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  2. Terry
    The tyre is mounted correctly to my eye; the arrow follows the direction of rotation (clockwise as seen from the right side). The axle looks normal to me as well. The other end will stick out about 5mm, there is a line scribed on mine that aligns with the fork surface. The axle is designed so the bolt causes it to pull hard against the right leg: the fat left part of the axle passes right through the left leg and pushes on the left distance collar which pushes on the left bearing which pushes on the centre spacer which pushes on the right bearing which pushes on the distance collar which butts up against the right leg. So the location of your wheel relative to the right leg is fixed and rigid. The left end is deliberately allowed a bit of freeplay until you tighten the axle clamp bolts. That allows the left leg to find its most "relaxed" location on the axle i.e. when the two legs are truly parallel, where there is the least binding. I make a poin of bouncing forks before I do up the axle clamp bolts.
  3. mello dude
    Doing some reassembly and checking mount on the front axle... with the axle shoved "home" left to right...there is roughtly a 5mm space gap between the end of the axle and the fork... (rotor spacing is correct) .... is yours that way? Check photo... While I'm discussing the axle.... 2 cent rant on Honda... Hey Dorks, could you spend another 50 cents and put a hex in your VFR axle instead of the frickn screw driver hole? The Valk has a nice one, makes it easy to use a key and a breaker bar to hold it... Last question... dummy me didnt check tire mount directions on the rear wheel when I picked it up.. ...This guy is bassackwards -- correct? Thxz -Cheerz
  4. Terry
    Welcome aboard! That bike looks to be in lovely condition. I suffer from MBD, and bought a 2015 VFR1200 as an insurance write-off/project last year; to make room I decided to sell my 2004 ST1300, which I was finding to be a bit tall, a bit heavy, a bit loose in vehicle wakes and also...too darned hot. I know the 1200 is not a replacement for the ST (sadly, Honda wimped out on building one) but the contrast is pretty stark, MUCH better heat control, MUCH better buffet control, MUCH easier step-over for people of shorter stature. And that 1200 V4 engine is a beast. Mine is not so mint as I have yet to fix some road rash, but it is mechanically perfect.
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  6. Rllwjoe
    Thanks for sharing this Duch724. My 9 year old Chrome battery left me stranded Sunday. I've push-started one of my bikes back in the 80's without issue. Not this time! When the fuel pump won't kick in, your stuck! Ask me how I know - yeah, I tried. So the timing of your post was just what I needed to help me decide between Lead-acid or lithium. It's still about double the price of a lead/acid, but the higher cranking amps and lighter weight are attractive.
  7. FretlessJazz
    NICE! I love riding up there, when I get a chance. I haven't been in a while though. I see you got the luggage. Mine didn't come with any and I have been beating the bushes with no luck.
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  9. FretlessJazz
    51, started riding about 3.5 years ago on a Magna V45 700 I purchased on Facebook Marketplace. Traded up from there to an ST1300 that I LOVED, but the heat bothered me, and my wife didn't want to ride on it with me anymore. I got a Goldwing, but I missed the power, torque, seating position, and sound of the V4. Lo and behold, a Cherry (color and condition) 7th gen came up for sale near me, so I just had to go get it. I'm so glad to be back on a V4, and the VFR1200F is a riot! Looking forward to many miles to come.
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  11. rc24dk
    Welcome to the club 🙂
  12. bmart
    I turned 13k miles on the yellow '00 as I pulled into the garage and serviced the K&N air filter!
  13. Captain 80s
    There was not an 86 version of the RC15. Nothing of any consequence interchanges between an 83-85 RC15 and the 86 RC24. Nor were there any real changes to the engine 83-85. Metallurgy on the cams may have improved in 1985. You may be thinking of the 84/85 to 86 VF500F PC12. There were substantial changes on that model in 1986 engine wise.
  14. FromMaine
    As Terry noted they did have some cam wear issues. This was in the 84-85 model run. In 86 Honda made some changes to the valve gear and carbs plus some other bits IIRC. This was a far better version, but a number of engine parts do not interchange between the two models. Check you vin numbers, if one of them is an 86 model, and it has decent compression, that is the engine to build on. Best of luck, fun bikes for sure.
  15. FromMaine
    Yes! Everytime I get on my bike I feel 30 years lighter. 😁
  16. FromMaine
    Correct, its for my 2001 VFR. And Thank You.
  17. Worfje
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    Oops 🫣
  18. Dutch724
