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Dae
84 posts recovered 11 threads started First seen 12 Jun 2010 Last seen 12 Jan 2017
Threads started
11 in the archive- 2010 engine vs 2012+ Engine interchangable? Dae · 11 Jan 2017 – 13 Jan 2017
- Failed Final Drive/shaft Dae · 16 Aug 2013 – 4 Sep 2013
- Rest stop for motorcylist in Korea Dae · 27 Mar 2012 – 27 Mar 2012
- Brake caliper mounting bolt "Replace with new ones or not" Dae · 8 Feb 2012 – 26 Mar 2013
- Heated grip wired to taillight Dae · 18 Nov 2011 – 18 Nov 2011
- Valve clearance, dealers refuses to check Dae · 1 Nov 2011 – 2 Nov 2011
- K&N air filter will never use it again Dae · 9 Jun 2011 – 10 Jun 2011
- Idle fluctuation K&N is this normal Dae · 7 Jun 2011 – 9 Jun 2011
- Goldwing 1800 is faster than my VFR 1200 Dae · 26 Oct 2010 – 2 Nov 2010
- Battery Spark Dae · 5 Oct 2010 – 7 Oct 2010
- GIVI Topbox Bracket anyone installed one yet? Dae · 7 Jul 2010 – 21 Jul 2010
Recent posts
Last 50 of 84- 2010 engine vs 2012+ Engine interchangable? I'm assuming 2012+ VFR engine will work in a 2010 model. Sad fact about VFR models, not a big seller around the globe, only 36 VFR1200 (F & FD) sold since 2010 here in Korea. Selling is not an option here in Korea,…
- 2010 engine vs 2012+ Engine interchangable? I have 2010 VFR 1200 FD and have over 200,000KM on it so far, only rode about 2,000 KM in 2016. There is nothing wrong with the bike but with this much mileage, one never knows when the engine may quit. Would a 2012…
- I Did A Dumb Thing - Forgot About The Disc Lock And Bent The Disc Been there with you, bent my rotor on Katana 1100 back in the 90s. You can get a rubber cable that attaches to your disc lock and attach it to your handlebar.
- Recall Update ConerCarver, you have a good point about water drainage. No matter how waterproof MC clothes are, in heavy rainfall it always finds the weakest point and at times get wet. Weak points examples neck, sleeves, jacket not…
- Recall Update Why oh why be concerned about the corrosion, its only surface rust, the problem with the shaft is the UJ, nothing else. Blimey if you think that's rusty, you should have a look underneath a British car, if you think…
- Riding Particularities In D.c. For A European Rider. Dutchy Come to the Netherlands............ [image: attachicon.gif]3bb000c07bebd2ddd883460e7654ff70.jpg [image: attachicon.gif]lFc17.jpg Word of warning... Timmay did swag of a female police officers blouse years ago, so…
- Riding Particularities In D.c. For A European Rider. Some of you are scaring people from visiting Washington D.C. Any city in the world can be dangerous at night but during daytime you would be perfectly safe visiting any parts of District of Columbia.
- Big H Issued A Recall On Vfr1200F And Vfr1200X Re:drive-Shafts I should have kept the failed shaft drive but tossed in the trash last year. I hope the dealer let's me into the work area and see if I can see if their is any difference in the new unit. [image:…
- Big H Issued A Recall On Vfr1200F And Vfr1200X Re:drive-Shafts HispanicSlammer Dae Mine failed over 2 years ago and cost me $2000 in repair cost, I wish the recall came out earlier. I just got my recall notice, in it there is a provision and form for owners who have had theirs…
- Heated Gloves Or Grips? Marsman99 Mihai First of all hallo to every one ! New guy here, owned 3 vfrs so far, the advice found here was invaluable when I ran into technical difficulties, big thank you. The heated gloves / grips issue: I use…
- Big H Issued A Recall On Vfr1200F And Vfr1200X Re:drive-Shafts Skids Dae, there's no mention of mileage being a factor in the Australian recall paperwork so there probably wont be in the Korean either. Are you going to ask about refunds for previous failures? I should clarify that…
- Big H Issued A Recall On Vfr1200F And Vfr1200X Re:drive-Shafts I just received my recall letter from Honda Korea. The recall is good for 5 years, recall starts on 2-15-2016. I have over 187,000 KM, could I be denied due to high mileage? My Shaft Drive failed (U-Joint) over 2 years…
- Big H Issued A Recall On Vfr1200F And Vfr1200X Re:drive-Shafts HispanicSlammer I almost have 50k on this bike - I will get the work done but doubt it has an issue, it would have failed by now? She needs some loving care, shock rebuild, new rear brake disc ready to put on, replacing…
- If You Have More Than 50,000 Miles Or 80,000 Km On Your Vfr1200 arturelagin Dae Current Mileage 160,050 Kilometers or 100,000 miles Have you measured engine compression? No I have not done a compression test, currently at 186,000 Kilometers. This past few months I have been busy and…
- Big H Issued A Recall On Vfr1200F And Vfr1200X Re:drive-Shafts Dutchy Chanmenie Dae Mine failed over 2 years ago and cost me $2000 in repair cost, I wish the recall came out earlier. Well now H have agreed there's a problem I'b asking for some compensation and a consultancy fee…
- Big H Issued A Recall On Vfr1200F And Vfr1200X Re:drive-Shafts Mine failed over 2 years ago and cost me $2000 in repair cost, I wish the recall came out earlier.
