VFRDISCUSSION.COMBROWSEACTIVITYGUIDELINESLEADERBOARDDOWNLOADSFORUMS Hi Grum Whoops - amateur hour last night! Forgot about the 5,000 readings. Here they are: Voltage pre-start - 12.69v Voltage after start at 5k rpm - 14.41v Voltage at 75 Centigrade and at 5k rpm - 14.39v Resistance between battery negative terminal and frame grounding point - see photo! FORUMS - VFRDISCUSSION This is a forum for the posting of classified ads. Replies to ads not allowed please use private messages for inquiries. 244. posts. Michelin Road 5 Set- Almost Brand New

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Take the cold tire pressure. Ride the bike normally to heat up the tires Take the Hot Pressures of your tires. You should be looking for a 5 % to 10% increase from cold to hot. If you have more than 10% increase,,,, add air. Example:40x5% is 2 pounds air ; 40x10% is 4 pounds air. So if it reads 45 pounds of air. REAR WHEELS/TIRES, THE END ALL DISCUSSION There seems to be a lot of questions about rear wheel and tire sizes and fitment, here is the answers to all who inquire, please correct me if I make a mistake. Rear wheel ID picture vfrwheels.JPG 3rd Gen wheels, 90-93, the infamous 8-spoke Size: 17x5.5 OE Tire: 170/60-17 Tire recommendations: 18 VEEFOUR ELECTRONIC CRUISE CONTROL, INSTALLED AND TESTED Ive always used some sort of throttle lock on any motorcycle Ive owned that was primarily ridden on the street. Living in the Western US long hauls on open roads are a matter of fact and being able to rest my right hand is a requirement. Except for bar end types of throttle locks I could never re BEST PHONE MOUNT EVER! I've had a ram ball mount like that on my 5th generation for years. Used to hold a GPS also bought an extra otter box belt holster that works withe my phone case and then found aball mount that would mount on that holster so I can use it to mount my phone. BLEEDING/FLUID REPLACEMENT ON LINKED BRAKES W/ABS ON 6TH This guide was created because I couldnt seem to find one that was very thorough and included pictures of all procedures. This guide requires the use of Speed Bleeders as it makes life so much easier! You can follow this guide using the old school method as FI LIGHT - HOW TO READ ERROR CODES - MAINTENANCE GUIDES VIDEO. here is a short video on the procedure. look for the blue connector on the left hand side of the rear subframe. zoomed out I am indicating it with my finger. my FI light blinked 12 times, number 1 injector, I found the connector was loose, I pulled it apart cleaned it and reconnected, fixed! 5TH GEN COOLANT FLUSH INFO Im doing my first coolant service since I got the bike. Ive got a jug of Honda OEM all season coolant left over from past Civic / Ridgeline ownerships. Type 2, 50/50 premix, ethylene glycol base and de-mineralized water. 131 C boiling point I assume this stuff should

work fine?

MAKE YOUR OWN O2 SENSOR ELIMINATORS @CandyRed: Yeah at the the end of the day a programmable box is the best answer. Bypassing the 02 sensor substitutes one problem (too rich) for another (too lean or too variable) but it VFRDISCUSSION.COMBROWSEACTIVITYGUIDELINESLEADERBOARDDOWNLOADSFORUMS Hi Grum Whoops - amateur hour last night! Forgot about the 5,000 readings. Here they are: Voltage pre-start - 12.69v Voltage after start at 5k rpm - 14.41v Voltage at 75 Centigrade and at 5k rpm - 14.39v Resistance between battery negative terminal and frame grounding point - see photo! FORUMS - VFRDISCUSSION This is a forum for the posting of classified ads. Replies to ads not allowed please use private messages for inquiries. 244. posts. Michelin Road 5 Set- Almost Brand New

