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Just returned from our annual State VJMC Rally over the weekend - won "Best Honda" for my efforts, so very pleased with that Interesting was the fact that most I spoke with wanted to know "Who painted it" (me) They seemed surprised? At 78, am I too old to be painting and riding motorcycles long distances?

Cleaned up my rear caliper while the rim was off, polished the slider, replaced the pads with semi metalic. Replaced rear rubber valve stem with metal. Painted cruddy lug nuts. Spooned on new rear and stuck it on the bike.

Not even gonna bother with it. I know when I need to turn the fan on.

Not trying to piss on ya chips bro, but powder coat is the wrong way to go on calipers, Dot 4 destroys it in seconds, Cerakote is the only coating that will survive contact with Dot 4. How dya get on seating the throttle bodies into the rubbers?, tiny smear of silicon rubbers grease & good firm push down from above is all that should be needed, anymore force needed, inlet rubber are likely shot & will never be 100% air tight, Tourmax rubbers are OEM spec & half the price of Gen parts. Ratchet strap carefully routed over T/body/ around the motor works to gently pull em home evenly. Bikes looking mint with all the new farkle parts.👍

Send em back bro. Honda only supply em, they don't make em, don't get ripped off with inflated prices. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284940758839?

I suppose using double bearings instead of a double-row bearing could result in slightly more friction losses from the extra seals, but you could remove the two facing seals to address that... I wouldn't bother! My bearings page has very outdated pricing, but is still relevant for part numbers and bearing dimensions: https://www.vsource.org/VFR-RVF_files/BBearings.htm It was created for my 3rd gen, but should also be applicable to a 4th gen. Ciao, JZH

There’s a difference between no returns and supplying defective parts, refund at least

I ordered an OEM fan switch from a reputable source. It tested bad right out of the package. No returns on electrical parts so I just wired up a handlebar switch.

Hello! After a little insight, has anyone used a Litelok X1/X3 or Hiplok DX1000 on their RC79 VFR ? I'm curious about the following: Does it fit around the front wheel (wheel and tyre - perhaps a tyre dependent question)? Does it fit under the rear pillion seat? Any other suggestions / recommendations welcome! Cheers, Jason.

On to the radiator and hoses..... OMG, its done! Halla-effen-luya! Whoa.... this was supposed to be a "quick" job.... Yeah.... riiiiiiiight.... ---------------------------- Photos of assembly, hoses were decent, trimmed a couple, but most were right on... Since the hose material is somewhat "spongy"..... tightening the clamps was awkward, what is tight? what is loose? Did my best snug up, tight enough by "feel" on them... Enjoy...... Coolant to come later... moving on to the front end....

Nice bikes you have there 😂. The Deauville is a bike I’ve always have been curious about. I was impressed looking at them when I visited the UK and was pleased to eventually be able buy one here in the states. I’d love to ride a Deauville through the incredible countryside of Scotland and Ireland.

So radiator gets hot fan comes on. Temp stays even but fan will not shut off. replaced radiator sensor, problem remains. Checked thermostat-working. checked relays- all good. water pump cover removed- all good. Messed about for weeks Looked for earths bad connections. Nothing. friend comes over fresh approach. Turns out:- The replacement sensor was turning the fan on but the parameters of the on off temperature was too close so would not turn off. Swapped out fitted another that we tested that had a greater separation on off temperature all good. answer was don’t trust a cheep sensor. Get a good one🤦‍♂️😁

Appreciate the responses. I was told about a guy who might be interested in making both a midpipe and a bracket for me. He's currently drawing something up. Thanks again!

Just had a look at CMSNL and yes you're right, that's the #29, they also have the other one (#28) That's also a big difference in price ! I guess that's OEM parts. I'll take the measurement tomorrow and let you know, I bet I'm not the only one who order from Wemoto so it might serve others.

Thanks very much Skids! Appreciate you taking the time. True Gentleman.

Dragged all the crap I had out of my garage & off the VFR. So a fellow Viffer fan from Australia who is over in UK visiting family not far from me could come & take a look. Had a coffee & a couple hours bike chat. Will get it out for a spin next week.

Have a look at cmsnl. They seem to show every bearing in the rear hub still available. Correct me, but I think the bearing in question is #29. As airwalk pointed out, measure them against the Honda oem's. You should be fine if they match. If possible, would be nice to know if the ABEC ratings match those of the Honda's. That's a rabbit hole to deep to keep this post readable. Have a look at the link.

I see, thanks for your reply @airwalk , help much appreciated. I'll try yo get my hands on a vernier tomorrow to make sure everything is fine them. Cheers

Pretty much exactly where I would have put it.

I had a similar situation, same year bike, as I recall the brgs were hard to find because they are a Honda only size, no std offerings would fit. As long as the dimensions are an exact match to the Oem parts you should be ok, a good vernier is your friend!

Hello there I'm changing the bearings from the wheel hub and the sprocket on my 95' vfr, but I'm a bit sceptical about the bearing I have received as replacement. On the left, the thick bearing from the sprocket is replaced by two smaller ones. On the right, the hub bearing is a "joined" bearing with a plastic spacer between the two, that one is being replaced by two standard bearing. Is that OK or did someone messed up my order ? (Ordered from Wemoto, it's a Slinky Glide kit) Thanks in advance for reading me Quentin

Still class this has a Pro arm so I thought it deserved a badge,not sure it's quite where I wanted it,didn't have any reference to look at because they were never fitted.

Here's stuff I used.... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09ZNW4PC9?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CS662NVK?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CYZQ1PWR?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

If you look at my photo, you will notice the yellow, green, red and white markers. Of course, I did this before disassembling.... They are marked on purpose that way so I match the mark to direction of the matching mark on the airbox base..... I guess from front to rear, embosses you are referring to.... | | O -- -- O | | --- O. O --- That as best as can represent it.

Thanks Mello Dude and MiguelDK of Denmark!! I now have a set printed that I'll be using on an upcoming VTR front fork/delink project. Which Heat inserts did you use? I see the link that Ughandi provided and wanted to see if those dimensions match up to what you used. M6 x1.0 - 12.7mm long & for use in 8mm hole. diameter. Heat set insert linky Currently, I'm looking at Amazon offerings....