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Forgot to say it's a 2002 only 22000 miles
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Thanks for the information I'll check all those things
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Welcome to the Board. Would be helpful if you identified which year your bike was, as it would help narrow down possible causes. As far as vibration goes, well. 1. check your front tires balance. A static balancer would be nice, but not necessary. For years I just used a 12mm rod, one end on a 2 X 4 nailed to my bench, the other to a wooden box the same height. Put a level on it and shim with washers to get it horizontal and off you go. Plenty of tutorials on YouTube on how to balance MC tires. Also check the tires date code, I had one tire that balanced fine, but because the bike sat for so long before I bought it, it had a flat spot that just caused the bike to kinds shake at speed. Did not go away until I put new rubber on the bike. Only time it ever happened to me, but it does happen 2. Headstem bearings Put the bike on the centerstand and a ratchet strap over the grab rails to hard points and crank it down until the front tire come off the ground. Again, plenty of YouTube tutorials on how to check this. You may just need to tighten the nut. Replacing the bearings is another animal all together. 3. Fork bushings. How many miles on the bike. Lots? may want to check these if you are satisfied the balance and tire are good as is the headstem bearings. If Lots of miles and no record of them being replaced, you might want to schedule fork seals and bushings. 4. Lastly, bar ends. If everything above checks out, you could try heavier bar ends to mitigate the vibration. On my 2001, I bought it with only 11.5K, so I was reasonably sure the bushings were OK, my head stem bearing were fine when checked, and I put new tires on and balanced them. Still had a bit of vibration at speed, so I put heavier bar ends on. It helped. I did have to make custom fastenings to mount them, but I just wanted to use a set I already had, think they were 10 oz ea, vs 5-6 oz. Must say I smiled when I saw your location. I spent quite a few weekends in Newport when I was working in Falmouth, Cornwall. Loved going to Wales on my 91 VFR to ride. Loved Snowdonia Nat Park, and was fascinated by the Transporter Bridge in your town. Took a R/T on it every visit....just because.🙂 Hope this is of some help.
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That is a really , really nice example of an 86 VFR. Well done. I see you managed to fit a 160 on the rear. I'm sure the F2 rims make tire buying a lot less of a headache. Did you do a rake and train calculation for the set up? No reason other than I'm curioius. Did you keep the original rear sprocket size? Years ago, I struggled to find decent radials for my 83 750F, Ended up doing The 84 VF1000F rear rim swap so I could fit a Bridgestone S20 150 on the rear. For the record the 83 Rear disc was a direct bolt on. Kept my 16" front as I really liked the turn in on that bike, my 1000R, and my 87 VFR 700 I had. Bridgestone makes 16" S series so it was a matched set. After about 3200 miles and a trip to 129, 215, Wayah rd, etc in NC, and not noticing any real difference in handling, other than having some nice rubber finally, I did do a rake and trail calculation. Think there was a 4mm difference. Should note that I did measure the old 18" rim with the 130/80 vs the 17" with the 150/60 and decided to drop a tooth on the rear sprocket.
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Hi fellers thanks for letting me join has anyone cured the front end vibration at 80 mph IV only had the bike for a couple of weeks only thing iv done is new pads in rear and rear chain adjustment lowered the front by 20 mm and bar rasiers and did the rear shock triangle but turning it to get a bit lower help would be greatfull
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An excellent example of what must be the best looking VF/VFR Honda made. 😎
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My first thought was, you MUST be single. Anybody have a wife that would allow bike repairs in the kitchen?
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the first suspect is usually the r/r. wiring next
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Haha...the first thing that came to my mind is that he will be spending time at the drive-up window for...well, you can guess the food item.
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Nice kitchen. The first thing that came to my mind was a VFR rolling through while saying "weeeeeee!"
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engine's in! found that with some creative application of jackstands and a milkcrate (and an unspecified quantity of alcohol) i could seesaw the frame up high enough to just roll the engine under and get a bolt in. then i could seesaw it forward and install the rest. after that the swingarm went on along with whatever else i could bolt back up. threw the front fairing back on just to testfit the new mirrors. also painted the cluster for a laugh.
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I will need a dip to cool down after this carry on. I have never had a duff battery in my life of bikes but I did have one fail about 15 years ago on aYamaha FZR1000 exup, The internal post had corroded and parted company with the plates. The annoying bit was, it was showing flipping battery volts on a static check. you couldn't write a book on it. Anyhow, Onwards and upwards as they say.
