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  2. DrErgal
    Welcome! And congratulations for the bike: it's the VFR with the best wheels set ever ❤️
  3. DrErgal
    Welcome Denis! We're nearly neighbor: I live in Trento, and Croatia is pretty close In fact, the first race of my life was in Rijeka, a quarter of century ago (what a memory ❤️) Further to your misadventure with the bike, well... every cloud has a silver lining: as you can see, yellow is the fastest color 😎 😁every cloud has a silver lining
  4. Rhonda
    Looking for a set of lowing pegs/links for 7th gen. thanks in advance
  5. Rhonda
    It's simply wonderful. No, seriously! Once you spend a bit of time with it, you'll learn to appreciate the convenience of not having to shift in heavy traffic. I agree that the plain "auto" mode is kinda lame, But the "sport" shifting mode really wakes up the engine!. Honestly, i find myself using only manual mode or sport mode. My ride is a 2010 VFR1200 with about 16k miles. While it's not the later years you mention, it's probably just as reliable overall as the later models. The failures you hear of seem to affect more riders in Europe/Asia, from what I've read, as it may be due to different octane fuels. The only downsides would be 1. heat...she generates quite a lot, especially in slower traffic. Luckily the cooling system seems to do a good job of bringing the temps down. 2. ergonomics. Despite being labeled as a "sport tourer", the bike seems to embellish on the "sport" aspect. As a result, I've resorted to heli bars and am looking to a set of lowering pegs. If you want a very accurate account from several owners, check out the following link. There's literally nothing I don't agree with of any of the reviews: HONDA VFR1200F (2010-2011) Review | Speed, Specs & Prices
  6. MagnaMan
    Hi, I'm new the forum. My Magna is one of my favorite motorcycles but I've always wanted to have a VFR as well. I've been tooling around with the idea of the 1200. I wanted to get a later year in this line up because generally, I've found that Japanese vehicles are at their best the last few years of a particular generation because of their continuous improvement manufacturing. I'm seeing more VFR 1200 DCT models and I was wondering what the impressions were. I've heard bad stories of it not shifting optimally when in automatic mode and that it was best run in manual shift mode. I also see that from 2012 onward there was a foot shifter available for the DCT. But what is it like? I just want to know if I need to rule them out while shopping for a VFR or include them. Thanks in advance.
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  9. JJMdato
    Do you think an American 2013 ECU will work on a 2016 engine? Same 3 plug from pics. Have a vfr1200 in a Datsun.
  10. FromMaine
    OK, I swapped out my phone for my computer and turned the volume to max and tried your link . Far better sound quality. Then tried your link on my phone and turned sound to max, probably the best sound quality. Yes I do hear something. I cannot say for certain what as I'm a retired mariner not a motorcycle mechanic, but when I close my eyes and listen to it, it reminds me of a bearing squeal. Take that with a grain of salt, ships have more bearings than you've had hot breakfasts, so that's what I'm familiar with.
  11. Terry
    My FSC600 scooter had a small oil jet aimed at the stator which I assume was there for cooling purposes (but it still burnt out the stator). The photo below shows the gallery where the oil crosses into the alternator cover and then the little jet (at 12 o'clock when installed) where it aimed at the stator.
  12. FromMaine
    Very nice introduction, it is apparent you are a VFR enthusiast to say the least. Obviously you also have some painting skills, that 2001 looks like it just came out of the factory in Hamamatsu Japan! Shame it got wadded up, but good your buddy only had wounded pride to show. If you are not aware, the same mirrors on your 2001 will directly fit on your 1999, in fact have them on my 1997 4th Gen. Emgo makes replacements that are exact copies, or possibly the same as Honda uses at less than half the cost. Left part number 20-37342, Right part number 20-37341. I spent 4 Seasons on a ship based out of Rijeka about 10 years ago, really liked it there. After I retired I brought my wife to Croatia for 3 weeks in 2023, and again in 2024. You live in a very nice country, I really enjoy the culture and pride of your countrymen. Glad to have you, lots of good technical advice and helpful people here, so join in!
  13. Gaz66
    Anybody come up with a workable solution to cool a stator on a 5th Gen?
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  15. Marcus39
    Hello all. Marcus here. Just wanted to say hi. This is my VFR.
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  17. Terry
    Welcome Denis! That looks sort of familiar; I also have a 99 in yellow, not my first colour choice but it was the best VFR around at the time and it has grown on me. AFAIK, the 98/99 have larger diameter headers than the 00/02 that you had previously, which had smaller stainless headers and a cat, so that maybe the low end difference that you feel. My 99 is certainly not lacking in urge compared to my 800 VTEC. I have never explored the higher speed capabilities of mine as we have no autobahns handy but 270 sounds mighty impressive.
  18. Terry
    From the symptoms, the cooling of the bike is just not keeping pace with the revs; at low RPM there is sufficient radiator flow, but when the revs are up the flow is not keeping up with the extra combustion heat generated. That sort-of fits a stuck thermostat or some other obstruction of the cooling flow. Just because the thermostat was OK 2 years ago doesn't mean it still is. Maybe also worth looking at the water pump; I have heard of a single instance when the drive coupling to the pump sheared off, or maybe the impellor is badly corroded and not moving fluid well?
  19. airwalk
    Thermostat? Even new parts can sometimes have flaws….
  20. toreckman
    I just routed the the cables to match the stock position. I'll try take some pics tomorrow.
  21. Stevea
    Just after entering this post I looked under the table that I had looked under four times previous and, lo and behold, there sat the spring. Thank God for good glasses!
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  23. Stevea
    I am in the process of rebuilding my carb set for my 1997 VFR750. As I was ever so carefully taking them apart and putting parts from each carb in separate containers, somehow and someway the container for Carb #4 is missing the compression spring for the vacuum piston. Don't ask me how I lost it although I suspect it might have something to do with a kitten. It is listed as part #6050-MZ1-000 and is no longer available anywhere I've looked. Does anyone know where one of these can be sourced or if there is an alternate available?
  24. Captain 80s
    Oh I hear it. And it sounds directly tied into the cam (gears) speed, which is probably not a good thing.
  25. HelloYellowVFR
    Reviving an old thread, but how did you go about rerouting? Having the same issue, and not seeing any instruction on that from the manual.
  26. meow