TIRE PRESSURE

Take the cold tire pressure. Ride the bike normally to heat up the tires Take the Hot Pressures of your tires. You should be looking for a 5 % to 10% increase from cold to hot. If you have more than 10% increase,,,, add air. Example:40x5% is 2 pounds air ; 40x10% is 4 pounds air. So if it reads 45 pounds of air. REAR WHEELS/TIRES, THE END ALL DISCUSSION There seems to be a lot of questions about rear wheel and tire sizes and fitment, here is the answers to all who inquire, please correct me if I make a mistake. Rear wheel ID picture vfrwheels.JPG 3rd Gen wheels, 90-93, the infamous 8-spoke Size: 17x5.5 OE Tire: 170/60-17 Tire recommendations: 18 VEEFOUR ELECTRONIC CRUISE CONTROL, INSTALLED AND TESTED Ive always used some sort of throttle lock on any motorcycle Ive owned that was primarily ridden on the street. Living in the Western US long hauls on open roads are a matter of fact and being able to rest my right hand is a requirement. Except for bar end types of throttle locks I could never re BEST PHONE MOUNT EVER! I've had a ram ball mount like that on my 5th generation for years. Used to hold a GPS also bought an extra otter box belt holster that works withe my phone case and then found aball mount that would mount on that holster so I can use it to mount my phone. BLEEDING/FLUID REPLACEMENT ON LINKED BRAKES W/ABS ON 6TH This guide was created because I couldnt seem to find one that was very thorough and included pictures of all procedures. This guide requires the use of Speed Bleeders as it makes life so much easier! You can follow this guide using the old school method as FI LIGHT - HOW TO READ ERROR CODES - MAINTENANCE GUIDES VIDEO. here is a short video on the procedure. look for the blue connector on the left hand side of the rear subframe. zoomed out I am indicating it with my finger. my FI light blinked 12 times, number 1 injector, I found the connector was loose, I pulled it apart cleaned it and reconnected, fixed! 5TH GEN COOLANT FLUSH INFO Im doing my first coolant service since I got the bike. Ive got a jug of Honda OEM all season coolant left over from past Civic / Ridgeline ownerships. Type 2, 50/50 premix, ethylene glycol base and de-mineralized water. 131 C boiling point I assume this stuff should

work fine?

MAKE YOUR OWN O2 SENSOR ELIMINATORS @CandyRed: Yeah at the the end of the day a programmable box is the best answer. Bypassing the 02 sensor substitutes one problem (too rich) for another (too lean or too variable) but it DOWNLOADS - VFRDISCUSSION 2014 / 2015 - VFR800F / RC79 / 8th Gen Service Manual By Ya33a. 249. 0. Good Morning, I found this helpful link, it appears to be a service manual for the 8th Gen VFR800F / RC79

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32 minutes ago, Sweeper said: Yes, IT IS A MESS! When I lived in the north east thirty years ago, a lot of people would drive old beaters because a new car would rust through in about four years. When they wanted to travel, they would rent a car. I have had people tell me that the trout fishing i EIGHTH GENERATION VFR'S VFR 800 Model year 2014+ The 8G with the VFRD Headers and Tune Madly in Love! The world will need more 8G headers! BEST PHONE MOUNT EVER! I've had a ram ball mount like that on my 5th generation for years. Used to hold a GPS also bought an extra otter box belt holster that works withe my phone case and then found aball mount that would mount on that holster so I can use it to mount my phone. VFR 800 OIL & FILTER CHANGE Posted April 7, 2015. Oil & filter combinations are a subject of extensive debate on this forum. The oil you picked appears to meet the owners manual requirement. It also looks like you have the right part numbers for the oil filter. The most important point is to change oil regularly. Hope this helps. REPLACE STATOR AND FLYWHEEL 2002 VFR800 Stator Recall Letter - Found in Sixth Generation VFR's. VFR Discussion HOW-TO Stator Replacement. Besides your regular tools you will need: Torque wrench capable of 12 N-m or 9 lbf-ft. Torque wrench capable of 103 N-m or 76 lbf-ft. Specified Honda BANK ANGLE SENSOR QUESTION-- PICS ADDED They are fine. If you don't get 12 volts, fix your bank angle sensor, engine stop relay, fuse or wiring. Test number two, after you pass test number one. Leave the fuel cut relay out. Put a jumper between point A and point B. With ignition on and stop switch in BEST REPLACEMENT BATTERY? With regard to conventional batteries, Yuasa's have been the best brand I've ever purchased. I pre-emptively replaced my OEM Yuasa at 7

y.o. (it's on a

BATTERY: YTZ14S VS YTZ12S? The 14S is the recommended battery for the VFR1200. Both are excellent quality AGM batteries (Yuasa brand). 14S=230 CCA's 12S=210 CCA's. I've certainly had the Yuasa 14S in the back of my mind when my 8gen battery needs replacement, but price will be a factor in choosing between the 12S and 14S. Cheers. SARGENT VS CORBIN HOW IS YOUR BUTT DOING AFTER YOUR Sargent and Corbin. both make excellent seats and both have a large following sadly though, both styles of seating has its flaws and limitations and likewise, both companies have their fans and haters. Sargent is know for: PolyTec seat pans Super Cell Atomic Foam

