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  2. Burger
    both my '87 accord and '98 crv used this, i suppose it's a common thing on four-wheeled hondas
  3. Today
  4. Burger
    not a 6th gen part, but the fuel injectors share a part number with those from the '99-'01 CR-V. gave me a good chuckle when i found that out.
  5. Burger
    yeah, the plan is to get the injectors from the parts motor professionally cleaned; i want to be as sure as i can that i won't have to take the throttles off again for a long, long time.
  6. davenay67
    New throttle body intake rubbers ordered. I'm really starting to get excited that I can finish the VFR and be back on the road for the '26 riding season. Throttle body is cleaned and ready to mount when the new intake rubbers arrive. Air cleaner is cleaned and read to fit as well. I seem to recall buying a new air filter, but I'm having trouble finding it. No doubt as soon as I buy another the original will mysteriously appear again. It's been apart long enough that I feel I need to pull the fuel pump and inspect everything for good measure. Dump all the old gas at a bare minimum. The bottom of the fairing took a big hit at some point during the PO's ownership. I have repaired the damage structurally, but over the winter is a good time to paint the repair as well.
  7. Terry
    Imbesi's Law of the "Conservation of Filth:" In order for something to become clean, something else must become dirty. Freeman's Extension: … but you can get everything dirty without getting anything clean.
  8. MBrane
    Popular swap for those of us who ride 5th gens in warmer climates is to swap to a VTR1000 fan blade so it blows out instead of in. That, and stay above 35MPH.
  9. MBrane
    Ah, the joys of restoring something that's lived in salt air all it's life. Ugh. I commend you sir. I live far enough from the ocean that corrosion is not an issue, but not so far that things get baked, and coated in dust.
  10. MBrane
    I've cleaned injectors by cycling them with a 9V battery while giving them a spray of brakeclean. If you do this don't hold them open very long. Certain types of injectors don't like that. There are also injector cleaning/balancing services.
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  12. MikeOConner
    You are doing the Lord's work.....😁
  13. natnif
    Thanks for the encouragement folks! It's certainly a bigger job than I anticipated but I'm just working through it step by step and learning plenty along the way!
  14. JAMurillo
    Damn that sucks bud. I lost mine too, [right side also] it just fell off while I was on the highway.
  15. JAMurillo
    Sorry I didn't have time to read everything so I might be saying something someone already sent. I had something similar happened to me, no start at all. Turned out, the kill switch was not working properly. I had to flip the switch several times till I heard the gas pump working. In the end, I opened the switch housing, cleaned the connectors and added dialectic grease for extra protection.
  16. FromMaine
    20+ years ago I bought a 1985 VF1100S Sabre in boxes, the frame, engine, etc fit comfortably into the back of my Ford Taurus station wagon. Took me 18 months to sort it out, and eventually I took my daughter cross country on it. I thought that was an accomplishment. What you are doing is, well, a whole different level. As a fellow 2001 owner all I can say is Good on ya mate. Keep the updates coming.
  17. swimmer
    I posted about this several months ago about Verdiian wanting a bike to develop a kit for. My impression from talking with them was that after I told the the VFR1200 was a fake TBW and different than other bikes they have done was that they weren't going to make a kit, bit they have done so and it's for sale on their site. US buyers should be aware that per an email in August US buyers will face a 35% tariff charge plus UPS fees due to the change in duty laws for items coming into the US from other countries. Pushing the price up near what I paid for my mcruise unit, though that has also gone up in rprice by the same 35% I would imagine.
  18. Skids
    I would do that before sticking it in a nasty hole.
  19. Terry
    Sounds like I should try the WD40; the key is really beefy, definitely not something you can bend easily unlike some earlier keys (my 99 Fi for example) which are pretty skinny. The key slot is perfect, but the bike did have an unfortunate 3-year outdoor experience which has not been kind to many parts. Feels like any lube in the lock has turned into a sticky substance. Thanks all for the comments. I only have the one key although I do have a blank to get cut and coded at some point.
  20. Burger
    the perks of having a parts motor!
  21. airwalk
    New minimum length chain I meant to say
  22. airwalk
    That 130/80 is the Oem size for my ‘’86vfr, I’m using a 130/90 with no issues, slightly more “sensitive” steering, tiny bit higher (minimum length) it might be a bit tight to get the wheel reinstalled
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  24. Burger
    well the BCM thing didn't quite work out, but i got some very nice domino units instead. they were a bit cheaper than the other thing and still give me all the features i wanted, so it's all good. new MCs as well: new bars all set up: (was quite the relief to hook the switch blocks up and not blow any fuses or let any magic smoke out, all the buttons even work to boot including the ones that weren't there before) this digital flasher i've had laying around for like 8 years finally came in handy. chain and sprockets also on, swingarm's all back together: now some bad news. with the clutch SC back on, i decided it was finally time to start it. threw some fresh plugs at it, mashed the go button, it cranked, and...nothing. it did bark with some starter fluid, at which point it made oil pressure and showed no signs of leaks, but it wouldn't stay running. when i looked down the throttles, nothing was coming out the injectors. then i pulled off the return line and cycled the key to check fuel flow, which checked out just fine (which it damn well should, since i changed out almost the entire fuel system). so the injectors got gummed up. which means i gotta pull off the throttle bodies. son of a bitch. i think what i'm gonna do is pull the injectors out of the old motor and see if they'll come back to life, so i can just get the actual swap job all done in an afternoon, rather than having to leave the TBs on the bench for however long and worry about parts getting lost or junk finding its way into the good engine.
  25. Lorne
    Is it possible the key is bent or twisted? Do you have a second key you could try? Graphite is the better choice for lubrication, too bad it wasn't your solution.
  26. Lorne
    I've never felt the need to change from the stock screen on any of my VFRs - 3rd, 5th, and now 6th gen. Just enough air gets past to take some weight off my arms, and the airstream is pretty smooth. People come in all shapes and sizes, and they wear different jackets and helmets, so not everyone will like Honda's screen.
  27. Gaz66
    https://www.ngkpartfinder.co.uk/assets/Uploads/2019-Plug-Covers-ver3.pdf Here ya go, have a butchers at this, shows part numbers, check against what's fitted on your bike, yes plugs & caps must be resistor type.
  28. LloydG
    So the stock rear is 130 70 18. I can a Bridgestone bt46 130 80 18 for a really good price.Does anyone run this tyre on the nc21 and will that slightly higher sidewall work witj clearance etc.
  29. mello dude
    Whoa... you got quite the journey there! Best Wishes!
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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

       

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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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