Yahya

Cold when compared to 40°C 🫠. Check this air temp reading I took at night time in July (peak summer) shortly after cold-started the bike (see 1 bar engine temp).

Hello everyone! I bought my 2010 VFR1200F (GCC make) in Feb 2023 with 68k on it. I retrieved the bike at a great deal but unmaintained condition and a lot of yikes finding on the bike after buying. Thankfully, I managed to restore and improve the bike condition a lot with the help of this VFRD. Riding in Oman is interesting: the air is hot (40°C, imagine sitting in front of an oven with the hot air blowing to you) during summer, and cold (19°C) during winter. VFR1200F is a smooth machine, even during hot days. Here is the bike before I'm buying it: And this I took this month: (almost got stuck in the sand) Many thanks to VFRD and helpful members. Cheers! Yahya

Took off steering stem nut and tried to take off the top bridge, but it felt like the front wheel should be off the ground so that the forks can move freely a bit, not holding the top bridge. To conclude, I failed to do that on side stand. In the end I just tapped the steering stem adjusting nut from the exposed sides using a metal rod and a hammer, managed to do one-third clockwise-turn. I wonder what I broke, the steering stem lock washer inner side? It seems the outer side was just following the steering stem adjusting nut. Overall, I am happy with the result though, feels like the bearing still okay until next replacement. Steering feels a bit tighter than before, but cornering still analogue.

For anyone wondering, I still have no response from Convertibars. Also, I made a separate post for my Hurricane handlebar kit setup here:

Hello everyone! This thread is actually a continuation of my previous thread about custom handlebar setup question for my 2010 VFR1200F. Since I proceeded to go with the Hurricane handlebar kit setup, I think it is better to start a new post since it is already off-topic to the previous thread. The shipment via EMS to Oman was in-time with the estimated delivery time (surprisingly fast). The kit came as a bundle and was decent. The kit is high quality I can say. The instruction given was Japanese only, so I used Google Translate, but overall setup was easy. The handlebar came with pre-machined switch holes and bar-end inner weight clip holes. I decided to took the inner weight from the stock handlebar and put it in the Hurricane bar, it worked perfectly. After tweaking the position of the handlebar with several rides, I found that the best is at the highest bar-end point but not yet hitting the engine kill switch at full lock left turn. Actually, the full lock left turn range was reduced because the throttle cable hits the windshield fairing. But, the full lock right turn was not reduced, only it hits the lo/hi beam switch. Also, it was needed to rotate the clutch bar so that not hitting the mirror. With that setup, the longest ride I did was 200km 2 hrs ride, but I had to refuel after 1 hr ride. Overall, riding position was almost upright, and I feel I can ride all day. No more back pain for me after riding.

Thanks for pin-pointing that. Currently my steering stem adjusting nut is not tight at all. I think I am going to collect some wooden blocks and make some kind of stands from that, see if I can securely support the front wheel.

Glad to hear that, thanks. I afraid not, but I might have access to torque wrenches and the steering stem adjusting nut socket. Is setting it to the correct torque value is sufficient?

I just read the VFR1200F 2010 service manual, looks like I have to support the front-end of bike before removing the top bridge. I only want to tighten the steering stem adjusting nut. Is it possible to remove the top bridge while on side stand only? I don't have center stand nor jacks. Looks like center stand for the bike is a good investment though.

I caught it before, but thanks for the reminder. I'm less worried as I'm not using stock Honda bar ends anyways. I'm using an universal 30 oz bar ends kit, which came with multiple 4 plug types (Honda, Kawasaki, Yamaha/Suzuki, and universal plug). I'm expecting to be able to use the universal plug. We'll see.

Nicee. Is it this one? https://japan.webike.net/products/2076729.html

About 3 months ago, I checked on Honda Spare Parts dealership in Muscat, they quoted me USD 990 with shipping and taxes included (too expensive for me). My bike pre-came with a really-ugly-mounted Studds side panniers and top box when I bought it last year. The ugly thing was they occupy the passenger seat and block the passenger footrests. But I had an idea to restore them. After did some research, I found GIVI 267FZ specific rear rack, and slapped it to my bike. It came with side grip handles, but then I removed it for mounting that Studds side panniers. The panniers have metal racks. For each side of the rack, I drilled only a hole between the 2 long slots. Then, I mounted the panniers racks on the rear rack side grip handle positions, and mounted the side panniers. I gave a test with my wife, she said she sits comfortable and her foot was resting comfortably on the passenger pegs. I didn't cut the excess protruding forward panniers rack since it is not bothering her, but can be done if required. Although they are a bit jiggly when I pushed them/on bumps, I never have any issue with them during my ride (120km/h max highways) either on the bike stability/passenger comfortability. Now I have almost 9000 km with the setup. Costs (without shipping): - GIVI 267FZ: USD 75 - Studds side panniers: USD 105 Total: USD 180 Better than no side panniers and saves my money for other modifications. Here are some pics:

I wished for Convertibars for its serious adjustability, but I don't like to lose my time if they are gone for good. Their emails are bounced, and still no Facebook replies, so I would not risk to check-out. Since the others are hit-or-miss to fit my body, I decided to go for Hurricane handlebar kit. I see some good reviews from Japanese users, although its the 8th gen, but I'm expecting not much difference with the 7th gen (?). The product says 40mm up, 0mm back, 680mm total width, with stock cables (Helibars is 50mm up, 25mm back, and 673mm width). The good thing is it is much cheaper than the others (US$207 Hurricane vs US$359 Helibars vs US$348 ABM), and it comes with pre-machined switch holes. I'll give some updates once the product is arrived and installed.

Thanks for sharing!

Agreed, a lot of reviews from different people with different sizes and shapes. Some say Helibars fits well, some are not.

That's really helpful. Thanks.