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  2. keny

    Anything goes!

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    Other VFR and other pics....
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  4. vfrcapn
    These are LiFePO4, Lithium Iron Phosphate, not Lithium-Ion like in your laptop. Far safer and stable, very low risk of overheating.
  5. Burger
    the yellow wires are your stator, i know you said the reg/rec and stator were recently replaced but the charging system as a whole on these bikes is notoriously unreliable. if it's getting hot that might mean something's causing it to draw lots of current to maintain charging voltage. most of us have installed the kit from https://roadstercycle.com/, it bypasses the skinny little stock charging harness and gives a more modern reg/rec that runs much cooler and is much less failure-prone.
  6. keny
    So I have been in bottom of bed for almost 2 week sick whit a airway infection from a strange virus.... But got great news concerning the Transalp, it will be painted May 1st 😎 Now I got a 1987 stickers kit, the best color scheme I think, specially in white that my Transalp will be painted. Now the Red Honda stickers, I found a other option for them It's in time correct logo, so could be cool. Choices choices.....🤔 I'm waiting far a few bits for the Transalp, A kit to modify the fuel tap so the vacuum opening is eliminated It's been a issue actually on my bike it will not operate as should. Then also these to replace the plastic ones on the crabs for the chock So hopefully a improvement to. Also looking for blue fork boots...
  7. VFR80025th
    I've had these RS 4s on for a few rides. I've only had Michelins on my VFRs for the last 9 years. The major difference is the bike wants to lean in more than the Michelins. (4 & 5) Its seems much more responsive. They seem as compliant as the Michelins. Noise wise the same. Treadwise they look like a performance tire compared to Michelin rain tire look. Never was a fan of the Road 6. Im very happy with them and give them the thumbs up if your are considering a tire change. Overall a good upgrade for the VFR. Ride safe out there.
  8. COS_VFR
    I found some plastic fasteners at the auto parts store that would fit.
  9. Walker1
    OK.. went for a spin. The red light didn't come on. (Wahoo). Thats that solved for now atleast. I noticed when I let the bike idle, the (yellow) wires that were getting hot before, was still getting hot. I brought the bike for a spin and stopped occasionally to feel them. Most of the time they were surprisingly cool. However, when i arrived home they were hot again.. in particular 1 of the three which i marked before from heating up. One problem solved, another one unresolved? Perhaps I might take off the female/male connectors and try to use my new found soldering skills again. But im afraid i may be running short on wire to scalp of plastic. Im also concerned that wont fix the 'heating wire' issue. Mixed reports on the heating actually causing problems. On a side note, I found a screw in the middle of my rear tyre.. was wondering why handling was off 😆
  10. FretlessJazz
    Sitting in my riding buddy's garage contemplating the joys of our world. One of the many subjects that were discussed over some bourbon was suspension upgrades and options. The can too. I'm probably going to stick with stock for a while to get used to what Honda intended before I start making any real modifications. At least until I get some cash saved up. That Corbin is $700 US. Besides, I've only run about 600 miles so far. Tomorrow, if the weather holds out, I might get some opportunity to put her through some real paces. Thanks for the pointers, though. Keep them coming, especially as it relates to tuning, exhaust, and aftermarket parts availability. I'd love to get my hands on some luggage.
  11. Worfje
    Hi fred1234, welcome to the forum. I could not find a specific flow rate in the service manual. If all flow shows equal total when comparing the injectors, they should be ok. Fuel pressure for VFR800 5th gen is 2.5 bar. Burned oil shows as blue/blue-grey smoke. Yours is showing white, correct? If injectors are good (so not continuously open when receiving a normal signal, which is a pulse of a certain width), could it be a faulty fuel pressure due to faulty FPR (Fuel Pressure Regulator)?
  12. Skids
    Welcome. The OEM seat is awful, so yes, good idea. Depending on your riding style and needs, you may wish to consider upgrading the suspension, if that's not been done already.
  13. VTCAL
    I'm not sure just what you are asking about. The third image adds greatly to confusion BUT if the near side "excess" axle extension is your concern, there are drillings for a tommy bar in that projection.
  14. FretlessJazz
    I was thinking about a Corbin seat. Any advice is welcome, because this one is hard, uncomfortable, cracked, and in need of recover or replacement.
  15. Dutch724
    Here are the pictures with it next to the battery I pulled out of my 2000 VFR
  16. fred1234
    I have same problem with 1998 vfr.Leak down test is ok.injectors tested flow but do not know what is Standart volume of fuel delivered per minute by what pressure and RPM.maybe oil is forced down in intake?it smokes badly
  17. Oregonian
    Those 2010 seats were designed poorly. The 2013 seat has more grip and should fit your bike easily. Change the brake fluid soon if you haven't. These bikes act oddly with old fluid sometimes.
  18. WGREGT
    Oh. I'm seeing now that the ones behind the front wheel are all the same. All 4 of them. Mine aren't. Looks like they all should be the ones with the plastic screw in them which I don't need a screwdriver for bc they never get tight.
  19. WGREGT
    Hey what are you guys using instead of the OEM 2 pushpin-like clips, located directly under the headlight (holding in the little black half-moon piece) as well as the 4 located along the inner cowl behind the front wheel? Or maybe you stuck with the OEM ones? Putting my body work back on tonight and these things have never really held well, especially the two with a plastic screw-like in the middle. Here's a couple pics so you can see what I mean. Wondering if there is a similar/far better alternative for all of these crappy things.
  20. FromMaine
    Your rear is fine. Just installed my 4th set of tires in the past 12 months., I too was wondering why the "gap" My initial thought was its an off the shelf part used on other bikes and the engineers signed off on its use. I have zero evidence this is the case though. Some pics.
  21. FromMaine
    They also have a "Dinner" You'll want to be sitting down if you crack one of those. 🙂
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  23. Lorne
    Your VTR looks fantastic. Glad that you are happy with all the changes. And, yes, I regret selling my VTR, too.
  24. Walker1
    Yep.. good shout JZH. I did the soldering. Mine looks like a horror scene in comparison to yours. Those small wires just seemed to fall apart when attempting to remove the insulation Anyway, fired her up and the FI light is gone thankfully. The wires did still heat up.. its late right now and haven't time to inspect further. Ill go for a short spin tomorrow and see what happens!
  25. VifferJ
    Congrats & welcome!
  26. Captain 80s
    "Lunch" 🤣
  27. FromMaine
    Done. 😁
  28. Captain 80s
    Dude. Grab me one. We can have a lively talk with each other about cool Honda V4 Sport Bikes.
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    1. HispanicSlammer

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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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