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I'm pretty sure that you need to do the black wire replacement part of this mod to get the voltage where it should be. I went from 15.2-16.0 to 13.5-14.0 with the voltage mod. P.S. to the older generation riders, this entire thread completely applies to you. :thumbsup: I have not been following this thread closely because I thought it involves a 5th "voltage sensing wire" that is found on the 6th gen R/R connctor only, am I wrong? Yes you are wrong. AFAIK Honda has not changed the layout of the wiring on the R/R since 85. My 30 amp fuse showed some heat damage and I was running at over voltage. After doing the mods listed out in this thread, I have doubled the strength of the 30 amp fuse wire and brought my voltage back down to safe levels. I have no knowledge of 6th gen VFRs but I was going from this post: "Honda Went and added that black wire to the 6th gen fron the 5th which used the pos output leads as the sensing circuit since that cisruit could become hot and give a false reading." The thread has gotten too cumbersome to trace but I know it started out as un undercharge problem fix for a fifth gen but in the end the problem is overcharge. Is that because the rewire fix for the 5th gen needs modification for 6th gen models or is it two different issues? I certainly don't have an overcharging problem so I do not understand why you say the entire thread applies to older gen riders. Yes, it started out as an undercharging fix. The 30 amp fuse circuit, including ground, is not beefy enough to handle the task. This is why many people experiance 30 amp fuse heat damage (mine was pretty minor). Somewhere in the midst of all this commotion it was found that a lot of people's charging systems are running the battery at too high a voltage due to resistance in the monitor wire (the resistance lowers the voltage that makes it back to the R/R and the R/R ups the output to compensate). The end result with both of these problems, is a 30 amp fuse that is experiancing over than rated voltage, and more amperage is going through the system than the origional design can handle. I did each mod one at a time, but feel like both absolutely need to be done on most of these bikes (especially with a some years on them). I also absolutely cound not imagine riding my bike without the voltage gage right there on the dash. Those, and grip heaters, should be on every motorcycle. :thumbsup:

I'm pretty sure that you need to do the black wire replacement part of this mod to get the voltage where it should be. I went from 15.2-16.0 to 13.5-14.0 with the voltage mod. P.S. to the older generation riders, this entire thread completely applies to you. :thumbsup:

Well, I finally got around to rewiring the lead to the R/R from the 12V source to monitor the system voltage. Initial reports look fantastic. I have been idling around 15.2-15.6 pretty consistantly and I just started her up and she idles at 13.9 and when I rev her she stays solid as a rock right there at 13.9. I will have to go out and flog run her on the open road to see if my initial impressions are correct, but I think I may have one of the best electrical systems for a first generation VF on the road...... now that I sayh that, I'm sure she'll explode if I ever fall below 88 mph. Yes, officer, have you ever seen Speed? I like Back to the Future more. :goofy:

But, there are a lot of good mods on there that a lot of people would like to have. That stereo can be trashed within 10 minutes, I think.

I like it a lot. I would go the other direction with the sides, though. Something like this.

You could have them powdercoated in clear. Might keep them shiny longer? They look good now, regardless.

This? That's a chop I did way back there. I don't think I'll ever get to paint the frame either. Once you paint the frame then you'll have to paint the valve covers and head that shows too. All you need to do then is paint those two pie plates hanging off the front wheel and the single on the back and you'll be invisible. If you know where you can get a motorcycle rotor turned, I know a powdercoater that will coat them. I came really close to coating mine, but chickened out for fear of having to wire wheel powdercoat off for the brake pads.

Very nice. :goofy: I know you've only barely scrubbed in the tires, but you should have zeroed your gauge before the pic. :salesman: No one would have figured it out. :thumbsup:

Didn;t know you could get them? who has them? and thanks! I think you would have to talk to a custom graphic shop. I've never done anything with it myself, but I'm sure it's possible.

This?

One of th reasons I like the gloss black blackout, is that I don't think the frame should be blacked out. It blends in things like the swingarm, radiators, forklegs.

That is a damn sexy black VFR. I may even like it more than a blacked out Asphault. Have you thought about getting an Interceptor decal that matches you Honda decal in color for the back?