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  2. mello dude
    Did mine in silver....the light makes them look darker than they are......yet to mount tires though...
  3. eastbowl2
    Amazing! Loved reading the story and hope you get lots of fun miles.
  4. davenay67
    Silver wheels do look good. They tie in nicely with the silver frame spars.
  5. Terry
    I did use some Chinese parts for my last 5th gen after a spill caused damage to the right side and nose cowl, plus the rear cowl. Unless something has changed, the moulds for the 5th gen use "compression" moulding, unlike later bikes where "injection" moulding is used. The latter is more likely to be more consistent. My parts (from Auctmarts) came perfectly well painted (nice gloss, no runs) and were a reasonable fit but took a small amount of effort to mount, and were indeed more fragile than OEM. The brackets where the chin cowl attached were glued on an had to be reglued by me, but for the price I was very happy. The only obvious bad join was between the side and upper fairing below the handlebar, but really not bad.
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  7. Terry
    I always liked the wheels in silver on my red 99. I don't do winter maintenance because nature allows me to ride all year round here (but I do fit heated grips).
  8. mello dude
    Good luck on all your work... you might review my thread on the thermostat/hoses/brake refresh... (still fooling with it, jeez I'm slow)
  9. EV800
    I'm looking for performance headers that are produced in the EU. What brand would it be? New or used.
  10. Terry
    After my 60km ride yesterday there was a little oil dripping from the plastic drive cover but nothing obvious on the wheel. Closer inspection showed wetness around the filler cap. When I popped this off, fluid drained out; the bike was on the sidestand this time so I assume my leak may be two-fold, slight overfilling and a leaking o-ring. I have let the liquid drain until it stopped, put in a new slightly thicker o-ring and will monitor what hapens next. At least I know I didn't lose all of my FD oil in the leak!
  11. WGREGT
    Yes. Perfect. That's what I was looking for. So you get rid of the factory grab handles I see as well. Boy that topcase really hangs completely off the rear of the bike, doesn't it. Sweet Fancy Moses...the size of that license plate! That thing as an air dam. Has to cut top speed by 8-10mph. Why so damn big? You could get the same number of digits on a US sized plate easily. All the cops have bad vision? You could read that thing from a plane!
  12. fixit58
    Would these help? 2003 Vtec with OE luggage.
  13. Dutch724
    After a conversation with my shop he is not much over the cost of these after market plastics. He also told me those aftermarket ones are thin and don't handle heat well. I have found this place for near perfect OEM decals https://motor-stickers.com/honda-vfr-800-2000-1
  14. Dutch724
    Lots of plans for the VFR this winter. The frame that is broken will be addressed and fixed. The dealer that I bought it from is actually paying for that (darn, nice of them). I have a paint and body shop lined up for the new paint job and to repair some of the fairings that have been damaged. The wheels will be going out for powder coating. I’m going to go with black unless there is a better color suggested. Of course with the work being done on the wheels I will have to change the wheel bearings. There is some mechanical items that I would like to get sorted while the bike is naked. I need to check on the valves seeing I have 27,000 miles on it and I’m not sure if they have ever been looked at. The thermostat will be changed to free my mind from worrying about it next summer. I seem to have a high idle (2000 RPM) issue that I would like to get sorted out. Tried to adjust it the other day but it seemed like the screw drive was not making good contact with the idle screw… or operator error, but didn’t want to strip the screw. It will be easy to see what is going on when its naked. Spark plugs will be changed. I have no idea they have been replaced. If I’m able to get the right coils I will change the bike over to COP. Brake fluid will be changed as I have noticed some dark fluid and had to add fluid when the bike was delivered. The master cylinders need a good cleaning as well. Someone told me to look at the fuel pressure regulator. Does anyone see that as something that needs replacing, is it a weak link? The final piece that I need to replace is the regulator. That seems like a big job like the valves. What is everyone else's winter projects?
  15. keny
    Well as I'm sadly having a bit health issues, I'm off work for a few weeks, still have energy to work on the bike's a few hours a day through. Yesterday I did pick up a kit of tools to take cabel ends out of sockets That to get the mountings clean as professional looking, I don't have matching sockets to match the orginal once to the meter, but the old looms handelbar switch cable sockets I have a pair of if I take the cable's out of them as the once off the orginal loom. One of the sockets was demanding so hade to make my own tool off a old screwdriver And then finally they are off I plan to first just connect whit out the sockets to see all is working, then plug the in. I did also mount the handelbar switches And if you look close you probably noticed the aftermarket headlights mounts are back, now whit holes drilled so lights are as close as orginal, reason for dumping the orginal is they are not straight, so headlight don't mount straight.
  16. keny

