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  2. Exuptoy
    Guys, I need to order a full compliment of bearings for the RC36 swingarm to go on the Blade. The original bearings have been removed and I notice the 2 x 6904F2bearings aren’t rubber sealed. Would it make sense to fit 2RS bearings or run them unsealed as found?I know the hub was packed with grease and if that’s a better solution I’ll leave them as standard but they looked rough where all the rubber sealed ones looked good.
  3. Terry
    My favourite Honda colour! Love it. Welcome aboard. If you are new to the VFR and planning on a long excursion, I would suggest some preventative maintenance on the brakes as the back brake in particular is unforgiving if it is ignored. Worst case scenario is dirty fluid blocks up some ports and stops pressure releasing from the brake, and also not uncommon for the secondary master cylinder on the left fork leg to seize (and also lock the back wheel up). It's a great brake system when it is well cared-for.
  4. gropula
    Taken from VFRdiscussion headers thread. 8th gen, blue is stock. Stoich, flat as a pancake. Red is headers, green headers with fuel mapping. I was baffled by it as well. Now that I think about it, it's possible that the o2 sensor wasn't even used, and this is just blank setting when no data is collected. Detonation could be an issue at full throttle. Edit: ok, now when I think about it, it's certainly not accurate data, or no data. Installing headers improved the airflow, so it's expected for the stock map to be lean, as it is where most gains are made. My bad, misinterpreted the data. It's probably rich stock.
  5. Terry
    +1 on replacing the caliper seals. I recently replaced the caliper seals on the rear brake of my ST1300 (2004, 130k km) and that has made a good difference to the amount of drag I was getting between pads and disk. The seals that I pulled out looks OK to the eye with no abvious damage. I think in some cases the issue is gunk building up in the seal groove in the caliper body, that creates extra friction on the seal.
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  7. bmart
    You can send oil off to be tested. I send mine to Blackstone Labs every few oil changes in each vehicle.
  8. bmart
    Were they factory/OEM hoses or aftermarket stainless? I'm curious...
  9. bmart
    Magnificent color. Be sure to check/upgrade the charging system before you take off. Plenty of clear info on this forum and VFRworld.
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  11. vfrcapn
    Welcome, gorgeous color on that bike.
  12. joevrf800
    A quick hello to say hi,just purchased a 2000 vfr800 for a Swiss alps trip coming up so I'm sure you guys will be of some help with a little maintenance tips😉
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  15. Mac Morgan
    Brakes, brakes BRAKES! I’ve had a couple Gen 5 VFRs, but a comment on brake hoses. A few years ago I was working on a 400/4 which needed everything- carbs stripped and cleaned, ft. brake not working at all. I think we all look at brake hoses as lifetime pieces but they’re not. On the 400/4 I couldn’t get any fluid through to the caliper plus the bleeder nipple had firmly attached itself to the caliper. I ran safety wire through the hose only to find that after almost 50yrs the inner hose was breaking up into little chunks. The system is pretty simple when you think about it but most of us never think about changing brake fluid or changing up the hoses. On my VFR I had the rear caliper problem which entailed completely disassembling the system. I didn’t take the SMC (secondary master cylinder) apart but instead forced bled it by activating its attached mount and watched the rear center piston move in and out. It’s important to replace the caliper seals as they help pull the pistons back into the caliper housing. A dirty/rusty piston will bite you every time. hope this helps. mac
  16. IanSummers
    I'm surprised to hear it's 14.7 even at wide open throttle on a stock bike. Even in cruising conditions, I'd have thought it it would be low 14's. The curves I've seen on tuned dyno graphs show an afr curve between 13-13.5. This suggests Honda left power on the table just for the sake of efficiency even at wide open throttle? That would be surprising.
  17. gropula
    My guess is that VTEC, the flapper, and the change to chain driven cams are mostly noise reduction measures. Yes, your reasoning about intake charge velocity and fuel mixing is good, and it probably does matter a little bit. In practice though, 5th gen and 6th gen get almost exactly the same fuel consumption. Despite the fact that 6th gen also has 12 hole injectors with better fuel atomisation and the chain produces less drag than gears. Only 8th gen that has much better ECU, slightly milder cams and higher compression gets noticably better fuel economy. For reference, the full throttle dyno chart of 8th gen has the flattest 14.7 AFR curve I've ever seen. It's not even a curve, it's a line. It's probably running stoich at any part throttle and RPM.
