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Lannyl81
149 posts recovered 24 threads started First seen 9 Mar 2015 Last seen 4 May 2021
Threads started
24 in the archive- Hot Starting Problem Lannyl81 · 6 Jan 2020 – 2 Feb 2020
- '97 Carb Kits Lannyl81 · 23 Dec 2019 – 6 Jan 2020
- '97 Carb Fuel/Pilot Screw O-Ring Size? Lannyl81 · 15 Dec 2019 – 15 Dec 2019
- 4th GEN camshaft removal Lannyl81 · 25 Nov 2019 – 7 Jan 2020
- Petcock Repair Kit?? Lannyl81 · 25 Nov 2019 – 1 Dec 2019
- Updated Tie Down Bolts..?? Lannyl81 · 25 Sep 2019 – 29 Sep 2019
- Tires Lannyl81 · 14 Mar 2019 – 18 Mar 2019
- GIVI Cases?? Lannyl81 · 31 Jan 2019 – 12 Feb 2019
- LED Brake / Tail Light Bulb Replacement Lannyl81 · 1 Jan 2019 – 22 Jan 2019
- Gear Indicator Lannyl81 · 1 May 2018 – 27 Dec 2018
- Auxiliary Lighting Lannyl81 · 4 Jun 2017 – 6 Jun 2017
- Replace '97 with a '01???? Lannyl81 · 23 May 2017 – 29 May 2017
- 97 Low Fuel Indicator Lannyl81 · 11 Feb 2017 – 14 Feb 2017
- High mid pipe Lannyl81 · 19 Jun 2016 – 7 Aug 2016
- 4th Gen Fork Flex Lannyl81 · 11 Jun 2016 – 22 Jul 2016
- Just Wondering...... Lannyl81 · 26 Feb 2016 – 7 Mar 2016
- '97 Clutch Switch Question Lannyl81 · 25 Oct 2015 – 26 Oct 2015
- Advice On Chain/sprocket Replacement Lannyl81 · 11 Oct 2015 – 18 Feb 2016
- Hel Brake & Clutch Lines....problem Lannyl81 · 15 Jul 2015 – 18 Jul 2015
- Got Busy Yesterday Lannyl81 · 21 Jun 2015 – 29 Jun 2015
- My Voltmeter Prototype On My '97 Lannyl81 · 15 Jun 2015 – 17 Jun 2015
- Stock Mirrors From A 97 - Free To Good Home Lannyl81 · 12 Jun 2015 – 19 Jun 2015
- Battery Charging Question Lannyl81 · 10 May 2015 – 11 May 2015
- '97 Muffler Choices? Lannyl81 · 26 Apr 2015 – 1 May 2015
Recent posts
Last 50 of 149- How to get it running agaian.. The cheapo fuel pumps on ebay lasts about an hour....get the K&L one.
- How to get it running agaian.. The fuel pump pulses, does not run like a motor. The FP pulses when the output line pressure is less than the internal spring...which is about 1-3psi. So normal operation is the FP pulses, pushes fuel into the carbs,…
- Working on my gen 4 After reading this...now I think I had better take this apart on my '97 since I have not in the six years of ownership. Although since weather is quite nice these days...will likely wait until June. Keep-up with the…
- Fuel Relay issues The fuel pump relay on the '97 is not an actual relay; the type with a coil of wire that when power is applied to creates a magnetic field which pulls a metal actuator (the switch) which completes a circuit. The Fuel…
- New member, thinking of a VFR I think the 4th Gen should be added; yes it is older still, but is a GREAT bike. Has carbs, which in the six years I have owned my '97 I have had zero problems with. Has the center gear driven cams instead of the end…
- Hot Starting Problem Sorry for long delay here; have continued to try different fuel mixture screws settings....1.5 to 2 turns out gives best idle sound. I go ahead and re-check synch each time....just because.
- Hot Starting Problem Idle jet changed. I did record the original mixture screw positions, but put all to 2 turns out per instructions. I checked my '97 Service Manual and it has a different initial setting for the mixture screws than the…
- 4th GEN camshaft removal Ahhh....those were the days.....
