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  2. mello dude
    Welcome! Post up some photos! We like photos!
  3. DSG53
    Greetings all, Just picked up a 2003 VFR with 6.5k miles on the clock, haven't been riding in 7 years, my previous bike was a Hornet so decided to stay honda for the return to 2 wheels. Bike had a stack of service history and All MOT certs over its 21 years, even though it has only done 6500 miles. 2nd obvious issue on the way home was the tyres, the first was the way it behaved below 3000rpm. Starts first time and very smooth until up to temp, then it's idle is a little lumpy, sounds like it's about to cut out every few cranks but never actually does, not terrible but could be smoother,.... I think So based mostly on posts I have read on here the things to tend to are possibly gummed up injectors from sitting with old fuel in the tank, or starter valves needing balanced or both. It had a leaking fork seal after an 80 mile ride home, but also invoices for new seals replaced 3 years and about 200 miles ago. The very small leak stopped after 100 miles of riding so probably dry seals just caught in time and hopefully just need to keep an eye on it. I did a very dumb ass thing ....I neglected to check the date codes on the tyres before purchase, by about 5 mile into my trip home, I was just getting used to riding a bike again but definitely noticed a harshness to the ride. A moment of squirreliness from the rear on two very medium slow speed turns and I checked the dates. Rear tyre almost perfect, looked like 500 miles on it , it was 15 years old. Front tyre was 9 years old. Got some mid range sport touring on today and it's the single biggest upgrade experience I have had in 35 years of driving anything. I can 100% attest that absolutely perfect looking 15 year old tyres are like ice skating compared to fresh rubber. I will hopefully have more to contribute to the forum , loving the vfr 800 so far. Sincere thanks to all the posters to this forum, so much knowledge stored over the years on this great motorcycle its hard to come up with questions that haven't been covered. So..... You guys literally made me do it!
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  5. ae86andkp61
    Just posted my brand-new never-installed 6th Gen passivated header with extras in the classifieds here. I never got around to installing them, and now I’m selling my RC46, so time to find the headers a new home. Located in Portland, OR. Willing to ship.
  6. ae86andkp61
    For sale is a brand-new never-installed set of handbuilt performance headers (based on TBR’s design) that were part of the famous group buy on this forum coordinated by sfdownhill and Duc2V4. I bought these from another forum member a few years ago for $930 (what he had into them) and never got around to installing them. I am now selling my RC46, so the headers are also up for sale. These are the passivated version (a surface treatment that enhances corrosion resistance from what I understand) and they are beautifully fabricated! There’s a wideband oxygen sensor bung on each bank and at the merge you could use for tuning. Comes with two sets of copper gaskets, stainless threaded plugs with sealing washers for all the bungs, two exhaust springs, a clamp for the connection to the midpipe, and a SebSpeed center stand stop…everything you need for a tidy installation. Asking $800 OBO. Located in Portland, OR. Willing to ship, send me a PM with your address if interested, thanks!
  7. ae86andkp61
    One of the greatest-ever do-it-all bikes for sale. This 2006 VFR800 Interceptor ABS gobbles up the miles, tackles the twisties, runs across town, can haul a passenger, can haul luggage, can go on tour, and delivers an epic V-4 soundtrack while doing so. Fairly upright ergonomics, decent wind protection, minimal vibrations, and aftermarket seat and suspension plus a torquey and willing powerplant make it a comfortable ride as well. I'd love to keep it, but I've currently got two cars, one truck, five motorcycles, and I just bought something new, so I need to thin the herd and make some room in the garage! Located in Portland, Oregon. Clean title in my name. I'm the second owner. Asking $3250 OBO for forum members. The good: Runs and rides great 85,500ish miles, so you know it hasn't been sitting for an extended period. Just remember that higher-mileage bikes don’t get to be high-mileage by being unreliable or having problems! One-off custom Leo Vince titanium exhaust Nearly-new Daugherty Motorsports custom suspension set up for 225-240 pounds. This fork/shock transformed the bike! Sargent double saddle Solo cowl cover, removable Tinted windscreen Bright PIAA headlight bulbs Frame sliders Lots of tread on the Michelin Pilot Road 2CT tires Newish water pump Cam tensioners and regulator/rectifier replaced under previous owner only a few thousand miles ago. Comes with three oil filters and new sintered EBC brake pads I have a magnetic tank bag and expandable tail bag I'll throw in as well. You can pack a surprising amount between the two. The opportunities: Throttle/fueling can be slightly jerky when cold. Tires have good tread but are old Small gouge on left side of fairing, with mediocre touch up paint Small Paint scuffs here and there commensurate with age/miles Brakes will need pads (included) and a flush in the near to mid future Standard test ride terms; available with cash in hand; you drop it, you’ve bought it. Willing to help with delivery within 150 miles of Portland, OR. If you arrange shipping, I am willing to help on my end to meet/load. Thanks for looking; please send me a PM with any questions or to discuss further.
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  9. bmart
    What are the spring rates, your weight, and your sag #s....damping settings would be userful also. We can help!
  10. Captain 80s
    You most certainly removed the aluminum plenum prior to removing the carbs. Are you working with a Service Manual?
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  12. keny
    It's good I last year didn't ride on whit the wheel whit the Pirelli Sport demon after noticed the small cut in it! As it then felt deep and it sure was, a not sharp screwdriver and plop, hole through! So tire off and in the trash. Then as no tire on the painted wheel I had to patch up the wheel that is on the RWB RC24 As mounted a rear reflector as polish the tank as plastic Reason, a classic inspection tomorrow afternoon! Fingers 🤞 it goes well
  13. keny

