Jump to content

All Activity

This stream auto-updates

  1. Past hour
  2. Dutchy
    Time to put the patient on the table.... Start disecting Remove farked engine Put the patient on the bench... Pop in the donor! Yes @keny I still have the t-shirt!!!
  3. Today
  4. MBrane
    Just make sure it's MC oil so you don't contaminate the clutch plates with some super slippery additive.
  5. JZH
    Yes, that's one of the best sources for the USA, for sure. Another one is Corsa Technic, but I tend to think of them more for automotive connectors. Same goes for Del City and Waytek. Eastern Beaver in Japan I see you've found already (sorry about the tariffs...), but it is still a good source of information about the relevant connectors. In the UK I've used also Kojaycat, Polevolt and Motorcycle Wiring Products for motorcycle connectors (they all have the "Hitachi-style" locking connectors used on many VFRs). The one thing I could never find in the USA (and which is available absolutely everywhere in the UK) is thin-wall pvc automotive cable in the full spectrum of sizes and colours. Not sure why that is, but all you seem to get in the US are a few popular colors and sizes. (For example, I can get 0.5mm2 or 1.0mm2 in 11 solid colours--and most of these with any one of 10 tracer colours as well. Fewer and fewer colours are available as the sizes increase, but hopefully you get the idea! Ciao, JZH
  6. Lucca
    I have read all this to the letter, this masterpiece job that You have done. Since I know VFR800 to the last bolt, I am impressed. As well, I salute You! This is how Love looks like, evidence of pure commitment and love! As well, I know what knowledge level You have to have to pull this job. This is better to read than a book. Thank u for sharing!
  7. Simmso
    Thanks guys, I'll give the fully synthetic a go The mirrors that came with the bike were aftermarket and the folding mechanism seized. They broke when attempting to unseize them. The bike is on 25k miles. I'm yet to do an oil change. I'll try that. All the oil options for this bike on wemoto seem to be 10w40 semi - synthetic. Is that the recommended oil?
  8. Lucca
    After 20+ years every bike needs proper service 😉
  9. Lorne

