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  2. vfrgiving
    Under the 5th gen part # you are correct. But pumps for 6th and 8th gen should swap right in. Both still available
  3. Cogswell
    If I might ask - where did you find a new factory water pump? AFAIK they are now NLA from Honda.
  4. natnif
    The mankiest caliper/smc in europe I'd bet!😬 THe rebuild kit arrived so I decided I'd take the old caliper apart to see what it's like under the crud. My plan is to dissassemble this smc and clean it up. If it looks good once cleaned up, I'll rebuild this one and swap out the one that's on the bike. if this doesn't look great once pulled apart, I'll have learned how to take it apart and I'll pull the one on the bike and rebuild that one. I started the job and then realised I needed a circlip pliers...couldn't get one locally so that's ordered but won't be here until next week. I'm also waiting on a dremel blade to tacklet the nuts on the shock link plate as there isn't a hope of getting them off any other way. i've tried penetrating fluid, heat, impact driver and I'd be there all day so has to be cut off....so I'm at a stand still for a few days until those bits arrive!
  5. Worfje
    The custom made PCB arrived for my improved fuse box (mainly triggered by delayed power on for the Rapid Bike My Tuning O2 sensor):
  6. JZH
    I lived in Hong Kong for a couple of years and I've long been very impressed with the Chinese sense of industry. You can definitely find junk as cheap as you want, but also very high quality manufacturing (if you pay for it). The trick has always been to know which is which, and looking on from afar it can be difficult to do that. So I'm not surprised that you can get a high quality custom wheel made in China, but I would not personally have taken that risk (although I will probably buy some "big brake calipers" for my van, which are only really made in China). Some day, the "Chinesium" risk premium will disappear, just as it did for Taiwan, South Korea and Japan. I'm glad you've taken the plunge and are satisfied with the result. It certainly looks great! Ciao, JZH
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  8. Lorne
    I just collected my VTec from the shop, after they fitted the forks with new bushings and seals. One of the downsides not having a garage, basement, or even a shed is the lack of a decent workspace. At least it has a carport to keep most of the weather off. Next task is to clean and relive the throttle side switchgear as the starter button is slow to release. And then I think I ought to replace every vacuum line I can find. I found a very crispy one last year when I replaced the cam chain tensioners.
  9. Burger
    so a quick flip through the service manual led me to this: that sounds consistent with the fuel pump not sounding "energetic," since any one of those going bad would cause the pump to not run. would also explain it not showing a code. so i would check: -killswitch and wiring (make sure it's clean and making good connection, as well as the wiring; since it shares a connector with the front brake switch, and you mentioned that's also causing problems, this would be my prime suspect.) -tip sensor (shuts off the bike in a drop or crash, here's the service manual procedure): -engine stop relay (this is what the killswitch triggers on and off and provides power to fuel pump, injectors, and coils; the ECU monitors this relay and throws the aforementioned Code 0 if it isn't switched on. again, here's the service manual procedure): as far as the light coming on above 4k, i suspect it's just this: hope i helped, best of luck.
  10. Captain 80s
    Burger beat me to it... I had this typed out and got a "There has been a reply" message. Typically Honda gives you a small flat-blade-screwdriver relief somewhere on a cap like that to get some purchase. If not, start with your newest/freshest blade and try and get a start. If it gets marred a little on the initial try, you can orient that area down when installing later.
  11. Burger
    there'll be a notch to wedge in a flathead screwdriver, do that and twist and it'll pop right out
  12. Bruc26
    I am removing old exhaust pipes and installing new full exhaust system by Black Widow and I am stuck here.. I dont know how to remove the plastic cover on right side swingarm bolt so I can take down this right foot peg.
