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Honda says the 46mm I stopped by my local dealer to see if they could check the tightness of my VFR's axle bolt. The service manual says the 46mm bolt should be torqued to 146 lb-ft. The shops 45mm socket fit perfectly - go figure. Turns out it my bolt was torqued to at least 146 according their torque wrench. No idea why it isn’t staked in the right spot, but at least it ain’t coming loose anytime soon. I will stake the nut tomorrow just for peace of mind.

Either mine was staked incorrectly or it's rotated almost a full circle. And mine has less thread showing than in Worfje's photo but about the same as HighwayStar's. The biggest socket I have is 1¼", nowhere near as big as the 46mm nut requires.

Does this voltage drop happen at normal engine speed, >4000 rpm? You might try unplugging the lo beam bulbs to see how just the hi beam bulbs compared. All 4 headlight bulbs are ~55 W, so if the circuitry is ok then the power draw with either pair of bulbs should be equal. Good luck.

It is a brilliant afternoon and my VFR was looking a bit scruffy so I gave it a bath. Last month I noticed a bit of oil weeping from the front cam chain tensioner, but that will have to wait for another day. Question for you all, is it possible to replace the mirror glass on a VFR like mine?

Hiya danks, welcome to the group. You 4th looks terrific for a 30 year old with significant mileage. You'll find owners & service manuals, amongst other docs, in the downloads section.

As well as modifying the brackets to suite the different subframe, you'll need to modify the exhaust. A good 1st step is to look at the installation guide, available from our downloads pages.

Your VTR looks fantastic. Glad that you are happy with all the changes. And, yes, I regret selling my VTR, too.

Forgot to ask, did you use a paint with pearl added? I used pearl paint on my yellow '99's wheels, and the 8-spoke of course. Besides, my '09 Vtec's bodywork has pearl so it suits the bike.

Welcome to the club!

Your photo freaked me out ‘cause I thought there was a throttle cable coming out the left handgrip.

Terry is probably correct about the cam chain tensioners being at fault. But mine had more of a clunking sound rather than the clicking in notepad's video.

Did you do anything when the ticking disappeared? Many things could be causing that ticking, most of them expensive. Good luck.

This afternoon I tackled the job of replacing all the vacuum lines - well, most of 'em at least. It is a fiddly job but not particularly difficult. Keeping track of where all the hoses, lines, and electrical connectors belong is the tricky bit. Dropping something down an intake runner is best avoided. I don't think there were any leaks, but they looked pretty crusty last year when I was changing the cam tensioners. After finishing the VFR seems to run just fine so I took a spin around the waterfront.

A spritz or two of WD40 loosened up the old grease on the handlebar start button and all is now well with the world. Another plus is I found the spare right handlebar switch I'd bought a couple years ago but hadn't got around to fitting it.