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Looks like $40 for two fancy LEDs or $7 for an old school Hella from Wally World. ($3 from Summit, but then there's S&H.) Rock Auto $2. Price variances right now are nuts.
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It's been a few years since I did this (wow, nearly 10!). IIRC there is a need to space the calliper a few mm off the fork leg to centre the disc and the calliper, and I used 2 stainless washers superglued onto the leg. Then the only area where there is insufficient clearance is the top rear of the lower mount. I chose to use a hand file and just removed some of the fork leg material a little at a time until I had a non-interference fit. I only removed material on the inner part of the mount so from the outside the mount looks untouched. I did not modify the calliper at all.
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So I finally have nearly everything together! I am just waiting on the bolts for the calipers to arrive, and for me to finish grinding away at my way too fancy rear caliper to get the proper clearances to the rear rotor.... But as I wait, I know I need to worry about shaving the Fireblade calipers to fit the Firestorm forks Any tips for me before I commit to some permanent modifications? I intend to use a dremel tool... but perhaps I should use a die grinder attachment from harbor freight... Open to any thoughts here Maybe a good source for a golden paint pen for my certain mistakes....
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In my experience, removing the lower two tangs on bulbs has no effect on bulb mounting stability. The rotational orientation is maintained by the top tang, and the lateral stability is assured by the flat part of the base sitting on the headlight shell and clamped in place by the retaining clip. I have been using LED H4s in all my bikes for nearly as long as LEDs have been around. Unfortunately, incorrect use of poorly-designed or installed bulbs (resulting in dazzle) has caused our regulator to insist that only headlights that were originally equipped with LEDs can pass the annual WOF compliance checks (MOT equivalent). Which means once a year I have to skin my knuckles and switch back to the OEM candles (or find a more "flexible" tester). I understand in the UK some sense has prevailed and provided the beam pattern is acceptable, this requirement has been waived.
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Not sure I have much to add; from the description this is a hydraulic problem and nothing to do with the electrics. When dropped into gear the bike lurched forward and stalled, so that tells me the clutch plates are not separating. Air in the system is a likely cause, which means the slave is not pushing on the pushrod to move the clutch lifter plate, or the plates are glued together and not separating as they should. I would have a look through the oil filler port when activating the clutch lever and see if there is visible movement occurring in the clutch pack. If not, air in the hydraulics is pretty likely. For some reason clutch lines are worst to bleed. It is not unheard of for clutch plates to "glue" themselves together if the engine has been standing for a long time but as the bike is your only transport that seems unlikely. If you let the engine heat up nicely then shut it off, I would try to drop it into gear then hold the clutch in and rock it back and forth to see if the plates will unstick.
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The H4 bulb base is a Honda thing and not just US spec H4 bulbs. Normal H4 bulbs use the P43T base. But Honda decided they wanted to be special and use PX43T 65 degree base. Hence the tab locations being different and requiring modification.
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Printed fender bracket for 5th gen VTR fork conversion
JZH replied to mello dude's topic in Fifth Generation VFR's
Excellent posts, lads--with part numbers! I'd just add that many of these special Honda fasteners have been duplicated in titanium by TitanClassics.com in the UK. (In case you win the lottery.) Ciao, JZH -
Oh, right. There's also the issue of the US-spec H4s not having the same locating tab positions as regular H4s, so if the LED emitter "bulb" is designed to replace regular H4s, it physically won't fit into your headlight. Unless you do something about the tabs, such as cut them off or bend them back. But if you do that, you're compromising the only means of locating the filament precisely within the headlight reflector. To avoid that, the old "nail trick" used to be popular, and then people often went for those little metal adapters, each of which has its own potential issues. On my US-spec bikes I used the nail trick, because--if done carefully--it actually did a pretty good job of locating the standard H4 bulb in the OEM position. Ciao, JZH
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It is a tad tilted @V4 Rosso you got that right, but I belive it matches the angle of the seat cowl, or that was my aim so far. If it does not look right, I'll just correct it with a couple of extra hours of work, to this point, I've stopped counting 😂 That's a good idea @bmart if plan A doesn't work, this should be plan B 👍
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Reg/rec was changed/updated a number of years back. Abm bar conversion should land in next dy or sofluids be done then... Not looking forward to bleeding the brakes if I'm honest!
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I'm sorry, but I still didn't understand whether the issue comes from the side stand switch or the clutch system For the first part, you could easily bridge the connector (I did it, since I totally remove the switch and its cable routing). If the issue's still on, it could probably be a bleeding issue That's my 2 cents thought
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Welcome, and congratulation for the bike. The high-mount muffler is one of the most indicated upgrade on a G5 🤙
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Congrats on the new ride! Be sure to keep up on brake and clutch fluid changes. I would also look into the Rectifier/Regulator and see if it has been updated or cooling fan added.
