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Saoirse32
149 posts recovered 4 threads started First seen 6 Jan 2014 Last seen 25 Jul 2025
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Last 50 of 149- Another VFR in the garage Thanks Mate and good luck with the bike, looking forward to seeing how your bike turns out with all the upgrades, great engine that you are familiar with already, that's the most important thing. The only thing I don't…
- Another VFR in the garage HI Skids, How are you getting on with the VFR1200X? what's she like on fuel? what's the actual fuelling like? snatchy? I'd imagine she goes through rear tyres pretty quick? been looking for a touring bike with shaft…
- Honda's New ST - NT1100 I don't know why but I wouldn't like or trust belt drive.
- Honda's New ST - NT1100 More than Honda have lost the plot imo, thank God we have some real bikes to enjoy and forget all the other bullshit.
- Honda's New ST - NT1100 I think a vtec 2nd gen crossrunner would be a better buy, I will have a test ride though.
- Honda's New ST - NT1100 Tirso, 11/5/2021 at 3:08 AM In 2012, Yamaha started making a heavy, parallel twin, 108hp/84ft lbs bike with primitive electronics that can be disabled . I recently sold it after a year of ownership and I miss it every…
- Can someone recommend a fork seal kit for 5th Gen? JoelF, 5/19/2021 at 2:33 PM I used the all balls seals but I think any quality seal is OK. The upgraded ones however might be better long-term, I think they have an extra lip. Make sure you put them in the right way…
- 5th gen clean up thread Great exhaust I'm sure but who thought up that name?
- New here - 5th gen Welcome aboard, beautiful bike, enjoy, love that seat would love to try a sargent seat on mine, looks like you need a new front brake lever,
- The rear axle and a hammer... Mohawk, 7/21/2021 at 9:27 PM Or if they followed the service schedule & removed cleaned & repacked the rear axle. Normal rear ends get stripped every time you change a tyre., just like your front wheel. But SSSA don't,…
- 5th gen starter valves sync INCORRECT for last 22 years Could someone explain or list the correct settings for the starter valve sync so in 'laymans' terms so as I can tell my mechanic buddy what the recommended settings are? It's probably simple to figure out from the…
- Skyline Drive, US 250, and motorcycle touring during a pandemic Quote It's been a long time since I was on the Skyline drive, found it by accident at the time, was just wandering down the east coast, your pics and story brought back some memories, great short story!! not easy…
- Tyreleader.co.uk or AD TYRES INTERNATIONAL Good to know, was just about to order tyres!!
- Closest to OEM Windscreen for 5th Gen? I fitted the oem screen, absolutely perfect and I love the look, turns out Honda knew what they were at after all😀 I may get a D200s and add a laminar lip for when the weather gets wetter and colder, easy to switch…
- Closest to OEM Windscreen for 5th Gen? 10 hours ago, raYzerman The aftermarkets I have seen are really thin.... The Givi D200 with it's upswept curve is substantial, that is what I have now, the wind will now hit you higher (comes lightly tinted).....…
- Help with Potential 5G VFR Purchase :lurk:
- Rear suspension upgrade maxredline, 9/19/2019 at 9:17 PM I know some will not agree with me but this is my experience. I "upgraded" the fork internals and changed the shock to a well known unit. I really found little difference on the street.…
- Looking to buy, thoughts on mileage ? I wouldn't worry about valves unless the bike was hard to start and I couldn't find another cause.
- New chain for 5th gen Thanks Joel,stock gearing will do me, I think this kit might do my job, I asked the seller what size the chain is, it has the rubber damped front sprocket,…
- New chain for 5th gen What's the thinking on gearing? or is it best to stick with stock? I'm looking now for a chain and sprocket kit, trying to find one with the rubber dampened front sprocket, is it a 530 chain I'm after?
- The dreaded valve adjustment This thread reminds me why I don't bother much with forums anymore🤔
- 98 troubles, codes etc I suppose it's not the kill switch if you hear the fuel pump priming, side stand switch maybe?
