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  2. Worfje
    Any pictures of your Hel(of a braking system)?
  3. rgrattan
    I was able to fix this issue without any ABS Modulator bleed antics. It turns out the front right rotor on my VFR had a slight wobble/buckle aka runout. This meant that repeated bleeds could never fix the issue. I replaced the front rotors with OEM Honda. Costly but necessary. Now the bikes brakes feel fantastic.
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  5. Worfje
    I assume you are referring to the vacuum lines that attach to the bottom part of the air box. The connection to the air box is only to 'put a plug' in the vacuum line. Looking at the complexity of the DCBS, I doubt someone will be able to guarantee that. It can certainly help in addition to the prescribed procedure. About your crack... I am surprised to see it. I hope the welding shop sees possibilities to repair this.
  6. keny
    Well no ride on Saturday even it fired up great, it peed fuel, but again letting it sit over night made wonder and today Sunday no fuel leak. Today's fuel are not good for these old bikes. So ready for a ride! So first ride was not that long, it's just +12°C and roads are at places not completely clean of gravel that is used under winter to get grip on snow as ice the roads are covered off during winter months. But my local favorite cafe was open So a stop there. And a few stops for pictures So even not perfect conditions on road it was fun! It runs like a champ but still has a knocking sound I don't like, it might come from front head, have to look into it. Also the front brake didn't feel as powerful as should, have to look into that to.
  7. keny

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    Pics of my VFR and ride pics!
  8. Worfje
    Nice to hear you had a positive experience! I found the earlier posts here.
  9. vfrcapn
    I used one, works like new. Seller gave a few prototypes away here on VFRD before going to market.
  10. vfrgiving
    I understand your qualms with VTEC, but otherwise comparing the 800 with your B-King isn't really fair. There's an entire entry-level middleweight motorcycle of displacement between them. A VFR1200 would be more in the B-King's wheelhouse for cross-shopping competition. Imagine me owning a Pacific Coast and SuperDuke 1390 and comparing them (both V-Twins). "I like the storage of the PC, but prefer the effortless torque of the Duke. If I sold the Duke for a PC I would have regretted it." 😅
  11. Lorne
    Welcome to the club!
  12. Dutch724
    The only issues I had with the set of cooling hoses was when it came to the reservoir over flow hose. Was not quite long enough or thin enough to route where the old one was, but really that is no big deal. It is still a really good set of hoses. When I said extra I meant the one from the pair system, its big easy to figure out. There are a bunch of small ones and I forgot to take pictures before pulling them apart. I'm planning refering back to the factory service manual. For the ones I'm unsure of. When I flush the brakes on my older bike I used a syringe and ran the fluid backwards in through the zerk fitting and up to the fluid reservoir. No air in the system seeing I pushed them up and out. Will that not work on this bike? Yes, I like mods that provide function, reliable, and they are useful. I plan to be on the bike alot and I like to make it my own. Delinking the brakes I'm unsure of yet. I can see it useful for my dirt road that has a downhill before getting to my house. I normally use my back brake for slowing the bike down. I have included the pictures of the broken frame where the seat support on the left side is JB welded. I'm planning to get it fixed next week. When I get it to the shop I'm hoping to get pictures of the damage under the JB weld. Once I get them I will share. I am hoping the wax unit will not need any adjustment now that I have the mouse condo out. I did notice the adjustment screw is not in far enough to touch anything. Should I be concerned with that? As always thx for the help
  13. LEGEND
    I’ve never owned a Ninja 1000 but I did buy a left over Suzuki BKing in 2011. I still have my ‘07 Vfr but over the years I’ve found the Suzuki to be more reliable, much smoother and when ridden sanely gets as good and sometimes better mileage than my Vfr. I must admit I enjoy the I4 more than the V4. I enjoy the smooth low end torque over the jerky jerky V4 and it’s quaint but kinda useless v tech. The vfr left me stranded when the wiring harness around the battery became just a bit to crispy and let go. Also had the ground issue which nearly left me stranded. Honda really needed a better ECU, charging system and a more robust wiring harness before unleashing the thing to the public. The Suzuki has had no weirdness and for me is the more enjoyable of the two. If I sold the Bking for a vfr I would have regretted it.
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  15. Gazzaboo
    Would my reading be correct i would mostly be riding twisting and winding A & B roads so leaving it on a 170 tire would be more enjoyable to throw around than fitting the 180 tire
  16. FromMaine
    Ditto. No issues with welding, all manufacturers weld their frames. Its where that matters. Nice work also!
  17. FromMaine
    Started to refinish my new to me 8 spoke. Bought here courtesy of member SamW. Gave it a degrease, couple of good scrubs, scraped and sanded, then an alcohol bath. Dried for a few days then light sand again on bare metal, alcohol and then metal primer. Will let this cure for 3-4 days then sand and apply 2 top coats. These need a week each to cure properly. This process takes a while to get right, but I drank the White Rims Kool-aid a long time ago. 😁 .
  18. Worfje
    Hi, I just ran into this aftermarket replacement flexible PCB of dashboard on eBay for 30 pounds (roughly 34 euro's / 40 dollar, excluding shipping).
  19. bmart
    That's a handsome mousetrap! (I'm in Charlotte, so not too far from you) You seem to like mods, maybe delink the brakes while you're that far into everything. I never noticed any issues with them linked, but the ease of bleeds delinked is appealing. Nice work!
