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Any chance you would be willing to pass along the switch file?

Make sure your kill switch is good, as the Fi won't prime if the kill switch is in the OFF position. Check the universal earth block secreted in the loom near the reg/rec. Mine looked perfect, but when I pulled the wire end connectors out about half were green with copper corrosion. Stripped cleaned & soldered together & my electrical gremlins vanished.

Finalised the brackets for both pitlane and map switch of the RapidBike: Most difficult part was to get a 'sharp' number/letter in a first layer 3D printed polycarbonate. Resolution was provided by not having the default double thickness of layer one and not z hopping during retracting... took a day. PLA is so much more forgiving, but not as weather and fire proof as polycarbonate.

That's a good looking Corbin seat!

Called them and they said they were out and expected a shipment in. Agree they are freaking expensive.... but sometimes since they see my face off and on, theyll give me a deal.. Found some hose at a racing supply house...Well shit, its red, gotta have it.... lol....ordered it... https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/ https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/keywordsearch.asp?KeywordStart=brake+reservoir+hose&KeywordButton=Go

How did the sponge sit in place without the plastic? I dont know If i want to wait for the new plastics and I will remove these ones because they crumble easily

Spiegler. Right around the corner from you. Stop by the bank first on the way though to take out a second mortgage......... I've bought whole bikes for less than they want for those hoses.

Ha ha, that's a great offer. I really appreciate it. You have done more than enough pulling the bolt off your bike and measuring. I will now be able to pick one up from my local store, thank you! It's not the end of the world if the threads are boogered up, but sometimes you just want things to be the way they are meant to be. I'm just about done with sorting the bike for this years riding season. The plastics will be back from the painters next week. I have a couple of goodies to add to the bike this weekend and my part will be done. Hopefully, I get all the hoses connected up under the gas tank and throttle body correctly. I do have some that I need to plug up from deleting the pair system.

Thank you for this tip about using the screwdriver through the oil port. I had tried everything else - rocking the bike, riding it around, nothing worked. Pulled in the clutch, popped the plates apart with a screwdriver and fixed! You saved me draining the oil and pulling the cover.

The stakes are high so better check.....

It's a 25mm long, M6 flange bolt. Bog-standard Honda. Just pulled the one on my bike to compare: Happy to send one to you--if you can wait for it to arrive from NL... PM me your mailing address. I do tend to replace OEM fasteners with stainless, but I also used to buy the "leftovers" from UK breakers, after they'd broken various Hondas for parts. Ciao, JZH

Many thanks for the reply Thumbs. I will definitely give Electrex a shout, they look like they should be able to sort it.

I'd just put a separate feed to the pump and save the problem until the winter Electrex are your best bet for advice

I bought a nice looking, one owner VFR800FIY last August. On original tyres having done a genuine 2,100 miles from new! The MOT had only expired the previous month, which I was n't too bothered about and I was so keen to have it I picked up in a van. It started, but ran (badly), poor tick over and then racing over 6K on pick up. I was n't too bothered about the poor running as I thought it was most likely old fuel, due to the lack of use. I had a VFR from new, which I owned for 15 years, so I knew the bike and was confident I would soon have it running sweetly. I was convinced it was a fueling issue and changed the fuel filter, checked the fuel pump flow rate, lined the tank with POR15 as it was slightly speckled with rust spot (really not too bad). New iridium plugs, oil, oil and air filters, even tyres as it was still on the original Bridgestones. Bike was no different - unrideable. So the only fuel-related issue to look at was the injectors - perhaps they had become gummed-up. Took them out, sent them off for refurb', they were as clean as a whistle (3%) difference between before and after. Put the bike back together with little hope that I'd found the issue and fuel pump would not prime, no click from the fuel pump relay either. Bought a new fuel pump relay - no change. I've since found the relays are common and I could have swapped the high beam relay. Since the two nearest Honda dealers would not entertain looking at it as it's over 10 years old, I asked another experienced bike mechanic to investigate. He spent some time on it and concluded that there was no Earth coming from the ECU to the fuel pump relay. So he thought the ECU was 'toast'. Found a second-hand ECU on Ebay, got it reprogrammed to match the keys to deactivate the HISS immobiliser and nothing! Looking at the forum this appears to be a common topic of discussion. As a consequence, I've ticked a few boxes already: The kill switch on the bars is good; the HISS light goes out as it should; the GND (the 14 pin Earth junction) taped into the loom looks perfect (in fact all the wiring looks like new) and Engine kill switch clicks when the ignition is switched on. I checked the fuel pump by bridging the green and black/white wire at the fuel pump relay and and it whirrs nicely. The fault codes appear to be more historic than relevant (1-faulty MAP sensor; 9-faulty intake air temp sensor; 15-faulty No4 injector). Any ideas would be greatfully recieved! Does anyone know of any good mobile bike mechanics which may help. I'm located in Sherborne, Dorset, UK. Thanks for persevering in reading this long message.

Ordered a new Corbin seat for my 2010 VFR, installed some tank grips, and new foot pegs.

Hey man, thanks for the info. I've heard the 2012-forward seats are better, but I have nothing to compare it to. My new Corbin seat arrived today, and I can't wait to try it out.

Honda says the 46mm I stopped by my local dealer to see if they could check the tightness of my VFR's axle bolt. The service manual says the 46mm bolt should be torqued to 146 lb-ft. The shops 45mm socket fit perfectly - go figure. Turns out it my bolt was torqued to at least 146 according their torque wrench. No idea why it isn’t staked in the right spot, but at least it ain’t coming loose anytime soon. I will stake the nut tomorrow just for peace of mind.

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The bolt is 6mm flange, length is something like 20mm but easy for you to work that out. If the thread in the fitting is buggered, then you can drill the thread out and stick a nut on the inside. This is just a mounting bolt that clamps the hose to the delay valve for support.

Well done for persistence and getting it fixed.

Oops. I didn't realise it was bent. I had a look in my stash, but could not find the bolt. I am pretty sure it is Honda partnumber 958010602507. https://www.cmsnl.com/honda-vfr800fi-1998-w-european-direct-sales_model5744/partslist/F__0400.html

Looking for new hose replacement for the brake reservoir to the mc, got a vendor for that? Thanks md

Welcome Ken. Nice looking bike, yes it is a 4th Gen. 62,000Km is 38,500 miles. That's pretty low mileage for these bikes. At some point do a valve check, its fairly easy on these bikes. Not that I'm saying they have problems with their valves, more to just reassure yourself and have a datum point. My 4th Gen has 183,000 km/114,000 miles and it just now had 1 valve go out of spec. They can be pretty much bulletproof with standard maintenance.

Welcome to the forum from northern Maine. Great looking bike for its mileage. The past owner did you well! Great group of guys here, patient, helpful and above all knowledgeable. As Lorne pointed out the service manuals for all the different Gens is in the download section. My 4th Gen. has 114,000+ miles on it. Great all rounder. Loaded up in Virginia a couple of years ago.

That bolt is bent. Not sure I could get the curve out of it. After looking at the parts schematic doesn't look like I can order that bolt. I will have to get it out and measure it to see what size bolt it is..... unless someone already knows.😁