- Hot Starting Problem Installed a stage 1 jet kit into my '97 due to using a slip-on with the dB killer plug out, to take care of the stumbling I had at take-off. I set the pilot screws at 2 turns, did the synch, but not the idle drop, do…
- 4th GEN camshaft removal I did remove and measure all of the shims; made a spreadsheet of original measurements/shims and then the ones I changed.....ready for the next time. Overall job was not all that bad....never dropped a shim. I did get…
- '97 Carb Kits Not the O-ring for the drain screw, nor the O-ring for the slide needle.....these were included in the kit. I was able to measure the old O-rings and purchase new ones. The company in Poland responded saying they have…
- '97 Carb Kits Searched for a carb kit for my '97, found two sources, both of which showed the contents; gasket for the float bowl, carb to air plenum, drain screw, float valve and a small "fat" O-ring...which I assumed to be for the…
- '97 Carb Fuel/Pilot Screw O-Ring Size? The carb kit I got came with four really thick O-rings that the ID fits onto the fuel/pilot screw but are way too thick to go into the carb.......so I need to get four correct O-rings. Anyone happen to know the size of…
- Valve clearance Short Update: received the new shims, installed them and swapped one shim to another location. Put the cams in, rotated engine, checked all valves again and found that #4 inside intake was WAY too tight at about 0.003".…
- Petcock Repair Kit?? I checked-out NRP Carbs and they do have it....shipping to USA not cheap though.....still searching for one on this side of the pond.
- 4th GEN camshaft removal Removed one cam at a time, removed the shims that needed to be, measured it, then put everything back, cam holders in place, just not torqued down. New shims on order. Of the 16 valves, 8 were needing thinner shims to…
- Valve clearance Took one cam out at a time, removed the shims that needed to be, measured them, determined size of new ones needed, ordered them. I put the cams back in for safe keeping while I am waiting for shims to arrive next week.
- Valve clearance Valves are not really out of spec....just at the tight limit.....but agree with you.....remove the cams and change the shims to get the clearance in the middle of the spec. Have been reading the Honda Service Manual,…
- 4th GEN camshaft removal Grum: you are correct, #3 is closing, not opening....forgot that cams turn CCW when I wrote above......duh!.....thank you. Will be removing the rear cams this afternoon.
- 4th GEN camshaft removal Have questions on removing the camshafts; with crank at "T1", both 1 & 3 camshafts gears have the lines level with the head...exactly where they are supposed to be, cylinder #1 is at TDC, but cylinder #3 is not as the…
- Petcock Repair Kit?? Who has a repair kit for the 4th GEN VFRs? I can find kits for earlier years, but not 4th GEN.....although I did find one a few years ago, but have since lost that info. Mine is leaking from the outlet when in the OFF…
- Valve clearance Terry; yep that is exactly what I am asking about. Hopefully I can get the old sealant off so I can put a small dab of new on there. Anyways got the front cover off, very similar results......#2 intakes were both tight…
- Valve clearance Well I finally started, got the rear cover off and took measurements. Found that #1 intakes were both good at 0.006; outside exhaust was tight at about 0.008, inside exhaust good at 0.010. On #3 the inside intake was…
- Tyga NICE!!....lefty and righty........NICE!!! Waiting for the pics.....
- Valve clearance My feeler gauges have the fine steps, just need to get the micrometer yet. Thanks again for the information.
- Valve clearance Regarding the right side crankcase cover removal, and this would be should the cams need removal....I misread the manual, thought it referred to marks on the "clutch", it was "starter clutch"....my bad. And yeah I will…
- Valve clearance Ok...cam cover rubber-backed washers....., what about the right side case cover gasket....I assume it will need replacing? I do not have a micrometer, only calipers....guess I will need to find a micrometer somewhere.…
- Updated Tie Down Bolts..?? The CBR bolts use the same hex key as the fairing bolts.....looks better. And I was able to find the info; bolts are from a CBR900, not a 600.....what would I do without partzilla.com.....
