Member record · ID 15987
Traveller
36 posts recovered 4 threads started First seen 29 Jun 2009 Last seen 5 May 2016
Threads started
4 in the archive- Mysterious Change Of Engine Character & Power Loss After Carb Syncing? Traveller · 13 Jan 2016 – 5 May 2016
- VFRness; what is it exactly and why would I need one? Traveller · 5 Mar 2011 – 31 Mar 2011
- Trouble fitting Givi WIngrack Traveller · 28 Jun 2010 – 5 Jul 2010
- Suspension Options For A Gen4? Traveller · 29 Jun 2009 – 17 Jan 2010
Recent posts
All 36- Mysterious Change Of Engine Character & Power Loss After Carb Syncing? While we're on the topic, has anyone pulled the clutch cover on their 750? The reason why I'm asking is because as I pulled the cover, the spindle of the recution gears came out. It would have been dead simple to just…
- Mysterious Change Of Engine Character & Power Loss After Carb Syncing? Long time since I've posted an update but I think I have good news. After reading all the advice I finally decided to go ahead and do a new sync to the carbs. Turns out the front vs rear cylinders were completely out of…
- New Bike, New Problems - Bike Cutting Out, Need Help! I don't know if it's any help, but just a few days ago I had a similar issue with my BMW GS. One moment she was running fine and all of a suden she started cutting out violently, to the point that I had to pull over…
- Mysterious Change Of Engine Character & Power Loss After Carb Syncing? squirrelman Pull airbox top and check that all 4 carb slides seem to rise equally in response to throttle while engine is running. Frankly, i'm AMAZED that the submarine bike ever ran again !!! :goofy: Oh those VFRs are…
- Mysterious Change Of Engine Character & Power Loss After Carb Syncing? All suggestions are greatly appreciated! blackdot Until you check that the syncing process was done correctly you will not know for sure that was the cause or not. To me it sounds like the pilot screws are a bit too…
- Mysterious Change Of Engine Character & Power Loss After Carb Syncing? Fair enough, but I am a bit unwilling to pin this all to the syncing process. Could a bad carb syncing have such a pronounced effect on the engine and the way it runs? Besides (though I could very well be mistaken on…
- Mysterious Change Of Engine Character & Power Loss After Carb Syncing? You may be familiar with the story of my 4th Gen VFR; after it was stolen in Ireland and unceremoniously dumped into a nearby river, I managed to repatriate the bike back to Greece and have been working on her ever…
- Refurbishing A Stolen, River-Found, Vfr 750... Wow! The last post in this thread was way back on Jan 1st! I can't believe it's 7 months later. How time flies by... In all this time I am pleased to say that I've managed to scrape together enough time, energy and…
- Refurbishing A Stolen, River-Found, Vfr 750... Veefer800Canuck I've now got a chinese copy ignition lock as linked in your previous post and it's working fine. Don't get one of the ones with the barrel type key like they have in vending machines. I had that style…
- Refurbishing A Stolen, River-Found, Vfr 750... Just another couple of questions for you guys; I need to replace the ignition lock as the thugs who tried to nick the bike broke the ignition's locking pin completely. The lock itself is working fine but the steering…
- Refurbishing A Stolen, River-Found, Vfr 750... Veefer800Canuck Since the cooling system is sealed, no river water would have gotten into it, except for the overflow tank. I mean, if no coolant comes out, no water can go in, right? If the overflow tank had been…
- Refurbishing A Stolen, River-Found, Vfr 750... Hey all, I am planning to get some work done on the bike in the Xmas season and I wanted to ask if I should replace the cooling liquid of the bike? Before going into the river it had just been changed out and I was…
- Refurbishing A Stolen, River-Found, Vfr 750... The Phantom I think this is a labour of love :) The rear hub may need to come out of the swingarm - even VFRs that haven't gone into rivers can have corrosion problems here. If your footpegs are going to be very…
- Refurbishing A Stolen, River-Found, Vfr 750... I needn't have worried about removing the rear downpipes. With the subframe etc out of the way and with some penetrating oil on the studs the bolts came out like a piece of cake using just a small wrench. Result! :) Now…
- Refurbishing A Stolen, River-Found, Vfr 750... Ok, small update: So I managed to remove the exhaust assembly without removing the center stand. It needed a bit of wiggling but it got out in the end. I might need to remove the stand when I put it all back but that…
- Refurbishing A Stolen, River-Found, Vfr 750... Quick questions for you guys: - Any ideas for cleaning aluminium parts? I have prepared a citric acid solution that works wonders on iron parts but I've read that it's a no-go for aluminium. Maybe some white vinegar? -…
- Refurbishing A Stolen, River-Found, Vfr 750... Just a short update on the bike; progress has been a bit slow due to long hours at work which pretty much leaves only the weekends free for everything else but I'll be trying to put in more work in the next few days.…
