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  2. SEBSPEED
    Thank you very much 🙂
  3. VeeEffArah
    Backing plates have the purpose of dissipating heat as well as an insulator / noise reducer. Both the brake pads and backing plates are mass produced and usually at different times and facilities. So seeing them not line up 100% is going to happen. To see if that is the issue, it's not going to ruin anything to remove them and take a quick test run.
  4. Thagomizer
    I was thinking it might have something to do with the backing plate. Was not sure if i should remove it or not. Cant imagine they would include it if it was not doing something.
  5. Today
  6. VeeEffArah
    Couple things I see that I would address that may or may not be contributing to things. First is the backing plates look a bit off center. That could bind up on the slide pins and not allow proper movement of the pads. Perhaps keeping them in contact with the brake disc. Maybe remove those backing plates and try it again. I had a similar thing with the rear pads on my '07. Removed the backing plate and all was sorted. Second, get you an old toothbrush and clean around those caliper pistons. All sides, top and bottoms. Also the flat area where the brake pads sit. Then give the lever a small squeeze to push the pistons out just a bit more. If you're worried the pistons may pop out, put the brakes pads between during that small movement. That will expose another circle of brake dust, grime, etc. Give the pistons another brush away with ye olde toothbrush then press the pistons back in. One more final brush then put the pads in and reassemble.
  7. Sucker
    https://www.davidsilverspares.com/VFR800FIW-1998/pattern-parts/part_166318/ https://www.davidsilverspares.com/VFR800FIW-1998/pattern-parts/part_166294/ $44 US for either one by the looks of it here
  8. vfrgiving
    If the homemade thing works, cool. But I'll disagree with "better than Evaporust" when the main ingredient in the recipe is citric acid. The major benefit of Evaporust is it's not an acid and won't attack good metal, plastic bits and other stuff. It works through a process called chelation and the stuff can be used repeatedly until it's loaded and stops working.
  9. Thagomizer
    The discs are just as good as everything else. Might try the copper grease, just did not want it to get gunked up and cause problems down the road.
  10. User1212
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  11. JZH
    I might have gotten carried away slightly, but I meant only to ring a note of caution. The last time I bought one of those filters, it was top quality. Today? Don't know. The Calsci site was "go-to" at some point, fer sure, but that was my impression from 15-20 years ago. When was their last oil filter study done? Were the tested filters the same ones being sold today? Just asking questions... Ciao, JZH
  12. Presson
    Well it all looks good as you say so strange. you didn't mention the state of the discs; I'm assuming they are within thickness wear limits. The only other thing I can think is high frequency vibration in the system when the brakes are applied. Perhaps try some copper grease on the pad pins and backs of the pads. If that doesn't help you might be forced to try a different pad compound
  13. Thagomizer
    Nothing is wrong with the braking performance or braking feel. From initial bite to full braking the pads are great, its just the god awful noise. The slide pins are clean and the hardware is in good shape.
  14. Ughandi
    ewwwwwwwwwww Though it isnt the worst seen here, it is quite bad. I'd wager a few flushes with vinegar can do it justice though. Nothing to be that scared of.
  15. NorthernV4
    I would need to remove this plastic thing at the tip?
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  17. NorthernV4
    I got my sources back and mine is 3 BAR. You can check compatibility using the Herko website for their 3 BAR FPR here: https://store.herko.com/herko-fuel-pressure-regulator-pr4111-for-isuzu-honda-acura-97-01-3-bar.html You can learn here that late 90, early 2000 3.5L Honda Odyssey and 3.0L Accord used 3 BAR FPR. Theres a bunch of displacement for each car and some used 3.5 BAR, dont mismatch them. But i wanted an original honda part. So i searched the original part number and went straight to eBay to get a used one because a new one is 335$ of my canadian money.
  18. WorldFamousWino
    Thanks Terry. I'll go fishing around the grounding block. My thought is that there has to be a reason the previous owner bypassed the ECU and grounded the relay directly. My guess is that they already tried replacing the relay and failed to correct the issue, since there was an extra relay that came with the bike. I have tested 3 relays (one brand new from eBay, one that came on the bike (OEM), and one in the box-o-parts that came with the bike (also OEM)). The service manual says the opposite of what you described - there should be continuity without 12v, and no continuity when energized. All 3 relays have no continuity where there should be before energizing, and I hear no audible clicking when I connect them directly to the battery. Is it possible that the relays are getting fried somehow when connected to the bike? I failed to test the eBay relay before connecting it, so I don't know if it was functioning correctly out of the box.
