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As Tirso mentioned, you can use their universal big hub adapter. I bought one when I ordered the changer. The one wheel I can think of that might be out of the Rabaconda's scope is the rare solid disc rear rim. Not common, but they are out there... Late 80's Super Magnas for example. I'm not sure how the rim would be secured to keep from spinning.

I've had a Rabaconda for a few months now. Used it a few times already. HUGE improvement over fighting with irons. The big test will be some monster cruiser tires here in a few. I will be swapping out Pirelli Night Dragons for some Shinko SE890 Journey.

If you're flogging the snot out of it, expect everything to be heat soaked. Fan may run for a bit longer. Try letting it warm up to fan switch temp, or some normal riding first and do a fan cycle test. Will give you a good baseline before you go all Isle of Man.

I haven't owned a 1200, but from what I know of that bike it makes 170hp. High HP bikes will generate a ton of heat, that's why Ducatis have somewhat of a reputation for air frying family jewels. Are the fans cycling off? I would expect in 50 degree weather a fan should run for a bit then satisfy the temp switch and shut off.

FYI, the physical copy of the service manual I have says DO NOT mess with the lock nut. MOTWYW

Grum is correct on that the secondary MC on the left caliper requires a rotational force to activate it's piston circuit on the rear. You could try and force this. With the bike on the center stand, use a soft jaw bar clamp behind the secondary MC and front of fork tube to compress the MC plunger a bit. See if that starts locking up the rear wheel.

Ricks's has stator cover gaskets. They're $13. I'm running one on my '98 with a Rick's stator. https://ricksmotorsportelectrics.com/Honda-Stator-Cover-Gasket-25_109

You folks in Europe enjoy, like the NT1100 this probably won't come stateside. 🙃

Am I having a stroke, or was that painted KTM orange? 🤨

Any of you remember playing Telephone (Chinese Whispers) in grade school? Maybe that's what's going on here. Original owner may have simply visited the TT years ago, that turned into it came from the TT, awarded to the winner.. and here we are.

In my time with a 2000, I didn't have any issues with the wax unit. It's also worth mentioning that all 6th and 8th gens have a wax unit too. It's a different part than the 2000/2001, but they still have them.

The hose with the sharp bend (thermostat pod) is no longer available from Honda and the pair is usually not included in the silicone kits available from 3rd parties. AS3 has repro'd them in silicone, and they are available separately. https://www.ebay.com/itm/145298195420 Another reference drawing is the "water pump" parts fiche available to view on any site. Hose with sharp bend molded goes to small nipple on thermostat pod. Other hose goes to a coolant elbow that is bolted to the left side of the engine near the V.

I'm counting on the rain this week washing away the massive amounts of salt and brine that were put down. Only reason I've been taking the car these past few days

I'm not trying to rain on VFR80025th's parade, but since we're talking printing off VFR history stuff this seemed a good place. I'm not sure how many visit the other site, but a while ago I posted a vectorized version of the 5th gen engine cutaway illustration from the Honda service manual. Vector files are great because they can be scaled to any size without loss in quality, something normal raster images can't do. I later followed this by colorizing the cam gear train. The attached .zip files will be the vector file and high resolution images for the cam gear train so don't bother with the low quality images inserted into this post. vfr - black - red.zip vfr - white -red.zip VectorFR.zip

FYI, the bottom disc with the bypass holes is held in place with just a side-mount external retaining ring. If the new T-stat you're getting is assembled the same, I don't see why you couldn't just swap the disc over from the outgoing OEM t-stat. Should only take a minute and you wouldn't have to drill anything. That wouldn't do anything for top plate fitment, but it would be one less thing you have to modify. An important measurement I didn't give prior is from bottom of top flange to bottom of bypass disc. That appears to be 37mm

Hurricane kits will do that. 👍

I always shop NFL merch when I need moto gear. 🤔

Please post up an alternative if you find one. All that should matter is the opening temp and dimensions. For those worried about the bypass holes, looking at the T-stat up close they definitely weren't made with Honda space-lasers and aren't perfectly round. With a soft jaw bench vise, center punch, split point drill bits and a steady hand anyone should be able to do the same.

I agree, and was in the middle of getting you the info when you posted this. Fellas, with all due respect... these bikes are a quarter century old. OEM parts aren't going to be plentiful forever. If someone else is willing to do the legwork and lift throttle bodies to find alternatives, why in the world would you discourage that? 😕 Here you go. Thermostat is stamped 82C, branded "NTC" which appears to be a large supplier of automotive parts. Your idea for an alternative makes good sense. The four bypass holes are approximately 2.5mm.

Late spring and early fall 2023 cross country rides plus regular commuting use. Safe to say the VFR saw a few miles... plus a pair of drive chains and a few tire sets.

It looks like a repair to bridge a broken trace. I can't tell for sure, but it sure looks like there's a bunch of corrosion going on there. In your first photo, look up close at the area just above the purple wire connector in the middle. Looks like damaged, missing copper material in the circuit path.

That's the one. I've done 3 huge cross country trips with that setup, love it I don't know if you caught the note on your kit's Webike product page. You will need different bar ends if all you have is the stock Honda ones. The ID of the Hurricane bar is a bit less (they're using a thicker wall tubing) than the Honda clip-ons, so thinner bar ends are needed.

I'm a big fan of Hurricane's kits. I have their police version setup on my VFR800.

I stick with ECE as Snell has been criticized as being too hard and not forgiving enough in motorcycle accidents. Fortnine did a somewhat recent video going in depth on this. Just ignore the cheese. My personal experience with a very expensive Snell helmet lends credence to this criticism and why I avoid. 😐