- 2012 Vfr1200 Fuel Requirements And Shaft Drive Gear Lube Not going to lie, with the 1200, there are probably a few areas on the 17 through Ontario where I'd be a bit nervous about making it between stations. I think my longest record for range with the VFR is around 230km…
- 2012 Vfr1200 Fuel Requirements And Shaft Drive Gear Lube Here in Korea once you leave the city of Seoul, it's almost impossible to find premium gas. Concern that I have is how popular is premium at the station where you're pumping fuel. I try to find a gas station that has…
- Vfr1200 And Traffic Filtering When filtering thru on stopped traffic, proceed with extreme caution. I went down once, when someone opened the passenger door.
- Waterproof Overgloves? I have something called Rain Off, it's made of soft material and is excellent at wiping water away from helmet shield. http://www.rain-off.com/ That being said, I just carry an extra pair of gloves (sometimes it rains…
- If You Have More Than 50,000 Miles Or 80,000 Km On Your Vfr1200 Hey Swimmer you like to live dangerous like me (Fuelly) I filled 18 + liters or 4.8 gallons several times. I have a feeling were going to push our bikes to a gas station or calling for help.
- If You Have More Than 50,000 Miles Or 80,000 Km On Your Vfr1200 satariel666 I guess you don't like to do chain adjustment, from the motorcycle you own. I do really love the low maintenance of shaft driven machines.
- If You Have More Than 50,000 Miles Or 80,000 Km On Your Vfr1200 I'm not mechanically competent enough to do valve adjustment, local Honda dealer here in Korea performed the service. Basic maintenance I do myself. ilprofessore My original spark plugs were Denso, I guess Honda uses…
- If You Have More Than 50,000 Miles Or 80,000 Km On Your Vfr1200 2010 VFR1200 DCT Purchased 5-28-2010 Current Mileage 160,050 Kilometers or 100,000 miles [image: post-20375-0-49670600-1427017455.jpg] [image: post-20375-0-64354900-1427017477.jpg] 1.Major failure: U joint snapped in…
- New Shinko Verge 2X Tires 120/60/17 And Rear 18/55/17 Expect to get 20% less mileage, compared to other major brands of sports touring tires. I tried 3 sets of verge on the VFR, the only reason I won't run them is the front tire starts seems to shimmy after a few thousand…
- Oxford Heated Grips Install I have aftermarket heated grips installed but hardly use it, to me it's not nearly as effective as heated gloves. The outside of your hands gets all the cold air, and heated grip doesn't address this issue. I try not to…
- How Many Miles On Your 7Th Gen? 140,000KM (87,000miles), purchased new May 2010, All miles racked up on secondary roads only, here in Korea motorcycles are prohibited on the highway. Change the oil 7000 to 8000 kilometers and oil filter every other…
- An Idiots Guide To New Tires I tried most sport touring tire on the VFR, currently running Angel GT. Since you don't put that much mileage, go for a tire that has production date preferably made in the year 2014. Rubber degrades over time and you…
- Ohlins Install Thank you Yoshi, I know my shocks must be worn out by now, it's a tick over 110,000KM, stock suspension feels fine but shocks degrade in small increments so I may not be aware of reduction in performance. How does one…
- Ohlins Install Has there ever been study done on average street riders. If we did a test on 100 riders (without telling them which had Ohlins or stock suspension) on every day riding conditions, would there be any significant…
- Failed Final Drive/shaft I'm not going to give up on Honda because of my mishap, I had good luck with Honda products in the past such as motorcycles, automobiles and lawnmower. I don't feel like I'm an aggressive rider or have abused my machine…
- Failed Final Drive/shaft I don't know if the parking brake cable and abs sensor wire runs inside/outside of the final drive housing or not, but I was there at the dealer when he opened up the swing arm unit and saw the parking brake cable…
- Failed Final Drive/shaft Coming off a corner at around 150KPH, all of a sudden I heard a loud clang metal grinding noise and abs light flashing. Pulled over to side of the rode and knew something was broken inside the final drive system.…
- 7Th Gen - Direct Wire To Battery Question/problem Hey Brian I'm sorry if I offended you in anyway, didn't have any bad intentions. I have 3 items wired directly to the battery for the past 2 years. Heated grip with relay from tail light battery charger quick connect…
- This Cbr250 Has Peaked My Interest Have you thought about a scooter? You can't beat them for practicality. I currently have a 2012 SYM JOY MAX 300cc scooter, it has plenty of power for highway use(95mph top speed), faster than most family sedan off the…
- 7Th Gen - Direct Wire To Battery Question/problem Hey Brian are you sure your didn't hook the Gerbing harness backwards to the battery? Check and see that + to + positive and - to -.
