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vegaquark
62 posts recovered 0 threads started First seen 3 Mar 2016 Last seen 5 Jun 2019
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Last 50 of 62- 5th gen voltage readings seem normal? Tldr. Short answer: Yes, your readings are normal. Enjoy! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
- Warmup time/miles? Mine takes like 20 min to feel happy... Coolant could get hot, but oil takes longer... And i notice a lot that it takes ages to be at good working temp Maybe an oil temp gauge would help. Some time ago i pretended to…
- 5th Gen Cooling Upgrades fonque I tried and ebay will not let me send the message. I have no idea how to contact other than through ebay's system. Try over paypal if you payed with it
- 5th Gen Cooling Upgrades fonque I finally got a chance to do a 40 mile ride today on the new radiators and wow do they work!! It was only 59 F outside, and the bike while moving would only get to about 172. When stopped it would rise into the…
- Why Do You Ride I ride since 2007 when i was 18 yo, on 2011 i broke my left femur when a car cutting lanes run over me and my kawasaki gpz500. That time i were told to let bikes alone and buy a 4wheeler, and i did buy one, but it was…
- Rear suspension linkage play on my VTec? This looks like a tolerance amplification problem... As our bike has the suspension really near to the axel of the swingarm, any play on the suspension or axle bearings will amplify on the tire itself, but if the…
- Tires! 8 minutes ago, Shwat I think its 4014. Looking at the BT023 to replace. Only had bike since November 2016, so a little upset that my rubber has gone so quickly :( Maybe you can try to sand it and get rid of that…
- Tires! Shwat It's the stock tyre, Sportmax D222, and it has just about 7k miles on it (Most of them motorway commuting miles) That tire is gone... Known as peeling when the outer layer of rubber got hardened and it peels...…
- If anyone was wondering what 21 year old coolant tools like You coud try to bypass the rad and water pump with a external water pump or directly water from a hoose... That engine should be nasty inside.
- If anyone was wondering what 21 year old coolant tools like Jeeesus!
- Tire Choice- Conti Motion or ContiSport Attack Hypersport Tires Motographer I'd go for the Hypersports. I tried ContiMotions once, and wore them out in 3,000 miles, by far the lowest mileage I've had out of tires on any of my three VFRs. Never handled all that great, either. Hummm,…
- Tire Choice- Conti Motion or ContiSport Attack Hypersport Tires deltaboxii Shinko. Best miles per dollar out there. You aren't going to break any performance records but you will save yourself alot of money. And before anyone dogs out Shinko, just know that they make the Contimotion…
- Digital Display not Working Corroded plain wires on the back of the instrument cluster are a common problem. Diassembly it and check those wires for continuity.
- Tire Choice- Conti Motion or ContiSport Attack Hypersport Tires Contimotion givin good results over here... Check manufacturing week and year, if its less than 6 months old it will grip very well, otherwise rubber could harden and grip worse, but it will last more... Your choice!…
- Rear suspension linkage play on my VTec? I'm concerned too about this. The other day checking things i noticed this... There is no play on the rear wheel bearing but it seems to be in the suspension linkage... Maybe i'll diassembly the swingarm and…
- What ca you do with 500€?? Indeed, it's just a matter of patience peeking on craiglist and the like. Ebay, local mc garages or scrapyards.. You name it, but the greatest ingredient for saving money is patience and research.
- What ca you do with 500€?? Let me explain my vote... PCV with catalytic converter not good, rear shock could be more placebo effect than real gain, seat... Well the seat is a good investment, but your current seat wont rust over time [image:…
- What ca you do with 500€?? Hmmm, i would go for headers... But thats just me. We could make a poll [image: emoji23.png]
- 5th Gen Cooling Upgrades In fact the best coolant is the cheapest: distilled water. Problem is: it boils at 100° and 1 atm and does not protect against rust. Any combination of this and ethylenglycol will improve boiling point (and freezing…
- Pipe/Exhaust advice Huh... No easy fix there... Stainless headers are your best bet. For the price of new wheels you've got delkevic ones. Good luck. Keep us updated. Trying to fix that is going to hurt your time, head and budget more than…
- Rear preload ajuster seized Auspanglish The original post refers to the remote rear shock absorber preload asjuster that comes on 6th gens with ABS. Not sure what that has to do with the engine. WD40 might work. Sometimes though, it's the…
- Rear preload ajuster seized Trade it for a 5th gen [image: emoji12.png] 🤣 [image: emoji16.png] Now seriously, yes, try to readjust it, or place directly a new one. Not that expensive to expose the engine to a valve-piston encounter... Not nice.