  13. FreddieFan
    Like the idea to use heat shrink where your silicon hoses fit. I have also used other o ring suppliers rather than OEM on my bike, I find Honda use non standard diameters eg 2.2mm There is also some good suppliers of O ring material by diameter and length and good o ring glue so you can make custom shapes. FF
  14. FreddieFan
    Just another option that came up going through this process. Forge King offered to do a back wheel for me. Seeing that I had the Ducati 848 rear wheel I didn't need to do this. I could see it would be easy for them to do a copy of the OEM Gen5 -Gen6 rear wheel, as it has a design that is comparable to a car wheel. You could get a set of forged wheels for around US$1300. plus shipping. If you check out the resellers, that what you might pay for one wheel.
  15. bmart
    Big D RS tires are AWESOME!
  16. bmart
    I removed all of my speed bleeders. By hand seems like the easiest I've found on the bikes and cars.
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  18. Worfje
    For sure you need to replace the connector(s) / pins. I am not entirely sure if we/you can rule out the stator and/or RR yet. The RR gives good voltage now at higher RPM, but they also can start to fail/drop the voltage as soon as they get 'warm'. Let's await the response of more knowledgeable forum members (in respect to me). 🤓 This thread might be nice to read. When you pull the front brake (and/or press the rear brake pedal), the additional load of the brake bulbs might trigger something towards getting a too low voltage? It is far fetched maybe. Just thinking out loud.
  19. FreddieFan
    Hi all, I choose a company in China who specialize in Car and Motorcycle wheels, they were extremely helpful with converting my hand drawn drawings to CAD. I was then able to make small adjustments to get very close to the OEM front wheel. It is superior to the original Honda wheel as it is forged so lighter and stronger. https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/New-FORGING-KINGDOM-Motorcycle-Aluminum-Alloy_1601636293155.html? My best friend is a machinist fitter turner, he helped with the measurements and was really impressed with the quality of the wheel. Cost for this one off US$660 plus shipping. Front forks, I and changing to the Firestorm conversion, so used the standard Gen 5 forks for test fitment with original brake disks fitted. I wanted something that would match my rear wheel mod and be lighter than the OEM Honda wheel. Forging Kingdom are really easy to deal with. They offer an anodized finish, but I went with a silver paint finish that is excellent. If you check them out, they make a lot of SUV wheels and also Harley wheels. I suspect a lot of the resellers around the world, are just rebranding their products for newer motorcycles. Just wanted to share my experience, as I am slowly working through all the different modifications I can do to improve my 1998 5th Gen. Cheers Paul.
  20. mobikie
    Thanks terry. I'll let you know how it ends up.
  21. FromMaine
    I'm assuming you are going with a 17"/17" rim combo rather than the 17"/18" on the OEM bike.
  22. 5THGENVFR800MADNESS91
    Got a buddy with a hitch tow me to the new place. Now when I put everything back together now the bike won't fire up I hear a loud spat, like electrical issue now upon hitting the start button
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  24. Sweeper
    Dunlop RS4's are tough to beat. Handling and mileage are great and the fun doesn't trail off until they are toast.
  25. Walker1
    20260402_115355.mp4 (Edit) might be the problem here. 14.2v at >4000rpm. 14.02 at idle and 11.43 when ignition off (why not) Wiring and fuse looked good when I investigated but I did notice this on one of the connectors to the R/R.. Also some additional information. I took it out for a little ride and I noticed the FI light comes on when im around 4000rpm OR I pull the front brake 🤷‍♂️ also did this. No joy.. nothing stored unfortunately 20260402_112035.mp4 20260402_112119.mp4
  26. keny
    This is just getting better 😅 Inspected the camshafts today of the head I bought as I did take the exhaust cam from the bike, after checking it gets oil, and it does! So as the cam from be bike says EX for exhaust as RR for rear The camshaft from the head I bought says EX as FR that suggests a front head camshaft! So a head listed as a 1986 rear head turns out to be a 88-89 rear head ?(at least valve cover is a rear one) Whit front head camshafts! Oh my... Anyway here the damage on camshaft as lifters from bike So the damage is done to actually 3 cam lobs, but why is a good question as now as you turned engine over (before taking camshaft out) all cams get oil 🤔 Eventually I pulled trigger for a set of secondhand camshafts from eBay, at least in the pictures they look good as has right markings 🤞
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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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