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hellindustries
167 posts recovered 19 threads started First seen 13 Sep 2015 Last seen 30 Apr 2018
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19 in the archive- I guess it doesn't like the cold... hellindustries · 28 Feb 2018 – 21 Mar 2018
- Once a year, i can get the bike as clean as i'd like it to be. hellindustries · 25 Apr 2017 – 26 Apr 2017
- Any tips for restoring header pipes WITHOUT removing them? hellindustries · 20 Mar 2017 – 22 Mar 2017
- Restoring engine casing hellindustries · 12 Mar 2017 – 15 Mar 2017
- Had my 5th gen for about 18 months, and like it more now than i did then hellindustries · 29 Dec 2016 – 1 Jan 2017
- Today's minor tasks all failed. hellindustries · 21 Dec 2016 – 22 Dec 2016
- Let's talk tyres! hellindustries · 2 Dec 2016 – 23 Mar 2017
- Head gaskets/seals are starting to go. Anything else i should do while in there? hellindustries · 25 Oct 2016 – 17 Mar 2017
- Low cost, big improvement mods for year 3 of ownership? hellindustries · 4 Oct 2016 – 13 Oct 2016
- Has anyone added a hazard light? hellindustries · 4 Oct 2016 – 5 Oct 2016
- Is there an easy way to change the low beam relay? hellindustries · 31 Aug 2016 – 4 Sep 2016
- Oh good. Battery stopped charging and i broke down. hellindustries · 31 Jul 2016 – 5 Aug 2016
- Feels like a loose chain, but it's 100% not. hellindustries · 12 Jul 2016 – 13 Aug 2016
- Deauville top yoke on a 5th Gen? hellindustries · 3 May 2016 – 4 May 2016
- Aww Yiss! Nice New Ebc Discs. hellindustries · 10 Mar 2016 – 11 Mar 2016
- I Did A Dumb Thing - Forgot About The Disc Lock And Bent The Disc hellindustries · 6 Mar 2016 – 20 Mar 2016
- Instead Of Painting The Frame, How About Wrapping It? hellindustries · 24 Feb 2016 – 4 Mar 2016
- Kill-Switch Causing Fi Light Warnings And Random Engine Cut-Outs (5Th Gen 2000) hellindustries · 5 Feb 2016 – 5 Feb 2016
- [Introductory] Another 5Th Genner (Uk) hellindustries · 13 Sep 2015 – 25 Sep 2015
Recent posts
Last 50 of 167- Mechanical wizards needed (handlebar conversion) Well, with proper sintered pads it seems to me that there's less degradation from weathering. I've had plenty of bikes across my bench at work with pads in terrible shape, but lots of pad left on them. Some have split…
- Mechanical wizards needed (handlebar conversion) 1. In order of most needed first. One at a time. 2. That's going to take time. It's not hard work, but takes a few hours. If you can confidently do it yourself you can save a large chunk of money. C&S approx 1hr Bar kit…
- Removing Heat Shield Near Right Footpeg - Need Help It's a royal pain to remove. I took mine out without removing the rearset, and had to squeeze and scream at it to get it back in. If i ever have to do it again, i'll be removing the damn rearset...
- I guess it doesn't like the cold... 6 hours ago, thereisnospoon https://shoraipower.com/ this shall solve your battery problems, get the one slightly heavier duty that will be below the stock replacement on the search results page. the part they say about…
- Michelin Road 5 Now over 100 miles on to my 5s and VERY happy with them. Not once have i felt less than totally confident in the tyres. Great feel, too. To me they feel SO MUCH better than the 4s ever did.
- I guess it doesn't like the cold... I shall take the advice. I've never lubed the cables, so that's needed! I regularly lube the ignition and other bits. I had suspected the battery, too. Guess it's time for another one. The bike is usually all good…
- I guess it doesn't like the cold... We're having some unusually cold weather here in the UK, i know, i know... other places are colder :P Fun things my 5th gen has been doing these last few days: * Almost not starting due to the cold killing my battery *…
- Very poor rear brake Things to check/do: 1. Did you pull the pads out of the rear brake and check/clean the general area? Are there any seals protruding around the pistons? 2. Did you use all new crush washers when installing the new line/s…
- Michelin Road 5 I've now had my Road 5s a week/30 miles. So far they feel pretty good. Better than the 4s, and don't feel like they need much scrubbing-in at all.
