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jaydj
30 posts recovered 8 threads started First seen 6 Jul 2012 Last seen 27 May 2018
Threads started
8 in the archive- Plug Replacement -- Irridiums Worth It? jaydj · 10 Sep 2015 – 10 Mar 2016
- High Milage Valve Check? jaydj · 14 May 2015 – 15 May 2015
- R/r And High Temp Scare jaydj · 8 Jul 2014 – 12 Jul 2014
- Need 5Th Gen Thermostat Replacement Diy jaydj · 26 Apr 2013 – 27 Aug 2015
- Triangle Mod Question jaydj · 2 Apr 2013 – 4 Apr 2013
- Re-Setting Clock jaydj · 27 Dec 2012 – 27 Dec 2012
- Winterizing Help jaydj · 10 Dec 2012 – 31 Dec 2012
- K&N air filter oiling question jaydj · 4 Sep 2012 – 19 Sep 2012
Recent posts
All 30- Most miles on a 5th Gen? About to turn 100k on mine and the radiator fan just stopped working -- 1st issue so far since I bough it in 2012 w 24k. It even ran on the original plugs until this winter! Tried to diagnose the radiator fan issue --…
- For all you northeners Meh, time for a ski trip.... [image: moto road crop 2.jpg]
- What luggage actually looks good on a 5th gen??? Loaded down Givi Wingrack w my bike rack w enough gear for a 4-day mountain biking trip in the Shenandoah Nat'l Forest. Skyline Drive, VA.
- Plug Replacement -- Irridiums Worth It? Time for a tune-up. Have had my 2000VFR for 50+ of its 75,000mi. She is getting a little rough around the edges and has lost some average gas mileage. I have done synthetic oil changes and air filter service at regular…
- High Milage Valve Check? At nearly 70k, my 2000 is running a little rough. No mis-fires or anything, just kind of rough, like it vibrates a bit more. I am going to replace the plugs with NGK Iridiums, but I am wondering if a valve check is in…
- Clutch Grabbing. I too have experienced this - mostly in upper gears (4th I think, slipping it into gear with a slight stab of clutch). Just this month I noticed it in 1st gear for the 1st time. Curiously, this was after an oil change.…
- Need 5Th Gen Thermostat Replacement Diy Ughh -- I cringe at the thought of having to get under the T-bodies and the airbox to do the thermostat. Been riding here in the NE some this winter, and my bike does not come up to temp easily, and runs at 135-155…
- Causes For Excessive 5Th Gen Mileage I have also noticed that my mileage goes to shit this time of year, every year since I've had my VFR, as there is an apparent switch to "winter fuel" mixture. Always happens around late Oct here in the northeast (PA)…
- Leaning Blind At Night AnikMankar Have these on my ride...work like a charm [image: 6943f4af9ce146c5d35ea772253433f7.jpg] [image: 51ab1ab67c4c51033bbfe2e135bfa5f4.jpg] Out come ... [image: 544fa79ceae2928643f7971d868f2217.jpg] Anik, curious…
- R/r And High Temp Scare Well I took is out yesterday and it ran fine w no issues. Thank f'in gawd. Anyway, will definitely monitor it and not use hi beams in traffic jams. What a scare knowing the electrical gremlin rep VFRs have.
- R/r And High Temp Scare If anything I am hoping I just depleted the battery really low. It ran back into the green after about 20 miles. I will ride it today for the first time since. We will see. Its been on a tender since, and when I remove…
- R/r And High Temp Scare I was in PA interstate 80 over the weekend and spent about 40 min in stop and go traffic, barely crawling along. My bike was seeing temps of about 230-235 while idling and coasting slightly downhill. That worried me.…
- Cheapest and most effective mod youve made Without a doubt, creating my own bike rack. Been everywhere from Southern WV to the Canadian Border and in between hitting up great riding centers and great roads to get there. [image: moto.jpg]
- Problems With My 99 Vfr My only problem is that I can only get one bike on my current rack system. Need my XC and Dirt Jump bikes for my travels... Attached Images [image: moto.jpg]
- Fuelly - Lies & Statistics? Funny, my latest tank went to about 195mi for average to spirited riding, up from 165-175 Ihad been getting per tank since late October. It is not a gradual change but literally changes in one tank. This seems to be the…
- Need 5Th Gen Thermostat Replacement Diy Curious if there is a thread on this with pictures? Could not seem to find one.
- Triangle Mod Question OK will check the outside to outside of the bolts on the dogbone. Is yours a stock shock as well? How did you shim it?
- Triangle Mod Question OK I will measure bolt center to center of the dogbone. Mine seems to sit literally right ON the exhaust. On the centerstand, the rear wheel is up about 2 inches.
- Triangle Mod Question Thinking maybe this bike had a lowering "dogbone" on it. Anyone with a completely stock setup care to measure the length of their stock linkage dogbone? Or the distance from the center of the axle to the bottom of the…
- Triangle Mod Question Awesome -- Thanks! I will check that out and see if it was indeed changed, as well as the fork height in the clamps. VFR Discussion forums have been an awesome resource thus far...
- Triangle Mod Question Does anyone have a picture or reference to the Stock vs Modified suspension-linkage triangle orientation. I am wondering if my VFR was lowered via this method. Currently, with my bike on the center-stand, the triangle…
- Post your Voltmeter mount pics So, i seem to have lost power to my voltmeter, as well as the heated grips after hooking up my new battery tender. Have not been able to investigate yet, but I hope it is something as simple as a blown fuse from a surge…
- Re-Setting Clock Installing a battery tender on my bike today. I will lose the clock but hopefully not the milage? Anyway, need to know how to re-set as I do not have a manual for it.
- Winterizing Help Thanks for all the input here. I had recently run the Seafoam through my gas as a hail mary due to my FI light coming on -- it has not come on since, and I surmise that the light coming on was caused by over-oiling my…
- Winterizing Help Other than an oil change w/Motul synthetic and hooking up to a battery tender while on the center stand, I am curious as to what needs to be done to my '00 VFR w/34K on it. I will ride it when I can this winter when PA…
- Back on the VFR: 5th gen Givi side cases recommendation I have used the crap out of my Givi cases this summer -- great capacity, waterproof (tested numerous times) and sturdy enough for the excessive amount of gear I stuff into them. Best of all they come off and carry/flip…
- How to figure out if problem is R/R or Battery or something else? Wow! Phenomenal assistance. I am wondering if the r/r might be the problem on my 2000 with blowing out the High Beam bulbs? Are the numbers on the r/r as described above the same on 2000 model year VFRs? I would love to…
- K&N air filter oiling question Thank you very much. I was afraid of that, it's just that the K&N looks so pourous (sp?) when looking at it even after oiling, and I wanted to keep any and all dust and grit out. Thus the more is better approach. I will…
- K&N air filter oiling question OK, so I cleaned and re-oiled my K&N in my 5th Gen VFR800Fi this weekend, and the first 1/2 tank of gas milage was unbelieveably low. Some background: - bike has 30,000mi, 6,500 since I bought it this May - was getting…
- Why are passenger handles such a b!#@h to find? I have a set for sale, as well as a yellow seat cowl from my 2000VFR. Email me if interested -- jay@ewrbikes.com
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