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Similarly, 2010. I've had 7 VFRs including those I have now. The help and vast knowledge of members on here has given me the confidence to tinker and get what I want from them and I am very grateful to all of you for this. VFRD is a rare thing on the Internet and thank goodness we can support Miguel in maintaining it. Long may it be so.

Alright so got the WEMOTO Honda NS125R mirrors! Shipping from the UK was fast!! It got here in like two days from DHL lol. Paying the tariff sucked though but it is what it is haha. These mirrors seem like good quality replacements. My question is: are these brackets the same for the left and right side? I feel like they should be mirror opposites. And I guess they don’t come with a tightening screw? @Captain 80s

It is a small world!! The guy I was dealing with said his name is Stewart but he mentioned the title is still under Stuart S. with the seller signature of release signed (I'm assuming your buddy). Stewart never bothered to do the transfer at the DOL lol. I think its funny the bike ended up back in Edmonds though and I did have a hunch you may of known about the moto since the address on the title is around the area haha! I actually thought about swinging by the address and seeing if Stuart S. still lived there! Those upgrades are neat!! I would say I'm still a novice when it comes to aftermarket motorcycle upgrades. I don't plan to track it and will just stick to cruising, do you think I would need emulators? Also I noticed those switches when I parked it in the garage! When do you recommend switching on the fans and can you elaborate on a situation where the fuel cut override would be necessary to use? Thank you for sharing and thank you for the craftsmanship from you and your buddy overall on the bike! I cant wait to get it running again! By the way I had some more questions on the WEMOTO Mirrors, It just arrived and I was confused about the brackets looking like they belong to the same side or if that's just how they come. I'll post again on that "mirrors thread" once my phone is charged and I can take some pictures. Just got back from FL for Thanksgiving! Hope you had a good Thanksgiving as well!

I was late to the party I guess (8/2010), but making up for lost time. I have owned 4 of these wonderful machines, and still have 2 of 'em. Thanks Miguel.

Captain, you made me look. 2005 also! Thank you and thank you again Miguel, a great site, no ads, and a knowledgeable and respectful group. Not only have I learned a massive amount from those here with more skill and knowledge than me, but when I moved to CA 12 years ago I immediately had a group of VFR riding buddies, who knew all the great roads and who I could almost keep up with. Much appreciated.

That would be two of us! Bear in mind that this is not a current DMr product but does contain a new piston and shims. The refitting was a giant PITA; I came pretty close to just jamming the original shock back in a few times. The modified clevis has a particularly long threaded shaft, and that makes it tough to get into the socket in the frame while the bottom of the shock is constrained by the swingamr and exhaust system. I assume the length of the shaft allows one to add more shims to raise the rear end, not something I want/need to do.

Ooh, inquiring minds want to know 😉 Looking forward to your verdict, and some pics of the test ride.

D'oh! A few days after your's was my 20th, which I also missed. Though I wasn't active the whole time when I dropped out. Many thanks to Miguel for creating & maintaining this little playground for us.

wow is right, started this thing in 2002 on some forum platform that no longer exists too. registered a real website 2003, thanks for sticking around for so long!

Shoot! I missed my 20yr Anniversary! Joined November 16, 2005. Wow.

My buddy built that bike with my help, just down the road from me. It is solid. Not sure what it might need from sitting now for a couple years. The only thing I knew it needed when I sold it for him was one of the fork seals was starting to leak. The shock has been rebuilt by DMr and had a longer res hose installed. Probabaly has 1000 miles max on it. Pretty sure we put 1.0 straight rate springs in the front. It did not get Emulators. The carbs have aluminum cross over tubes with all new o-rings and viton float bowl o-rings. New clutch and springs, new brakes and new chain and sprockets. Brakes are probably fork oil soaked by now. He did new seals when he built the bike but must have picked up a rock ding or something. Oh and pretty damn sure tapered steering bearings were installed. New Bridgestone BT45 were installed. He got rid of the stock mirror holes in the cowl. That was simply a personal thing he did, it wasn't from crashing. The lowers are either Cobalt Racing fiberglass (aka VFR Chuck Crites) or Meier Mfg ABS. Both are very good aftermarket versions. It should have a new seat cover. Toggle switches on the left are fan and fuel cut override on my recommendation. It ran, shifted, charged and stopped perfectly when I sold it. The only reason he sold it was his old ship wright knees couldn't take it any longer. I had a hunch that was the bike when I saw a small pic over on VFRW. Was the seller's name Stewart? I know the he barely rode it after purchasing it, but said that he loved it.

Hey everyone, I just picked up this 1986 VFR750 for $1500 and the previous owner was nice enough to tow it back to my place for just a tank of gas! The bike has around 45k miles. Short term plan: - Battery. - Install the rebuilt clutch lever. - Sight glasses. - Clutch fluid refill and bleed. - Basic fluids change. - Figure out why the seat won’t latch all the way because I can just pull it up and hear it un-click. - Install new cowl with mirror holes and mirrors. Long term plan: - Restore to original color and graphics. - Possibly strip to bare frame and restore due to some surface rust showing in some places. This is all the photos I have so far since it’s been a busy holiday weekend! I’ll include future updates! Hope to keep this Honda forever! Anyone else in the Pacific Northwest?!