    Hmm, I just used the part finder on their website. Are you looking for a battery for a VFR or another bike? If it's for a VFR I can get pictures and do measurements if needed.
  19. Presson
    I've used stompgrip on my bikes for years. Very slight yellowing over many years but hardly noticeable. Makes a huge difference on the road; allows you to properly lock on and use your core muscles rather than writhing around on a buttered pig. Go for volcano. The icon are useless other than a paint protector. I've not had problems with wear on leather. Shorts, no idea I always dress to protect
  20. Captain 80s
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    It's a little thing the old guys call a "speedometer cable".
  21. Worfje
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    May I ask about the line that goes to the bottom of the fork? It is probably that anti-dive thingie... but having a hydraulic line dangling so free in air near a tyre doesn't feel safe/right.
  22. Mohawk
    You don't need the secondary master replacement bracket. Just use the clevice that is already there with a bolt retained in the secondary master cylinder by the steel plate & circlip that is also already there. The clevice is static the bracket moves on it. If you gut the secondary master cylinder then you can fit a bolt of the correct dimensions into it such that the bracket does not move when the brake is applied. Simples 🙂
  23. St. Stephen
    I had the Stompgrip clear version on my RC-51 for about five years until I sold it last year, and I'd recommend them. Helpful on the street during brisk riding but a huge difference maker for track days. The abrasion on my leathers wasn't bad actually, I think it is more a result of accidental contact, not when your knees are locked onto the tank during braking. Sadly sfdownhill is no longer with us, he would have had a much more detailed and witty answer than mine!
  24. Worfje
    Since I designed the bracket, I have 'the specs'. However, at this point in time, I would be reluctant to share 'the specs'. I believe in my design (since riding with it), but for a 'commercial' product (thus sharing it with others), I would at least want certification by TÜV SÜD (or similar). I feel confident to 'risk' my own life, but not that of others at the current level of testing / lack of certification.
  25. svital123
    old thread i know but how have they held up? discolored? mess your pants up? im seriously torn between the volcano and icon versions and clear vs black. was the volcano too aggressive for street use? i do spirited commutes only. super uncomfortable in shorts?
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  27. DrErgal
    FIRST TEST First test for the bike and... for the biker either, as I haven't been wearing a leather suit for a decade 😁 Well, the bike is lovely; the lighter flywheel makes the engine more lively and prone to rev up and down quicker, as expected. The only (slightly) noticeable downside is a bit of nervousness at the corner apex at the moment you get the throttle on hand, but it's a matter of recalibrate my moves being a bit smoother. Moreover, the inlet trumpets changed the behavior of the bike significantly. With the "all long" configuration (OEM long trumpets both on rear and front cylinders), the engine is FANTASTIC at low and mid range (until 6000 rpm, I'd say) but became lazy in revving up over 7000. With my new trumpets I lost a bit of "fullness" until 4500rpm (just a bit), but over this threshold it seems to have a different engine, lively and FEROCIOUS in revving up 💪 Very happy of the result; I could make a new version with a little variation in the geometry to increase low-mid speed torque, but it's a matter of details. The mods on the cooling system lowered the op. temperature by 2°, approx. Suspensions are yet to be set up; I'll take a bit of time in the next rides to finalize the setting. The lighter wheels (especially at back) "seem" to make the bike a bit easier in pif-paf or in leaning down phase, but the difference is subtle (I didn't install magnesium of carbon rims, so the weight gain isn't big) In conclusion, I'm more than happy about the bike. The biker, instead, is an old fat rider still convinced of being a pilot, while the ugly truth is that he's just an old guy riding peacefully 👴 😅
  28. orendanger
    do you still have the specs for the bracket? Love what you did!
  29. Worfje
    What is 'facebook'?
  30. orendanger
    This is why i prefer forums to facebook... Thanks!
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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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      Veefalo on Squaw Pass

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      Juniper Pass

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      Mount Evans

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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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