- New chain for 5th gen Quote You'll find an awful lot of things are made in China nowadays and a lot of the components in stuff that is assembled elsewhere, I use Hi Flo filters. air and oil, not sure where they are made but they work fine.
- Loss of Power during VTEC transition I'll never understand why they put vtec in a motorcycle, it's just a wrong idea from the start.
- New VFR 800 Fi '99 owner... Frame sliders and Chinese fairing kits? I'm thinking of fitting the Lust racing frame sliders/crash bungs whatever you call them, they make good stuff, might help in the event of a small slide. hope that never happens obviously.…
- Solo Rack And Oem Top Case Install? KanadianKen, 5/1/2016 at 3:24 PM I do have solo racks. Lots of them. $140 USD includes shipping. Send paypal to ken.irwin@bell.net and I'll send one out. Include style required (5 or 6gen)and your address. I will…
- Bike took a big hit Thank God you are ok and it's just the collector box that got damaged, those roads are very dangerous when there is no hard shoulder as well, well done for keeping a cool head too.
- 1998 honda vfr 800 , lack of power ? all vfr's need is gas and tars😁
- just picked up a '99 model - now what? What did she cost you Wiggo? welcome aboard by the way.
- Wire my bike Welcome aboard, seems to be a lot of new guys joining lately, reg/rec seems to be the achilles heel of the vfr.
- just picked up a '99 model - now what? Welcome, I'm just looking to buy another 5th gen Vfr, haven't had one for a few years, looking at a 98 bike with 16k miles, expecting it will need a lot of work to freshen it up, hasn't seen much use over the years but…
- Hello from Ireland Welcome aboard, nice looking machine.
- Hi, Newbie here Fine machine you got there, having it in km's could be handy if you take her to mainland Europe or Ireland.
- Oops I think the 'oops' is because there was no hello/intro first? welcome to the forum Katie, that's some tough mileage every week.
- 5th gen and 6th gen braking systems [video: https://www.youtube.com/embed/l8fN5G2jUuc?feature=oembed]
- 5th gen and 6th gen braking systems How long dos a set of rear pads last typicaly? I know we all use the brakes differently, I tend not to brake a lot, usually change down approaching corners and ease of the throttle instead of flying in and hammering on…
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- Storm shadow accident Sorry to hear of your accident,suprised they didn't call an ambulance to the scene right away, glad you aren't hurt too bad and I wish you a speedy recovery, must be sickening too to look at the bike but that can be…
- My new 08 VFR ABS Beautiful bike,best of luck with her, going to have to take a spin on a late model 6th gen at some stage.
- Returning Rider: VFR 800 or 1200? I love everything about the 6th gen except the vtec and the fact it hasn't got the gear driven cams, keep looking till you find a good 5th gen is my advice.
- Oh good. Battery stopped charging and i broke down. Jes I think that's probably the same or very similar to the one I fitted, is it crap?
- Oh good. Battery stopped charging and i broke down. hellindustries, 02/08/2016 at 6:25 PM New RR on today. Back to usual service. Still need to get my low-beams working. I know it's not the switches, at least. Probably not the bulbs, but may be either the relay or…
- Buying First Vfr I knew a guy that had a white cbf1000 and it was impossible to keep clean, my green vfr on the other hand can go months without being cleaned and still doesn't look that dirty :goofy:
- Yet Another Lsl Handlebar Install :biggrin:No bother Adey,kettle is always on the boil in Tír Chonnaíl, be interesting to compare the apex to the 20mm risers I have on at the minute.
- Yet Another Lsl Handlebar Install Do you find the new riding position a big improvement?
- Adding Superbike Bars To Your Bike Does the Deauville 650 top yoke fit a 5th gen?
- Wow Penske Thinking of doing a suspension upgrade on mine as well, not sure what the best options are this side of the pond.
- What To Do Full service and a proper check over,I'd rather have a good independent mechanic do the work than a main dealers,cheaper and from my experience better quality work.new tyres as well.
- Omg Fork Oil After One Year Thanks for that Terry,not going to bother doing a full strip,might just do another fork oil change next year.
- Omg Fork Oil After One Year Do you measure the air gap with the spring in or out?
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