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EldoradoBill
33 posts recovered 8 threads started First seen 2 Sep 2010 Last seen 24 Oct 2014
Threads started
8 in the archive- "pretty Red" Is Only Pretty On One Side Now. '97 4Th Gen. I Have An Insurance Check For $4,435.16. Let's Get Started EldoradoBill · 22 Oct 2014 – 24 Oct 2014
- 4Th Gen Vfr Service Manual - Just Fyi - I Have One EldoradoBill · 15 May 2014 – 15 May 2014
- Considering gasp maybe selling pretty red 97 vfr 750 EldoradoBill · 24 Feb 2014 – 28 Feb 2014
- Battery Tender tale of woe EldoradoBill · 2 Dec 2011 – 14 Dec 2011
- Creative, Hilarious Helmets EldoradoBill · 25 Jan 2011 – 26 Jan 2011
- Coolant: Motorcycle vs. Automotive EldoradoBill · 6 Oct 2010 – 19 Oct 2010
- R1 R/R Swap Report EldoradoBill · 10 Sep 2010 – 10 Sep 2010
- e-bay VFR rectifiers for $15-17 EldoradoBill · 2 Sep 2010 – 10 Sep 2010
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All 33- "pretty Red" Is Only Pretty On One Side Now. '97 4Th Gen. I Have An Insurance Check For $4,435.16. Let's Get Started MadFrog Hmm. Sorry to hear about the low side. As was mentioned, learn how to fix plastics because the fairings are hard to find these days. I am also intensely curious how you got that much money from the insurance?…
- "pretty Red" Is Only Pretty On One Side Now. '97 4Th Gen. I Have An Insurance Check For $4,435.16. Let's Get Started Rush2112 With that check you should be able to almost any mods you want!!! I knooooooooow, right? Blank canvas and all that. If I wanted to, I could get away with replacing only the front fairing, right side body and…
- "pretty Red" Is Only Pretty On One Side Now. '97 4Th Gen. I Have An Insurance Check For $4,435.16. Let's Get Started I bought her new in July 1998. A brand new 1997 4th Gen VFR, the last of the carburated V4s. I loved her then, and despite a low side on 9/30/14 that has done cosmetic damage to the right side, I love her still. I…
- 4Th Gen Vfr Service Manual - Just Fyi - I Have One Just throwing this out there for search in case someone needs help or information contained in the service manual.
- Considering gasp maybe selling pretty red 97 vfr 750 Wow, just wow. THANK YOU, each and every one. Here is what I've learned: 1. Pretty Red is probably worth ~$3,500 2. We all love our VFRs and truly want to help each other 3. Nobody ever wishes they didn't own a VFR 4. A…
- Considering gasp maybe selling pretty red 97 vfr 750 The thing is, I hardly ever ride her anymore and that's just wrong. Hell, it saddens me to even be typing these words, but it makes no sense to have such a beauitful machine just sitting in a garage. I fire her up every…
- Battery Tender tale of woe Unhook the batt from the bike and hook up the tender to the batt......... it can take more time to charge a new batt...... New batt should be fully charged before using.... This will also tell you the truth about the…
- Battery Tender tale of woe Hi all - it's been awhile since I've checked in... Living in California, winterizing my bikes consists of riding them year round. On the occasion that I let them sit for any length of time, I try to fire them up at…
- Misfiring - No power (Help needed) .... When I finally stopped the exhausts and the catalytic converter were hot red! Any thoughts about the damage I have done from riding in these conditions? Probably picking up heat off the soon to be dead R/R.…
- Creative, Hilarious Helmets Thought y'all might get a kick out of this. http://armstrongandg...album_id=230072 Attached thumbnail(s) [image: Attached Image: Dr. Helmet.JPG]
- Bike Ergonomic Web App [image: View Post]creggur, on 07 November 2010 - 07:04 AM, said: A guy from one of the other bike forums I frequent built this little web app so you can check out how a bike would fit you. You can put in your height,…
- Motorcycling Retirement Threads Naw, you're not alone. Now that I have kids my perspective has changed. I've always been that safe, courteous rider that you don't really even notice. But, I'm not the guy you need to worry about. Like you said, it's…
- Did you or do you Name your bike? Forgot to mention we had a 1980 Chevy Silverado named Masamba. We have no idea from where the name came, but I looked it up one day and found out "Masamba" is Swahili for Gas Sucking Pig.