    Anything goes!

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  14. HispanicSlammer
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  15. ggathagan
    Hi Anonymous, Thank you for your donation of 100.00 USD. We look forward to improving the forums with your donation. Thanks VFRDiscussion
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  18. Manofsteeeeel
    Damn it... thank you
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  20. Terry
    Not to get personal but are you a bigger lad? If the jarring gets worse with the damping backed out then it sounds like you may be bottoming out the suspension? Put a cable tie on the fork leg and you can check how much travel is being used. At the back look at the damper shaft and bump stop for evidence of how much travel is used. The steps to take are 1. set the preload to get about 1/3 travel when you settle your weight onto the bike, at both ends. 2. At the front...you're done. At the back set the rebound adjuster so the suspension bounces back from being compressed quickly but without overextending. On my bike that is around 1 turn out from fully clockwise. The stock fork setup isn't the best but can be made much more controlled and compliant with weight-specific springs (I use 0.9kg/mm) and some changed damper parts. I use Gold Valves but other brands are available. Stiffer springs can offer a much improved ride over stock, which sounds counter-intuitive but generally works.
  21. Terry
    They are amost certainly the fuel supply pipes as they lead into the float bowl area would feed the float valves.
  22. Burger
    now time for forks stubborn bastard didn't wanna come apart.... i used duplicolor wheel paint+wheel clear for the sliders, rustoleum trim&bumper on the protectors, and 0000 steel wool and mother's mag polish for the pipes (plus some jb steelstik sanded to 1500grit to fill in some pits, but don't tell anyone) back on its weight for the first time in a while (ignore the backwards wheel, it's gotta come off again for paint and tires anyway) reinstalled exhaust, throttles, and airbox (what a pain that was) and my "shop" is now empty again
  23. Manofsteeeeel
    Can anyone please help me and tell me if these brown T tubes that go between the carbs are vents or gas lines? I took the carbs off to clean them and in doing so I cracked one of these tubes and now when I go to start my bike gas pours out of the one I cracked. From what I could find online I think they're vents and if the floats are stuck they will leak fuel? Please let me know and if anyone has a part number for them it'd be greatly appreciated
  24. CanadianVFR800
    Hi all, On my (new to me) VFR, I found that the ride is extremely harsh over even the slightest bumps. Other than this I love everything about the bike but the bike feels as if it has no suspension. It is very jarring, and I am in pain after a few hours of riding. The suspension is still the original factory. The rear shock and spring compression were pretty much at factory setting. I went to the "softest" as per the Honda manual (lowest compression and damping screw all the way counter clock wise to "S") and this made it even worse. Eventually suspension will need to be replaced or rebuilt, I realize. But for now, I am looking for ideas on how to not break my back (and other places) for the rest of this riding season... thank you in advance!
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  27. MBrane
    Good to see you guys kicking in some dough for the Slammer. This place is one of the few I still frequent. It'd be a shame if he had to give it up.
  28. MBrane
    Get the Icon. It's softer, yet more robust. I had a Pittsburg, and it disintegrated.
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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

       

    2. MartinkaP's Blog

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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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