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If you have an OEM hugger I will buy that off you. It's start, LOL

But you're not in Europe, so having this problem is practically unheard of. And I actually think the issue was restricted to bikes sold in UK.

Last Sept. I finally got my new to me 5th Gen in running order. Unable to find any hard bags for it I ended up building a pair if saddle bag supports for my soft bags. I used 5/16" - 8mm weldable rod for most of it, with some 1/4" - 6mm for the forward stays. Everything was cold bent on my 6" vise with a 3lb ball peen, then welded. They are easily removable with 4 fastenings per side. I used them on a 3,000 mile trip that Fall and worked well. I did think though that a six pack rack would be helpful. Not finding anything available for the 5th Gen, and having trips to VA, TN, NC, then 4 days after that up to New Brunswick and the Cabot Trail in Nova Scotia in May, I figured I'd have a go at making a serviceable six pack rack a shot. Again I used 5/16" - 8mm rod for the frame and some 5/8' - 16mm X 1mm flat for the slats. I piggybacked off the Saddlebag supports to make it easier to mount, and threaded the rod at the forward end to adjust the rack, but also make it removable. The cable clamps on the aft lower are for the same reason. I can remove the rack in less than 2 minutes, but it is strong enough that a buddy and I lifted the back of the bike off the ground with it. 2 trips and just under 5,000 miles this May, and it has indeed proved useful. I'm a form follows function guy, so I'm not bothered if its less than elegant. Besides, there's so little in the way of luggage options for the 5th Gen that I had to figure out something if I wanted to go touring The last pic was taken around the 20th of May at Rouses Point NY as I was returning from NC etc. I generally will go up to the Quebec Border and turn right to get back home. This eliminates going through CT and MA, a far more relaxing way to enter Maine.

If nothing else it'll be a hell of a lot less work/$$$ than Colin Furze's underground lair. I'm guessing your benches/toolboxes will sit underneath the bikes, right? Castors will let you rearrange them easily to suite your needs. Please snap a few pics of the build to show your progress.

A private collector here has his collection display. Here you see a few bikes on a shelf: https://www.haaningcollection.dk/galleri?itemId=swsc1cguukqiw1gwoj1ptasif2b7mv If worries about the cantilever shelf, consider adding a wire suspension from a beam above.

The saddest thing about this story is my 96 runs so well and I was hoping this bike would do the same.

I think OP may be afraid to admit an issue that would result in having to replace engines.

I would be very interested in what you find and what you end up doing.

Thanks for the thoughts. I don't think I am going to go with the used engine I'm too afraid that one will go. I was wondering if you thought someone may buy the whole thing for parts? It does have the bags. I really wish I had the time to take it apart or part it out but have been so busy at work the only free time I have I use for riding. I do need to get some money to try to replace it with something.

It has never sat so I don't think that's it.

This is what I was afraid of .Its a 2010

Now that's a worthy project! Captain 80's has lots of Hondas up on a high shelf, although my memory of his shop pics is that they are lighter, smaller displacement. Just because it might be crazy doesn't mean it won't work. I'm sure I'm stating the obvious when I add that when working with a building pushing 300 y.o. you want to make sure the overall structure can handle it also. I have a friend in Portland OR, skilled at reviving old BMW's (bikes that is), who completely renovated a barn and made the upstairs his workshop. He went the pallet/cable/winch route you mention and ended up with a great mostly wooden elevator! He did have more space to work with however.

