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  2. Captain 80s
    Put a bunch of main fuses in your pocket and think "cool".
  3. GSP
    Hi folks, 6th gen owner here. When I run the bike (fresh battery), the 30 amp fuse gets super hot, and there is evidence of past overheating. I need to move the bike a short distance, so what’s the easiest way to facilitate this without ending up with a dead bike at the side of the road? Do I just attach a new fuse holder and hope for the best? I really need this to be a quick-ish solution and don’t want to tow.
  4. Dutch724
    It was crashed on the left side. They just threw some paint on it and made it look as neat and clean as possible to get it sold. I was the sucker to buy it.😁 As I take it apart I'm finding damage from where it was laid down. I will fix everything even the cracked frame member that goes to the seat rail. I will most likely paint it red and find some aftermarket stickers to put back on it and it will live happily ever after. 😆
  5. Presson
    Here
  6. Presson

    Picos 2025

    Presson replied to Dutchy's topic in Europe

    Fantastic scenery and roads. But the VF500FII is soooo clean. Lovely. Brings back fond memories....
  7. Captain 80s
    Did I miss the post where it said this was done?
  8. Presson
    Ok, despite what I said: Your starter motor is fine - checked off the bike or via a jump to the +ve side. You have a new or good battery. You get normal indications when you switch on You get a click but no engine rotation when you press the starter. The bike is in neutral and the side stand is down The problem has to be between the battery and the starter motor surely? Reg/rec stuff is irrelevant if the battery is good. Check replace fuses. Check starter relay and wiring to starter motor. Follow the starter diagnostic tree from the manual
  9. SgtMarbles
    The thing is, I did put a fresh, out of the box, new battery in it as my first step to diagnosing this issue. After the bike died I ordered a new battery and switched it out with the exact same result. The voltage drop is 5 volts, it goes from 12.7 - 6.8 With the old battery before I replaced it as per your instructions it was 12.1 - 5.8 I can try and swap yet another battery, but I do not think in any way that this is the source of said issue. I appreciate the input I have received from all of you.
  10. Presson
    For god's sake mate. Put a new and good battery in the thing. Everything you described points that way but you seem to be looking for deeper problems. If the battery is completely knackered you won't be able to bump start it. A charger saying the battery is full is simply saying it's got top voltage. Not ability to current draw. You've said a number of times about bump starting. Is this a clue about a problem coming on. I've pointed you in the direction of the diagnostic tree. I'm done
  11. SgtMarbles
    I will more than likely do that tomorrow. However the part that isn’t making sense to me is the matter that the bike cannot be bump started. When I engage the start button, the starter itself does not even make a noise. This means that voltage is not getting to the starter itself. But if that is the case, why am I not able to bump start it? The kill switch is fine, even if the clutch or side stand switch were bad the bike should still start in neutral if the neutral switch is fine. The neutral indicator is displayed so I wouldn’t see it as an issue, but I will still test it just in case. The only weird thing to note is the rear wheel when in 6th gear with the clutch out, it will not turn. Like, there is the normal front-back play, but the tire itself will not spin forcefully by hand… I am debating if I should remove the crank case cover and try to see if I can turn the motor, but all these clues are pushing me towards it being an electrical issue.
  12. Dutchy

    Picos 2025

    Dutchy posted a topic in Europe

    7 days riding, 3 in heavy rains. But who gives a toss when there's raingear?! and beverages.. Or a more comfortable Morini Small niggles are easily fixed.. Like a broken clutch cable Or an exhaust issue M8 nut/stud fitted after the oem one choose freedom. Some areas with struck by fire. Who is the goat? Some sights/roads. Typically riding 250km days. VID-20250925-WA0027.mp4 VF500F2 for sale
  13. Dutchy
    Let us know when the house warming party is eh?
  14. slo1