Today was the continuing saga of the DMr shock absorber. In May I spotted a used item on eBay, recognised correctly as DMr-modified CBR600 shock, and bought it for not too much money. When it arrived, it was a bit oily and when I fitted it up, was apparent that it was free of damping (little oil/gas) far too hard (wrong spring) and a bit short. EBay refunded my purchase but I lost the freight. Jamie advised what I needed to do, and a local shop quoted me more than NZ$1000 to swap the spring, replace the seals, re-oil and regas. Jamie offered to do that for about half, so I shipped the shock to him. Unfortunately due to misplaced honesty, our post office decided the shock was a prohibited item, held it for 8 weeks, then returned it to me with lot of DANGER/EXPLOSIVE type placarding. Morons. And I lost the freight that I had paid. Again. Then I had a chance encounted with an old mate now running a mountain bike suspension business in a nearby town, we got talking and he agreed to do the rebuild for me, so I got the parts shipped from Jamie, and had Norm do the rebuild. Norm took his time and so many, many months have passed since I ordered the shock. Jamie supplied a new spring, seals, piston, shims, and a modified clevis (to correct the length). Today was Der Tag, I got the spanners out and fitted the rebuilt shock to Sakura. That short sentence does not tell about the finger trapping, knuckle scraping, knee breaking and sweat-inducing work that probably takes a mildly skilled Honda employee about 30 seconds on the production line, but took me more like 4 hours. Does it work? Is it worth all the effort? No idea...it is hosing down outside and I have no interest in getting wet. Stand by for next weekend!

I maximize (or slightly over) my tire pressures. With a center stand not such a big deal, but 99% of mine do not have one. Maybe not a big deal at all, it's just one more easy thing I do to help against possible flat spots / deformations from sitting.

What a shame! Sounds good though; I only bought mine in September, and the previous (and only other) owner had mentioned that he changed the oil every spring.

No longer living in a store-it-for-the-winter locale, but here's a couple things: -do not do the "running for a few minutes" no matter how tempting. Either ride it for 20-30 minutes minimum to boil out all the crankcase moisture, or let it sit. (I get that you ran it to move the stabilizer into the fuel system) -change the oil just before storing in the fall. Others will chime in but I think you're good. Seems like half the threads here now are restoring bikes left outside or in a barn!

Hi - I just winterized my bike before putting into storage, which involved: 1) filling the tank, adding Honda OEM fuel stabilizer, and running for a few minutes; and 2) pulling the battery (to keep on a tender). Anything else I'm missing that is seen as vital? Storage is in a warmed environment with no direct sunlight. Planning on changing the brake pads and air filter over the winter as well, and then giving it an oil change in the spring.

Hi, I wanted to share how I mounted a Givi V47 top box to my VFR. I used the Givi Monokey universal plate (product code E251, currently on offer at SportsBikeShop - apologies if "plugging" not permitted) together with an official Honda rack, which I recently picked up on eBay. The first step was, naturally, fitting the Honda rack which was very straightforward. After taking several measurements, I planned to order a 5 mm thick aluminium plate cut to the required dimensions. I found some very reliable sellers on eBay and chose The Aluminium Shop in the UK, who supplied and cut the sheet to specification (+-2mm), not leaving any sharp burrs. I aligned the piece on the rear rack carrier and marked the drilling points. Next, I mounted the aluminium plate using bolts that were intentionally longer than required, as shown below. This setup provided a solid base for attaching the universal plate, which was secured using the same bolts that fastened the aluminium plate to the rack. I did have to make a slight cut out to the honeycomb to accommodate aligning the rear bolt hole. Showing from underneath: The finished plate ended up looking like this: Happy to say this is a very secure and stable solution! I'll update this post with a picture including the box at a later point. I'd like to say thanks to those who documented other solutions on the forum as they contributed towards this design. Hope this helps someone else! Jason.

I think you'll find quite a few earlier Honda's use the exact same fan motor. eg) Bike breaker on eBay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/197876731073? Cheap, may even ship overseas? Just trawl eBay breakers.

EBay UK https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/167240351105?_skw=vfr+800+engine&itmmeta=01KB7SJPAVF5CRPXJQXPHV4MWX&hash=item26f04d3d81:g:sIEAAOSwJ25nflJ0&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA8FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1fFXqtohbCDlR1MqvCrhcuj1Gaz2XWrApYaYvzBm8uh8ib86g74WqfWqZbMn%2BDCMBNGepYyyAq8grnMEm%2BgvK4GPtVHdbiDlX3qWglbUKz52mwikyj6jryfqlEem0%2FRMC7NCl9R8y2oHTO2Ld5myR5pPiI%2BLuTZzVx03RZhAQq4ZdFUjd9rrpyaWA1SSXjaduJ3XMM8sZhyK0%2FYC29lH7U7P72%2FZod0EI4okOKnXdDGWIVU3f4uw3VyFsanqskbd9UD8NMPUp11fbgJxIw1gG75OwJJvAqHDl4Lr2JaGnlWpg%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR9rlyvnZZg

Hello everyone! The name's Chris. Been lurking around these parts for a couple years since I got my 2008 Viffer back in 2023. I'm located in Singapore, where the VFR population is slightly under a 100 (we have exactly 1 known 8th gen here). Currently in the midst of doing a front end swap to take the 8th gen lower and doing a handlebar swap to replace the clip-ons. Had a Laser Deeptone installed but the super strict Land Transport Authority here almost fined me since I didn't have any legal documentation to get it approved. Looking forward to learning more and meeting more Viffer owners! Picture of my stallion below!

It’s painful when the issues are partly electrical too. But this is a good lesson to me, always disregard what other people say when it comes to maintenance and verify things yourself, don’t be afraid to ask for help… and don’t trust a lousy frenchman! I hope to be up and running again soon, but im sure it’ll be awhile. If anyone has ANY leads for an engine i’d be very appreciative. Cheers!

The rear tire was skidding, it did it before when I didn’t get enough momentum when bump starting so that’s just what I figured for the most part. As for the engine turning over I guess I was mistaken. I plan on taking this engine off the bike and tearing it down, and maybe finding a donor engine I can run for a season or so while I rebuild my engine, that way I don’t miss a season or two. The best way to learn something is to get so far into it you have no other option!