you may have some gen5 brackets left... And you wouldn't answer my PM!!!

Well that's just silly, everyone knows you don't have any friends.

I saw that. If I ever want to recreate the Sanford and Son truck, I'll look you up!

I just bought a Shindengen SH847. Still waiting to get it, but wanted to find out what people have done to mount it. I just figured I'd buy or build a bracket to mount it in the original location. Is that the "best" option?

Here's a late update on this... It turns out, looking through my VFR stuff for something entirely unrelated, I found another upper cowl stay. It's used. I don't know where it came from. I don't remember buying it, and I can't find any record of buying it. 🤷‍♂️ I tried it out, and everything fits much better. After comparing, I found that my old stay had both left and right uprights bent, making it impossible to measure one to straighten the other. So, I straightened the bent stay based on the dimensions of the already straight stay, just to have as a backup, or to sell, or because my OCD forced me to. Anyway, that was the cure to that headache. On to the next!

The problem is fitting the stay to the upper cowl, the dash, and the dash surround, and getting them all to mesh together properly. At this point, I've removed the stay from the bike and am trying to fit those parts together off the bike. My stay doesn't seem to be bent badly (just the right side support strut), and I figured I'd be able to measure and bend it until it fit, but it's just not happening. I have now fit the cowl, dash, and surround together without the support, and they do fit together properly, so it does seem to be just the support. I found a brand new Honda part for about $300, but it's the older 64500-MBG-000, versus the updated 64500-MBG-D00, and I don't know the difference between the two parts.

I crashed my 2000 VFR awhile back. In the crash, the upper cowl stay got bent. I now have a stock Honda upper cowl to replace my smashed one, but try as I may, I haven't been able to find a way to straighten the upper cowl stay well enough for all the plastics to fit together properly. I don't have a drawing with dimensions for it, and even if I did, the thing is made mostly out of curved steel tubing, making it difficult to find a way to measure it to get it just right. So, I started searching online to potentially buy one. I found a couple used ones (that could be bent, who knows?), and a few new ones. But I found that the original part, 64500-MBG-000, was superseded by 64500-MBG-D00. So... The questions... Does anyone have an upper cowl stay that they'd sell for a reasonable price that's NOT BENT? Anyone know the difference between the 64500-MBG-000 and the 64500-MBG-D00? Anyone know when the change from 64500-MBG-000 to 64500-MBG-D00 happened? Thanks for your help.

Update? LOL! I just read through the entire thread. That is by far the longest time I have ever heard of an engine taking to get built. What a place to leave it. Hope nothing terrible happened to him.