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garyr
33 posts recovered 3 threads started First seen 29 May 2014 Last seen 14 Apr 2016
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All 33- Tank Protection For 2014 Vfr Will order the venture shield me thinks. When i got my bike it came with the HRC tank pad and i cut up some transparent protection film either side of it as my jacket seemed to be leaving a mark. Lucky i did as when i…
- Quick Shifter Experiences fink Where abouts in this great country are you garyr? Have you tried dropping your lever height? Hi fink, I live in Aberdeen. Hands get sore no matter what bike i am on, Might have a play with the levers though this…
- Quick Shifter Experiences thecat No issues. Pin the throttle and rip through the gears for slick v-tec experience. Good fun when the roads are clear on the straight or twisties and I'm in the mood for it. i agree, Got mine after speaking to…
- Brake Pads Anybody replaced there brake pads yet, if so at what miles and what brand did you replace them with.
- Best Looking Vfr___F 8th in red, and the 90 in black. Never liked the look of the ones with the underseat exhausts.
- Satnav Mounting On my original tomtom i just had it wired direct to the battery through a fuse, only trouble with that is that it is live all the time, but on my vfr i have the accessory socket under the seat so i just fitted a plug…
- Satnav Mounting Hi I fitted a tom tom rider V5 to my bike using a ultimate addons 17.5 to 20 mm mount attachment (don't know if there is any mounting difference or ball size for the Garmin). Fits great, I have the socket under the seat…
- Still Waiting On The Fricken White Side Bags.............. White bags, like white bikes will always be slower to arrive. Red,s best :wheel:
- Anyone Know How To Turn Off Those Self Cancelling Indicators? I Love my self cancelling indicators :cheerleader:
- Quickshifter I installed the Honda accessory quickshifter. Reason 1 was my hand gets very painful going up and down the gearbox in heavy traffic or out in the twisties. When i saw a identical bike to mine :wub: in tomintoul with…
- Quickshifter No I i didnt know you had to push the pins through, suppose it makes sense now, thanks for posting. Ouch, that would explain a lot. Thanks DriverDave for the follow-up about resetting them. I might be crazy but I seem…
- Quickshifter No I i didnt know you had to push the pins through, suppose it makes sense now, thanks for posting.
- But Why? Who's Going To Buy One? Nobody. Of course... Nice set up, will get that for next years travels.
- Quickshifter Thanks for this.
- But Why? Who's Going To Buy One? Nobody. Any chance of a couple more photos of the harness and with a tank bag on!!!
- But Why? Who's Going To Buy One? Nobody. Nice, is that a baglux harness!!
- Quickshifter Just fitted a quickshifter, easy enough and great to use, but who invented these plastic clips you have to remove to get the panels off!!! Jeez what a job getting them off and broke one of the plastic screw ones…
- Fuel Pump Well i just filled up with petrol, and the bike still makes a intermittent noise, open the tank and it stops, would it be the heat from the engine making the tank expand!!!. No evap canisters on UK bikes. Has anyone…
- Fuel Pump Came home from a run and put the bike in the garage. Fuel pump kept going on and off even though key was out of ignition. Opened fuel tank cap and it stopped (not a lot of fuel left in tank) any ideas!!!
- More Info On The Factory Accessories Ror The 8Th Gen I'm grateful for the info too. Without this I might have wasted money on a useless power socket. GeeZ...! I got one, it comes with the touring package. It is only live if the engine is on!! . Dont understand why they…
- More Info On The Factory Accessories Ror The 8Th Gen Thanks for posting this, used it to fit my hugger and the rubber backrest for my topbox. Just to buy the risers, akro can and pazzo levers (when they come out).
- Ever See A Black Gen 8? Phoned again today, no vfr off the delivery truck :mad:
- Ever See A Black Gen 8? Went by the dealer today, no vfr delivered, gutted, will phone next tuesday.
- Ever See A Black Gen 8? No, red. I have a 1990 black vfr750 so wanted a different colour. They are all good.
- Ever See A Black Gen 8? vtwindr They promised me it would be delivered this Monday and ready for Thursday. That was 10 days ago. They had a red and white one in the showroom but I wanted black Good, my dealer says honda deliver to him on a…
- Ever See A Black Gen 8? vtwindr I'm picking one up on Thursday :wheel: :wheel: Is your bike already at the dealers or is it being delivered!!!. My dealer just gave me a vague " sometime in july" for delivery.
- First Oil Change Done, A Bit Of An Adventure. When is the first service due on these bikes, 500 - 1000 miles!!!. Get my bike sometime this month and want the first service out of the way quick.
- Aftermarket Pipes For Gen 8 There is a clip of a "pipewerX" slipon on youtube. Edited 17 Jun 2014 by garyr
- 2014 Vfr Caution Well i am still waiting to see the damage!! You ride a bike to the dealer for a service and you dont know you have bent wheels and a knackered tyre?. Hope relic posts back soon.
- 2014 Vfr800F - Diary My dealer told me the panniers and topbox was the same as fitted to the vfr1200.
- 2014 Vfr800F - Diary Wow, you can do a house move with them. I have ordered panniers and the topbox, but these will only be needed when the wife travels with me. Do you know if the topbox carrier is mounted by removing the pillion hand…
- 2014 Vfr800F - Diary Nobbnibble, is that dunlop roadsmarts that are fitted, forgot to look when i road tested it. The bike i tested came with the seat on the highest setting, you need to get the tools out to move brackets if you want to…
- 2014 Vfr800F - Diary Just found this excellent forum, When doing a search for this new bike and good to get a report from someone who owns one so hello to everyone. Did not even know there was a new vfr coming out till last weekend, but got…
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