    Fall 2025 (2) b.jpg

    Lorne commented on slo1's gallery image in Member's Gallery

    Fall 2025 (2) b.jpg
    Great photo, slo1. Shiny VFR on a backroad on a brilliant sunshiny autumn day..
  10. WabiSabi
    Have to fix the wiring the PO did when he installed heated grips. The wires were pulling out of the connectors where he had plugged into the license plate light. A local dealer was nice enough to let me root around in a pile of old harnesses they had, but there were no connectors like the ones I needed. So, the next source appeared to be in Japan (with shipping a tariff - eek!). Luckily, I found a source in NJ that I feel deserves a shout out. https://www.cycleterminal.com/ Good variety, accepts small orders, price was right, shipping was cheap and quick. Thought I would put this out there in case anyone else needs special connectors.
  11. MBrane
    The super lightweight oils recommended today are simply to get those fuel economy numbers up. I'd run a good synthetic 10-40 in it without hesitation. It'll be fine.
  12. MBrane
    That's pretty ugly, but a lot of that will likely clean up OK. I have a TIG welder, but also know my limitations. Thought I'd have more time to practice then life happened.
  13. Yesterday
  14. Lorne
    You've done a lot of work so far, Lucca. But now I'm feeling guilty about how much maintenance my VFR needs.
  15. Lucca
    Thanks...yep, no findings on this bike so far. I think that with good maintenance, regular regressing and inspection, all parts will stay in serviceable limits till 150k km. Brinelling will occur if there is not enough or too much force on the main nut. Of course....new grease is essential for main bearing.
  16. Presson
    Looking great Lucca and thank you for the detailed photos. Not a sign of brinelling on the steering bearings; good to know for 32k km
  17. HispanicSlammer
    Fall 2025 (2) b.jpg
    Featured
  18. Lucca
    I checked the valves, the VTEC spool valve, and the water hoses—which are a real pain to change; they’re thicker, so there are spots where it’s definitely not fun. What I’m happy about are the valves; they are all within spec. Job is time consuming and there must be done carefully due to VTEC valves and given procedures. There are points where you can make mistake in calculations and procedures during assembly so take Your time. Given that it has plenty of power and runs smoothly my bike i sin mint condition. The spark plugs are fine—they’ve got another 30k km in them. I’ll swap them when I do everything all over again. During this check i cleaned and enlarged a hole in a CCT metal gasket to 2mm to make a better flow of oil. CCT were completely inspected and assembled and rewound to a little bit increased tension. 8 full circles are approx. factory settings, but i made 10 full circles so tension is nice and firm. And at the almost end, i have checked main steering bearing, just opened that sucker, did inspection for wear and tear. No findings on old bearings as you can see from pictures. I have new ones but would be shame to replace these nice ball ones that are much better than Roller bearings cause better feeling of steering is on ball bearings than on roller ones. Just puted new grease, cleaned everything and torqued it to specs as per Service manual. God I love these old manuals from 2002 and previous years.....they were written for my brain settings 🙂 , just love them!
  19. petermcconnell
    petermcconnell joined the community
  20. Lucca
    As well, these past months i had a real piece of work . I’ve been occupied with installing/replacing the right-hand handlebar switch with a different model that includes a Hazard light switch (or "all 4" as we say). To do it right, I had to create a completely new wiring harness, including new connectors and new contacts within the existing connector to keep it looking original. Naturally, I used the electrical schematic since I have all the service manuals for this bike, and quite a few other models too.In short, I also swapped in a new flasher relay compatible with LED lights, so those are working as well. I’ve tested everything, and it works perfectly. Honestly, nowadays it’s much better to have that switch on a bike; even though they started adding them to the VFR800 in mid-2003, my 2003 model didn't come with one. Well, now it does. It was a lot of hassle, like everything else, but it can be done.
  21. Gaz66
    Found these on eBay, not much use for buyers outside the UK, seller is UK based, may ship worldwide, messaged seller & they confirm female side is self seal with Viton seals fitted, by far the cheapest I can find, 6mm & 8mm barbed hose tails. Yes they do look like PCL airline coupling, hence I messaged seller to confirm fuel compatibility, fully Nickel plated brass & rated up to 16bar (232psi) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/186710732470
  22. Lucca
    Thank You for heads up on that matter. My brake system is clean as a virgin Marry her self now 🙂 Cost is another story...some 5K Euro was put there as well as a newly bought second hand engine that is in minty condition that is in a valve clearance check process. This bike is renew now to the bone...i would say 🙂
  23. Gaz66
    Hey Lucca. You've been hammering the wallet a bit. Dunno if you're aware or not, but there's a return flow filter mounting in the rear of the front 2nd master cylinder, lives under a bolt off pipe union mounting, often gets over looks & prone to clog with Schmoo, rear brake will bind or even lock up if it's blocked. Often referred to as the "Little Green Bastid".👍
  24. Gaz66
    I do like the weight saving aspect & a neat install with the Anderson plug. May be a lot of the info on the Tinterweb is out dated? I'll get ma coat 😉
  25. Lucca
    Again, a little preventive maintenance at 34t km , of course, the rear bearing came next. It's winter, so let's take advantage of the time for inspection. The torque of the nut is 201Nm, and a little more oxide... I would say it was approx. 400-500Nm for tightening. I disassembled and cleaned it, in one place it seems there was a little moisture inside the bearing and the shaft in the outer bearing got corrosion. Namely, the VFR has 4 bearings at the back, 3 closed ball bearings and one roller bearing which bothered me the most, i.e. its condition due to the age and age of the grease in it. The condition of the roller bearing needed to be changed because it had already lost its viscosity, so I did this practically. Of course I cleaned everything and reassembled it with new grease. The condition of all the bearings is excellent. These ball bearings are without fault and are definitely not for replacement yet, although I recently purchased new bearings, it would be a sin to change these. I replaced the outer oil seals as well as the main nut. The rubber shock absorbers on the chain are still excellent, we will open them again in about 30t km...maybe..everything was repacked a bit, the shaft polished and cleaned, new grease everywhere, put copper grease on the entire bearing assembly that goes into the fork to prevent oxide from forming, although everything was nice and clean now. I have to admit that this motorcycle stand is dark, I just turn it around as it suits me, I don't have to go around the engine all the time, but I turn it with the stand... excellent. As well , a little bit of Fuel rail injectors repacking and was done as Stator connector replacement due to problems with old one that almost melted.....a common problem with VFRs.
  26. Lucca
    Hel hoses on VFR800....are HELL literally. A big job that has to be done cause 23 years old rubber hoses have to be replaced. I have 32k km on the clock but since i have decided to renew my unicorn....her is a brief story with a lot of photo. This service began on the Oct 2025 where i have started...and did a job sequentially , driving the bike in between then and now. As well, i have changed clutch one, coolant and vacuum hoses. Pretty nasty job but somebody has to do it. I said that i will literally make this bike new..so i will. Since now i have dismantle complete bike numerous times cause of ordering new parts that i have said that i will change. Brake/clutch, coolant and vacuum ones are were number one. To be completely hones, non of them were in a need of a change, but 23 years old rubber has to be changed due to safety issue. Brake calipers were inspected and cleaned, only SMC needed new set of rubbers inside. Of course, chain with sprockets is changed as well.
  27. Presson
    Screenshot_20260208-093018.Facebook.png
    I can only think there had been so much wheelying that the bike just needed to lie down!
  28. Presson
    Hi Terry, it's been a question of what I've been able to get at the time Castrol 10/40 is always available, 10/30 sometimes. My vfr800 is the final updated 2017 model (small changes made from 2016). The manual specifies 10/30 and I'm pretty sure that's for emission compliance reasons only. If I ride relaxed with little VTEC engagement, I often see 60-62 mpg on a motorway run, 58-60 on B roads (but there's limited fun in riding that way!). I've never seen more than a 1- 2 mpg difference between the oils over 100 miles of riding.
  29. WebikeJapan
    WebikeJapan joined the community
  30. Sirbike
    Perfect, I was about to ask about the “while I’m in theres” Check out the skills used here. They welded up a crack so close to the bolt that I had to dremel out some room for a socket.
  1. Load more activity

