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Marooncobra
116 posts recovered 3 threads started First seen 3 Nov 2015 Last seen 8 Sep 2021
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Last 50 of 116- 54 yrs old and back on the roads 6th gen 800. 13 hours ago, 4li3nVFR Hey, I'm in the same boat. 60 years old here and have an '05 VFR. Maybe we should start a new forum section for " Old Farts"? I am happy to be part of the old fart section…57 years old and have a…
- I got nailed! Fritzer Wouldn’t it be great if, as well as having road sweepers, the council had magnetic sweepers that drove round and collected all of the nails, screws and other ferrous debris that is the curse of Mr Dunlop’s…
- Random photo thread - anything goes - post what you've got Grum Nice to put a face to the name. Keep safe in these COVID times, from locked down Maroubra!!!!
- Another Tank Protector thread? I hav 35 minutes ago, Careca That protector is probably the worst kind. It will trash your tank. Grit will get underneath it and scuff it beyond repair. Whats worse is that being so large you won't find another one…
- Anyone mounted a Stebel Nautilus on a Gen6? Sorenlaf, Is your 6 Gen an ABS version? If not a lot of people have fitted them in the left hand fairing area where it meets the nose cone. I have been wanting to fit one as well but that space is taken up by my Davis…
- Expect the unexpected This is a great story. I am really looking forward to the next episode. Thank you for being so descriptive and providing photos to tell the story. Love the Mod t-shirt. I only emigrated to Australia in 2006 and was born…
- 6th Gen - disconnected tube Jelorian That pipe connects to either the vent pipe or the overflow pipe from the fuel tank. For some reason Honda didn’t use a continuous pipe to the tank and used that connector on one of them, I can’t remember which…
- Changing oil cooler lines 1 hour ago, boOZZIE Also you'll notice that the fairing sags in the centre at the back just in front of the oil cooler. I managed to make a bracket that hooks onto the light and put a screw thru the saggy section to…
- Changing oil cooler lines 8 hours ago, JZH I'd forgotten that you could simply drill and tap the oil cooler for AN fittings, but I would be very uncomfortable drilling and tapping the engine case in situ . Ciao, JZH You need to remove the sump…
- Changing oil cooler lines Jelorian My oil cooler lines were bad so I replaced them with stainless steel braided hoses and at the same time upgraded to an RC51 cooler. If you go down this line you will need to remove your exhaust to remove the…
- Rear brake locking up... rear center piston... FIXED! 8200 Having now seen the cut away of the SMC I think when I do my brakes next I will strip the SMC down and throw it in my ultra sonic cleaner and hit it for a good ten minutes with a brake cleaner solvent. It may fit…
- Rear brake locking up... rear center piston... FIXED! Great update, many thanks. Looking at your old SMC is that crud or rust?
- I have been working on the site this weekend. Veefalo You are a good man. Many thanks for what you are doing on our behalf
- Pilot Road 2 clearance Grum, 3/20/2020 at 12:19 PM Interesting - December last year I went from the Road 5 back to a Pilot Road 2 and as Cogswell states the Road 2's have also been my go-to-tire. For my riding, the Road 5 offered no greater…
- New 5th/6th/8th gen performance header now in production in USA Always interested but just cannot afford the cost to ship to Australia. As my father always said ‘don’t worry about the length it’s the width that matters!!’
- New Guy from Ontario - Canadian, EH! 8 hours ago, raYzerman Thanks guys! Back in the 70's I had a 1958 Dunstall Norton 600, then a Honda 350.... had to give up bikes for a while, got back into it 2006 with a WeeStrom, Honda ST1300, Goldwing, FJR1300 (sold…
- Bd40 rear shock install on 07 clearing pcv stay ducnut, 10/28/2019 at 1:44 AM I can’t fathom not servicing an Ohlins for ~$200, but, replacing it with someone’s housebrand shock they don’t manufacture for even more money. Ducnut, Cost in Australia is far greater than…
- Bd40 rear shock install on 07 clearing pcv stay I will send Jamie an email. I am swapping the Ohlins as it was on the bike when I bought it and the spring is rated for a much lighter rider. It also has no seperate oil reservoir although it does have an external…
- Bd40 rear shock install on 07 clearing pcv stay I will be watching with interest to the solution as I have just ordered one for my 2002 non ABS. Can’t you just turn the shock 180 degrees so the oil reservoir comes out on the other side So it doesn’t interfere with…
- Removing oil pan/sump - any tips? Unfortunately you will have to take off the exhaust. Once you undue all of the bolts from the sump you have to drop the pan by 3-4 inches to get it past the oil pick up. If you don’t fancy repairing your sump you can…
- Computer radiator fans 13 hours ago, Marvelicious Plus the efficiency of fans has definitely improved in the computer world. I don't know what the amp draw of your setup is, but I wouldn't be entirely surprised to find your 4 fans plus…
- CCT Plunger and Cap Damage Sorry for your woes. Can you contact the previous owner and ask if he did a change of the CCTs and forgot to fit or dropped the cap? From here, I would remove the exhaust to allow you to drop off the sump. Approx 12…
- Flaky Temperature gauge Temp gauge sensor is located in the vee of the engine and has noting to do with the operation of the cooling fan. To get to the temp sensor will require the removal of the throttle bodies. The cooling fan is switched…
- Some new thought about 5th Gen summertime cooling... Can you show a picture of the fairings back on the bike to see how the fans are exposed. Thanks
- 12v Power outlet plug mount/USB mount TriumphTraitor Just installed the bracket on my 2002 HISS model and it fits perfectly. I have relocated my volt meter and installed a double USB 2.4 amp outlet. Looks fantastic. Great work [image:…
- 12v Power outlet plug mount/USB mount Triumphtraitor I will have one of the doubles and I don’t need the Bezel as I have the HISS. cheers
- 12v Power outlet plug mount/USB mount Triumphtraitor I did some checking on my HISS ring /key clearance and the key does not touch the ring currently even when locking the steering lock.. Even if you raised the HISS ring by 2mm I still don’t think there…
- Front wheel bearings confusion Have you got the right bearings? When I replaced mine on my 6th gen you had to drive the bearings in until they bottomed out. Even when bottomed out there was still movement on the spacer.
