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  2. vfrgiving
    A starter that fixes itself on the bench? That's freakin' cool.
  3. Skids
    https://www.vfrdiscussion.com/index.php?/files/file/290-vfr1200x-crosstourer-honda-shop-manual/
  4. ggathagan
    Sadly, sfdownhill is no longer with us. I don't know if that kit contained any custom machined parts, but I suspect it did.
  5. Captain 80s
    Skeptical, but thinking positive for you. I have been wrong many times before and will be many times in the future. Good luck.
  6. The Phantom
    Very interesting build. Sorry about the pathetic posts from that guy, he's not like the rest of us. Are you talking about the 8th Gen rear hub/wheel?
  7. SgtMarbles
    Alright, so I spoke with the tech. He explained that the starter itself is having some sort of internal shorting causing it to draw a half of the battery’s voltage. When he removed the starter to bench test it like I did it worked like a charm, but when put back on the bike it would just steal half the battery’s voltage once he pushed the starter button. He took the starter apart, cleaned the brushes, inspected the rest of the internals and didn’t see anything out of the ordinary. The conclusion we both came to was the starter itself drew so much voltage that it shorted the relay (and battery) which is why the bike died while it was running. This does add up because I had to replace the starter relay last year; so we figured that the starter has been “taxing” me in the form of shorting my relays since the starter is drawing too much power. He says he checked everything in the system and the starter is the only thing that is “acting up” so I reluctantly ordered it… However, as for it not being able to be bump-started we still haven’t figured out why it’s been acting like that. I’ll keep you guys updated, but for context this bike has had electrical gremlins for the longest time since I bought it from some Quebecois bastard that neglected it in his garage for almost 3 years…
  8. davenay67
    Thanks Gaz! That explanation is perfect. The last thing I want to have to do is pull this thing back apart again because of some small oversight!
  9. Skids
    VFR1200X Crosstourer Honda Shop Manual View File Honda Shop Manual for 2012 VFR1200X Crosstourer. Submitter Skids Submitted 11/18/2025 Category Owners Manuals and other  
  10. Crusty1
    Recently added a quick shifter to my 8th gen 2014 VFR800FD following some info I got here purchasing some OEM style parts for a CBR 600 RR. The QS works awesome so far as seamless WOT shifts. The 600 Shift pedal is adequate but spaced away from the frame farther than I like. I am looking for an OEM QS pedal or other solution to improve the pedal position. Thanks in advance Crusty
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  12. Skids

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    Honda Shop Manual for 2012 VFR1200X Crosstourer.
  13. Gaz66
    Hay D. Small bore pipe from left side of rear cyl head pipe union feeds the lower port of wax fast idle unit, this is "INLET". Small bore pipe with tight U-bend from stat housing feeds upper the upper port of fast idle wax unit, this is "OUTLET". Both pipes route up thru centre of throttle body assembly direct to wax unit. Ensure wax unit water flow is not blocked (common issue).
  14. Captain 80s
    If I needed the services of a Dealership and these were my (never good) experiences, pretty sure I would just resign myself to the new reality that my town doesn't have a Honda Dealership and carry on as such. I think I would start looking for a cool Gen8 owner in my county that might be willing to offer a very brief test use of their PGM for a lunch and a beer. Good luck, you'll get it figured out.
  15. SgtMarbles
    Yeah, i’ve never had a good experience with them but they happen to be the only Honda dealership in town…
  16. JZH
    They may as well have been oval. Would have made more sense than simply moving them onto a different PCD... Ciao, JZH
  17. davenay67
    That's a good point. Thinking about it, probably just a chamber versus any kind of flow dependent architecture. Kicking myself for not labelling things better....
  18. Terry
    I have no dog in this fight but I'm sure the wax unit won't care which port is connected to which hose as it just acts as a chamber for the coolant to pass through.
  19. vfrgiving
    Both hoses are routed up through the middle of the throttle body to the wax idle. The thermostat hose is shown being connected to the forward most port closest the handlebars. Flow direction is from left most elbow fitting, into aft side of wax idle, out front most port and returning to the thermostat housing. They are illustrating the hose going up through the middle by using the dashed interruption of the solid arrow to signify it being obscured by the back half of the throttle body.
  20. davenay67
    I have the manual, but I am having a hard time understanding it, at least some of the sketch diagrams. To me at least, I have a harder time 'reading' a sketch diagram versus a photograph. In the diagram above I am having a hard time seeing which tube goes where on the wax unit. It appears as though the tube from the thermostat housing goes to the upper left port on the wax unit. But, from the sketch diagram I simply cannot determine the routing of the rubber tube from the thermostat housing. I guess it will be a bit of trial and error to figure it out....
  21. vfrgiving
    You doing all this and don't have a "1998 - 2001" version of the service manual laying around?
  22. Captain 80s
    WTF? Babbitt's is just an actual dealership that has a very good online presence. "Your" dealership sucks balls.
  23. SgtMarbles
    I looked at the fuse holders when I pulled each fuse and didn’t see anything out of the ordinary, but I 100% could have missed something. The bike is stuck with them and has been for almost a month and change (due to me having to source parts through Babbit’s since the actual dealership can’t order anything because everything is on back order for 3-7 months, so I haven’t had a chance to review most of the things i’d like to. Depending on how the conversation goes tomorrow i’ll probably take the bike back and try to isolate the problem over the winter.
  24. davenay67
    Does the hose from the thermostat housing plug into the top or the bottom port of the wax unit? And how does that hose route? Completely around the throttle body unit, or in-between it somehow?
  25. davenay67
    I spent about 5 years split between a 5th gen Goldwing and a HD Ultra Limited. After those bikes I ended up on an FJR 1300. Lots of people complain about the size and weight of the FJR, but to me it felt like a middleweight. And the power kick after riding rolling sofas was intoxicating! 🤪 I'm a little worried that the VFR will feel a little underwhelming after the FJR when I get it back on the road.
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  27. vfrgiving
    All this talk of fuses.. has anyone been looking at condition of fuse HOLDERS and CONNECTORS? Either one of those super crispy will bring high resistance, stuff will conk out, stupid voltage drops etc.. Resistance impedes current so there's no reason for a fuse to blow if the current path has been dammed to a trickle. Start looking at wiring condition up into fuse blocks. Look at pull apart main connectors. etc.
  28. SgtMarbles
    Yeah, im going to speak with the tech himself tomorrow. The service advisor ended up not speaking with the technician. I repeated my question asking: “How can the starter be a factor if the bike won’t bump start? Especially if the bike died while in gear and running?” And he proceeded to explain to me how difficult it is to bump start a motorcycle. Which is ironic considering I was ONLY able to start it via bump starting for a full year due to a faulty starter relay which was trapped under my seat due to the lock on the rear failing… Anyways, im going to see what they say tomorrow. But so far it’s looking like they aren’t heading in the right direction, i’ll just take it home…
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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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