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Can you roll it easily?
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I would try and bleed the system again. Sounds like air in the line not allowing full throw.
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Superb shot, of a superb bike having a superb tuning. As an Italian, I can't unsee the Rossi's sticker "WLF"; nice, although a bit trivial (do you know its meaning?) 😅 -
For starters, your description suggests that the bike continues to idle fine with the side stand up but when you put the bike into gear and still have the clutch pulled in it stalls. Please say if that's correct or give a different description. You didn't say why you replaced the clutch master and slave. Was the clutch actually dragging or was it a shot in the dark? In the meantime I suggest that you look at the side stand switch; make sure it is clean and the plunger moves freely. If you have a multimeter and know how to use it you could check the switch is operating correctly The other obvious thing to check is whether there is air in the clutch line - especially as you have replaced both cylinders. Give it another really good bleed through.
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The CBR tail without license plate is lovely. Is it legal to host the plate that way, on the swingarm? If so, USA is really a GREAT PLACE 😎😁 -
I have a 2000 VFR800, I’m having major issues and this is my only set of wheels. I went to start my bike last week and out, started in neutral and let it warm up, kicked up the side stand and tried to drop it into first and it tried to lunge forward and stalled. I’ve replaced the clutch slave cylinder and now the master cylinder and still it’s doing the same thing. Any help would be amazing because I’m totally lost and I don’t know what to do
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I am having the same issue and every time I try and drop it into gear the bike lunges forward and stalls..
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2014 VFR for sale. Immaculate condition. 5700 miles. Lots of extras. Factory bags, 2 exhausts-Coffman’s & Titanium Delkevic, seat cowl, rear grab handles, Bar Risers, speed bleeders, Pazzo Levers, screen, pit bull & trex stands, Ram mount & charger and more. All goes for $7k!
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Perhaps make the angle right and just move the break between the black and white rearward a little. That would also move the bolt and hole into the white section.
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Wow, a 4th Gen with an early CBR900 ish livery! And an exhaust from a V4 500 2 stroke? That is an inspired take on an early VFR. Painted my rims on my 97 white also, thought they really made the bike. 👍all around. -
Welcome aboard. Think you got a pretty darn fair deal on a great bike. That high mount Micron looks at home on the bike. Not sure if I've heard one on a VFR yet, but no doubt its going to sound great. Just finished 4,700 miles in 17 days on my 2001 down to North Carolina, Virginia, etc then up to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. My 5th Gen. is a keeper. I'm sure yours will be also.
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The Last Day Of Good Riding Weather
Juniper Pass
I took a day off from work and also from my bicycle training to take out the Veefalo one last time before the weather turns ugly, supposed to snow the rest of the week and possibly start sticking to the ground along the Colorado Front Range. I took a leisurely pace up hwy 105 toward Morrison and got reacquainted with the bike since its been over a month since I took any sort of twisties on it at all, hwy 105 is a scenic ride along the front range between Denver and Colorado Springs, its mostly easy fast sweepers and lite traffic so its a favorite road of mine when going north. Then I have to negotiate a bit of traffic near Highlands ranch and up hwy 470 into the mountains. I decided to take the Morrison Exit and try either Lookout Mountain or head up Golden Gate Canyon - this time it was Lookout Mountain, I was sort of making it up on the fly as I went along. Lookout Mountain is my old bicycling haunt from my days while I was working at Coors, its a killer ride and all uphill - I don't think I could do it today If I had to, not quite there yet! I saw a whole bunch of riders doing it though and wished I was in shape enough to be there doing it as well. 30 more lbs and I will be able to do it! On this day I would do it on the Veefalo instead.
I took a video from the gateway to the top at the Lookout Mountain State Park, getting past riders, the guy in the green jacket actually pretty much astounded me with how far he had gotten in the short time it took me to set up my camera, some 3 miles at least and up to the gateway from the turn off at hwy 6! Amazing I thought. I took the first two turns slow then got more comfortable as I went up further, till I was doing well, I made some gearing mistakes and took the tight 15mph marked hairpins in the wrong gear so I lugged it a bit on one or two. Still enjoyed it though and then got off at the top and hiked over a rock outcropping for an overview of the road for the pictures below.