- 12v Power outlet plug mount/USB mount 12 hours ago, TriumphTraitor That's awesome, Thank you Marooncobra. I'm shocked how much bigger the HISS key actually is. I'll make up a mock key and do some experimentation this week. I'll keep you posted! Cheers Do…
- 12v Power outlet plug mount/USB mount Triumphtraitor Yes, my 2002 non abs is HISS [image: 3FF34E4F-DC47-4ED5-8156-0A296F019502.thumb.jpeg.0a54bf352a634cca73dd2ddeee5ccb66.jpeg]
- 12v Power outlet plug mount/USB mount Fingers crossed you get some responses to purchase a bunch of these. It’s such a smooth fit.
- 12v Power outlet plug mount/USB mount Fingers crossed you get some responses to purchase a bunch of these. It’s such a smooth fit.
- Hesitation / loss of power at a constant rev GreginDenver, 5/9/2019 at 2:58 AM I'm a bit confused about this statement. Are you talking about the wad of stainless steel that sits directly beneath the return fuel line for the pressure regulator bypassed fuel ? As…
- Hesitation / loss of power at a constant rev Zarquon, 5/8/2019 at 9:51 AM Sounds like I need to add a job to the list on my gen5. I take it your in Aus. Was wondering who did your injector clean and what it cost? Hi I sent them to a company called EFI Hardware who…
- Hesitation / loss of power at a constant rev Jeremysell11, 5/8/2019 at 1:18 AM Maroon Cobra, The hesitation you were feeling in your VFR - was it almost like a lurching or intermittent pulling? Kinda like the bike wanted to move forward but was having trouble…
- 12v Power outlet plug mount/USB mount Hey, that looks great. If you are going to get this made on a CNC machine how much would it be to make a few and sell them on here? I would buy one with the bezel in black.
- Hesitation / loss of power at a constant rev Hi Well I thought I would give you an update to my issue. So I tested the fuel pressure of the fuel pump and that was in spec. I replaced the fuel regulator but got no improvement to the issue. I was then going to go…
- Hesitation / loss of power at a constant rev I did when I uploaded the map but that must be 12 months ago. I will test the bike with the PC unplugged first and if that doesn’t work I will reconnect and reset the throttle on the computer. I have checked the parts…
- Hesitation / loss of power at a constant rev FJ12Ryder I will disconnect the power commander this weekend and try running at a constant speed again.
- Hesitation / loss of power at a constant rev VFROZ I have got the O2 sensors removed with resistor plug ins. My Power Commander 3 USB is running a cosi map downloaded from here.
- Hesitation / loss of power at a constant rev Grum, I have done the starter valve synch and realistically this only controls the idle to initial throttle butterflies opening. At the cruising speed, 100kmh, the valves would be open past the synch period. I have no…
- Hesitation / loss of power at a constant rev G’day I am hoping the brains trust might be able to assist. I am currently experiencing a hesitation / slight loss of power after I sit at a constant speed on the highway. I don’t experience it during excelleration or…
- Front Fairing removal You need to remove the mirrors and the front fairing bolts, 3 each side. Once they are removed you need to remove the 2 plastic clips that hold the instrument panel to the side qtr panels. Once they are out you will be…
- Rear LED light cluster for 6th Gen Urbanengineer You can either put the cluster in the oven or use a heat gun to heat up the butyl rubber strip to allow the two half’s to seperate, same as a headlight. I looked around at LED boards in electronic shops…
- Rear LED light cluster for 6th Gen TriumphTraitor, 1/12/2019 at 9:53 AM That is a very interesting modification. I would really be interested in seeing how it looks all lit up. Curious to see if you would need a new relay or special resistors to…
- Rear LED light cluster for 6th Gen Just thought I would post the modification I did with my 6th Gen Rear light cluster. Managed to get hold of a second hand LED Light cluster from a 5th Gen and stripped out the guts. To fit the indicators I Dremeled a…
- Rear LED light cluster for 6th Gen I have had three LED bulbs break over the last 3000 km. The head of the bulb, that has all of the leds on, breaks away from the holder, and it always seems to be the stop/tail light. I therefore thought putting LED…
- Rear LED light cluster for 6th Gen MaxSwell Many thanks for the info and the photo. It looks like the 5 th gen has two brake/tail lights in a row where as the 6th gen has two brake/tail lights above and below. I don’t think this would be a problem as I…
- Rear LED light cluster for 6th Gen Happy New Year to you all and safe riding for the 2019 season. I am trying to find an LED rear light cluster for my 2002 6th gen. I have been using LED bulbs up until now but after a few 1000 km I am finding that the…
- Is my brake pedal bent? VFRpilotDave, 12/6/2018 at 5:07 PM Hey MaroonCobra, what was your technique for bending out the rear brake? Sorry, only just seen your post. I removed the brake pedal from the bike and put the end that clamps onto the…
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