- Refurbishing A Stolen, River-Found, Vfr 750... RollinAgain Thanks for the update on what appears to be a happy ending in the making. Out of curiosity how did your insurance company handle the whole situation? Did they consider the bike to be a total loss and pay you…
- Refurbishing A Stolen, River-Found, Vfr 750... checksix This thread reads like a novel, with villains, good guys, a damsel in distress, an uncertain outcome, the climactic moment, and a happy ending. What a great story. Hehehe that's a great analogy mate! You should…
- Refurbishing A Stolen, River-Found, Vfr 750... So here I am as well on this topic; I wish I didn't have the dubious honour of being the ...star of this story but what can you do? Sometimes these things happen when you're travelling and at the end of the day as long…
- VFRness; what is it exactly and why would I need one? Ryanme17 Can't you buy an R/R from Tightwad at wiremybike.com? They are the mosfet style, well priced, and you know they will actually ship within a reasonable time (I've heard stories about Rick's R/R's being on…
- VFRness; what is it exactly and why would I need one? I've been following up on the topic of r/r lately. Tightwad your help is gratefully received on this one mate; so here is the whole picture at this point, so you can advise me better. - When on the road, voltage is…
- VFRness; what is it exactly and why would I need one? Tightwad If you need to convert, shoot me an email via my site (or this one) and I can make arrangements. How the conversion is done depends on where you mount the R/R....some mount up front, others like Rob mount…
- VFRness; what is it exactly and why would I need one? I just had a look at my regulator and it seems that it has been modified! As I imported the bike from Germany I knew that the previous (very caring!) owner had done some small mods, but I had never really noticed this:…
- VFRness; what is it exactly and why would I need one? Tightwad The 90-97 VFRness is different from the 98 and newer models as it doesn't duplicate the path from R/R to battery and ground. The reason for this is partially space, but mostly the R/R design. While I have the…
- BRAKE/CLUTCH LEVERS Just recently I purchased these aftermarket levers in titanium: http://cgi.ebay.co.u...e=STRK:MEWNX:IT Quality and finish seems very nice and IMHO for the price they can't be beat! ;) BTW, I've always wanted to ask…
- VFRness; what is it exactly and why would I need one? Hey guys, sorry if I'm :beatdeadhorse: here but I was reading up this thread about the Ducati/Gen4 rebirth and I came across this post by Trace which got me thinking. Trace An overall suggestion: Unless you're already a…
- How Necessary Is A Voltmeter? This meter is pretty common and found on all electronic stores. [image: 2284520610099738507S600x600Q85.jpg] I had this exact multimeter on my old bike (Aprilia Pegaso) and it was working flawlessly even after I sold the…
- Trouble fitting Givi WIngrack [image: View Post]SLO97VFR, on 29 June 2010 - 10:04 AM, said: Well I think I have about $60.00 US dollars tied up in those pieces and if you buy me a one way plane ticket their, get me a job, girlfriend, place to stay…
- Trouble fitting Givi WIngrack [image: View Post]elizilla, on 28 June 2010 - 10:30 AM, said: I've installed Givi Wingracks on several bikes now, and I can report that the fitment kits don't always fit properly - I had to modify the one for my 1992…
- Trouble fitting Givi WIngrack Did any of you guys have trouble fitting a Givi Wingrack to you Viffer? Yesterday I got around to installing a brand new Wingrack to my '96 VFR750 and I run into a big problem that has me completely stumped! The right…
- Cbr F4 Shock In Place Of Vfr Shock SLO97VFR Come alive THREAD!! The problem I see using these f3/f4 shocks.... found said problem after I ordered 2 of them ... Is that the preload adjuster is at the bottom where you cant adjust it??? Ill be reselling…
- Suspension Options For A Gen4? Thanks for the suggestion mate! :) It looks ace, but at 800 dollars 'tis a bit steep for me. :dry: On another thread regarding the F4 shock, I saw that on the Gen4 the preload adjustment is impossible to set once…
- Suspension Options For A Gen4? Ηaving said all the above, what about the F4i shock option? How does it compare to the 929 shock? Pound for pound, which is the better shock? I read somewhere that the con of the F4 shock is that it's sprung really…
- Suspension Options For A Gen4? I'm bringing back this thread from the dead, as I've come across some money lately and I want to finally trick out the VFR a bit. So after reading all the various threads about suspension options for my VFR, I came to…
- Suspension Options For A Gen4? As you know, I am the very happy owner of a Gen4 VFR750. The bike is gorgeous, pulls like a train, is comfortable, reliable and cheap to run. However, the perfect package is spoiled by the the stock suspension which…
Member profiles were not captured; this page is assembled from the posts that were. Post counts reflect what the archive recovered, not the forum's own totals.