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JimGregory
64 posts recovered 7 threads started First seen 6 Jul 2014 Last seen 22 Jul 2015
Threads started
7 in the archive- Tires, What Are You Going To Install This Year? JimGregory · 12 Mar 2015 – 24 Mar 2015
- Leaning Blind At Night JimGregory · 3 Oct 2014 – 9 Jun 2017
- Tar Snakes JimGregory · 14 Aug 2014 – 9 Feb 2016
- Nasty Crash. Not Me JimGregory · 1 Aug 2014 – 1 Aug 2014
- Linked Brakes Testing JimGregory · 17 Jul 2014 – 21 Jul 2014
- What A Great Bike! JimGregory · 9 Jul 2014 – 17 Jul 2014
- New Owner Of Low Mile 98 JimGregory · 6 Jul 2014 – 7 Jul 2014
Recent posts
Last 50 of 64- Visit To Bmw Dealer Saved Me 20K dgordon Rider, I've owned a couple boxers. An old R65LS and my last one being a R1200s. Love the heritage with the motor, and always was a fan of the airheads. Especially the R100RS = a true classic imho. However, the…
- 2015 Bluetooth Intercom Options I use the standard SMH5. Use for rider to passenger and backroad music/phone calls/texts. It works fine all the time. No hiccups. The speakers suck for music low end. Pretty sure they all will suck but some may suck…
- Q3 Vs Pp3 I love my Q3's. Just spooned on a new rear. What a ride.
- Check Out This Bike Nice. BB was the man. I think he had a good full life. I guess we can expect a TV movie soon showing bad shit I dont need to know.
- How Many 5Th Genners Bought Theirs Brand New? Three bikes have come and gone (1984 Yamaha RZ350, 1975 Suzuki GT 380, 1975 Suzuki GT 550) The magazine's loved the 98 when it was introduced and Motorcyclist even named it their MOTY. That upset many people because 98…
- I'm Betting These Beeches Can Ride! I love those sidecases. Is that Philippines?
- Tires, What Are You Going To Install This Year? Dunlop Q3. Gonna need a new one soon in the back. Good for about 4000 miles and priced right. Great tires!
- How Many 5Th Genners Bought Theirs Brand New? I got my 99 from craigslist in CT. It had 3500 miles. Ran better then new. Looked almost perfect. Paid the man 3000 bucks. I feel real good about it. Never was the first owner of any bike. Max I looked up "living with…
- Post your Voltmeter mount pics The mailman Not a 5th gen but I had the same location on my 4th as I do on my 6th gen. I just velcro-ed it to the leading edge of my ignition box. I've never had it come loose. Just make sure you put it low enough that…
- 1999 Vfr800 Resurrection Nice project! Is there some way to clean the plumbing going from the tank to the injectors? For obvious reasons.
- 1999 Vfr800 Project Bike looks just great. Very nice work! I think somewhere you mentioned it was hard starting but then ran well. I also think I noticed the choke lever broken off? Have you seen to that? Best Jim
- Could You Do This On Your 5Th Gen? I would sure be willing to try on someone elses bike with crash bars fore and aft and full gear. Thats what he did. Why the hell not? Specially if my boss told me to!
- PAIR valve removal. Worth it? I never understood the fuss about pair valves. My stock 98 I just got last spring runs SO nice! At all RPM's. I was installing some electrical mods recently and noticed some black block off plates on my pair valves!…
- More Complex Than What I Am Used To...'86 Vf500F I would suspect the diaphrams as well. I know nothing about those carbs but I have had bad diaphrams on other bikes and they idle fine but just don't go. You are adding air but no fuel. I HATE the look of that blue goo.…
- 1990 Running After 22+ Years You should run it a bit to get the fuel stabilizer actually into the carbs. Looks great man well done.
- 5Th Gen Economical Hard Luggage Setup (Jc Whitney) I'm still waiting to hear back from the OP. I want to try those side cases on my bike! My 21 liter side cases are small. [image: IMAG0670_zpsbv9aiore.jpg] Edited November 10, 2014 by JimGregory
- Front Suspension Setup Question On another bike I had, just increasing tire pressure helped 100%. I run 36 and 41 on my vfr 5th gen. Feels great through the turns. I lowered the pressures to 34 38 for winter riding and it's definately a little…
- 5Th Gen Economical Hard Luggage Setup (Jc Whitney) I'm right over in woodbridge. I have a wingrack. If you need some numbers come on by. I would not mind using some of those as side cases. I have the 21 liter side cases and those look just like give E360 side cases.…
- Leaning Blind At Night Thats exactly the problem is the crisp cut off. Without researching it i think the lens/reflectors ma also contribute. I will be riding more and more at night with the days getting shorter. Shouldnt be a problem just…
- Leaning Blind At Night Suitcase "I must adapt. But really I was shocked that honda would put me in that situation." First time for everything but blaming the manufacturer for causing you to ride into a corner too hot in the dark is a new one.…
- Leaning Blind At Night AnikMankar You will 2 holes on your upper dash cowl. These are to lower or raise the headlight assembly using a cross head screw driver. The body of the headlight moves - this impacts both high and low beam together…
- Leaning Blind At Night Wait a second. I DID lave to lower my high beams as they were way to high and I could see better with the lows then the highs. I will still lower them just a touch more so they are just right. But I wonder if the highs…
- Leaning Blind At Night Mohawk I've got LED bulbs in my 5th gen & even before these never had a problem on dark roads. High beam is there for use when its dark & no oncoming traffic. At 40-50mph, I can run with low beams with no problems. That…
- Leaning Blind At Night My frame mounted BMW R100RS light seems fine. I think is a much less "flat" beam. And a single lamp as well. I have not had the VFR for very long. And for the most part the lights are fine at night. I just hit this one…
- Leaning Blind At Night Am I the only 5th gen guy to notice this? If I am leaning hard at about 40mph I honestly can not see in front of me. I can see the ground on my right nicely about 10 feet in front of me. And I can see bloody Saturn and…
- Leaning Blind At Night Maybe this![image: mag09-headlamp.jpg]
- Leaning Blind At Night I can't imagine there is a good answer to this but is there anything that can be done about the headlight spread at night while going through sharp curves leaned over? I am totally blind doing this unless I remember to…
- Tar Snakes As a follow up. A few weeks later and the tar snakes are still slick as snot. What are these people thinking.