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VFRDISCUSSION.COMBROWSEACTIVITYGUIDELINESLEADERBOARDDOWNLOADSFORUMS For Sale- $250 Almost brand new set of Michelin Power ROAD 5. Less than 500 miles on them. Based what I am seeing online for pricing $250 seems to be a fair price for almost new Michelin Road 5. Especially since they retail for $400 new from many of the online FORUMS - VFRDISCUSSION This is a forum for the posting of classified ads. Replies to ads not allowed please use private messages for inquiries. 244. posts. Michelin Road 5 Set- Almost Brand New

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Take the cold tire pressure. Ride the bike normally to heat up the tires Take the Hot Pressures of your tires. You should be looking for a 5 % to 10% increase from cold to hot. If you have more than 10% increase,,,, add air. Example:40x5% is 2 pounds air ; 40x10% is 4 pounds air. So if it reads 45 pounds of air. REAR WHEELS/TIRES, THE END ALL DISCUSSION There seems to be a lot of questions about rear wheel and tire sizes and fitment, here is the answers to all who inquire, please correct me if I make a mistake. Rear wheel ID picture vfrwheels.JPG 3rd Gen wheels, 90-93, the infamous 8-spoke Size: 17x5.5 OE Tire: 170/60-17 Tire recommendations: 18 VFR1200F - CENTERSTAND INSTALL - MAINTENANCE GUIDES Should the main spring break the smaller saftey spring inside will keep the centerstand up so that the centerstand does not fall during riding causing an accident. Bump pad wet with soapy water to install inside the hole in the stand. Twist and push on the bump pad until the pad seats itself inside the hole. Grease the post holes. VEEFOUR ELECTRONIC CRUISE CONTROL, INSTALLED AND TESTED Ive always used some sort of throttle lock on any motorcycle Ive owned that was primarily ridden on the street. Living in the Western US long hauls on open roads are a matter of fact and being able to rest my right hand is a requirement. Except for bar end types of throttle locks I could never re BEST PHONE MOUNT EVER! I've had a ram ball mount like that on my 5th generation for years. Used to hold a GPS also bought an extra otter box belt holster that works withe my phone case and then found aball mount that would mount on that holster so I can use it to mount my phone. FORK AIR GAP SETTING Gang, Im just putting in a set of Racetech 0.95 springs in replacement of the 54,000 mile stock ones. Ive heard a common rule of thumb on air gap as 150mm (6) where the manual says something like 178mm (7). Im assuming that the 6 rule of thumb is to BLEEDING/FLUID REPLACEMENT ON LINKED BRAKES W/ABS ON 6TH This guide was created because I couldnt seem to find one that was very thorough and included pictures of all procedures. This guide requires the use of Speed Bleeders as it makes life so much easier! You can follow this guide using the old school method as FI LIGHT - HOW TO READ ERROR CODES - MAINTENANCE GUIDES VIDEO. here is a short video on the procedure. look for the blue connector on the left hand side of the rear subframe. zoomed out I am indicating it with my finger. my FI light blinked 12 times, number 1 injector, I found the connector was loose, I pulled it apart cleaned it and reconnected, fixed! VFRDISCUSSION.COMBROWSEACTIVITYGUIDELINESLEADERBOARDDOWNLOADSFORUMS For Sale- $250 Almost brand new set of Michelin Power ROAD 5. Less than 500 miles on them. Based what I am seeing online for pricing $250 seems to be a fair price for almost new Michelin Road 5. Especially since they retail for $400 new from many of the online FORUMS - VFRDISCUSSION This is a forum for the posting of classified ads. Replies to ads not allowed please use private messages for inquiries. 244. posts. Michelin Road 5 Set- Almost Brand New