  20. Worfje
    Hi Dutch724, Barbequed mice, nice. Would you have a picture of the cracked frame? I had a look into the COP 'upgrade'. Nice for looks, but no clear performance/reliability improvement found. I installed the AS3 set also and it was pretty straightforward. What issues did you ran into? Extra? There is one vacuum line connected to the flapper valve. Just put a bolt in the disconnected vacuum line. Have a look here on Yup Tub. It is a pita, but as stated it is doable and follow the procedure / order stated in the service manuals and exploit your family to help out. I have delinked the system, since after 26 years I thought it was time to ditch it to guarantee reliability. Personally, besides the improved reliability, I appreciate riding/braking delinked. Nice work!
  21. darthdoud
    Ok thanks for the info and help. The tacho has not worked at all the fuel pump solenoid isn't working as well, I didn't think I'm getting a signal from the sparking unit under the seat
  22. keny
    So Thursday I got a note the camshafts I ordered had arrived but sadly the place where to pick them up had closed early for some reason, so did pick up on Friday on lunch break, they look good as are correct So was time to mount the good lift fingers And out whit the bad 3 To me it looks more they have suffered from dirt falling as valve cover has been taken off than suffer from loss of lubrication. Anyway in goes the good second hand camshaft Then valves adjusted and engine turned over to secure before turning engine by starter motor to see oil comes to camshafts. I did actually take the camshaft holders as the H shaped oil tube from the 88-89 head to be sure no blocking in there. They are parts that are interchangeable aside the lift fingers. So valve cover on, did change the fuel line as old had crack's in the ends to be on safe side, and as I did put in a universal fuel line I did put some zip ties to secure it's not rubbing against carburators, I did also take the long protection plastic of old fuel line and got the new into it. So now just to get fuel and test start and hope the carbs does not flood..... 🤞
  23. keny
    Yesterday I got the things needed to mount the rear wheel on the Zephyr So pin bolts in as sprocket on And then wheel on the bike Looks to be nice in center as chain line good to, it will be closely checked as I mount the chain. 🙂
  24. keny

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  25. Terry
    I wouldn't worry about the cooling hose behind the headers...they're all like that sir. And you can boil water in a paper cup over a candle. For the brakes, get the service manual and follow the specified sequence; IIRC you bleed the right front centre, left front centre, then tip the SMC so the outlet is above the inlet, and bleed through the PCV nipple at the back of the tank, then do the rear bleeds last. I got my wife to help with the SMC/PCV bleed, and got a much better pedal feel by also compressing the SMC piston (press pedal and hold --> press SMC and release pressure through PCV--> close PCV --> pump SMC back out with the foot pedal; and repeat).
  26. Dutch724
    Hi everyone, As you all know I have brought this sweet ride home August of 2025. I changed the oil, tires and top off the brake fluid and rode this all of fall until it got to cold to ride. I have been sorting it out all winter long. I was shocked to find the 2 level mouse condo. 1st floor was under the throttle body and the top floor inside the air box. I didn't notice the mouse house under the throttle body until I took the TB off. To my surprise I found a dead mouse just outside the airbox on the rubber outside the snorkel. Then I found another dead mouse under the TB. To my amazement the bike still ran with the air filter packed closed. Crazy. I did have an issue with a high idle once the bike was warmed up. I'm thinking the bike was starving for air the whole time. Since I found the crack in the frame and all this mouse mess. I have dove into getting this bike all sorted and while in there I did some upgrades. I have deleted the pair system..... Thanks to mello dude. Thermostat change with all new AS3 hoses. Anyone ever have issues with the cooling hoses routed near the exhaust on the front of the motor? I updated the rectifier, to make sure I never have an issue with it. I changed the spark plugs and also added COP and deleted the coils. I found this really cool battery voltage gauge that also charges my phone with a USB-C port on it. It mounted nicely on the left handle bar. I have added a power commander and I'm thinking about mounting it on the left side where I pulled the coil off the frame. I have still to add a gear indicator and a thunderbox My yosh exhaust has been sent off to be refurbished due to the previous owner drilling too many holes in the carbon fiber sleeve. I'm going to try and get a lock smith to rekey my gas cap to match my ignition key..... wish me luck. Now that I deleted the pair system and going to delete the flapper and snorkel. I might need some help with where the extra vacuum lines connect. Brake fluid and clutch flush will be coming, just a little nervous about getting all the air out of the system, but I have watch a few videos that has given me confidence in getting it done right. I have just never messed with a linked braking system before. Any help or advice about everything I'm in the process of doing will be appreciated. I am very excited to this back to running to to see how much different it will be. Oh yeah all the plastic has been sent off to be painted and repaired. The previous owner really didn't know what he was doing when he put this back together after he laid it down. Hence fixing the cracked frame with JB weld. Which the bike will be sent off to a welding fabrication shop to get that part of the frame fixed.
  27. Lorne
    Your photo freaked me out ‘cause I thought there was a throttle cable coming out the left handgrip.
  28. Terry
    I finished the cruise control installation and took a brief test ride. It would have been better to hit a motorway but the weather was threatening so I rode a few 60 and 80km/hr sections near home. The CC seems to work just fine; it is not as precise as my car (which seldom moves by more than +/-2km/hr) but perfectly OK to manage speed on long boring sections. The instructions say that the CC will disengage if you tap the brakes (check) and also if the throttle is opened more than 5% beyond the CC (also check). The latter gives a slightly unsettling throttle wobbliness as the CC and your hand argue for control before the CC hands off. The set, accelerate and decelerate functions worked intuitively. The CC may have a slight effect on the throttle at idle speeds; if I blip the throttle when warming up, the rpm drops below the happy idle before rising back, which was not apparent before, and also if I just let the clutch out gently in first, the rpm doesn't quite match up and ease the bike along like it used to.
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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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