Lorne

On 8/9/2023 at 4:37 PM, Fastdruid said:

it's now running, MOTd, insured and fully road legal

Thanks for an interesting read and congratulations for putting back together your VFR. The taking apart is so much easier than reassembly, so easy to end up with a basket-case that never gets revived.

On 7/19/2023 at 7:34 AM, vfrgiving said:

  I have a Go Cruise 2 lock.  It looks a little goofy, but it's cheap and easy to operate.

I'll second the Go Cruise recommendation - though I disagree about them looking goofy. I think they do a better job than any of the Atlas-style locks.

Btw, during nearly 20 years on my 3rd & 5th gen VFRs I never felt any need for a lock. Even my VTR1000Fs were comfy enough. But my '09 VTec regularly put my right hand to sleep. No idea what Honda did to make it so buzzy in the 'bars.

On 6/23/2023 at 7:27 PM, Dutchy said:

Stood in the Pacific, strong undercurrent for sure

Great photo, Dutchy.

I won't be travelling this year, but your trip photos are making that easier to live with. Thanks

Your's doesn't look all that bad, the dark windings are above the high-tide mark. For comparison, here's my '09 VFR800's stator which failed on a trip to Colorado back in 2015. It still had enough output that the battery would stay charged for about 2 days travel. 

But if you do need a replacement here are three options, and all seem to be in stock.

FortNine though you have to specify your bike

RegulatorRecifier

RMStator (via Amazon)

Thank you, Miguel, for creating such a vibrant place for us to hang out. If we ever cross paths - stranger things have happened - I'll sport you a free beverage of your choice.

I look forward tossing what you come up with.

I fitted the spare grey seat from my '91 VFR, and quite liked the look. (shameless excuse to show an old favourite)

On 4/1/2023 at 4:10 AM, JZH said:

As this is a VFR, possibly a better use for that location would be to fit a voltmeter!

Touché. 

6 hours ago, Captain 80s said:

Picked this up last year.  1992 VFR, 50K

What are the fairings like? There are a lot of tabs on 3rd gen bodywork, and on my '92 more than a few were broken.

I know this isn't your first rodeo, but might I offer some suggestions? 

     Third gen turn signals were originally on stalks. But the red lenses either side of the brake light can be converted to turn signals, and tidy up the back of the bike. It looks like the previous owner did this on your VFR. I think they look better in amber, like the 4th gen has, and they are a direct replacement - though you may have to sort out the wiring.

     Speaking of bodywork, I've attached pics of my '92 as stock and after a few changes. I really didn't like the purple/grey VFR decal and bought a set as used on the black 1990/1991 VFRs in Europe. they are similar to the one on red VFRs, but with a gold shadow instead of silver. I applied red tape on rear fairings just wide enough to cover the purple. 

     I have a spare pair of those decals and would like to see them get used, so ping me if you are interested.

     Condom-less mirrors from the 2000/2001 VFR800 bolt right on. Non-VTec handlebars are a little taller - 5/8"? Their locating tabs are in a different location, but easy to sort out. To be honest, I can't remember if there was any clearance problems with the fairing/windscreen. 

     An easy way to spruce up the appearance of the fork legs is to strip the paint then polish the raw aluminum. Actually most of the leg is pretty smooth so I mostly I was cleaning up mild corrosion from where the paint had chipped off. They stayed shiny for the next 2 1/2 years & 20K km.

     Lastly, one of the fellows on the old mailing list, Dave Matthew, found that a 2" diameter VDO clock could be fitted to the left side panel. There's a round knock on the panel near the front of the tank. That is where Euro models housed the fuel switch. Here's a link: VDO Marine Clock

Best of luck with your project.

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     30 years ago today I bought my first VFR, a low mileage ’91 VFR750. Picked it up on a dreary Friday evening and stopped by my folks place to show it off.

     Saturday morning I headed home to Victoria, taking a long roundabout route to get to know the bike. It was quite a change from my ’81 Kawasaki GPz1100. Rode down past Seattle to Bremerton, Wash., before backtracking north to catch the Tsawwassen ferry back to Victoria.