- Michelin Road 5 I have a pair of Road 5s sitting at work waiting to be fitted during the post-winter clean next week. I ride in everything but settled snow, so i'll report back on wet/cold grip and how it performs with little warm-up…
- Hello from England Hello fellow Brit! Get thee some EBC discs and pads. Delkevic if you're after pipes and cans. Electrex for R/R etc... and maybe a little bit from David Silver .
- Chain/Sprocket Kit Recommendations You can go for the DID option: DID 50VA7, or the OEM option: RK 50HF0Z3. You could go Renthal, too. The DID option is best i'd say. Heavy duty, well priced. Lasts well.
- Help needed - VFR dying after 75 minutes on interstate 13 minutes ago, RolandHTG Every VFR should have an onboard voltmeter. True. I had one, but it crapped-out. Cheap ebay junk. I keep meaning to buy a better one.
- Help needed - VFR dying after 75 minutes on interstate And that's why i got this replacement unit .
- Help needed - VFR dying after 75 minutes on interstate Check the Reg/Rec.
- Once a year, i can get the bike as clean as i'd like it to be. Spent about 12 hours cleaning, painting, scrubbing, polishing etc... Repainted header pipes Cleaned and restored the end can Repainted the forks Fully cleaned the front brake discs Serviced the brakes Repainted the…
- Bike Passed Safety Inspection - Picking It Up on Saturday Nice that the seller got it inspected and the oil and filter changed. Enjoy the ride home, and get some pics up!
- Temp Yup. Sounds like you need a new 'stat. My 2000 tends to come on around 95-100c and i've never seen it go higher than 109c
- it's time to show I'm down with this. A shot from about this time last year. I'll hit 10,000 miles (that i've done) on the bike this weekend. It gets its post-winter panel strip and clean in the next couple of weeks, too. Always nice to…
- Any tips for restoring header pipes WITHOUT removing them? No, i have a 6-8 hour window at most to do the work. I don't want to take the headers off if i can avoid it as i don't want to risk the header bolts. I also don't want to spend the extra on another set of used pipes. If…
- Any tips for restoring header pipes WITHOUT removing them? Well, the UK is GOOD at salt! It's very liberally applied during winter months. Then there's grit and gravel etc... Either way: Pipes looks shit. Will clean and see if i need to paint them, i guess.
- Help Identifying Trouble Points in Buying a 5th Gen As for risk points: The standard stuff always applies: Chain & sprocket condition / Tyre condition / Signs of crash / Rust on exhaust or blowing / Clear signs of half-arsed wiring and mods / Brake pad condition - A bike…
- Help Identifying Trouble Points in Buying a 5th Gen The general advice i'd give you for buying any japanese bike on a budget would be: Ideally less than 40,000 miles Ideally with full service history ideally kept reasonably well. If it's none of the above; You'd be…
- Any tips for restoring header pipes WITHOUT removing them? 1 hour ago, RDMcD If your pipes are stock they will be stainless. Why bother painting them? Because they've got so much surface rust they kinda don't look like they were ever stainless. Because i didn't know the stock…
- Any tips for restoring header pipes WITHOUT removing them? That's an interesting masking tip! Foil would hold itself out of the way where newpaper or cloth would sag in the way. Nice.
- Any tips for restoring header pipes WITHOUT removing them? I intend to strip the bike a bit to get best access to pipes and engine casing to clean the whole lot, especially the front section behind the front wheel. So i'll be cleaning the pipes and the engine at the same time.…
- Any tips for restoring header pipes WITHOUT removing them? Ahh! A pro-tip! I'll get ahold of some of those. I'll try them on my bike or some other 'do what you can' headers which may come across my bench at work.
