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So curious question for someone that has acces to both bikes and would be willing to test this for me. I am wondering if the seats are interchangeable between the 5th and 6th gen models. The reason for this is that there have been mutliple custom gel VTEC seats available near me. But not a single 5th gen seat. And I'd love to have one. Hope someone can help me with my inquiry 😄

Hi, I have a VFR 800 Fi with a malfunctioning speedometer and would appreciate some advice on how to fix it. The speedo is OK up to about 40 mph then it starts to bounce about erratically, when I get above 40 mph. I have already replaced the nylon nut that connects the speed sensor to the sprocket bolt. The battery and charging system are fine. I have also determined that the correct voltages are present at the speedo sensor and at the instrument cluster. There is continuity in the pink wire running from speedo cluster to the speedo sensor, and I am getting a fluctuating voltage (between 0 and 4.8V) between the pink and green/black terminals at the back of the instrument cluster when spinning the back wheel. Following the advice in the Haynes manual it suggests that the fault may lie in the ‘speedometer or the instrument cluster printed circuit board’. Has anyone else had a jumpy/erratic speedo that was due to defects in the speedo or PCB?

Any one got images of how this Kappa Monokey Luggage Tubular Motorcycle Side Case Holders - KL257 go on the bike with the Givi 257FZ Monorack arms? I have bolts and spacers but no order of where they go 🙄

Hi I'm replacing front wheel bearings on my 5th gen. I installed one side first (using bearing driver). Then turned the wheel over, inserted the long spacers that sits between the two bearings inside the wheel hub and started driving the second bearing in. At some point it became impossible to move the spacer by hand when the second bearing was sitted in. Also both bearings are very stiff to move by hand. Am I doing something wrong ? Does the second need to go all in or do I have to make judgment as to how far it's suppose to go? I believe the spacer needs to be lose and moving about freely in the hub as this is how it was before I started the job Many thanks for any responses

In January 2009 I did buy this 2000 VFR800Fi That after selling a 1987 VFR750F RC24 that I had for almost 10 years. I had some nice times whit this bike, rain or shine For season 2011 it got a fork upgrade as gold colored wheels, as a trip to Italy, Mugello MotoGP along whit VFRD menbers V4Rosso and Doughlasthecook. Had a great time. Trip did go past the Dolometes I did miss a lap on the old "green hell" whit it...only got to the parking lot season 2012 it did stay in the garage, Had plans to just ride my 2 stroke Suzuki but got hit buy a deer...could have been worse, just a cracked panel and a left knee that got a good punch (enough to walk on crutches for a month!). 2013 I was back, but whit the deer hit back in my mind I didnt ride mutch, and tried to sell the VFR, but didnt get it sold. I buoght a duralsport tempted by a firend to see if I could get the joy of rideing back whit a slightly different rideing, but I did buy a project, that is a bike in boxes at the moment. 2014 did give me some ride joy back, and did ride some more, but mostly to work. Some memories from that season. This is how it looked this morning. A 20 minutes later And 2 hours later as bike is of the trailer Yes, its sold, and part of the deal was I would tow it to the buyer. Seem like a nice man, and hopfully will keep on give it love, not just trashing. At least that he did promise. Last sign.... Well, many of you will probably say I will regret selling it. I probably will. I regret selling my 1987 VFR750F also. But in the current state, it was a thing I had to do. I did not have funds to make the duralsport (A Yamaha XT600Z Tenere by the way) in riding order whit out this, and even if the 5th gen is a great bike, may be a to good bike, it actually felt a bit soul less compare to the older VFR... I guess I´m getting old, I find myself more and more like older stuff, from late 80´s to mid 90´s most. May be I just have a really early 50´s crises? who now. But from now the only VFR I own is a 1/24 scale RC30, that is still in a box unbuilt. I will be around, and I still dream of a nother RC24 So farewell my 5th gen!

Note to self: don't try and outrun a Japanese police biker...or complain your bike needs better suspension, tyres, etc etc

G'day group. New member here who recently added a nice 5th-gen VFR800Fi to his stable (my other bike is a 1991 Yamaha FZR 1000). Several things about the VFR are new to me, including Honda's use of FI versus carbs and the fact that the rear axle is suspended via spindle secured to left swing-arm only. THAT leads me to ask what most use to raise the rear Viffer suspension for maintenance work (such as chain lubrication). Obviously, a conventional fulcrum-style rear axle support stand (such as I use on my Fizzer) won't work. I presume the correct answer would be a generic motorcycle 'lift jack' that fits under the lower frame and raises the rear wheel off ground, but thought I'd toss the question out for general review since some of you may have ideas I hadn't thought of. Aloha nui loa, -K