- Short & Simple Shinko 009 Raven Review Since March of 2012 I'm on my 4th set of Shinko Verge which replaced the Raven as their sports touring tire. I don't recommend Shinkos front tires on heavy sports touring bikes such VFR 1200, FJR 1300, GTR 1400, because…
- Rest stop for motorcylist in Korea I usually don’t stop at this rest stop because on weekends there’s hundreds of motorcyclist and just too crowded for me (solo rider). In this rest stop there’s repair faculty for both metrics and Harleys. As far as…
- Brake Bleeding Problems - Soft Front Lever After bleeding with mighty vac had spongy brakes, so I zipped tied the brake lever to the handle bar and moved the handle bar to the max in each direction. Also tapped the master cylinder thinking it will free up any…
- Purchase Advice ... VFR 1200 or ST1300 Things I don’t like about the Concours 14 (owned for 18 months) Kipass (Key fob) still need a key to start the bike, open the side bags, gas tank,etc. Why couldn’t Kawasaki have just used a key. Wider than a Goldwing,…
- FUMOTO Valve installed. 2010 VFR 1200 takes 14MM, check your bolt size before ordering. I’m thinking since my bike has a horizontally mounted oil plug, need to get the extender so I will be able to screw in the FUMOTO drain bolt.
- Brake caliper mounting bolt "Replace with new ones or not" Thank You for your responses, I guess I can keep using the same bolts and not having to worry about breaking apart.
- Brake caliper mounting bolt "Replace with new ones or not" About to replace my front tire for the 5th time, it states in the manual to replace with new brake caliper mounting bolt each time they are removed. I’m still using the original bolt, should I replace them with new ones…
- Research: Who have the oldest VFR DCT? best: Has anybody got of the first VFR DCT ? curiosities .. You can't tell by the vin #, which bike was produced first. Rickmick, your VFR is the 57th to be imported to Brazil, most likely someone in Japan is the riding the first bike bought from a dealer. I have the same ending…
- Heated grip wired to taillight In the installation manual, it states "electrical switch is protected by relay" I'm assuming ( not sure) the relay is built into the control switch. Does this mean I don't need to install extra fuse on the grip? I rode…
- Heated grip wired to taillight Yesterday, I had a generic heated grip installed at a local bike shop. The installer tapped the tail light for the power source. I looked at the fuse at the tail/stop light and it has a 15amp fuse. The heated grip works…
- Afraid to plug a tire? It's probably better to replace a tire after getting a puncture but in my case I have 3 separate incidents of objects embedded (2 nails & sharp piece of metal) just within the last three weeks. I will replace the tire…
- Valve clearance, dealers refuses to check [image: View Post]sirimiri, on 02 November 2011 - 12:02 AM, said: [image: View Post]Dutchy, on 01 November 2011 - 03:17 AM, said: ask them to make an entry in your service manual where they state the 28k is not required…
- Valve clearance, dealers refuses to check Thanks for everyone’s input and will try to find a good independent shop to have the valves checked at around 40K and hope nothing blows up in the meantime.
- Valve clearance, dealers refuses to check I went to two different Honda dealers and they both state it’s unnecessary to check the valve clearance at 28,000KM. One dealer pointing to a Goldwing, getting the oil change and states it has over 90,000KM without ever…
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