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  2. JZH
    Potentially silly question, but why not just cut and lengthen the wires? I did this on my yellow bike when I relocated the OEM ECU. I did it years ago, but I believe I actually just cut the ECU connectors off a second-hand wiring loom to avoid having to mess with crimping all the terminals. Just soldered and heat shrunk (but these days I would probably crimp teeny tiny brass wire splices instead of solder...) Ciao, JZH
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  4. Worfje
    Lovely!
  5. Dutch724
    Hey everyone, I just got the bike back from the welder and he was able to repair the crack in the sub frame connection. He said that the person that did the repair had a used the broken piece and put a screw on the bottom of the main frame and one on the top and strung baling wire to hold the broke piece attached to the place it fits in and then JB welded the wire and broken piece in place. The welder fabricated a new point of connection out of welded materials which I believe was aluminum weld which makes it stronger than just welding the old broke piece back on the frame. I will attach a picture of the finished job.
  6. noral
    Hi all I'm new to this page and came here to search help from vfr experts. So as my title says the fuel pump is not priming when ignition is turned on. And yes I know there is a whole bunch of try this and this. As an educated car mechanic I've been trying them all. The battery is OK The main fuse is OK. Also current flow thru on boat sides. Both the blue and brown connector have been measured and all is good on both sides. All the relays have been checked and just to be sure I have been trying with a brand new relay on all of them still nothing. For the fuel pump itself it's priming once I bypass the fuel cut relay so I assume it's not stucked or anything. Basically the wires from the battery and all the way to the fuel pump and all it's different parts on the way have been measured and checked. I simply cannot find anything that indicates that something is wrong. While the blue connector previously have been giving me a hard time aswell as the wires to the main fuse box, but I fixed that and it have been working fine. Also the bank Angel sensor is by passed after previously issues. The bike was put aside in a warm garage with battery on charging I assume in September last year and last week I was gonna take it for the first spring ride. Unfortunately it wouldn't start and here I stay as of today. So if anybody has any idea or tips what to check or whatever I would be forever very grateful. If not I think it might be time to get a newer one and use this as a part bike. Cause I'm having a really hard time getting ride of this magnificent motorbike. Greetings from Norway Alex
  7. Terry
    5th gens were made for 4 years, 6th gens for 12 years; lots more 6th gen bits around as a result.
  8. darylsdad
    You're almost there! That plastic cover is typically just a pressure-fit plug. The best way to get it off without scarring the frame or the plastic is to use a thin flat-head screwdriver or a plastic trim tool. Carefully wedge it under the edge of the cap and give it a gentle pry. If it’s being stubborn, you can sometimes get a better grip by wrapping the tip of your screwdriver in a thin cloth or electrical tape to protect the finish.
  9. darylsdad
    You aren't imagining things, 5th Gen luggage racks are significantly harder to find than 6th Gen parts. The main reason is that the subframe and mounting points changed enough that the parts aren't a direct swap.
  10. vfrcapn
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  12. Badger1
    I use the blue Honda coolant as well (helps my car is also a Honda). I change mine every other spring.
  13. Badger1
    I have 21,00 miles on my 2015. I previously owned a 2011 hayabusa that I put 35,000 miles on. I LOVE the Interceptor and am way more selective on the days I ride it (no rain, below freezing, temps above 90). Unless Honda makes another V4 sport tourer, this bike has to last me the rest of my life!
  14. Presson
    2017 VFR 800F RC 93 ( yes that is correct for 2016 on). 58000 miles. All smiles
  15. Macmorgan
    Hello VFR Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
  16. airwalk
    Same coolant, I’ve chosen 5 yrs as the change target, opinions vary a lot on this but it’s easy to remember & seems reasonable..
  17. Worfje
    Fitting the RapidBike ECU in combination with 'Elongator'. Now I know how long the additional cable (female-female) needs to be. Which is not very long... Also have to move the two sensors forward. Which is possible, with some Ohlins bracket adjustments.
  18. VFR80025th
    I chose the blue HONDA type 2 coolant that HONDA also uses for autos because its good for aluminum components in our VFR engines. Also its a long life coolant meaning I can go longer than 2-3 years considering I only ride about 3000kms a year. How often are you guys changing your coolant and are you also using the Honda Type 2 coolant. Thanks and ride safe.
  19. VFR80025th
    I have 23,000 miles or 37000kms . Its been bullet proof. Im probbaly on the low end for this site buts its the most mileage I've ever put on a motorcycle besides my much missed 25th anniversary VFR 800. Ride safe.
  20. natnif
    Thanks for the help with that. All back together now. I've swapped over a few bits from the other one so I've hopefully made a good one from both. Back on the bike now so I'll start the tedious job of bleeding (again!) and see where that puts it. I should get the suspension buttoned up as well today so we are getting closer to being on the road for a shakedown.
  21. Worfje
    So, did you buy it? (I already got the injectors as a start)
  22. Burger
    thank you sir. had the same thought earlier today while tearing around town; hard to believe that at one point this thing was a pile of parts in the corner of my dining room. actually chatted with the guy i bought it from earlier today too, he was also super jazzed about it.
  23. Terry
    I am not a big believer in "VFRs run hot". I do think that the side-mount radiators are less than ideal when airflow is low. I think a big problem (especially in the 5th and 6th gens) is the use of digital gauges that read out some Big Numbers (especially in Fahrenheit) and seem alarming. If these were dial gauges, 212F (oooh, scary, that's boiling point!) would be halfway between cold and hot and not worrying at all. My later Hondas (e.g. ST1300, VFR1200) just use bar graphs for temperature, and I suspect the electronics are set so that they readout is in the "warm but OK" zone all the time, unless the temperature is Really Hot. The cooling systems is just like every other system on the bike, it needs maintenance and the components need to work properly. Something as simple as a dodgy radiator cap that won't hold pressure will cause all sorts of genuine overheating, as will a stuck thermostat. I think we need to remember that these bikes were designed, built and tested in Japan. Having visited there during a sultry August, that is one steamy hot climate; if the bikes pass use testing there, I can't imagine Florida or Georgia could be any worse.
  24. Captain 80s
    V4s can run hot, for various reasons in various scenarios. Heat kills and I think most gearheads on here have witnessed the results of true overheating on a vehicle at some point in their life. Everybody is striving to avoid the game of "Catastrophic VFR Mad Libs".
  25. FromMaine
    👍 Considering from where you started, to looking at these pics. Well done, and excellent job documenting the process.
  26. St. Stephen
    Please excuse a comment from someone with far less technical expertise, but...what's the data? Is overheating a problem? There's stators and R/R's. Some other known issues. But in 20 years here at VFRD I have yet to read "my motor overheated and (insert catastrophe here) happened."
  27. Captain 80s
    And that's why I have them as well, it wasn't necessarily to have the fan permanently off . But on some of my bikes where I was putting the switch was within reach of the original thermoswitch wire with the spade connector. I just thought it was super easy to use the intact wire in, and then one circuit continuing to the thermoswitch and the other to ground. Bam. It just also sounded like a nifty solution to his scenario.
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  29. FromMaine
    Interesting, I have overides on my first Gens, 1000R's and my 4th gen, but its to turn the fan on early in traffic (got busted for lane splitting down south of me when the 97 started to overheat). When the dust settled figured it was cheaper to put a fan switch in then argue the point. I'll see if I have the switch you mentioned in my supplies. 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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      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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