     Sunday morning I showed it off to my friends. We met for breakfast most Sundays, riding our bikes to some place or other - at least in more pleasant weather. That day was dull & overcast so I was about the only one to arrive by bike. But afterwords I headed out on a well trodden route up to Duncan, but got caught out on a sand covered junction and dropped my less-than-two-day-old VFR. The right side got pretty scarfed up, but only cosmetically, and insurance covered the majority of the cost.

     As for me, I scraped my knee cap and had a separated AC joint, both on my right side. Not particularly painful, but it took a few weeks before both bike and rider got back on the road - here is is on a ride to Genoa Bay. 

     I rode the VFR for almost 4 years & 85K km before trading it on a brand new VTR1000F in early 1998.

On 2/22/2023 at 10:48 AM, Dutchy said:

And back to 6 bikes again......

 

That is very cool little bike, Dutchy, and has very '80's styling.

Fwiw (and ymmv), I put ~90K km on four of my VFRs, two 3rd gens, a 5th gen, and  a 6th gen - which is my current ride. None of them indicated any clutch issues. 

Went thru a lot of tires, tho 😉

19 minutes ago, Toinz said:

I picked up my new to me 8th Gen (only has 10,000km or 6000 miles) late last week, got the suspension set up today. My suspension guy laughed at how out of wack it was. Feels a lot firmer now and more netural, it used to squat on acceleration. 

That reminds me I ought to go through my '09's suspenders soon - after 90K km it deserves a refresh.

...or should it be What didn't you do to your VFR Today? 

As in, why didn't I tuck it under the covers before the snow fell?

Today was the first sunny day in a couple of weeks, and since my insurance runs out in a week or so I took my VFR on some errands.

Sunny ≠ warm, and there was a brisk wind, too. But I found a favourite spot to snap this piccy for posterity. This is atop King George terrace in Victoria, BC.

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On 8/21/2022 at 2:37 PM, ShipFixer said:

new Michelin Road 5 and a whole lot of cleanup on the rim

Good man, Michelin's R5 really suit the VFR.

16 hours ago, Veefer800Canuck said:

If anyone gets the chance to do trackdays at Rocky Mountain Motorsports just north of Calgary, do it. Fun fun fun. 

Looking through the corner - ✔️

Good body position - ✔️

Having a whale of a time - ✔️✔️

8 hours ago, Dutchy said:

Time for a wee dram

Your ability to maintain that fleet of motorcycles without a garage or shed leaves me only one excuse - laziness 

Thank goodness you have a nice glass to enjoy when the work is done.

A sunny weekend got me motivated to pull the cover off the VFR and dust it off. Checked the air filter - getting dirty enough to replace but not crammed full of rodent refuse, thank goodness. As an aside, the Honda engineer who designed the 6th gen's fuel tank could spent a little more time and made it tip back far enough to get in and change the air filter without fear of amputation.

Installed the *new* battery I got in Delta, Colorado back in 2015. It’s the one I use riding around near home. For long trips I install the oe Yuasa because it seems to better hold a charge. Lots more deferred mtce to come in preparation for riding season: chain, tires, repaint wheels, etc. Time will tell just much work this A1 procrastinator completes 😉

23 hours ago, Cogswell said:

at the Pike's Peak summit.  My G6 would just not idle - it could maybe maintain around 700 rpm, so I had to constantly hold the throttle to keep it running.

I've never noticed any issues at elevation with my '09 6th gen, even atop 14,110 ft / 4300 m Pikes Peak, or any of the many 10,000 ft passes over the years. Funny that two modern VFRs behave so differently. Here's my VFR at a piddly 12,095 ft / 3686 m 😉

(fingers' crossed that I'll be able to travel this summer)

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On 9/17/2021 at 12:50 PM, Dutchy said:

Continued my journey to Lourdes..

Terrific scenery, Dutchy, thanks for the photos. Sad to hear you've sold your SP2, though.

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