- Replace '97 with a '01???? Hmmm, i'll pick my 5th, swap forks for a rc51, swap subframe and exhaust for a 6th gen , drop a powercommander in and get rid of pair and linked brakes. If you want it even lighter you can use alu steering custom alu…
- Replace '97 with a '01???? 39 minutes ago, RC36Rider Basically, I'm not crazy about the looks. Come at me bad boy ! :tongue:
- Replace '97 with a '01???? RC36Rider As the expert on everything, let me give you the low down on this: 4th Gen rock. 6th Gen rule. 5th Gen suck. :goofy: [image: ade23284ddf84716272c6b1e0f128bea.jpeg] You've got to explain yourself or die [image:…
- Charging system updated slovcan It sounds like your 5th generation was a very big project - maybe bigger than you anticipated. That must have been disappointing in the beginning, but very satisfying to see the results of your work when…
- Charging system updated First of all; I'm sorry. I've done almost all mods you listed there, but did them my way... installed a fh012ab from a triumph, replaced 3 pin stator connector for a 6 pin one duplicating each connector to minimize…
- Charging system updated Woha, some overthinking over here [image: emoji23.png] [image: emoji23.png] You've got to keep it simple, if it works don't mess with it. There are other points to check out on that bike for sure. Once you fix charging…
- Replace '97 with a '01???? Yup, Ghostrider, you had a highside on that post [image: emoji23.png] 5th gen is from 1998 to 2001, and no vtec present, and not spiky design as the 2002 onwards. (No underseat twin exhaust too)
- Replace '97 with a '01???? And fuel injection, and the looks, and honda hiss, and catalytic converter, and digital dashboard, and extra hp, and lovely comunity, and... Go for the 5th gen!
- 5th Gen Cooling Upgrades Great explanation sfdownhill! I knew there was one :P
- 5th Gen Cooling Upgrades Terry Surely the fan is powered by a DC motor, and reversing the rotation would be as easy as swapping the polarity of the wires? Yes but dc motors could be designed to rotate in one direction (better) than in reverse.…
- 5th Gen Cooling Upgrades Cogswell Installation of a fan override switch solved most of my cooling issues. It takes some presence of mind to be on top of it but if I am it prevents things from getting out of hand. And is the cheapest mod to make…
- 5th Gen Cooling Upgrades I'll try to find a low watt second fan that pushes air from the inside or pulls from the outside, and a temp switch tuned for 90 to 95° celsius
- Oil pan gasket part number (VFR800) Hmmm, i would do it myself cutting gasket paper to meassure.
- My RC30 Just... Awsome! [image: emoji23.png]
- Noise from R/R I wont worry too much about the noise... If you can't record it its not loud or important enough.
- Noise from R/R Dunno, never heard of that... Video please!
- Total clock (km) counter reset to 0 Maybe the xenon ballast interfered on the eeprom... Check that out [image: emoji38.png]
- Total clock (km) counter reset to 0 Note down the previous mileage for maintennance purposes... And good luck! Hope that it does not happen again.
- Total clock (km) counter reset to 0 If you wish to start doing that this is a good starting point :) http://s.aliexpress.com/2YziYVRF
- Total clock (km) counter reset to 0 Maybe the eeprom erased for some reason. You can buy a eeprom programmer, but is not an easy task to perform... Hexadecimal edition sounds familiar to you?
- New to me 5th gen and maintenance I've been doing some tests now, and i've noticed that the point i'm connecting the voltmeter and the heated grips is not acurrate at all (for measuring), i've pinned the positive cable from before the thermal swich from…
- New to me 5th gen and maintenance I've used a 6pin connector (connected in pairs) for the stator... It is big, but works, applied dielectric grease, covered it with automotive cable textile wrap, and ended up like this. Dustproof and high-amp rated…
- New to me 5th gen and maintenance I've installed a fh012ab from a triumph with oem stator with no problems. You should check the stator output with a 60w bulb (when engine cold and compare it with a hot as f.. test) before any other 12v installation…
- Stator Confusion It looks like yes, but i'm pretty sure all oem stators will loook like that after some miles... Check your oem ref at https://www.bike-parts-honda.com/ And from that point you can check wich ones do fit and wich ones do…
- Mystery black box You'll have to give a photo of those chips... Could be anything from a gps tracker to a nsa mic device lol
- My New Bike Great one there! Decent price for that low mileage specimen. Canada is no place for the weak though...
- Any tips for restoring header pipes WITHOUT removing them? So my 01 headers are stainless? Lool i would never say that [image: emoji23.png] [image: emoji23.png] [image: emoji23.png] They are as rusted as the ones in the picture, and the cat cover is actually worse. You guys…
- WTF is my fuel issue post PAIR mod? Looks like that's the point, your best bet is to completely remove the pair system, and for that purpose you'll have to remove the airbox. It's not easy to do so on that model as the air intake for pair is on the front…
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