    FI light problem

    meow replied to meow's topic in Electrical

    I completely forgot to check again in here... Anyway, i did read the FI light code and the map sensor hose was disconnected. I reconnected it and everything was perfectly fine after.
  27. Slowrider46
    Hello dear bikers, VFR enthusiasts and all who feel similar 🙂 I registered a long time ago, but I never actually introduce myself, so better ever then never. I'm Denis and I'm from Croatia, 38y/o, and driving two-wheelers from very distant youth. There were small 50cc manuals, tuned 50cc 2T scooters, 125 2T sport bikes (Cagiva Mito inclusively), FZ6, Z750, racing 180 2t scooters and etc... I fell in love in one RC36 also when I was a kid, but at that time I didn't even know which brand it was and why it has so beautiful sound. Actually I thought it was V2 but high revving model (apparently I didn't know much about mechanics and engines back in the day) 🤣 After I tried friend's 1998 RC46 for the first time in 2021 (he actually stole my idea after selling his SV1000), I said that's it, and same year I bought my first VFR, silver RC46 from 2001. She was 20 years old, but she didn't give any sign of fatigue. 106 HP, slightly schratched in the front, previously repainted, but mechanically perfect. 258km/h top speed, niiiiice 😙 But I don't like silver. 😴 For me it's the color of the primer, ready to put some COLOR, red, blue, yellow, orange, even black!!! So I did what had to be done. Perfect! I dreamed about red one. Putted iridium spark plugs, new oil, new tires, new filters... (one rectifier later, of course) and that's it. And it was nice one and a half year, one of the best tours in my life, a lot of commuting, freerides, turned 26 thousand kilometers in total. And then my other friend happened.. asked me for a spin, and unfortunatelly the bike was almost totalled, he was luckily OK, only scratches, bruises, but broken pride. 😢 Season skipped unintentionally. And then "banana" came (as my friend calling her) 😆 1999, imported from Germany, well preserved, also mechanically very good, 114 thousand kilometers, yeees manual choke, not that nice gauge background as facelift version, not that nice mirrors... but BOS high-mount exhaust, sport air filter and remapped ECU. A lot of original accessories (Honda tools, passenger grips and original passenger seat cover)... and 270 km/h 😎🫢🤪😮 Plus stronger pull from lower rpms. Everything you need from a bike. And after one year and 8 months, she's still here, but 30 thousand kilometers older (plus one battery which died). Uh, what a bike. She still puts a smile on my face. And almost 150 tkm... Well done Honda 😉
  28. MathiasPedersen
    I am a little surprised no-one barely hears it, and i suspect audio compression on the forum somehow? https://youtube.com/shorts/_e50QwNIBzU tried upload to youtube. i removed the second video to avoid confusion. @4-5 seconds into the clip, i hold the RPM at 3100 rpm, it's is super noticeable even in the video, on my phone. i can compare the squeal to a belt squeal on a car. Generally focus on the first part between 00:01 and 00:08. i have earplugs, but i don't want them, i want to hear the bike, i rarely use them, only for longer trips. my father in law suggests that i turn up music whenever i hear something, car or bike... but i hate that mindset. The sound plants and travels through the body and rings inside your head, very unpleasant. My brother and my freind both hear it as well, clearly. I have ridden the bike 10.000km in total, and the noise is new. The idea about the clutch pin is a super great suggestion, and i will look into it, it's super easy to get to! Even though the clutch lever has NO effect, it might rub against it and cause it somehow, worth trying, rather than taking the carbs off again.
  29. HelloYellowVFR
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  30. Slowrider46
    Patience has payed off. I found original bars from 1999 for 90€ both. That's exactly how VFR should feel. 🤩
  31. Glystras
    Thanks for your reply! Previously, no matter the outside temperature or riding conditions, I never saw more than 96°C (204°F) on the highway — even during the summer. Today was a busy diagnostic day for the bike: We disconnected the O₂ sensors to make sure the ECU wasn’t running a lean mixture in closed loop. But unfortunately, it made no difference — the symptoms remained exactly the same. Both radiators were removed and inspected. They looked clean inside and out, no corrosion or blockage. The water pump was also inspected — impeller and housing were in like-new condition, no wear or damage. Still scratching my head on this one. Tomorrow I’m taking the radiators to a specialist to do a chemical flush and pressure test, just to be 100% sure they’re working at peak efficiency.
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  33. fabio222
    Good call. Maybe return the wiring (PC and 02 stuff) back to stock to help with your baseline and then crack on from there. Maybe the fuel stabliser hasn't quite done the trick and the injectors are gunked up. Would be worth trying an injector cleaner at a high concentration and see what happens.
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      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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      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!

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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.

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      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.

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      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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