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  2. Terry
    I bought a set of race-stands when I had the VTR1000, and have kept using them with the MT-10, very handy bits of gear but no real use if you want to do any work on the rear suspension. You can get a really good "decent from 3 feet away" finish on all of the black bits on the VFR (e.g. sidestand, centrestand, front subframe, lower triple clamp) using a small brush and a pot of semigloss enamel. Just degrease and scrub away as much surface crud as you can first. Follow me for more handy tips.
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  4. Terry
    Mmmm...6th gen bodywork, 5th gen engine and 8th gen wheels is a pretty sweet combo. That back wheel (which is also on my 7th gen 1200) is a work of art. We have a member (Highside) local to me that has/had a burgundy 6th gen with tuned 5th gen engine, R1 forks, trick shock and some sexy (Marchesini?)wheels. Actually he sold me the the gold wheels that are now on my 6th gen. I also have a nice 8-spoke rear wheel in black in my Mancave that was too nice to leave sitting in a breakers yard; that one also originally came from the same source. I had the rims on my '86 powder-coated in white and being the OEM colour they looked fab, but you either need to be anal about cleaning after each ride or just give up. At least the powdercoating had a nice gloss which helped. When I had a previous '86, I used oven-cleaner on the rims; I'm sure one could abuse that and corrode the rims but it worked really well if you were careful and quick.
  5. Dutch724
    Ok ok, I can see your point on white wheels with a tri color bike. Not on a red,or yellow VFR. I had thought of the bronze color on a red bike. For sure it's all smiles when I'm riding this amazing bike. There is definitely no profit I'm looking for. My VFR is a keeper when I get done with it.
  6. mello dude
    Its been quite awhile, but the father/son riders -- The "Carvers" used to post quite a lot on this forum... and they built that RWB bike in the last photo with 8th gen wheels and brakes, PLUS installed a 5th gen engine in it, I think headers too..... I drooled so much over it that I offered to buy it!
  7. Lorne
    I love having a centre stand on my VFRs, and wished Honda equipped the VTR1000 with 'em. However my stand has gotten scabby after 100K km and 16 years of riding. But it sure looks like the rear exhaust pipes block access to the bolts. I suppose I'll have to refinish it in place - but not till next spring and warmer temps.
  8. Lorne
    Why not white? Though anything other than dark grey/black looks great in a tricolore VFR. Perhaps this comparison will help you choose.
  9. Terry
    If you are in this game for profit then you may have missed the point...smiles per $ is where it is at.
  10. mello dude
    Had a good laugh on that one.... I know exactly what you mean! Budget? What budget?
  11. Dutch724
    Wow, what a really nice looking VFR. Thanks for sharing. Wish I could find one of those tanks bras.
  12. Dutch724
    White wheels..... No Way!! More power to you. I'm not fond of white wheels. Almost time to start emptying the wallet on this VFR.
  13. Dutch724
    Thank you for that info. After a conversation with the guy that is going to do the painting on my bike talked me out of it. He said they are weaker and don't handle the heat to well. I have maybe a handful of rides left for this year as the temps are getting too cold to ride in the mornings here. Which means it will be time to start with the restoration.
  14. JZH
    The VIN would contain "RC462" if it had been a Canadian-spec bike; RC460 or RC461 if 49-state or CA-spec. R-157 is the colour code for Italian Red, but the rear fender it's stuck to could be the non-original swapped part! As for the silver panels, there were two/four styles of VFR fairing sticker. US-spec bikes had "Interceptor" below the VFR letters, but EU-spec (and probably Canadian-spec) bikes had "PGM-FI & DCBS" instead. In addition, '98-'00 stickers included a "fade" effect, whilst '01 stickers were a solid colour. I don't have my RC46 Parts Catalogue here, but according to www.bike-parts.fr, Canada did not get silver as an option until 2001, but in any case your stickers look correct, but do not appear to have the "fade", so I would suspect that your bike is a US-spec bike sporting '01 Canadian bodywork--which had possibly been supplied to a US-based "VF-VFR Lister" via Brian @ Dynamo Humm back in the day! (FYI, the color code for 2001 silver VFR bodywork is NH-146M (Accurate Silver Metallic). And a corresponding color code sticker, LABEL,COLO*TYPE3* Part number: 87565-MBG-D10ZC, costs about $3, if you wanted to order it...) Ciao, JZH
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  16. Terry
    My Zieger-branded centrestand arrived today and wasn’t too hard to fit, even kept all the skin on my knuckles when I put the springs on! Not too much effort to lift up, but it wanted to stay up on my painted floor, not quite enough friction to roll over the drop point but some roughening up on a real road will fix that. I have been missing a decent vertical stand.
