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Bren
100 posts recovered 8 threads started First seen 8 Feb 2008 Last seen 5 Aug 2024
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8 in the archive- Wheel bearing, done after a few thousand miles Bren · 13 Sep 2023 – 14 Sep 2023
- New donation from Anonymous Bren · 7 Jan 2023 – 7 Jan 2023
- Phone holder inspiration Bren · 9 Nov 2022 – 24 Nov 2022
- Main fuse B replacement? Bren · 23 Jul 2022 – 25 Jul 2022
- Tires, how old is "old" Bren · 6 Jul 2022 – 9 May 2023
- WTB: VFR1200 OEM bars Bren · 15 Oct 2020 – 15 Oct 2020
- Cbr 954 upper. Fitment? Bren · 6 Apr 2010 – 12 Apr 2010
- Steering Head Socket Bren · 13 Mar 2009 – 24 Apr 2012
Recent posts
Last 50 of 100- The state of OEM 6th Gen saddlebags in 2024 Is anyone looking for red side cases right now? I have a lead on some but I have a 5th Gen. If it helps anyone out I can be an intermediary, nothing on top for me just helping out. They don't look pristine but not bad…
- Gotta Ride! I'm not even retired and I don't have enough time to put on more than about 1k a year. 2 kids, a house that I built, and a very, shall we say, selfish/vindictive/physco wife does that to you. The wife bit will be ending…
- Annual Maintenance for Low Annual Mileage @Skids looks good to me. I would do the electrical connectors purely due to the age, I see you have this listed already. Do you intend to change out the most likely stock RR? I got a CBR500 one which is a FH020 and it´s…
- My 1997 750 is back on the road Great job there, a lot of effort to get it looking virtually new again! The paint looks really good 👍
- 5th gen tacho and speedo delay I think I read once that those ground wires should be joined together into 2 groups as that's how they are in that orange block? I've never had to do this, yet, but probably will one day so I'd like to be prepared.
- 5th gen tacho and speedo delay Can't help with the rev counter as that goes into electrical territory which I'm crap at but there are some very knowledgeable members on here that help others a lot! I would suggest you check the speed sensor which…
- Side Stand Issue No never seen this. I have a 98 and it doesn't lean over that far on the side stand. You need to investigate further, either something isn't tight or its bent. OR the previous owner fitted a shorter side stand because…
- Wheel bearing, done after a few thousand miles 43 minutes ago, Dangeruss Keep in mind that the bearings are designed so that the spacers locate everything in the correct place when you tighten the axle down. That's why you tighten the bolt on the right end of the…
- Wheel bearing, done after a few thousand miles 3 hours ago, Mohawk From what you have said if I read it correctly one bearing fits as you might expect but the other is a tight fit as you start it, then goes loose once far enough in to seat against the inner bearing…
- Wheel bearing, done after a few thousand miles 9 hours ago, Thumbs This is a result of the traditional way of removing the bearing, knock it out and inevitably damage the seat More effect is using a Rawlbolt on the inner race and pull it out, also the cheap way of…
- Wheel bearing, done after a few thousand miles 8 hours ago, interceptor69 I wonder-would it matter if the wheel bearing wasn't snug inside the rim? The spacers will hold everything in place, right? I made sure the bearing seats were clean before fitting, I had also…
- Wheel bearing, done after a few thousand miles Yes, it will have to be applied to the outer race (circumference) and the wheel casting otherwise it would glue the inner turning bearing part also. I'm reading up how to do this still as if I apply it to the bearing…
- Wheel bearing, done after a few thousand miles Thanks for that. Did some more googling and decided on the 641 also and managed to find it online. Hope it works!
- Wheel bearing, done after a few thousand miles both of the above are difficult to get, I´m concerned to use the 648 as it´s green which is a permanent adhesion similar to red loctite, extreme heat to get it out. I´m wondering if the common, blue, thread lock would…
- Wheel bearing, done after a few thousand miles looking at it, which one would suit best? 641 or 609? Any experience with applying it?
- Wheel bearing, done after a few thousand miles never heard of that loctite stuff before, I´ll see if I can get some. Thanks for that. Still makes me wonder as I´ve had this wheel on for some...10 years maybe more. Yes sealed bearings directly from Honda dealer.
- Wheel bearing, done after a few thousand miles Hi All, looking for the collective wisdom on this. I have the SP1 front end on my bike with an SP1 wheel, when I got the wheel powder coated a few years ago I put new bearings in. I felt something was off a few weeks…
- Annual Maintenance for Low Annual Mileage 40 minutes ago, Skids Ordered! Thanks. :beer: Oops as Mello said AS3. I'm in Ireland on holidays so going off my Guinness fuelled memory. Good move to get them now before they stop producing them, only Samco after that…
- Annual Maintenance for Low Annual Mileage Well I intend to get the RS3 hoses and keep them till I need them. I would be replacing seals 16, 17 & 18 when the time comes.
- Annual Maintenance for Low Annual Mileage 7 hours ago, Skids Bren, that all looks like very sound advice, thanks for taking the time to reply so thoroughly. :beer: I'll start writing a schedule. I like the tyre advice, never thought of that. I have a soft cover…
- Annual Maintenance for Low Annual Mileage I would view the below as mileage items: Brake pads Chain and sprockets (keep lubed to ward off surface rust) Valve check - changes due to heat cycles and movement Time related: Oil Coolant Brake fluid Fork oil - 5…
- Display Dead As I said above, check the tracks on the back of the display! Known fault and known fix!