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Take the cold tire pressure. Ride the bike normally to heat up the tires Take the Hot Pressures of your tires. You should be looking for a 5 % to 10% increase from cold to hot. If you have more than 10% increase,,,, add air. Example:40x5% is 2 pounds air ; 40x10% is 4 pounds air. So if it reads 45 pounds of air. REAR WHEELS/TIRES, THE END ALL DISCUSSION There seems to be a lot of questions about rear wheel and tire sizes and fitment, here is the answers to all who inquire, please correct me if I make a mistake. Rear wheel ID picture vfrwheels.JPG 3rd Gen wheels, 90-93, the infamous 8-spoke Size: 17x5.5 OE Tire: 170/60-17 Tire recommendations: 18 VFR1200F - CENTERSTAND INSTALL - MAINTENANCE GUIDES Should the main spring break the smaller saftey spring inside will keep the centerstand up so that the centerstand does not fall during riding causing an accident. Bump pad wet with soapy water to install inside the hole in the stand. Twist and push on the bump pad until the pad seats itself inside the hole. Grease the post holes. VEEFOUR ELECTRONIC CRUISE CONTROL, INSTALLED AND TESTED Ive always used some sort of throttle lock on any motorcycle Ive owned that was primarily ridden on the street. Living in the Western US long hauls on open roads are a matter of fact and being able to rest my right hand is a requirement. Except for bar end types of throttle locks I could never re BEST PHONE MOUNT EVER! I've had a ram ball mount like that on my 5th generation for years. Used to hold a GPS also bought an extra otter box belt holster that works withe my phone case and then found aball mount that would mount on that holster so I can use it to mount my phone. FORK AIR GAP SETTING Gang, Im just putting in a set of Racetech 0.95 springs in replacement of the 54,000 mile stock ones. Ive heard a common rule of thumb on air gap as 150mm (6) where the manual says something like 178mm (7). Im assuming that the 6 rule of thumb is to BLEEDING/FLUID REPLACEMENT ON LINKED BRAKES W/ABS ON 6TH This guide was created because I couldnt seem to find one that was very thorough and included pictures of all procedures. This guide requires the use of Speed Bleeders as it makes life so much easier! You can follow this guide using the old school method as FI LIGHT - HOW TO READ ERROR CODES - MAINTENANCE GUIDES VIDEO. here is a short video on the procedure. look for the blue connector on the left hand side of the rear subframe. zoomed out I am indicating it with my finger. my FI light blinked 12 times, number 1 injector, I found the connector was loose, I pulled it apart cleaned it and reconnected, fixed! DOWNLOADS - VFRDISCUSSION 2014 / 2015 - VFR800F / RC79 / 8th Gen Service Manual By Ya33a. 249. 0. Good Morning, I found this helpful link, it appears to be a service manual for the 8th Gen VFR800F / RC79 EIGHTH GENERATION VFR'S VFR 800 Model year 2014+ The 8G with the VFRD Headers and Tune Madly in Love! The world will need more 8G headers! BEST PHONE MOUNT EVER! I've had a ram ball mount like that on my 5th generation for years. Used to hold a GPS also bought an extra otter box belt holster that works withe my phone case and then found aball mount that would mount on that holster so I can use it to mount my phone. FORK AIR GAP SETTING Gang, Im just putting in a set of Racetech 0.95 springs in replacement of the 54,000 mile stock ones. Ive heard a common rule of thumb on air gap as 150mm (6) where the manual says something like 178mm (7). Im assuming that the 6 rule of thumb is to GENERAL BRAKE UPGRADE You'll get more adjustability and better compliance than the VTR plus more rigidity (43mm) and better brakes. They are also about the same length which is very important. NOTE: I have switched to 6gen triples and prefer them. I don't know about your side of SUSPENSION ADJUSTMENT The rear spring preload adjustment, is the knob on the left hand side, just turn to adjust, that's if it is not seized. Sag for the rear, you want to set at 10-12mm. . VFR1200F - CENTERSTAND INSTALL - MAINTENANCE GUIDES Center stand installed and lifting the bike up These are the steps to installing an oem centerstand for a VFR1200F Part Number 08M50-MGE-100 This retails for around $200 delivered, I got mine from ServiceHonda.com. Before even attempting to do this MAKE SURE THE BIKE HAS COOLED OFF you will be wo VFR1200F VALVE INSPECTION The manual has two sets of measurements for the exhaust side. Valve side with the lock nut 0.03 + or - 0,02 mm or (0.012 + or - 0.001 inches) Roller side 0.21 + or - 0.02 mm or (0.008 + or - 0.001 inches) my gap strips were in listed in both but came stepped up in inch sizes so I use the inch listings. Intake side is the shim under bucket

design.