- Tar Snakes FJ12Ryder I don't mean to bash your riding style, but unexpected tar snakes might be a good reason not to be riding so close to the edge on the street. Always nice to leave a bit of wiggle room for just such unexpected…
- Tar Snakes These snakes were less then a day old. Tires are fresh and were warm. There was no option but to ride smooth and hope for the best. I have never had a problem with them or painted lines or glossy repairs before this,…
- Tar Snakes I was getting on the highway this morning enjoying my decreasing radius tight 270 degree curve. Hanging off the bike as usual at 7 AM. Didn't notice the pavement was covered in tar snakes same color as pavement. Man I…
- Nasty Crash. Not Me Yes I once went down at a busy intersection when a gasoline truck spilled gas all over the hot road. I went through the light at about 40mph and went down instantly and had no idea why. Old Moto Guzzi LAPD smashed to…
- Nasty Crash. Not Me Riding home at about 9:15 PM. Quite dark. Overcast skies I think. Riding down a highway connector leading to another highway. At the cut off for the Merrit Parkway was a big cruiser. Indian maybe, couldnt tell. It was…
- Nude Or Clear Tank Protector Bra? Very nice. Quite a heavy duty pad. Brand?
- Post your Voltmeter mount pics How's this for easy. Velcro. [image: IMAG0648_zpsu8rc2cms.jpg]
- High Speed Front Wobble/instability ? My 98 feels planted at that speed. I would be very careful if I were you. You don't want to get spit off.
- Nude Or Clear Tank Protector Bra? I like my "So 90's" LP tank bra. I never cared if something was in style or not. My whole bike is so 90's. And I am so 50's. So what. Do people point and laugh? Who cares.
- Apparently The 5Th Gen Muffler Fits On The 8Th Gen This seems like fairly important news to me. And very surprising as well.
- Linked Brakes Testing I was able to bleed the fronts very easily alone. What happenned was I was installing a set of heli bars I got second hand. Loosened the banjo bolt a tad too much and got a buble in there. Came right out on the first…
- Linked Brakes Testing BCmcrider JimGregory viffviff Yup that's what I figured but my arms are not long enough. No biggy. I will press the girlfriend into service at some point Thanks! Indeed. Then get her to help you check the brakes. Roger…
- Linked Brakes Testing viffviff There's an excellent (and detailed!) description of how it all works at the back of the Service Manual - which is at the link below:…
- Linked Brakes Testing Switchblade No slackers here !!! Nope
- Linked Brakes Testing OK I found my answer. The front wheel must be turning to actuate the rear brake. Can't do that on the center stand! Best Whoops..then got two answers while I was typing! Thanks guys Edited July 17, 2014 by JimGregory
- Linked Brakes Testing I don't know much about this system yet, but if I have the bike on the center stand and apply the rear brake it also stops the front wheel. If I apply the front brake it only stops the front wheel. My limited…
- Back In The Saddle Again! Very very nice!
- What A Great Bike! raoufhakam JimGregory No no I said MY bike is humpy..never met yours. And I would never call it portly. That's just rude! Oh ok sorry, i thought my 5th gen VFR800 could be somewhat similar to you 5th gen VFR as well,…
- What A Great Bike! There is a year 2000 yellow VFR for sale locally with 2600 miles. He wants about a third again more then I paid though. But it looks quite nice!
- How Hot Is Too Hot? ember1205 Small motor (.8L), very small radiator, even smaller fan. Limited air flow potential for that fan. Seems like it all adds to up "have to allow for a wider heat range simply because that's just how it's going…
- How Hot Is Too Hot? ember1205 JimGregory I dont understand why a thermost controlled liquid cooled engine does not maintain a steady temperature. I have only been with my 98 for 3 days now. Have not heard the fan run yet and have seen…
- How Hot Is Too Hot? I dont understand why a thermost controlled liquid cooled engine does not maintain a steady temperature. I have only been with my 98 for 3 days now. Have not heard the fan run yet and have seen coolant temps above 200.…
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