- Updated Tie Down Bolts..?? I think I read on here somewhere of using the tie down bolts from a CBR600 or something like that to replace the original style bolts that uses a large flat blade screwdriver for removal; now of course I cannot find…
- Valve clearance As I passsed 35k miles recently, probably time for me to check the valve clearance; was wondering if there is a video I could watch to get me ready for this? Also what gaskets need replaced? This will be a Winter…
- 4th gen Carb Vacuum Pistons Group Buy Whatever became of this?
- Fuel pump flow rate 94-97 I looked into the common service manual...nothing there either. My guess is since the pump operates in a pulse-mode.....that a flow rate is not spec'ed. As long as there is flow from it, not a trickle, but a flow...then…
- Bike took a big hit Hey....how about getting a full Black Widow exhaust system? Just saw them on ebay this past weekend....price is not bad at all.
- Front brake master cylinder/lever assembly and the clutch hydraulic hose. Easy to find this on ebay; you might find someone here that has a spare, but have seen these on ebay. I probably have the hydraulic hose as I replaced all of mine with braided stainless steel lines, but still using the…
- Tires I agree that both tires I have seem to me to have alot of tread left with having 10k miles on them, especially the rear. I was only replacing due to age.....if I remember correctly both have a 2013 mfg date. These tires…
- Tires Looking into the T31s..... Well now a bit confused with the T31s....the rear GT version is supposed to be for heavier bikes, but has a one number lighter load rating than the rear non GT version...does not make sense;…
- Tires So thinking with about 10k on the tires now, PP front, PR3 rear....time to replace them, although tread still looks good on both, see pics. Anyways as everyone here knows, finding a 170/60 is a problem. I am not an…
- GIVI Cases?? Just wanted to update this and report that I did get the Givi cases and rack. The cases are road-rashed as he got hit by a car, but they still lock and seal just fine, just do not look the best. The rack is in pretty…
- GIVI Cases?? The seller has told me that the cases have a label with "38" on them; thinks this means 38 liters. Also these are Monokey cases. I am going to try to get everything today and then try to find new cases. Correction:…
- GIVI Cases?? E41 cases......so now I have something to look for. Yeah I see that there are ALOT of Givi cases out there, I just have no idea how to determine which ones would fit the rack for my '97. Thanks.
- GIVI Cases?? I have an opportunity to obtain a rack along with dented and scratched-up side cases for my '97. In talking with the owner he thought new GIVI cases would still be available as they are somewhat universal, it is just…
- LED Brake / Tail Light Bulb Replacement coupedupsibie: I did send Thurn an email asking about the rear turn signals; got a reply back that they use LED boards, not bulbs...so my idea will not work. I like what you did with the front signals though and I think…
- LED Brake / Tail Light Bulb Replacement Ok got it....made sense after I re-read your posting. Somehow I got the idea that you installed switchback LEDs in the rear signals. So the Thurn clear rear turn signals have an LED board in them; not an 1157 LED…
- LED Brake / Tail Light Bulb Replacement SlickWeevil: hey I received the pair of LED bulbs from Amazon, got them installed right away and YES!!…..nice and bright, strobe works well, although I wish the strobe function lasted longer. A huge improvement over the…
- LED Brake / Tail Light Bulb Replacement SlickWeevil: is there a lot of difference between the brightness of the tail light and the brake light? I watched the video in the Amazon link and it does not spend much time showing the tail light...it is all brake…
- LED Brake / Tail Light Bulb Replacement Has anyone found an LED replacement for the 1157 bulbs that are actually brighter? How about one with the built-in brake strobe? I purchased one brand and found that the tail and brake light contacts were reversed such…
- Gear Indicator How did the topic get changed to speedo? I was asking about a gear indicator.
- 4th gen Carb Vacuum Pistons Group Buy Just saw this....been really busy....what is the status of this? I would be in for a set.
- Gear Indicator Just curious about addition of a gear indicator....have others installed one?....do they work?.....or is the thinking, "if you don't know what gear you are in, then you should be driving a car"...... I just came across…
- 4th Gen - Emission and PAIR Valve Delete - Help Needed Not able to help with the EVAP stuff, but the PAIR removal does require block-off plates put on. These go where the chrome tubes are, above the four exhaust ports. Also need to cap off the tubes in the air filter…
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