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  18. jkboyd
    Hi jkboyd, Thank you for your donation of 25.00 USD. We look forward to improving the forums with your donation. Thanks VFRDiscussion
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  19. Terry
    The circlip continued to defy me, in fact just to truly thumb its nose at me, one of the wings broke off as soon as I waved my new circlip pliers at it. So that one won't be coming out any time soon, not a train smash as it is still stubbornly doing its job of keeping the output shaft and prop shaft joined. I suspect if I truly need to git it oot one day, it will be possible to drag it around the outside of the propshaft and pull it right out of the groove. My Plan B of using a hoseclip to hold the other end of the propshaft in place while the bevel case was refitted worked beautifully, and the reassembly of that with new seals has gone smoothly, so (hopefully) I can put this whole episode in the leak-free rear-view mirror now. I have no idea why the shaft seal had been leaking before but it has new seals now and the sealing surfaces are very shiny and smooth (and greased). Earl is now back on his wheels and I can turn my atention elsewhere. I have had my new OEM key cut and it works so much better in the lock than the old one, I just need to program the HISS system to recognise the chip but I have done that before and have a lead that I built for the job on my ST1300. I'm waiting on a centrestand to arrive, and also a new throttle tube so I can give back the VFR800 loaner. I did buy a throttle tube on Aliexpress (for $8!) and that would have been OK (aside from a slick-feeling grip rubber) but I wanted to fit a Hotgrip, and when the rubber grip came off the inner part was fluted and made of pretty soft material; even with the flutes trimmed off, it took a lot of force to get into the Hotgrip and got distorted, and then chucked into the bin. A new OEM part is now on its way for a little more money. Using Webike in Japan as a source of OEM spares has been really excellent; their prices are less than Partzilla (my prevous benchmark but frustratingly not shipping to NZ post COVID) and the transit time for parts has been less than 7 days. The only downside with Webike is their website; I can't use my Windows PC as the formatting is impossible to decipher, but my iPad or iPhone do a decent job. Webike also act as a portal for used parts in Japan and I have got some decent bits for not much money; the left fairing panel was USD75, its not perfect but fits really well with the lived-in look of the rest of the bike. We just had the best weekend for riding, 22C, blue skies, light winds, spring growth on the trees, so It is just as well I have motorcycles in reserve...the MT10 came out for a spin on Saturday, and then the VFR enjoyed a romp around my favourite twisty road loop on Sunday.
  20. FromMaine
    Tim A carving through Smuggler's Notch
    Vermont 108. Great road great pic. Vt.107 and 100 have some nice spots also.
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  22. mello dude
    Looking good!
  23. Sirbike
    Good day for a photo shoot with stablemates.
  24. Thumbs
    The best place for Honda paint in the UK is https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/paints4ucom If you ask they’ll tell you what colour the primer should be if you need it
  25. Skids
    Same here
  26. JZH
    Thanks for asking! We just moved into the house this week, so things in the garage are a bit...crowded. At this point I can barely see the floor! So it will be some time before I'm done with house-things and can progress the garage. (The kitchen looks great, though!) Ciao, JZH
  27. mello dude
    Maine, thanks for the link!
  28. mello dude
    Wondering how things are going....😉
  29. Lorne
    Regarding your tile over concrete floor, Sreten Milisavljevic, of the M539 Restorations channel on YouTube, just moved to a new shop. He's had a pair of 2 post car lifts installed on top of the tiles. No idea the details of the flooring, but I'm guessing Nussbaum approved.
  30. FromMaine
    Sorry to hear about the medical issue. and yes you are lucky, I almost got taken out in my first month living in the UK in a traffic circle. As far as the minor scratches go, I think your fairing would be Honda R334, Victory Red. You could look for someone who supplies paint pens in the UK or Europe. I certainly saw lots of VFR's in both, I would assume they are available. The link is for a US company, but will give you an idea of what I mean. Honda VFR800F Touch Up Paint & Paint Color Codes Probably the same is available for the Crankcase cover, but my newest VFR is a 2001, so I have no idea what the color code is. Sure someone here will be able to offer some info. Lastly, I have put my manhood in my back pocket and marched into a large stores Cosmetic section with a motorcycle bit and color matched to nail polish. This doesn't last forever colorwise if left outside, but holds up well if the bike is covered or stored inside, and its as tough as nails. Just a thought. Good luck mate.
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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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