- Chain slack adjustment - side stand or main stand I adjust as I think right then sit on the bike and reach down to the chain. I check there is proper slack along the whole chain length, get my fingers covered in chain wax, try not to touch anything with my goopy…
- Display Dead Does sound like one of the tracks on the back of the display has an intermittent fault, it is a fairly common issue on these bikes. Question, do you have the small cover plate under the front nose fairing? Many have…
- Touring the Spanish Picos Safe and happy trip! Not even a bit jealous 😢
- New 5th/6th/8th gen performance header now in production in USA 1 minute ago, Captain 80s This is the exhaust thread. He's talking about eye candy encouragement for people considering getting in on the next run of exhausts. My bad. Sorry to derail 😇
- New 5th/6th/8th gen performance header now in production in USA 2 hours ago, SEBSPEED Some eye candy encouragement for potential buyers... 8th gen set on my supercharged 6th gen... [image: large.20220508_205433.jpg.608bb999b9f63a] Up for sale? Why oh why sell a labour of love like…
- Kenda KM1 - $153 Tire Set 1 hour ago, bmart And you don't notice the crazy wear pattern? That would have driven me mad thousands of miles ago. 😇 Just for my info and maybe the general audience, do you mean the wear on the sides ie. off center?…
- Service from authorized dealers on older bikes I stand corrected. I've never heard this before but then a dealer hasn't worked on my bike since 2005.
- Service from authorized dealers on older bikes That sounds like a lot of crap. They'll only service bikes less than 15 years old, others only less than 10 years old? That's bull. Ring around and find an independent shop.
- Vfr800fiy stuttering 3.5k 7 minutes ago, Mohawk Drain the fuel, flush the tank & clean the injectors. Run raw carb/injector cleaner through the fuel pump in the tank & the injectors. Leave it to soak for a few days, then do it again. That should…
- Vfr800fiy stuttering 3.5k I would in order; Check tank for rust, 7 years is a long time to be standing. Check, clean (if K&N) or replace the air filter. Check the starter relay and other connections in that area for crispiness or overheating.…
- Preparing for a longer trip - the regulator: what was up with it again? 10 hours ago, mello dude ^^^^^Metripack 630s Aaaah thanks Mello, forgot the correct name in my Easter Sunday wine buzz 😀
- Preparing for a longer trip - the regulator: what was up with it again? Or delphi pack connectors [image: 20220722_141356.thumb.jpg.5489f85d1560d3f78cccfb13db8a62d9.jpg]
- 5th Gen Center Stand Install Loosen the hub/carrier bolt and slip the chain off the sprocket. Then guess/measure where a 108 link chain would position the rear wheel, check your stand clearance then. At least you'd then know if it was the shorter…
- Greetings from Ireland toreckman, 3/3/2023 at 10:20 PM I'm out near enough to Athy myself. Whats Austria like? Grand really, I'm near the mountains so it's great for hiking and riding. It's a bit stricter than home, they do love regulations…
- Greetings from Ireland Kildare, where? I'm out of Leixlip, between Maynooth & Lucan. Lived here in Austria last 16 years. I come home because of my job regular (ish) but not with the bike! Deal with a few lads out of Cork ( love a Beamish 😋)…
- Greetings from Ireland Hi from Austria! Nice 5th Gen, the blue is also real cool. I don't like the green myself, as you say it's really dark.
- New donation from Anonymous Hi Anonymous, Thank you for your donation of 25.00 USD. We look forward to improving the forums with your donation. Thanks VFRDiscussion
- Phone holder inspiration I never got on with iPhones, Android user but I do have an ipad. I want it higher because if I've got my tankbag on I wouldn't see it there, I have a short arm and it ends up too low down. Plus if I'm using Maps I want…
- Phone holder inspiration That looks good but too low for me. You need a special case for your phone to attach it correct? Is the case waterproof? I now have 2 different mounts I've been playing around with and just waiting on a long arm to come…
- Phone holder inspiration Very helpful, thanks again! Sure will, just need to play about first then send back what I'm not keeping.
- Phone holder inspiration Perfect, thank you for this! That's where I want mine(ish) but I need a longer arm though as my tank bag is quite tall. I'll have to play around with the bits I got and see what I come up with.
- Phone holder inspiration And your yellow one.... MBD + 1 lucky you!
- Phone holder inspiration On your red 5th Gen, what length arm is that? That looks like the ticket
- Phone holder inspiration Very nice. For the record it won't be a RAM phone holder mount as I don't like the rubber web thingy. I'm more curious in where the ball is mounted and the arm used. I'm trying to decide if I drill and tap into the top…
- Phone holder inspiration 5th Gen 1998 but probably relevant for all gen's I've bought a couple of different phone holders to try out but I'm undecided which to use, where to place it, where to fix the ball, which ball, etc etc. Anyone care to…
- Tires, how old is "old" @Captain 80s Here's some close ups of how I made it. Bolted to the wall is a U channel with holes drilled along the side flange to position the arm wherever I want, I could have fixed it higher up but it's easy enough…
- Tires, how old is "old" 3 minutes ago, Captain 80s I mount and balance all my own tires (with irons and rim protectors), and Michelin PP are by far the easiest tires I've ever done. They almost fall on. That's exactly what I thought and…
- Tires, how old is "old" Just a note to this thread, I changed out the 2015 tyres for my 2021 Pilot Powers. Now it may be the carcass is stiffer on the PR2, or their age, but the PP went on so much easier than the PR2 were to take off. I mean…
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