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TampaDave
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All 16- Sport Touring Boots That You Can Walk A Mile In For the money, I'd rather have a well built civilian boot than a moto-specific boot that was so crappy it was comfortable to walk in.
- Best tires for the VFR??? Updated 2011 Just finished a 2300 mile cross country on PR4's. It was in the 30s and raining for most of the trip. One leg was below 30 in freezing fog, that got my attention. Mostly freeway but a brief technical segment on old Rte…
- Bar Ends I rode around for a week with elcheapo bar ends, it doesn't vibrate that much although I suspect 500 miles of that would get mildly irritating. Got some Vibrinators... those things are cool. You get very little…
- Any Reason Not To Use An Armored Pressure Suit For Road Riding? Here's how I look at it, as a "hard to fit" fellow who likewise looks at alternative protection schemes. Most common injury is to the foot or ankle. I figure a man should shop as carefully for good boots as a good…
- Grips Maybe something like this [image: X001-Y001.jpg] Only friendlier and happier.... [image: huffy-glitter-girls-bike-12827499-03.JPG] ?
- Front Suspension Setup Question Sorry for the misleading first post, didn't initially realize he had two different tires on there. The rear was labelled both "2CT" and "Power Pure." Which I believe is also a dual compound tire, although it had a much…
- Front Suspension Setup Question OK, got the new tires on. Problem solved. OP said that Road Pilot on the front had like 20K miles on it. Shoot. Don't have to tell me twice, I put some new RP4's on it. Cool tire. I'll see how far I can grind them down…
- Brake Pads Front OK, replaced front and rear pads today. I did take the calipers off for inspection and cleaning, although it's way easier to put the pads in with the calipers in place. Way easier. Put the outboard pad in first, press…
- Brake Pads Front ^There's a thing on the EBC website about bead-blasting or buffing the rotor prior to bedding in. The bedding in thing sounds like a good idea but I dunno about blasting my rotors, might be overkill for a boring old…
- 2007 Vfr800 Rwb Dead At Key Turn! If the battery is ok, it doesn't seem to me that a fried r/r could explain a no start like this. I'm assuming starter doesn't turn over. Does the dash power up? Like can you see your fuel level? I would consider a bad…
- Front Suspension Setup Question Regarding changing suspension settings, if you reduce the front preload you will steepen the steering angle and make the bike a little faster turning and less stable. Ah that totally makes sense. That's what they taught…
- 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…
- Front Suspension Setup Question OK here are the numbers. Did the best I could by myself because wifey is being all bitchy about helping me. ("It's 7am on Sunday!!") Front fork: sticktion 9mm. preload sag 19, with rider an additional 16. Net of…
- Front Suspension Setup Question 2004 with 35K miles, Michelin 2CT tires, running 34 psi front, 36 rear. My front end is a bit "squirrely," tends to "worry" in rain grooves, center stripes, defects in pavement. No big deal most of the time, but this…
- Make Your Own O2 Sensor Eliminators @CandyRed: Yeah at the the end of the day a programmable box is the best answer. Bypassing the 02 sensor substitutes one problem (too rich) for another (too lean or too variable) but it helps some I guess. Getting the…
- Make Your Own O2 Sensor Eliminators Very very few people I suspect have ridden the VTEC VFR the way Honda engineers meant it to be ridden. Coderighter, you gotta hack that ECU, brother. Meanwhile, I dunno, I've always been a carb guy, don't know nothing…
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