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Hoping that someone has a 5th gen with a nonfango pannier rack that could advise me on fitting. I was lucky enough to find a used system and I have the rack 4 brackets and a handful of different sized nuts/bolts but am not completely sure how to fit correctly. Any help gratefully received. Many thanks. Peter
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Makes you think that you never know what you're getting with a 'new' battery. Presumably there .ust gave been an internal short within the battery itself. I've had several that have failed after only a few months, but luckily in those cases the warranty stuck and happily I was able to find someone to help bump start so I could get the bike home. So it's not the bike that needs a swim then .....
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FI code 23 ( 2 long blink, 3 short blink) reappears after clearing with o2 elimators. No 1 O2 sensor wire shorted due to insufficient routing and popped the main fuse (30 amp). Fuse replaced, wiring has been repaired and sensor passed all checks from the Honda manual, cleared codes but no luck. I've decided to remove the sensors and use o2 elimator plugs, cleared codes once again FI code 23 keeps coming back after bike has been started. Any ideas before I take it to the garage?
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It may be far easier to purchase one of the Ducati hub conversion kits and use a Ducati spec 6" wheel. Lots of great options for Ducati OEM or aftermarket cast or forged wheels. 6" fits well, anything bigger I don't think would clear the swingarm.
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Small update, but not really visually distinguishable. Another set of restored rims, new bearings, and new Michelin Power 2CT. It was nice doing it that way as the swap over was really quick. Had another rotor already installed for the rear, so I just had to swap over the front rotors. While the old tires still had tread, they were old. I had planned on using the old wheels/tires to shake down the upgrades and then swap over. Well, wow. The ride to work really highlighted how much nicer the new tires are with a proper profile and more supple rubber. Two buddies hanging out... "Pick me! Pick me!"
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Well done, impressive!
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OK, 2 days on, all charging items checked and double checked. I even had the loom tape undone to check the front end wiring, it's all intact and no fried or broken wires that I can see, So, there had to be sonmething a miss. I swopped the battery from the vfr750 albeit taller but it fitted in the pocket into the 800, wired the R/R terminals that I done to the 750 battery, You would not believe this but 14.6 volts INSTANTLY. I put the "NEW" Battery back into the 800 and F***k me, 12.4 volts!! So it looks like a duff battery. WHAT A PALAVER. I have sent the seller a message detailing the outcome and hope they have a warranty period on this battery. Her's hoping that's all it has been. or this bike WILL be going for swimming lessons.
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captain80s, I wish the Aliens would come and beam this bike up and drop it in the ocean. The ocean might spit it back.
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Morning mello dude, Would/should it make any difference if I have deleted the red/white wire on the POS battery cable and run a new soldered wire from the pos side of the start solenoid terminal (which comes straight from the battery anyway) to the new 30A fuse holder i have used to replace the fried one that was there. I mean, the full bike electrics are still being supplied from the new fuseholder. this is a doozy this one. There are no fried wires or hot spots that I can detect. I was thinking along the lines of Lambda sensors bing stuck on and still heating when they shouldnt be. ( if the bike has any). I had this with a few cars in the past. I am really at a loss. Could someone enlighten me on tightwad's VFRness?? Is it just the same as what I have done, The yellow earth plug mod and the Blue plug bypass then the wiring from stator/R/R direct to battery from R/R.?
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Thanks airwalk, I have 2 separate meters, both read very close to each other and an old school annalogue meter which has the same readings as well. Every mod i have done to the wiring has been soldered and double checked. Honestly, This bike, and probably my 100th bike through the years, might well put me off bikes for good. Today,Thursday here in the UK, I am going to knock up some jump cables and put them over to my older VFR750 which is charging 14.6V, and see if the old bike will charge its battery from the 800 running straight from the R/R. Then swop jump cables from old vfr to 800 battery and see if the charge rate changes. i.e. drops to 12.** volts , that way I will know if the drain is in the components/wiring on the 800, the annoying thing is, the damn bike starts and runs a treat. all the electrics are spot on working. well maybe not the charging bit.
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I don't think I even considered moving it. Maybe next time.
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I wonder how Brembo designs their aftermarket rotors. You would think they would source a used one and use it as a template. I think the VFR laser cutter file got mixed up with another one. Somewhere someone has a VFR type rotor saying “What the heck”?
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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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