BAD SPEEDOMETER SENSOR? On 9/14/2013 at 6:53 PM, spud786 said: To see the full pulsing, you just barely turn the sensor, spinning with a drill , you probbaly would not see it, it happens so fast. But yeah, the pink wire should be 5v. Disconnect at that coonnector in the pictures, and see if you

have 5 v

FI LIGHT - HOW TO READ ERROR CODES - MAINTENANCE GUIDES VIDEO. here is a short video on the procedure. look for the blue connector on the left hand side of the rear subframe. zoomed out I am indicating it with my finger. my FI light blinked 12 times, number 1 injector, I found the connector was loose, I pulled it apart cleaned it and reconnected, fixed! VFRDISCUSSION.COMBROWSEACTIVITYGUIDELINESLEADERBOARDDOWNLOADSFORUMS For Sale- $250 Almost brand new set of Michelin Power ROAD 5. Less than 500 miles on them. Based what I am seeing online for pricing $250 seems to be a fair price for almost new Michelin Road 5. Especially since they retail for $400 new from many of the online FORUMS - VFRDISCUSSION This is a forum for the posting of classified ads. Replies to ads not allowed please use private messages for inquiries. 244. posts. Michelin Road 5 Set- Almost Brand New EIGHTH GENERATION VFR'S VFR 800 Model year 2014+ The 8G with the VFRD Headers and Tune Madly in Love! The world will need more 8G headers!

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Take the cold tire pressure. Ride the bike normally to heat up the tires Take the Hot Pressures of your tires. You should be looking for a 5 % to 10% increase from cold to hot. If you have more than 10% increase,,,, add air. Example:40x5% is 2 pounds air ; 40x10% is 4 pounds air. So if it reads 45 pounds of air. REAR WHEELS/TIRES, THE END ALL DISCUSSION There seems to be a lot of questions about rear wheel and tire sizes and fitment, here is the answers to all who inquire, please correct me if I make a mistake. Rear wheel ID picture vfrwheels.JPG 3rd Gen wheels, 90-93, the infamous 8-spoke Size: 17x5.5 OE Tire: 170/60-17 Tire recommendations: 18 VFR1200F - CENTERSTAND INSTALL - MAINTENANCE GUIDES Should the main spring break the smaller saftey spring inside will keep the centerstand up so that the centerstand does not fall during riding causing an accident. Bump pad wet with soapy water to install inside the hole in the stand. Twist and push on the bump pad until the pad seats itself inside the hole. Grease the post holes. BEST PHONE MOUNT EVER! I've had a ram ball mount like that on my 5th generation for years. Used to hold a GPS also bought an extra otter box belt holster that works withe my phone case and then found aball mount that would mount on that holster so I can use it to mount my phone. VEEFOUR ELECTRONIC CRUISE CONTROL, INSTALLED AND TESTEDMOTORCYCLE ELECTRONIC CRUISE CONTROL KITSTHROTTLE CRUISE CONTROL MOTORCYCLEBEST MOTORCYCLE CRUISE CONTROLSHONDA VFR 800 CRUISE CONTROL Ive always used some sort of throttle lock on any motorcycle Ive owned that was primarily ridden on the street. Living in the Western US long hauls on open roads are a matter of fact and being able to rest my right hand is a requirement. Except for bar end types of throttle locks I could never re FORK AIR GAP SETTING Gang, Im just putting in a set of Racetech 0.95 springs in replacement of the 54,000 mile stock ones. Ive heard a common rule of thumb on air gap as 150mm (6) where the manual says something like 178mm (7). Im assuming that the 6 rule of thumb is to BLEEDING/FLUID REPLACEMENT ON LINKED BRAKES W/ABS ON 6TH This guide was created because I couldnt seem to find one that was very thorough and included pictures of all procedures. This guide requires the use of Speed Bleeders as it makes life so much easier! You can follow this guide using the old school method as VFRDISCUSSION.COMBROWSEACTIVITYGUIDELINESLEADERBOARDDOWNLOADSFORUMS For Sale- $250 Almost brand new set of Michelin Power ROAD 5. Less than 500 miles on them. Based what I am seeing online for pricing $250 seems to be a fair price for almost new Michelin Road 5. Especially since they retail for $400 new from many of the online FORUMS - VFRDISCUSSION This is a forum for the posting of classified ads. Replies to ads not allowed please use private messages for inquiries. 244. posts. Michelin Road 5 Set- Almost Brand New EIGHTH GENERATION VFR'S VFR 800 Model year 2014+ The 8G with the VFRD Headers and Tune Madly in Love! The world will need more 8G headers!