Lookout Mountain - Golden Colorado
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Lookout Mountain Park top of the mountain
From there I headed up interstate 70 to Idaho Springs for a beer at the Tommy-knockers brewery, I was the only customer in the joint - slow day for them so they treated me like a king! I got a nice tour of the place sort of impromptu, they made me a nice Pastrami sandwich on rye and with the brown ale it was fantastic. I must say the beer is much better there than in the bottles - its always good at the brewery. I am glad I stopped
Tommy-knockers Brewpub Idaho Springs
Idaho Springs Colorado
Mashtuns and fermenters
Rows of fermenters
I finished my lunch and since the road to Mount Evans is right there I headed up Squaw pass hoping to get in some nice pictures I wasn't expecting what I found, ICE IN ALL THE SHADY PARTS
Icy patches on Squaw Pass definitely taking it easy on that road
There were some section where the ice covered the whole road for 300 yards or so I had to roll through it with my legs out to help keep the bike from sliding and falling over, I took it real slow. A Ford pickup was right behind me so I pulled over to let him pass but the guy was going slower then even I was so I pressed on - in places where I could see I just cut over to the oncoming lane and out of the ice where the sun was shining on the road more, but some places there was not alternative so I just had to go slow, good thing it wasn't slick but rather they tossed some gravel over the worst parts so I had some traction!
I did stop for pictures in all the best spots
Echo Lake at Mount Evans showing off my new plate
Elephant Butte Park and Denver
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Veefalo on Squaw Pass
Juniper Pass
Juniper Pass
Mount Evans
My route A is home B is Tommy-knockers
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I Am Back !
Not that it matters and not that I expect anyone had noticed, but to those who sent me "where are you?" I would like to say I am back. Not only that I am officially returning to VFRD after nearly 2 months break but I have also ridden my Hawk last weekend and had FUN! Let me restate that; I had major fun riding! Something I have almost given up on.
Most of you have been riding your whole adult lives and riding is not only a hobby to you, it is part of you. But I started riding three years ago and even though I have encounter some setbacks, till this spring I loved riding with whole my heart. However, I have always considered riding as my hobby. As a hobby which suppose to make my life better, more fun and more rich. Life is too short to do something which we don't fully love.
My love of riding received a first major scar this spring: I lost a friend on the racetrack. He was a total stranger who offered me his help after I lowsided at CMP track last year. I still remember hearing his "Hi, my name is Todd, do you need help?" while I was duct-taping my roadrash from ripped jacket. He helped me straighten up the shifter and we kept in touch. The next time we saw each other was the day he died.
With 9 months delay, I can say that Todd's death shook me more than I have realized. It rooted fear in me which was fueled by seeing and hearing about others getting hurt over and over again. If I was to summarize this year - it would be one big accident report. I became sensitive to every broken bone, every roadrash, every lowside. And even though I did 10 track days this year, I became slower and slower and slower. Suddenly, I have acquired this 'grandma' riding style on the road, frozen with fear that behind every corner there is car standing in my lane, or major sand trap or deer staring at me ... I was crippled with fear not only for me about also for my fellow rider.
So, at the end of this year, I rode more and more by myself. I could not bear the feelings of responsibility for others on the road and my lines were crippled by my own fears. It all culminated this fall at WDGAH. In a freaky accident Love2rideh82crash was taken down by a truck crossing into our lane. I was done. I finished the weekend, locked the VFR into a garage and took a break.
Until the last weekend, I pretended that motorcycles do not exists. As a last instance after 2 months break from riding, I decided to go to CMP track to see if I can still have fun. I also felt like I should go for the memory of Todd. I went and I had fun! I had much more fun than I expected and the most fun on track I can remember. Suddenly the whole track connected into an uninterupted line of turns and I felt one with the bike riding around! I was giggling like a little girl in my helmet and keep on giggling ever since
Granted I was not the fastest one and through out the weekend, I have never exceeded about 60% of my riding abilities, but I had no "oh-shit" nor 'blond' moments. I could have maybe go faster, I could have brake later for the turns and I could have lean further, but I am no Rossi nor Stoner. I decided to ride for fun and I had amazing blast riding well within my comfort zone.
I was proud of myself when, after bandaging Ricks arm, I was able to distance myself and go back to riding without the year-long fear. I did feel bad for him but the feelings were not crippling my lines nor my mind. And when a total stranger came to me and said "Hi, my name is Todd", my heart stopped for a minute though but I suddenly knew that my life went a full circle. I probably will never win MotoGP :idea3: , but I am back! :wheel:
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Oops. I do believe I know how to post YT videos or they wouldn't be on YT. However I may have screwed up copying the link to the playlist. Thanks for the helpful comment. -
I think that you might not know how to post videos. You're in your YT studio in these links. You need the link to the actual video. -
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