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  15. Presson
    It has been done. You will lose a bit of power but mainly torque below 6500rpm and increase your overall fuel consumption so the benefit is questionable. The VTEC switch over is operated by oil pressure through a spool valve between the cylinders. In this thread the OP goes well beyond just defeating the VTEC. Worth a read. There's a second thread with a discussion about how to do it lower down
  16. SteyrTMP
    So, I have fixed (for now) the wiring issues, had the recall done, recently replace and relocated the rectifier (now a FH020AA), replace the really cheap Chinese stator with an Arashi, (made of the finest Chinesium), installed a Power Commander III (with home-made O2 Eliminators), and PAIR and nozzle delete. Dyno'ed at 94.5whp. The Power Commander was showing timing, but was not allowing changes, for some reason. Oh well. My question, and I've searched here and VFRWorld, and have not seen a single discussion, what would it take to lock it into 4-valve all the time? I understand the basic concept of vtec, and other than emissions, what would be a major benefit for the 2-valve section of the powerband? Wouldn't it be better to have all-time 4-valve? Has anyone tried locking the pins in place? What about reflashing the ECU or some sort of vtec controller, to electronically modify it to full-time?
  17. airwalk
    I know you’ve checked the associated fuses but why not replace them, it wouldn’t be impossible for a fuse to look/test ok but still not pass power, even though the meter says otherwise. I’ve seen it happen more than once over the years..
  18. bmart
    Simple Green and just enough water to shake it all over. Never needed anything more.
  19. SgtMarbles
    The multimeter is fine, it has an auto setting so it only displays 0.00 unless it detects a connection or current.
  20. Presson
    Possibly a silly question, but you're sure the multimeter battery is ok? Switched to ohms it should read 1 with probes apart and 0 with probes crossed ( connected together). Pretty sure the neutral switch will be okay if the green N symbol lights in the dash with the gears in neutral
  21. SgtMarbles
    I haven’t been able to attempt to get the starter motor to turn over on the bike, I will have to pick up smaller battery leads for that. I am going to check the clutch and neutral switch and see if there is any sort of issue in that realm.
  22. Presson
    Well that's a problem. Zero continuity means the system thinks the stand is down. It should not stop a start but will definitely kill the engine when you put it into gear. You say the starter motor is okay. Have you been able to get it to turn the engine over even if jumped to the battery leads from a car battery without the bike battery in the circuit?
  23. SgtMarbles
    I checked using ohms this time, still no continuity…
  24. Terry
    I finally got my USD forks back together; as a serial fork fiddler I can (nearly) disassemble and reassemble RWU forks with my eye closed, but the USD is significantly different and requires some quite different techniques. My contraption involving bits of wood, two bolts and a ratchet strap worked really well to compress the spring, and a piece of wire around the damper rod allowed my to pull that up to refit the cap without too much effort so I'll call that a win. I was surprised at the oil height in the manual (160mm) which is very low compared to other bikes but I'll stick with stock until I know better. It was great to get the front end back onto the bike so I can roll it around the Mancave again. I repainted the fork bottoms in satin black which looks very tidy, along with the cleaned brakes, new disc bolts and some repainted bolts the front end is pretty tidy now. I just have a score mark on the left calliper to repaint. In other news it looks like I have a buyer for my ST1300, and I'll be stripping the Racetech forks and damper parts out and resetting that to stock. I may end up reusing the springs and Gold Valves in the 1200 but will see how that all goes. I need to ride the 1200 first! I'm also getting a CBR600F4 shock with DMr modifications built up; this is intended for my 6th gen but I believe (maybe wrongly) that the shocks interchange between 800 and 1200? The shock in the 1200 has only done 23000km so should be good for a while, but even the 92000km shock in my 6th gen feels pretty reasonable.
  25. Presson
    Side stand switch. Test in ohms mode at the black connector under the LHS middle cowl. Zero continuity when down, continuity when retracted (up).
  26. SgtMarbles
    Alright, I removed the starter and checked it. The starter is in good health. I checked the side stand switch, however I was a little confused because when I attempted to check the pins they were reading 0 in the diode mode. Side stand up, side stand down, it read zero both ways. I will check the clutch and neutral switch later this evening. I decided to drain the oil in the bike and inspect it to see if there might be anything out of the ordinary. No metal flakes or coolant, so I can rule out the engine for now. Making some progress so far!
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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

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      Tommy-knockers Brewpub Idaho Springs

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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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      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.

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      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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