TIRE PRESSURE

Take the cold tire pressure. Ride the bike normally to heat up the tires Take the Hot Pressures of your tires. You should be looking for a 5 % to 10% increase from cold to hot. If you have more than 10% increase,,,, add air. Example:40x5% is 2 pounds air ; 40x10% is 4 pounds air. So if it reads 45 pounds of air. REAR WHEELS/TIRES, THE END ALL DISCUSSION There seems to be a lot of questions about rear wheel and tire sizes and fitment, here is the answers to all who inquire, please correct me if I make a mistake. Rear wheel ID picture vfrwheels.JPG 3rd Gen wheels, 90-93, the infamous 8-spoke Size: 17x5.5 OE Tire: 170/60-17 Tire recommendations: 18 VFR1200F - CENTERSTAND INSTALL - MAINTENANCE GUIDES Should the main spring break the smaller saftey spring inside will keep the centerstand up so that the centerstand does not fall during riding causing an accident. Bump pad wet with soapy water to install inside the hole in the stand. Twist and push on the bump pad until the pad seats itself inside the hole. Grease the post holes. BEST PHONE MOUNT EVER! I've had a ram ball mount like that on my 5th generation for years. Used to hold a GPS also bought an extra otter box belt holster that works withe my phone case and then found aball mount that would mount on that holster so I can use it to mount my phone. VEEFOUR ELECTRONIC CRUISE CONTROL, INSTALLED AND TESTEDMOTORCYCLE ELECTRONIC CRUISE CONTROL KITSTHROTTLE CRUISE CONTROL MOTORCYCLEBEST MOTORCYCLE CRUISE CONTROLSHONDA VFR 800 CRUISE CONTROL Ive always used some sort of throttle lock on any motorcycle Ive owned that was primarily ridden on the street. Living in the Western US long hauls on open roads are a matter of fact and being able to rest my right hand is a requirement. Except for bar end types of throttle locks I could never re FORK AIR GAP SETTING Gang, Im just putting in a set of Racetech 0.95 springs in replacement of the 54,000 mile stock ones. Ive heard a common rule of thumb on air gap as 150mm (6) where the manual says something like 178mm (7). Im assuming that the 6 rule of thumb is to BLEEDING/FLUID REPLACEMENT ON LINKED BRAKES W/ABS ON 6TH This guide was created because I couldnt seem to find one that was very thorough and included pictures of all procedures. This guide requires the use of Speed Bleeders as it makes life so much easier! You can follow this guide using the old school method as

VF1000R REBUILD

On 10/26/2020 at 12:48 PM, Sparkie said: I rode this 790 for a few hours last month. Parallel twin. True, not as much character as the v4, and Im not buying one, but its still a very good engine. Lots of power in a tiny package. Power was very much on par with the vfr. It was a nice bike! I hate DOWNLOADS - VFRDISCUSSION 2014 / 2015 - VFR800F / RC79 / 8th Gen Service Manual By Ya33a. 248. 0. Good Morning, I found this helpful link, it appears to be a service manual for the 8th Gen VFR800F / RC79 More information. EIGHTH GENERATION VFR'S VFR 800 Model year 2014+ The 8G with the VFRD Headers and Tune Madly in Love! The world will need more 8G headers! FORK AIR GAP SETTING Gang, Im just putting in a set of Racetech 0.95 springs in replacement of the 54,000 mile stock ones. Ive heard a common rule of thumb on air gap as 150mm (6) where the manual says something like 178mm (7). Im assuming that the 6 rule of thumb is to GENERAL BRAKE UPGRADE You'll get more adjustability and better compliance than the VTR plus more rigidity (43mm) and better brakes. They are also about the same length which is very important. NOTE: I have switched to 6gen triples and prefer them. I don't know about your side of VFR1200F - CENTERSTAND INSTALL - MAINTENANCE GUIDES Center stand installed and lifting the bike up These are the steps to installing an oem centerstand for a VFR1200F Part Number 08M50-MGE-100 This retails for around $200 delivered, I got mine from ServiceHonda.com. Before even attempting to do this MAKE SURE THE BIKE HAS COOLED OFF you will be wo VFR 800 OIL & FILTER CHANGE Posted April 7, 2015. Oil & filter combinations are a subject of extensive debate on this forum. The oil you picked appears to meet the owners manual requirement. It also looks like you have the right part numbers for the oil filter. The most important point is to change oil regularly. Hope this helps. BAD SPEEDOMETER SENSOR? On 9/14/2013 at 6:53 PM, spud786 said: To see the full pulsing, you just barely turn the sensor, spinning with a drill , you probbaly would not see it, it happens so fast. But yeah, the pink wire should be 5v. Disconnect at that coonnector in the pictures, and see if you

