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  2. fixit58
    The 2 flasher units you mentioned in the links are HYPERFLASH ones. You might need particular flasher units for LED's if you want to go led bulbs that is and you would be best to cxhange them all to do that. what is wrong with the OE bulbs/flasher unit? Remember if you are in an MOT required country. the flashers have to flash at a certain speed to pass.
  3. RickD
    Thanks for the reply, I'm actually now wondering if I should just ride the bike and get used to it without one, just back into biking after 20 odd years thought it might make things easier but never had one on any other bike.
  4. RickD
    Have to say I'd love to restore something like that, but that's probably to do with the fact I've never tackled anything like that before and the thought of making a silk purse out of a sows ear is more like the nightmare more experienced people have described as apposed to the dream I imagine. However I'd love to see your progress should you endeavour to go ahead with your project. 👍👍
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  9. Sweeper
    I think it's going to be more than a thousand. The color of the clutch cover is like a little tease and now I'm hooked on watching to see where this goes. Look forward to following along.
  10. vfrcapn
    I picked one up in that shape (probably worse) last year ($300) and made a runner out of it, sold it for 5x as much. But I had a garage full of extra parts laying around. If you're going to do it look for a not-too-mangled wrecked parts bike to replace all that rusted out stuff. Buying individually is going to break your bank. Like SM said, check the motor first.
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  12. TimC
    I hate to say it, but $11,500 for a new bike really isn't bad at all. Not when a new I'm not saying it isn't a lot of money, but comparatively, $11K is reasonable for a nice brand new bike, especially Italian, and laden with features.
  13. bmatic007
    Hello everyone. I know this question has been answered before but the solutions provided are not working for me. I recently purchased a 2007 VFR800 and the previous owner put LED turn signals in the front, which caused the signals to hyper flash. I didn't like that so I went back to stock halogen bulbs and that worked fine, no hyper flashing or anything, as expected. I went back to halogen bulbs until I got to take the upper cowl off so I can change out the turn signal relay as suggested on this site. I also purchased an additional two turn signals for the rear to replace the halogen bulbs. I got the upper cowl off and purchased a couple of relays to try (below) however I can't get the hyper flashing to stop. Are the relays I purchased not suitable for this or do I need a different kind of relay? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073J82PNF https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJJ4SNJR Thank you in advance for your help.
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  15. gropula
    Healtech has great products and I use their speedohealer and quickshifter. However, the price premium on the gear indicator isn't justified when compared to ebay or AliExpress gear indicstors which are dirt cheap. I have a generic chinese one with "Honda" written on it. It was installed by the previous owner and it works just fine.
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  17. Burger
    the journey of a thousand steps begins with a single mile, or something
  18. Ughandi
    🤣 Boy if that isnt wishful thinking I dont know what is lmaoo ooh I can make this part a lil nicer.... think happy thoughts... think happy thoughts....
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  20. Burger
    next was to check the new engine over. did valves, replaced the thermostat and choke wax motor, added pair delete plates, and degreased. thought about swapping over the manual choke from the old engine, but decided it was probably too far gone to be used and didn't feel like changing over all the little coolant necks as well. all buttoned up, ready for its new home. more to come soon, going to take a break for now so as to avoid blowing up the forums.
  21. Burger
    anyone know what these parts do? uh, yeah, that's really bad.... anyway. first order of business was just some minor painting. grabbed the clutch cover from the old engine since the new one has a hole in it:
  22. Burger
    undaunted, i kept going. once the motor was out, i moved everything into my...er..."shop", and finished the teardown. on the bench is a junkyard fresh '01 motor; the original is quite likely unsalvageable as you will see shortly. also was able to source a tank and seat (buried behind the pile of fairings).
