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  2. vfrcapn
    Sebspeed had a thread on here about adapting an 8G cover which has better/more oil flow. It was a bit of work as I recall.
  3. ShetlandBiker
    i noticed the bike reaching running temp a lot quicker than usual, checked the oil when i got home and saw the oil level had risen and had a milkness to it, apart from that the bike was running great, never overheated or ran low on coolant. i would expect it to rise a little but when cold it is between the min and max, when the bike gets up to temp the level is about an inch over the maximum mark, ill buy the kit and compression tester. doing an engine swap is most likely what i would do, although i am eyeing up a newer vfr800f as i dont like the bmw i bought to keep me on the road in the meantime
  4. jefferson
    The level in the expansion tank will rise as the coolant heats up. If it rises shortly after starting the engine then that does sound like a head gasket. They make kits to test your coolant for exhaust gases. Do you see any bubbles coming into the expansion tank?
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  6. Thumbs
    I found this engine on eBay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/336011062741?_skw=vfr+800+engine&itmmeta=01JYEAGMTPYE9J49YWXKVGP3HT&hash=item4e3bd1edd5:g:kDEAAOSwQw5oSupM&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA8FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1d1rCLLn4eaRez3ziUxc3SMsdpq4yj2pywuVxconucE4xY3Ua3Aued%2FygDShwktDy8fUVbCogyz0VyPnvFJHWHfxFnolBxvRc0Nb7dFXkpuFqvEK4v%2F1%2Fgh9iu8iJUqDdCdD6dW4o0plpmoqqCi3pW7AGzJKEHp5Vf7GtesDeV7qYlwuV3GdL%2FfNtah4i8xfvJotIbhRq%2FT7vB%2B9F8MMjq4S8XOISQT6t8YgbfA83iy1bOrHUImztLvq9NtkWm4QKfWv619uSDB1qMAiotk3%2BthcVzbJLnNMbUy47VHeyqUtw%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR8zNwsrzZQ Its fairly straightforward to drop the engine out, exhaust studs breaking are always a worry but this has good threads so an install would be a relatively trouble free solution
  7. FreemanVFR
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  9. trmoyer
    This is good info!!
  10. TriumphTraitor
    On my computer, I pick a destination, then drag the route where I want it to be to make custom waypoints. Then I click send to phone. It's similar to how I would have to do it with the Garmin I used to Use. But now I get traffic, and a whole bunch of live updating features.
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  13. jeremyr62
    It's good, you just apply the back brake.The bike won't/can't stall. Just be aware the VFR1200 is first gen DCT so is a bit agricultural compared to the latest variants. However, if you wear good ear plugs so you can't hear it clunking away, it is fine. The brakes on the VFR are the stand out feature of this bike. They are amazingly good. Over in Europe the bike didn't sell well and is still unpopular, so it offers fantastic value for money IMO.
  14. Skids
    How do you plan a twisty route on them? Google Maps always gives me the quickest route plus 2 alternatives.
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  16. Cogswell
    I used them about a year ago, still in business then. The owner (I don't recall his name) has had to step aside and another person is answering the phone now. IIRC the cost was $135 including return shipping, but always good to call and get a quote. You may need to leave a message. I've used them several times now and have been happy with the results. I've also done the stator / flywheel swap to my 5th gen motor. It did help the output - using the 847 I get charging at idle when the fan is running - that was not happening with the stock 5th gen stator / f.w. If doing the swap, you >> must << use the bolts from a 6th gen stator to secure the stator in the 5th gen cover. While the 6th gen stator does fit in the 5th gen cover, the 6th gen stator is slightly thinner, and thus the 5th gen bolts will bottom out in the blind holes before securing the stator tight. One would think that given the high degree of commonality between 5th and 6th gen engine blocks, the shape of the stator covers would be the same - but that is not the case. So, the 5th gen cover must be retained - just the flywheel and stator will swap over.
  17. ScreaminVFour

    2025 Colorado Rides

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  19. TriumphTraitor
    This is the canadian amazon link, not sure if it'll work properly for anyone south of the border: https://a.co/d/9YyjHX7 One thing I've learned is alot of these are generic Chinese units that you can get on aliexpress for the same money or less. This is another similar one https://a.co/d/2g9ub74 It's really hard to beat the instant updates, traffic and waypoints that you get with Google. I loved my Garmin gps, until it became obsolete
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  21. 3rdgenred
    That is some engineering shiite right there... how would you have known that those two points are specific for that reason? 🤔
  22. squirrelman
    what led up to it ?? overheating, fan not working ? what ?
  23. Terry
    I asked Mr Google and got the following: 100/90-16 front tire and a 130/70-18 rear tire. That gels with my memory as well. If they make them in those sizes, the Bridgestone BT46 tyres are very good, I had a 16"/18" combo on my RC24 recently and they felt great.
  24. St. Stephen
    Thanks for responding TT. What brand is yours? You got me searching Amazon and there's a lot of options. I've lived with the aging Zumo on my bike for a while, but when I bought a modern car last year it hit home that the Garmin is nothing like CarPlay functionality. I already have the RAM mount and power so just need to choose the right unit. Thanks again to you and Frogger for posting.
  25. 3rdgenred
    @DrErgal i'm eye balling this for later.... thank you so much gor the thread...
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  27. Frogger
    Thank you for the response. On long rides i have my phone connected to a battery bank.
  28. ShetlandBiker
    could it be anything apart from head gasket? i have some basic mechanical knowledge so head gasket was more of an educated guess really
  29. Thumbs
    A cheap compression tester and endoscope are about £10 each from eBay, to me that’s money well spent
  30. ShetlandBiker
    not sure if it is the front or rear cylinders, all i know is coolant is getting into the oil and the expansion tank for the coolant is being pressurised by exhaust gas. so my guess would be head gasket is gone on one of the banks
  31. Thumbs
    You’ll have to compression test it to see if it is the front cylinders, an endoscope down the plug hole would help with diagnosis, both are pretty cheap considering the work you are facing What makes you think it’s the front cylinders?
  32. ShetlandBiker
    maybe when the bike is running the level in the expansion tank for the coolant systlem rises quite a lot, which i think is exhaust gas getting in.
  33. keny
    Out on a spin whit Transalp on my favorite road's again, just can't get enough of this road And now 2 week s vaccination starts, so more time to ride as work on bikes 😊
  34. jefferson
    Not sure of the design, but it could be getting past a seal on the water pump.
  35. keny

    Anything goes!

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    Other VFR and other pics....
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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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