have 5 v

SUSPENSION ADJUSTMENT The rear spring preload adjustment, is the knob on the left hand side, just turn to adjust, that's if it is not seized. Sag for the rear, you want to set at 10-12mm. .

CHANGING FORK SEALS

Got my 2010 VFR1200FD a couple months ago, and during that time the forks started leaking oil. I tried to fix them with a SealMate, but it just didnt work. So, time to swap out the fork seals. Ive never had to do them before, but I watched a few vids. Easy enough. I bought a couple tools and all VFRDISCUSSION.COMBROWSEACTIVITYGUIDELINESLEADERBOARDDOWNLOADSFORUMS For Sale- $250 Almost brand new set of Michelin Power ROAD 5. Less than 500 miles on them. Based what I am seeing online for pricing $250 seems to be a fair price for almost new Michelin Road 5. Especially since they retail for $400 new from many of the online FORUMS - VFRDISCUSSION This is a forum for the posting of classified ads. Replies to ads not allowed please use private messages for inquiries. 244. posts. Michelin Road 5 Set- Almost Brand New EIGHTH GENERATION VFR'S VFR 800 Model year 2014+ The 8G with the VFRD Headers and Tune Madly in Love! The world will need more 8G headers!

TIRE PRESSURE

Take the cold tire pressure. Ride the bike normally to heat up the tires Take the Hot Pressures of your tires. You should be looking for a 5 % to 10% increase from cold to hot. If you have more than 10% increase,,,, add air. Example:40x5% is 2 pounds air ; 40x10% is 4 pounds air. So if it reads 45 pounds of air. REAR WHEELS/TIRES, THE END ALL DISCUSSION There seems to be a lot of questions about rear wheel and tire sizes and fitment, here is the answers to all who inquire, please correct me if I make a mistake. Rear wheel ID picture vfrwheels.JPG 3rd Gen wheels, 90-93, the infamous 8-spoke Size: 17x5.5 OE Tire: 170/60-17 Tire recommendations: 18 VFR1200F - CENTERSTAND INSTALL - MAINTENANCE GUIDES Should the main spring break the smaller saftey spring inside will keep the centerstand up so that the centerstand does not fall during riding causing an accident. Bump pad wet with soapy water to install inside the hole in the stand. Twist and push on the bump pad until the pad seats itself inside the hole. Grease the post holes. BEST PHONE MOUNT EVER! I've had a ram ball mount like that on my 5th generation for years. Used to hold a GPS also bought an extra otter box belt holster that works withe my phone case and then found aball mount that would mount on that holster so I can use it to mount my phone. VEEFOUR ELECTRONIC CRUISE CONTROL, INSTALLED AND TESTEDMOTORCYCLE ELECTRONIC CRUISE CONTROL KITSTHROTTLE CRUISE CONTROL MOTORCYCLEBEST MOTORCYCLE CRUISE CONTROLSHONDA VFR 800 CRUISE CONTROL Ive always used some sort of throttle lock on any motorcycle Ive owned that was primarily ridden on the street. Living in the Western US long hauls on open roads are a matter of fact and being able to rest my right hand is a requirement. Except for bar end types of throttle locks I could never re FORK AIR GAP SETTING Gang, Im just putting in a set of Racetech 0.95 springs in replacement of the 54,000 mile stock ones. Ive heard a common rule of thumb on air gap as 150mm (6) where the manual says something like 178mm (7). Im assuming that the 6 rule of thumb is to BLEEDING/FLUID REPLACEMENT ON LINKED BRAKES W/ABS ON 6TH This guide was created because I couldnt seem to find one that was very thorough and included pictures of all procedures. This guide requires the use of Speed Bleeders as it makes life so much easier! You can follow this guide using the old school method as VFRDISCUSSION.COMBROWSEACTIVITYGUIDELINESLEADERBOARDDOWNLOADSFORUMS For Sale- $250 Almost brand new set of Michelin Power ROAD 5. Less than 500 miles on them. Based what I am seeing online for pricing $250 seems to be a fair price for almost new Michelin Road 5. Especially since they retail for $400 new from many of the online FORUMS - VFRDISCUSSION This is a forum for the posting of classified ads. Replies to ads not allowed please use private messages for inquiries. 244. posts. Michelin Road 5 Set- Almost Brand New EIGHTH GENERATION VFR'S VFR 800 Model year 2014+ The 8G with the VFRD Headers and Tune Madly in Love! The world will need more 8G headers!