    Anything goes!

    Images added to a gallery album owned by keny in Member's Gallery

    Other VFR and other pics....
  17. Skids
    Enjoy 👏
  18. The Phantom
    I don't have the stock forks, completed CBR600F4i front was on the bike when I got it, but the F4i front wheel is substantially lighter than the VFR one. I've got the wheels off for tyres so will take some measurements of the wheel/axle dimensions.
  19. St. Stephen
    Great news. Time to ride Terry.
  20. Terry
    Woohoo! I have successfully (and expensively) navigated the NZ Transport Authority's set of regulatory hurdles and achieved road-legal status. For any Kiwi's following in my footsteps I have had to pay NZ$520 for the entry compliance inspection (including creating a new vehicle file online) and then $710 to get the repair certification (because it was previously written-off), the repair certifier wanted photos from the auction house that sold it in 22 (another $46) and then I had to pay $357 to register and get the new plate, although that included 6 months registration. Best we don't add all that up. I shall celebrate with a decent ride on Saturday (it will probably rain). Yesterday I received a used cowl from (through?) Webike Japan, for the price and miscalculated cheap freight, I'm pretty happy. Earl is all one colour now! The cowl is not perfect but the level of scratches blends right in!
  21. boOZZIE
    I got a couple in my gallery Probably just do random member gallery searches
  22. ggathagan
    I installed a Delkovic on the bike, but while I was working on it, I took the Staintune off my 5th gen to see what it would sound like and look like on the 8th gen. It isn't very high on the 8th gen, since the 2 generations differ wildly with regard to the tail design. Getting a good fit would require a completely different design on the connecting pipe. In reality, there *is* at least one custom exhaust fabricator on the island that works with stainless steel, but it would be very expensive and I'd no longer have a Staintune on my 5th gen.
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  24. DL98VFR
    Hello all, as it sez above am looking for suggestions for heated gloves; am willing to go battery powered as well. I ride all year (in CT), have heated grips, only gloves I’ve bought in the last four years were Joe Rocket 7 volts, two pairs and both pairs died way too quickly for different reasons. Additionally they weren’t as warm as the wired-in gloves I’ve had in the past. Thank you for any suggestions! David
  25. Captain 80s
    Cutting up a Staintune seems pretty blasphemous.
  26. bmart
    I'll bite. I'm confused. The title is Delkevic (I love both of mine-high quality and low price) but this is about something else? Visual impact? Please explain. This does not look very high at all to me. It is hard to believe that any car shop couldn't make what you want. Are there car places on the island? The Staintunes do absolutely kill it on sound! Who cares about looks; just ride that sucker!
  27. Terry
    Better sell it to me then.
  28. ggathagan
    Ok, this is really not about the Delkovic pipe I put on my bike. I mean, it's a great sounding exhaust, but there are plenty of videos on YouTube for that. What this is about is what I was playing with prior to putting on the Delkovic: 20251018_171034.mp4 Sadly, the high mount Staintune from my 5th gen doesn't have the same visual impact as it does on its intended bike. Just as sad, there doesn't seem to be anyone on the island that handles custom exhaust fabrication. That said, it sounds awesome!
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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

       

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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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