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After 77,000 miles, I have had my beautiful 2004 R-157 tip over and touch the ground on a deep gravel driveway. I'm looking for minimum 9/10 condition... Front Fairing and Left Side Fairing. Thanks!

No affiliation, and I don't know his credentials, but this guy makes a pretty good case to leave the bobbins alone. Note: Some cursing, potentially NSFW

No worries. Having had so many bikes they all meld together a bit is a good thing, and doesn't diminish your good advice in this thread.

Not my machine, but 1:52 is when the key is turned on. This is what my bike does.

His is '02. Mine is '04, Canadian Edition, and the tach has never self tested (bought by me with 5000kms) Do any sixth gens self test?

I did the same thing, and also had no joy. I believe now that two relays were getting flaky: the Fuel Cut Off relay, which is clicking, and the Engine Stop relay, which is upstream of the FCR.

I have experienced exactly your condition, although it would come and go. Intermittently, the bike would start fine, or the FI would flash, or simply no priming of the fuel pump. I went through all of the drills, and solved my issues by changing all four Honda relays, although I believe only the Engine Stop and Fuel Cut relays will affect start / run. I agree with all the advice above. Good luck.

Found this, which supports the colour explanation above.... https://www.vitalmx.com/news/press-release/A-Partzilla-Guide-to-Buying-OEM-Parts-amp-Partzilla-Shipping-Secrets,21014 If you’re working on a Honda motorcycle, you’ll see TYPE 1, TYPE 2, TYPE 3 listed in parenthesis next to the part. That’s the way Honda lists color variations for OEM parts. If you need to order a part for your Honda motorcycle that is a specific color, you’re best off calling tech support for guidance.

Thanks. I appreciate the information. Have you had the harness recall done? The posts about the blue connector ground wire fix say that the ground connection (green wires on either side of the blue connector) is no longer there. I have a green wire on only one side due to the recall.

Yes, the fuses were among the first things I looked at, since no body panels need removal, and their condition is mentioned in so many posts here. I replaced the one with the red wires with a brand new one I had from when the harness was recalled. The old one had the slightest discolouration from heat. I will monitor the new one. The other one looked perfect. I still had the priming issue after my Main Fuse Wiring check. Thanks

Well, I've had an interesting couple of days. I have cleaned up and ox guarded all of the connections I could find, the kill switch, and all of the grounding points I could locate. I would clean some up, then test, to see what made the difference. I am of the opinion that removing the light plastic angled cover on the Fuel Pump Connector, and moving those wires around made the most difference, because once I did that, I have had a good solid sounding prime. As I put the plastics back on, I tested. All good. I washed the bike. All good. I have taken a short ride. All good. All told, the last 100 plus cycles have been perfectly fine. Once again, ladies and gentlemen, thanks for your help, and keep that wiring clean!

Thanks for the replies. Update... Confident that I was getting 12V at the Fuel Pump Connector without the Fuel Pump load, I connected the Fuel Pump, and then put an "auxiliary ground" from the green wire to a bolt under the seat. Perfect prime, tested about twenty times. I removed my "auxiliary ground", and things have tested perfect through at least 50 Ignition cycles and Kill Switch cycles. So, why was the Fuel Pump Relay cycling the way it did??? The bike is usually stored Nov. to March. Do Relays get "sticky"? and why did more than one Relay exhibit the same issue? The Fuel Pump Relay has it's ground switched through the ECU. I have a family party today and will be away from the bike, but will post more as I go. "I despise intermittent faults because right now I can't fix it, cause right now it ain't broke"

Happy Easter all! 04/ 100,000 kms -60,000 miles I have developed an intermittent failure of the Fuel Pump to prime. It began with no prime ie. the whine of the pump was not there. Now I have (intermittently) a repeating click at the Fuel Pump Relay (15% of time), no prime (15%), or it works fine (60%). The relay behaves normally when the Fuel Pump connector is disconnected from the pump (voltage to the fuel pump connector for a couple of seconds). I have checked and cleaned all connections -front and side fairings are off I checked voltage at connectors. I swapped the Fuel Pump Relay, Headlight Relays, Engine Stop Relays around -same intermittent failures, same frequency >12 volts at Bank Angle Sensor Again, if connector off at Fuel Pump, cycling ignition or kill switch always results in >12 volts at Fuel Pump Connector for a couple of seconds. Manual says Fuel Pump. $$$$$$$$ Anyone ever experience the clicking of the Fuel Pump Relay? Anyone change a Fuel Pump? What were the symptoms of your pump failure? Thanks

Google PEI roadmap and you will see things are not twisty there. When I rode in PEI, it was simply for transportation. I boarded the fairy to get to the island, and rode the bridge five days later when I left. The Cabot Trail, on the other hand.... Not motorcycle related, but Singing Sands Provincial Park beach is the most fun I've ever had at the beach. The river spills out into the ocean, creating a natural current. You can jump off of the bridge into the river, ride the current out from the beach, and then it pushes you back to shore. Not the prettiest beach I've enjoyed. Not the warmest I've enjoyed. By far the most fun.

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