  19. NorthernV4
    Yeah my used eBay genuine Honda FPR should be 3 bar. I knew i did my homeworks a year ago when i bought it. Here's the site of Herko selling a 3 bar FPR that fits the exact car model that mine is from. So im confident mine is 3 bar after all. Just couldn't remember my sources. https://store.herko.com/herko-fuel-pressure-regulator-pr4111-for-isuzu-honda-acura-97-01-3-bar.html
  20. Worfje
    Did you have a look here? 3.5.bar might be on the high side did you remove a part of the injector (seems to be needed)
  21. Captain 80s
    Colorong
  22. VeeEffArah
    Yup, that's the Honda color name and their code. Best bet is to take it to an automotive paint store and have them scan it. I did that to get the blue on mine after 2 tries from the mighty and useless Colorite.
  23. CycleGearJNY
    Hello, I work at a shop that works on motorcycle wheels and someone messed up a customers wheel. I just needed help identifying a paint code so we could get it redone. On all the googling I've done so far, the closest thing I could come up with is "NHA64P" which is "Pearl Cosmic Black". Any help in the right direction in terms of color codes would be much appreciated. I've attached two images from google of the exact color of the wheels and the kind of bike it came off of.
  24. CycleGearJNY
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  25. NorthernV4
    Slight update. I Took the air box and TB off to double check everything related to the MAP sensor and tubing and everything is fine unless theres a damaged connector. Which i highly doubt. I'll take the TB off once again to check injectors seating. I installed them with the 2 fuel rails bolted together in V configuration. They went in but not smoothly, maybe there's something pinched. Also, i did not cleaned the used FPR off ebay. Could help to spray it with carb cleaner and compressed air. Went around the block and the bike run like shit obviously. And the idle is all over the place But i'll get that sorted this week hopefully.
  26. JDizzle
    Anyone have any input about the Shinko Sr 735 for the front? I know it's not exactly a sport bike tire, but was just curious if anybody else had tried one. Thx!
  27. GTman
    I put my phone inside the tank and took some pictures
  28. GTman
    Thank you so much for the video you shared, I find it very interesting and informative. I really like these types of videos where chemical reactions are explained in detail and how they react. He really did a lot of tests of all kinds and also the comparison with Evaporust. Given the low cost and easy availability of the products I think it is worth a try, thanks again very much for sharing this with me!
  29. GTman
    Thank you very much for the time you spent explaining your work in detail. The tank had already been emptied by the previous owner and the inside is now completely dry, there is a lot of debris inside. The pump is not working, but I have already purchased another one, soon after cleaning the tank I will buy new gaskets. I did not know about the treatment with phosphoric acid, you never stop learning, thank you very much for this knowledge!
  30. TroyF
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  31. JDizzle
    OK, thank you for your replies & info!!! It seemed to me that if the added "size" of the 90 made things tight at the front of the swingarm, we could always add a link to our chain to compensate...
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    1. HispanicSlammer

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      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.

       

       

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      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

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      Tommy-knockers Brewpub Idaho Springs

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      Idaho Springs Colorado

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      Mashtuns and fermenters

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      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

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      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

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      Echo Lake at Mount Evans showing off my new plate

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      Elephant Butte Park and Denver

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      Close up

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      Veefalo on Squaw Pass

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      Juniper Pass

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      Juniper Pass

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      Mount Evans

      My route A is home B is Tommy-knockers

       

    2. MartinkaP's Blog

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      I Am Back !

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      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 smile.gif

      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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