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  2. ShetlandBiker
    maybe i just keep riding it until it goes bang then put a new motor in it lol
  3. ShetlandBiker
    i have seen 20k mile motors on ebay for around 4-500, mileage on my bike is around 29k, quite a low mileage bike for the head to go was my thought too, as i said i only have some basic mechanical knowledge i can go on a long trip 100 miles plus and it wont go much above 80 degrees C, running it in the garage it did get it into the 90's but still didnt hear the fan kick in. i did do an oil and filter change and then ran the bike for 15-20 minutes in the garage and the oil level had increased even after that. on initial start up there is a bit of steam that comes out the exhaust but stops when the bike is warm,
  4. JZH
    Or just convert it to gravity feed. My 3rd gen was pump-less for a while and still seemed to run fine (although I didn't test it thoroughly). Ciao, JZH
  5. JZH
    I don't know very much about NC21s, but here's my info page, FYI: https://www.vsource.org/VFR-RVF_files/Bvfr400zg-rj-mi.htm The corresponding Paint Codes are here: https://www.vsource.org/VFR-RVF_files/BHondaPaintCodes.htm Ciao, JZH
  6. JZH
    Having more or less retired my last Zumo a few years ago, I now use Android Auto exclusively, but I still kinda hate it. The Zumos always "had your back" with things like finding petrol en route, or a place to stay or eat, whereas Maps/Waze seem to me like a rather dumb imitation. Yes, I get that it's "12.6km from here", but is that in the direction I'm going?!? Loss of signal is also fun. I always seem to end up "offline" when crossing into or out of Belgium (as if anything could make driving through Belgium worse...) Full restart required. Sure, but that takes two hands on my phone... But I'm not buying another Zumo--even these annoyances just don't justify going back to what is, after all, a very limited, dedicated navigation system. I was never a detailed route planner, so I never pre-loaded routes anyway. Maybe that would make the difference for some? Ciao, JZH
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  9. SeanW
    Perfect! I see the same thing online now that I know what It’s called. Appreciate you
  10. Terry
    I'm thinking that wire is probably the air teperature sensor; the sensor screws into the nose fairing, projecting straight down.
  11. Terry
    Well both of those are interesting snippets Mohawk. My 5th gen certainly does like to slowly drain the battery when it sits unused, moreso than my other bikes. I had assumed that maybe my battery wasn't the best.
  12. SeanW
    Thank you Lorne and Terry. I’m 99.9% positive it’s the BAS thanks to your help. I tried bypassing the BAS yesterday based off some articles and videos I read as a temp option and the bike will still not fire. I’m not getting fuel which is frustrating. I’ll take any and all ideas. The bikes turns over very strong but I don’t hear the fuel pump turns on and it will not fire. Thanks.
  13. SeanW
    Hey guys any idea what this wire is coming out from the back of the speedo?
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  15. MrCanoehead
    Not really - you can download offline maps from Google. I just finished a two week tour of Ireland with only a Carpuride (my Garmin crapped the bed on the first day). It worked really well. I'm probably not going to replace my Garmin. You are limited by Maps as to how many waypoints you can have (10), so I use Myroute to create the routes before sending them to maps using Maproute. Maproute allows routes with more waypoints to be transferred to maps.
  16. Gaz66
    Yes, both heads can be stripped while in situ on all 800's. Fairly simple job, valve clearance check/adjust is a ball ache of a job on a 6th Gen. V-tech motors are plentiful & cheap, I'd be looking around the bike breakers on eBay for a low miler 2nd hand motor. You've not stated mileage on the motor, I assume since H/gaskets let go, it's a high miler, pointless throwing money at a high miler motor, £250 will bag you a used motor with around 30K on it. Piss easy job to change the motor.
  17. BusyLittleShop
    Engine temps below 180ºF or 82ºC is an problem... it means that the moisture produced during combustion is not getting hot enough to evaporate out the pipe as steam... instead that moisture will migrate to the oil and produce a milky white contamination... Note normal by products of combustion is water... . Every gallon of gas creates roughly 8 pounds of water vapor... we all have witnessed water escaping out of tail pipes on cold mornings...
  18. Mohawk
    5th gen already has oil feed to stator. One of the issues with 6th gen is they closed that oil feed & early 6th gens burned out stators. The 5th gen has the worlds most power hungry clock. If you leave the battery attached & not on a tender it will drain it.
  19. jefferson
    Water pump would be the only other place other than a head gasket.
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  22. ShetlandBiker
    im going to buy an endoscope so i can look in each cylinder, if it wasnt the head gasket what else should i be looking at, there is water getting into the oil, and she gets up to temp way quicker than she used too, she doesnt over heat even running it in the garage on the centre stand, before this happened she would be at 76/79 degrees C while riding, in the garage she does get a bit warmer than that, i dont think ive ever had her hot enough to get the fan to kick in
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  25. TimC
    Congrats on your 6th gen, welcome from Ohio, and good luck getting the bike sorted!
  26. bmart
    Welcome! You'lll find a lot of great info through searching the forum and the service manuals here. The people aren't bad either. 🙂 (I have an aunt in Houston!)
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  28. SeanW
    Hey everyone, I’m new here and recently picked up a 2005 Red VFR800. I’m located in Houston and would love to meet some folks in my area. Currently the bike is not running, I believe it’s a wiring issue so I’m in the middle of troubleshooting and plan to make a new post or two for help. I also have a 2011 HD Street Glide and 2014 Yamaha Stryker. I used to have a 2006 CBR1000rr and always wanted a VFR. Looking forward to connecting with a few of you soon.
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  32. BusyLittleShop
    Leaky Head Gasket Check... You can visual inspect for a leaking head gasket by pulling the spark plugs and peering down each hole... if the top of the piston is black then no leak that cylinder... if the top of the piston is a bright shiny aluminum then leak detected... because a leaky head gasket allows coolant in and that produces steam under the heat of combustion... the net effect is a super clean piston dome and no nasty black...
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  35. keny
    The "Beast" is finally off The Devil 4-1 exhaust, nice but doesn't allow the suspension to be raised.... Next to choose what is going to replace it.....
  36. keny

    Anything goes!

    Images added to a gallery album owned by keny in Member's Gallery

    Other VFR and other pics....
  37. OldBruns
    Yes, only 1 mile. I bought this bike from an estate of an older gentleman who was a bike collector. This is the second VFR 800 I have owned and have decided to sell it rather than ride it. The pictures here speak for the bike. It is in absolutely brand new condition, never ridden. Please contact me directly with any questions and more details. ! am asking $10,500. for the bike. markbrunsell@gmail.com
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  38. TriumphTraitor
    The run off of wireless android auto, so they use your phone data and connection and mirror your phone. Without a phone with mobile data, it would be a paperweight.
  39. Skids
    Do these devices require their own sim card for Google Maps to operate or is Maps linked from your phone?
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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

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      Tommy-knockers Brewpub Idaho Springs

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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

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      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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      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.

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      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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