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blainerides
15 posts recovered 1 thread started First seen 19 May 2014 Last seen 17 Jun 2014
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All 15- Cam Chain Tensioner, Without Throttle Body Removal Auspañol Tightening up the tensioner springs is all about trying to get more life out of the existing tensioner before spending the bucks on new ones. A manual one has the inconvenience of not having BMW spring or…
- Cam Chain Tensioner, Without Throttle Body Removal blainerides Auspañol I have the answer to VFRQQQs question (and mine)... as to how much preload the spring gets out of the factory... The official Honda answer is "NONE"... this means that the 4 turns required to…
- Cam Chain Tensioner, Without Throttle Body Removal I have the answer to VFRQQQs question (and mine)... as to how much preload the spring gets out of the factory... The official Honda answer is "NONE"... this means that the 4 turns required to retract the pusher piston…
- 6Th Gen - Why Do Stators Go Bad? Two Toasted In Two Weeks... I can understand your pain! But one helpful hint next time if it ever happens again instead of towing, buy a battery and pull the headlight fuse, daytime of course and that should get you to where your going....so you…
- 6Th Gen - Why Do Stators Go Bad? Two Toasted In Two Weeks... There has got to be a problem with the wireing check the buss fuse, ground blocks always go bad on 6th gens too, too much resistance somewhere, I bet the harness is burned up down the line somewhere past the connector.…
- 6Th Gen - Why Do Stators Go Bad? Two Toasted In Two Weeks... A clear cover will be tricky since the stator bolds on to said cover.... Good point. I wasn't really serious, just saying that IF someone did it, possibly we could solve the mystery of the dying stators by seeing where…
- 6Th Gen - Why Do Stators Go Bad? Two Toasted In Two Weeks... There is a conduit physically in the way. Won't make too much of a difference using alighter weight oil I reckon. Although maybe that would help the front CCT rattle (hehehe). Do you have a photo of this or can you…
- 6Th Gen - Why Do Stators Go Bad? Two Toasted In Two Weeks... You prolly have the BYC (Big Yellow connector) failure... similar to Knuk's Eurethra thread. http://www.vfrdiscus...opic/62525-byc/ Like Corner Carver says, WE over here in the Cubata Racing Team división of the…
- 6Th Gen - Why Do Stators Go Bad? Two Toasted In Two Weeks... Like these .. ? Damn, they're fried pretty even. Hmmm. Tell me, are they both yours, and do you have any way of knowing what oil you had in when they fried? How long did each one of these last and did the R/R that was…
- 6Th Gen - Why Do Stators Go Bad? Two Toasted In Two Weeks... Thanks for the replies, guys. I guess I should have restated my question from the title, at the end of my post...WHY does a stator die, ever? Yes, I know it's thermal degradation (break-down) of the insulation on the…
- Vfr All "adv'd" - Knobbies Mounted (Tkc80S) - Ultimate "do Everything" Ride? zupatun After seeing the Ducati Panigale with the TKC80s on it here: http://news.negara.co/id/820.html I have thought of getting an extra set of rims for just such purposes...of course we don't have so many back roads…
- Vfr All "adv'd" - Knobbies Mounted (Tkc80S) - Ultimate "do Everything" Ride? V-FORE Very Cool....Sometimes you deal with what you have! At times I could have used those tires https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSTCH-7UwL8 This is a little movie of a 6-4-11 ride I was going over the Mountain Loop…
- Vfr All "adv'd" - Knobbies Mounted (Tkc80S) - Ultimate "do Everything" Ride? VietHorse Arrrrrggggg... You make my GS looks funny. First time seeing this type of set up. How do you feel with your arms and butt while cruising less than 20mph on the slab? I guess I don't know what you mean. Do you…
- Vfr All "adv'd" - Knobbies Mounted (Tkc80S) - Ultimate "do Everything" Ride? AB-Oz wow that is amazing, full credit to you for going down this path, I dont think I've ever seen those sort of tyres on a viffer! Hey, how are the wheelies with all that weight on the back !! (you also need a few…
- Vfr All "adv'd" - Knobbies Mounted (Tkc80S) - Ultimate "do Everything" Ride? I posted this the other day over at expeditionportal.com and advrider.com and thought some of you might appreciate the absurdity of my VFR mods, too: Sooooooo, this is my fourth VFR in the last 12 years (previously…
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