  23. Burger
    originally i started this process on vfrworld, so some of you may have already seen this. at any rate.... hey everyone. i'm bringing this barn-find '99 back to life and thought it would be cool to document the process. bit of background: i started as a car guy many moons ago but the cost of parts just got to be too much to handle. i still wanted something fun with an engine that wouldn't make my bank account warm up for the safe word whenever i wanted to tinker with it, so a few years ago i picked up my first bike, a 2005 SV650. and it's been a revelation. not just a revelation that riding is so much more fun than driving, but that working on bikes is about a million times more enjoyable than cars. anyway, now that i've had the suzuki for a bit, i decided it was time to look for an upgrade. it's a fantastic bike for around town, but my biggest gripe is that it's just not great for long trips. i've tried doing a handful, and every time i would find myself having to hop off and take a break every 45 minutes just because of how buzzy it is, especially at highway speed. a VFR seemed like the natural choice--bigger, comfier, awesome engine, nice but not insane bump in power, honda build quality, and not a complete dad bike, plus it's always sort of been on my bucket list ever since i saw that sixth gen in my youth. so when a friend of mine passed along a craigslist ad for a very neglected but very straight and low-mileage fifth gen (with a clean title) for peanuts, i immediately hit the guy up. he told me he picked it up from someone he thought he trusted who told him it just needed tires and a chain, but it turned out the motor was seized up solid from water leaking through the flapper valve. the tank was also full of water from the keyless cap not being installed properly. understandably, he just wanted it gone. undaunted and even somewhat excited by the prospect of a little project, and also feeling kinda bad for him, i left there 900 bucks poorer with this guy in tow. then the teardown began...hoo boy.
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  25. bmart
    Ha ha! Thanks for the insight. I ran GPR-300s on the CB-1 once. They were...fine. Definitely numb compared to the more premium RoadSmarts. I'll probably just stick to the RoadSmart IIIs with the $40 rebate going on here.
  26. Lorne
    Looks like you're about midway between Point Reyes and Tomales. The Aprilia is definitely a far prettier bike than a KTM. Honda has the most sensible break-in guidelines, 'During this [first 300 mi] avoid full-throttle starts and rapid acceleration.'
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  28. Sunde
    I gave my VFR8X linear 0.95 kgfm springs and 15w oil, bike is nothing short of transformed. Ended up having to cut my own spacers, as the new springs were shorter than stock, but no problem tbh, epic change!
  29. Bronco
    I have a set of Roadsport2's on the 99 now. Installed them June/24; about 4-5000 km on them now. I had told myself that I'd never get Dunlops tires again, but the price was too good to pass up and I'm poor. The word that came to mind as I rode on them all last year, even when they were new, was "frumpy"....don't ask me why but that is the feeling I got from them. Not that the tires were doing anything wrong but it didn't feel like I knew what was happening with them; they numb out the feeling of the road. Would I push/trust the tires at this mileage? No, because of the front tire wear. Having said that, I wear front tires way before the rears. Thats on 3 different bikes that have had the same thing going and on 3 different tire brands; I must ride funny or different that most. (the sides wear and/or cup) Conclusion Would I buy them again? No. Have I ever bought ANY tire again? No. I'm always trying something different. Previous rubber on the same bike was a set of Metzler M7 and before that, PilotPower with the dual compound. The report that I had gotten from a few people at the time was that they liked the GPR's(I think they were using them as a cheap option to ride the track with), far as I know the Roadsports are basically the same thing. So there ya go Bmart, a review from someone that really doesn't know what the fuck is going on at the tire level in any technical fashion anyhow, so get others opinion too.
  30. bmart
    I can't seem to not wheelie my VFRs! They just...do.
  31. Captain 80s
    @squirrelman@Terry
  32. Terry
    Good suggestion SM
  33. squirrelman
    first determine whether the engine is good by checking compression. if its not good, u can forget about any clean up of the rusty bits cuz its a parts bike.
  34. RickD
    Evening all, anyone have a link for a good quality gear indicator kit for 2000 vfr800, thinking healtech but any advice is much appreciated. I'm in the uk, so probably better uk site. Thanks in advance.
  35. bmart
    Trying not to start new tire threads as we have a few! Have any of you run the GPR-300 front, rear, or pair on the 5th gens? If so, how were they? Same question for hte RoadSport (not RoadSmart). Thanks!
  36. St. Stephen
    Comparison Part 2 My 2002 6th gen: $11,000 520 lbs 100 hp My 2026 Tuono 660: $11,500 400 lbs 100 hp I rounded the numbers since some are claimed, some are measured etc. An inflation calculator I found says multiply $11K in 2002 dollars by 1.79, so the 6th gen comes in around $19.5 in today's currency. This isn't exactly an apples to apples comparison, but it made me feel better after dropping that much money on a new bike!
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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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