  • Blogs

    1. HispanicSlammer

      A blog by HispanicSlammer in General

      • 122
        entries
      • 565
        comments
      • 301735
        views

      Recent Entries

      HispanicSlammer

      med_gallery_491_3463_298783.jpg

      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.

       

       

      gallery_491_3463_225077.jpg

      Lookout Mountain - Golden Colorado

      gallery_491_3463_460686.jpg

      Zoomed in

      gallery_491_3463_96202.jpg

      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

      gallery_491_3463_328875.jpg

      Tommy-knockers Brewpub Idaho Springs

      gallery_491_3463_290342.jpg

      Idaho Springs Colorado

      gallery_491_3463_432219.jpg

      Mashtuns and fermenters

      gallery_491_3463_278071.jpg

      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

      gallery_491_3463_419309.png

      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

      gallery_491_3463_338944.jpg

      Echo Lake at Mount Evans showing off my new plate

      gallery_491_3463_562075.jpg

      Elephant Butte Park and Denver

      gallery_491_3463_271364.jpg

      Close up

      gallery_491_3463_12419.jpg

      Veefalo on Squaw Pass

      gallery_491_3463_298783.jpg

      Juniper Pass

      gallery_491_3463_291678.jpg

      Juniper Pass

      gallery_491_3463_385846.jpg

      Mount Evans

      My route A is home B is Tommy-knockers

       

    2. MartinkaP's Blog

      A blog by martinkap in General

      • 8
        entries
      • 77
        comments
      • 36706
        views

      Recent Entries

      martinkap
      Latest Entry

      I Am Back !

      gallery_7692_2036_18129.jpg

      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:

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy.

  I accept