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  19. Presson
    Yep, keep going - really enjoying this 👍
  20. Mohawk
    Bearing shell material is NOT magnetic its white metal. Shiny flecks in any oil are bad, also means the filter isn't ! Change the filter flush with fresh oil. Do a few heat cycles, don't ride it, just run until rad fans have come on a few times. Rev it a few times to stir the oil. Let cool a bit, drop oil & check again.
  21. Mohawk
    What Grum said. I just use my eyes for all valve clearances. Remove spark plugs, Remove cam covers, rotate engine forward until whichever cylinder you want to check, cam lobes both point away from the head. I use a long rod down the spark plug hole on that cyclinder to check tdc, then measure the clearance. With this method, you don't need to look or worry if the timing marks are spot on !
  22. rhoderage
    Thanks... minimal gas in oil, no real smell, a slight sheen on top Metal sparkle in the oil concerns me, but the more I've read, the fact that its not magnetic lends more likely to clutch wear or something along that line I have a new leak in the gas tank I'm dealing with now; not sure if I'm going to repair and try to get through the summer or bite the bullet now and pull the tank and line it
  23. Terry
    I just stumbled across this website, which is the work of technical guru Mike Nixon, who has worked for both Honda and Kawasaki in senior techical roles in the US. There is some fascinating technical content on the early generation V4s that I have not seen before, and there also looks to be a wealth of technical guidance on all sorts of topics. https://www.motorcycleproject.com/text/v4_page.html
  24. Boxler1066
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  25. Grum
    Starter Relay clicking like that is very symptomatic of a dying battery. Battery terminal voltage is not a good indication of the battery's health, its ability to deliver plenty of cranking amps. If you can jumper the battery with a car battery that should confirm a dying battery if the Starter operates normally. OR have your battery charged then get it load checked. OR fit a good quality new battery YTZ14S. How old is the battery and what brand is it? Make sure battery terminals are clean and tight. Was the battery on a charger/maintainer during hibernation? If not then there's a good chance it has suffered from sulphation = Replace Battery. Also check the 4P connector to the Starter Relay make sure the connections are clean and good, some OxGard applied to these connections is a good idea.
  26. Grum
    Just to be sure!...... Is that TDC of Compression Stroke?
  27. Zanni92
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  28. Exuptoy
    Cheers guys, means a lot. I got the swingarm mount welded today then had to leave to go back to work (offshore) for 2 weeks. Picked up an eBay purchase (CBR1000RR4 front wheel and clip on brackets, still need clip on tubes…) from Reading (nr London) on my way past. Once I’m back home it’ll be powder coated. Looks like I got 2 weeks to get all seals and bearings for the swingarm, suspension linkages and headstock, by which time most of the bits will be coated or plated before I can assemble it and finish off the wiring. This thread will go fairly quiet for the next fortnight. I’ve not forgotten honest😂
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  30. vfrcapn
    Funny, I was just going through this same exercise last week on a 5th gen bike.
  31. sos13
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  32. sos13
    Hey guys, looking for some advice. Recently picked up an 87' VFR700, previous owner got it running on starter fluid when I picked it up, he said that the float gaskets leaked. Because I don't have much info on the bike, I am thinking that a carb rebuild is probably the best route. Figured I could hit you guys up to find out where to get a good rebuild kit for a decent price and for any other advice you may have. I have worked with carbs on smaller motors before, but am completely new to the V4, so I will take any advice you may have for me. Thanks
  33. VVTi
    Thank you @Presson & @vfrcapnfor inputs, I managed to figure it out.
  34. vladr
    I’ve started to do the valves check today, adjusted the timing marks from the flywheel on the TDC for piston 1. And when I’ve opened for the first time the rocket cover, noticed that the timing marks of the cams are 180• reversed. Totally in contradictory with the manual [1], where the left one should be pointing up and the right one down. Seen a guy on YouTub [2] which on a restoration did the same positions as I have and it didn’t crank up. So he switch it back in the same position as in the manual and every thing worked fine. So the simple questions is, how is this possible? I’ve been running like this with it from when I’ve bought it. For sure it has to be something that I’m missing. This, or indeed whoever did the valve checks before, somehow manage to desync the timing and somehow still works? Any idea would be appreciated. [1] IMG_5221.mov IMG_5221.mov [2] https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxW7Yic71hCCyUioLELMQbIfL89G2_5Fo5?si=IQwLYtu9uX63_eUm IMG_5221.mov
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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

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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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