- Any tips for restoring header pipes WITHOUT removing them? I can do that with some of it, but a fair amount will still be the 'flossing' method. Especially around the back sides close to the engine. I can easily wipe it with maybe brake cleaner, maybe de-grease it in place with…
- Any tips for restoring header pipes WITHOUT removing them? Evening all. My header pipes are hole-free, but look like rusted ass. All surface stuff. Just wondering what the recommended method is for removing it without having to do more than taking the bodywork off for access.…
- San Diego 98 vfr800 restoration Fiiiiiiiiiine.... Is there a paint code or something? Re-coating time is getting near.
- San Diego 98 vfr800 restoration maaaaan... you're making me want to get my wheels coated gold...
- Restoring engine casing Huh, kitchen cleaner. Interesting!
- Restoring engine casing Yup, coated if i go other than silver. Last time, i just prepped them and used VHT silver (no laquer/clear coat). Worked a treat. Still looks stock almost 2 years on through 2 British winters and daily riding. Bike is…
- Let's talk tyres! Seems like i can get a nice discount on the RS3's via work. Very, very tempting.
- Restoring engine casing Yeah, not going to risk header pipes if i can do the job without touching them. I've seen bolts break and the time and effort required to sort it all out. I have access to gum/graffiti/adhesive remover which i'll try…
- Let's talk tyres! Those RS3s are tempting. A bit expensive at about £240 for a pair, especially compared to the T-30evo and others.
- Restoring engine casing Hey all. At some point later next month, i'll be giving the Veefer a partial strip and a DAMN good clean. My question is pretty much as the title suggests: Is there an easy way to clean the engine casing in place?…
- Need Flush Fit Replacement for Frankenstein (Seat Cowl) Bolts Cheaper on Fowlers UK. See here . Does not include VAT or shipping, the latter of which can be a bit costly. About the same price on David Silver Spares .
- Need Flush Fit Replacement for Frankenstein (Seat Cowl) Bolts 14 hours ago, indianagenius You guys are really not helping much... It's unlikely anyone is going to know the part number. Just go to a hardware store, spend very little on a couple of bolts. The thread pitch is…
- Need Flush Fit Replacement for Frankenstein (Seat Cowl) Bolts Can't take the bolt out, no torx head at home. But will snap a picture tomorrow.
- Need Flush Fit Replacement for Frankenstein (Seat Cowl) Bolts You don't strictly need an OEM part. Any caphead or similar with either a spacer or collar of the right size will do just fine. Did the same on mine.
- Opinions 98 vfr800 I have the 2000 model. (over) 9000 (!) miles in. Very happy with it. It ate it's first reg/rec last year, but i replaced it with a better 3rd party unit. They do run hot, and i regularly see 106c in the summer, even…
- 98 Exhaust Question You'd probably just need a new link pipe. I guess it depends on the cost of getting one made vs buying, say, a Delkevic pipe and can. Options here . This is the one i have on my 2000.
- Let's talk tyres! Hey Jeff. That's some good feedback. Thanks!
- San Diego 98 vfr800 restoration May be a slightly more expensive option, but; Maybe get the frame, bars, yoke, forks and swingarm blasted and coated black? The black would go REALLY Well with the red panels.
- Switchgear - ergh 2 hours ago, Loftust This. I had a dead spot on my 5th gen high beam switch - it was really unnerving not having any form of lighting for 3/4 second when travelling on dark, twisty roads. It turned out that the contacts…
- Let's talk tyres! Interesting feedback so far. Certainly causing me to lean towards T30s for my next set (probably late this year at most).
- Let's talk tyres! The running is: (in no order) > Michelin Pilot road 4 > Bridgestone Battlax T30 Evo > Pirelli Angel GT > Metzeler M7 RR
- Had my 5th gen for about 18 months, and like it more now than i did then Almost. You'll need to cut off the white connector block from the old RR and fit it to the new RR. Then there are two leads to go direct to the battery. This leaves the original black block connector unused (mine has…
- Had my 5th gen for about 18 months, and like it more now than i did then And here's (attached) a wallpaper i made with a photo of my bike and the delkevic exhaust - In glorious 4k resolution, 16:9 aspect. The original shot is also attached, for comparison. [image: vfr.jpg] [image:…
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