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On 10/26/2020 at 12:48 PM, Sparkie said: I rode this 790 for a few hours last month. Parallel twin. True, not as much character as the v4, and Im not buying one, but its still a very good engine. Lots of power in a tiny package. Power was very much on par with the vfr. It was a nice bike! I hate DOWNLOADS - VFRDISCUSSION 2014 / 2015 - VFR800F / RC79 / 8th Gen Service Manual By Ya33a. 248. 0. Good Morning, I found this helpful link, it appears to be a service manual for the 8th Gen VFR800F / RC79 More information. EIGHTH GENERATION VFR'S VFR 800 Model year 2014+ The 8G with the VFRD Headers and Tune Madly in Love! The world will need more 8G headers! FORK AIR GAP SETTING Gang, Im just putting in a set of Racetech 0.95 springs in replacement of the 54,000 mile stock ones. Ive heard a common rule of thumb on air gap as 150mm (6) where the manual says something like 178mm (7). Im assuming that the 6 rule of thumb is to GENERAL BRAKE UPGRADE You'll get more adjustability and better compliance than the VTR plus more rigidity (43mm) and better brakes. They are also about the same length which is very important. NOTE: I have switched to 6gen triples and prefer them. I don't know about your side of VFR1200F - CENTERSTAND INSTALL - MAINTENANCE GUIDES Center stand installed and lifting the bike up These are the steps to installing an oem centerstand for a VFR1200F Part Number 08M50-MGE-100 This retails for around $200 delivered, I got mine from ServiceHonda.com. Before even attempting to do this MAKE SURE THE BIKE HAS COOLED OFF you will be wo VFR 800 OIL & FILTER CHANGE Posted April 7, 2015. Oil & filter combinations are a subject of extensive debate on this forum. The oil you picked appears to meet the owners manual requirement. It also looks like you have the right part numbers for the oil filter. The most important point is to change oil regularly. Hope this helps. BAD SPEEDOMETER SENSOR? On 9/14/2013 at 6:53 PM, spud786 said: To see the full pulsing, you just barely turn the sensor, spinning with a drill , you probbaly would not see it, it happens so fast. But yeah, the pink wire should be 5v. Disconnect at that coonnector in the pictures, and see if you

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topic in Exhaust Systems Howdy! I just spent nearly 6 hours reading the whole story from this and the original thread back from 2016 (one heck of a story that is!). I JUST saw this comment and I do NOT want this ship to sail without me! I just purchased a clapped 00' veefer a month ago, and have been

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topic in Fifth Generation VFR's Thasnks Grum, your response is greatly appreciated. I'll grab my multi meter tomorrow and see what I get. The cluster still has the other wired connected and it's too dark to see out there so I'll grab that in the morning as well. Regarding the ignition being on... I wen't out to the bike this...

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Happy New Year to all 🎉🥂🏍 Thought I would start the New Year off with a quick ride around my hometown. Had the usual hot conditions, but not as bad as the southern states of Australia are copping it, the bushfires are nothing short of catastrophic at the moment, best wishes to anyone affected, stay

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Also decided to try out my Xmas present, a Canon 90D. Decided to stay with a DSLR as I have used them all my adult life (SLR’s anyway) and have a few lenses and accessories I will be able to continue using. Very happy so far, 32 megapixels on a crop sensor means you have to be steady handed or jump your shutter speed up a bit. Lots to learn as it has many new features over my old Canon 400D. Will hopefully post some good photos in the future.

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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

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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 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

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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

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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 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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