Coincidence, or what?!? So, I'm buying a ~275 year-old, three-story "canal house" in the Netherlands with a ground floor which is destined to be my new garage. Not an American-sized garage by any stretch of the imagination, but if I can manage the space well it should be big enough to meet my current needs. The total garage area is about 40m2--with 3.5m ceilings. The challenge is that if I want to be able to use the space as a workshop (and I do), I've got to find some place to store 9-10 motorcycles... (No, selling them is not an option!) My tentative solution is to use the garage's height in a creative way, such that I will build a heavy duty shelf 2m off the ground on the three side walls and lift the bikes up and down using an electric "pallet stacker". The shelves will be constructed from 41x41 Unistrut, with 1m-spaced verticals attaching at the floor and the ceiling (as well as to the walls). I'll use a 45-degree shelf support bracket made of welded rectangular tube attached to the horizontal and vertical struts. The bikes will sit on metal "sleds" I will design and build, which may be based on the Baxley-type wheel chocks I have 6 of now, or maybe on an ABBA stand-type design. The stacker can lift 1000kg 3.5m (it was either that or install some sort of winch/gantry system to the ceiling--this is simpler!) I'm not a structural engineer, but I've read a bit about the Unistrut system, which is quite versatile and very strong. I won't need to weld anything to the Unistrut (which is good, because it is galvanized steel...), but I can build the 45-degree brackets and the "sleds" from mild steel tubing and plate. I should have enough room for six bikes, even if I only use the side walls. I can only ride one at a time, so as long as they are accessible (and the floor area remains free of obstruction), I should be able to retrieve them whenever I want to worn on them or ride them. It should look something like this: The front wall will have 4x folding doors with windows above, plus there are french doors at the back and a small office. I should get plenty of light. Thoughts...? (Especially re the crazy shelf idea!) Cheers, JZH

maybe i just keep riding it until it goes bang then put a new motor in it lol

i have seen 20k mile motors on ebay for around 4-500, mileage on my bike is around 29k, quite a low mileage bike for the head to go was my thought too, as i said i only have some basic mechanical knowledge i can go on a long trip 100 miles plus and it wont go much above 80 degrees C, running it in the garage it did get it into the 90's but still didnt hear the fan kick in. i did do an oil and filter change and then ran the bike for 15-20 minutes in the garage and the oil level had increased even after that. on initial start up there is a bit of steam that comes out the exhaust but stops when the bike is warm,

Or just convert it to gravity feed. My 3rd gen was pump-less for a while and still seemed to run fine (although I didn't test it thoroughly). Ciao, JZH

I don't know very much about NC21s, but here's my info page, FYI: https://www.vsource.org/VFR-RVF_files/Bvfr400zg-rj-mi.htm The corresponding Paint Codes are here: https://www.vsource.org/VFR-RVF_files/BHondaPaintCodes.htm Ciao, JZH

Having more or less retired my last Zumo a few years ago, I now use Android Auto exclusively, but I still kinda hate it. The Zumos always "had your back" with things like finding petrol en route, or a place to stay or eat, whereas Maps/Waze seem to me like a rather dumb imitation. Yes, I get that it's "12.6km from here", but is that in the direction I'm going?!? Loss of signal is also fun. I always seem to end up "offline" when crossing into or out of Belgium (as if anything could make driving through Belgium worse...) Full restart required. Sure, but that takes two hands on my phone... But I'm not buying another Zumo--even these annoyances just don't justify going back to what is, after all, a very limited, dedicated navigation system. I was never a detailed route planner, so I never pre-loaded routes anyway. Maybe that would make the difference for some? Ciao, JZH

Perfect! I see the same thing online now that I know what It’s called. Appreciate you

I'm thinking that wire is probably the air temperature sensor; the sensor screws into the nose fairing, projecting straight down.

Well both of those are interesting snippets Mohawk. My 5th gen certainly does like to slowly drain the battery when it sits unused, moreso than my other bikes. I had assumed that maybe my battery wasn't the best.

Thank you Lorne and Terry. I’m 99.9% positive it’s the BAS thanks to your help. I tried bypassing the BAS yesterday based off some articles and videos I read as a temp option and the bike will still not fire. I’m not getting fuel which is frustrating. I’ll take any and all ideas. The bikes turns over very strong but I don’t hear the fuel pump turns on and it will not fire. Thanks.

Hey guys any idea what this wire is coming out from the back of the speedo?