- Did you or do you Name your bike? I named my Katana 600 "Christine" after the Stephen King novel. It kept trying to kill me and others. Bought it on a Saturday, low-sided it on Sunday. Fractured hip. Replaced all damaged parts. Foot slipped off of the…
- Coolant: Motorcycle vs. Automotive [image: View Post]SEBSPEED, on 17 October 2010 - 04:17 PM, said: [image: View Post]EldoradoBill, on 17 October 2010 - 12:56 PM, said: FYI to close the loop. I finally got the chance to get this done. Note, for 4th Gen…
- Coolant: Motorcycle vs. Automotive [image: View Post]SEBSPEED, on 18 October 2010 - 05:17 AM, said: [image: View Post]EldoradoBill, on 18 October 2010 - 12:18 AM, said: [image: View Post]IntAceptor, on 17 October 2010 - 01:53 PM, said: Not only should it…
- Coolant: Motorcycle vs. Automotive [image: View Post]IntAceptor, on 17 October 2010 - 01:53 PM, said: Not only should it be silicate free, it should be phosphorous free also. Oh c'mon man, really? Back flush and drain with distilled water? I guess that'd…
- Coolant: Motorcycle vs. Automotive [image: View Post]EldoradoBill, on 06 October 2010 - 05:58 PM, said: Silicate! That's it. That's what I read about. I think it was particularly bad for Goldwings as I recall. 10 years = flush it. Good advice thanks (I…
- Brake pad replacement procedure It is that easy. Some tips though. Set a rag under the brake fluid reservoir. You know and I know you won't spill, but why take the chance? Turn the handle bars so that the reservoir is basically level, open it and…
- 2000 rectifier - need advice Depending on how mechanical you are, you can find a lot of great information on this site to do a bunch of preemptive maintenance work on the electrical system. Or, if you're more like me, the,…
- Coolant: Motorcycle vs. Automotive Silicate! That's it. That's what I read about. I think it was particularly bad for Goldwings as I recall. 10 years = flush it. Good advice thanks (I should know that, but wouldn't have done it.) Great input. Thanks all.
- Coolant: Motorcycle vs. Automotive ...something years ago about the changes in automotive coolant being bad for motorcycles. Anybody remember this or have any input regarding topping of the coolant reservoir? For reasons unrelated to this topic, I have…
- What Brake Pads Are You Using? [image: View Post]cornercarver, on 27 September 2010 - 01:06 PM, said: EBC HH is all i buy now.... Just added 'em, love 'em.
- The VFR is quite the machine [image: View Post]hondalover, on 22 September 2010 - 09:39 PM, said: Just got home from my first "instructed" track day. Jason Pridmore's Star School is a pretty good time. I've got a CD full of picture to go through,…
- Torque those bolts fellas Boy, how true, how true. My wife once asked me, why do you fix all this stuff yourself? My answer: So, I'll know it was done correctly. Quick story... I did the 6k tune up on my brother's Kawi ZR7. Stripped it down,…
- R1 R/R Swap Report First, thank you to everyone who helped me with suggestions and known issue regarding the infamous VFR R/R. I have a '97 4th Gen. I got an R1 R/R off eBay total cost $79. You can do better, but I needed one now and give…
- e-bay VFR rectifiers for $15-17 I now have in my possession, the R/R on the right (i.e., the one with the very tall fins). The model # is FH011AA, which appears to be the correct unit per researching this forum. The only issue I think I have is…
- e-bay VFR rectifiers for $15-17 [image: View Post]RolandHTG, on 05 September 2010 - 07:02 PM, said: [image: View Post]EldoradoBill, on 05 September 2010 - 03:42 PM, said: [image: View Post]RolandHTG, on 03 September 2010 - 02:30 PM, said: [image: View…
- e-bay VFR rectifiers for $15-17 [image: View Post]RolandHTG, on 03 September 2010 - 02:30 PM, said: [image: View Post]Silver#788, on 03 September 2010 - 01:23 AM, said: If you do got to the r1 r/r just realize the cooling fins on it are larger then…
- e-bay VFR rectifiers for $15-17 Well to no surprise, if I am to believe the symptoms, history, and test results per the maintenance manual, the R/R is bad. I think I'll go the eBay R1 route. Still curious about those cheap Hong Kong R/Rs. I may get…
- e-bay VFR rectifiers for $15-17 [image: View Post]Silver#788, on 03 September 2010 - 01:23 AM, said: If you do got to the r1 r/r just realize the cooling fins on it are larger then the Honda and you will need to cut them down about an inch or relocate…
- e-bay VFR rectifiers for $15-17 [image: View Post]RolandHTG, on 02 September 2010 - 06:28 PM, said: I'd say there is a fair chance thaey are better than OEM. That is truly LOL funny. Sad, but funny.
- e-bay VFR rectifiers for $15-17 Hello all - I'm new to the forum, but have been riding "Pretty Red" '97 VFR since March of '98 when I bought it new. Around 5k on the clock the rectifier went out and I replaced it with a OEM unit. I don't remember how…
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