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21 posts recovered 0 threads started First seen 2 Mar 2017 Last seen 4 Jun 2025
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All 21- Another Thermostat/hose & Throttle body job (Minor refresh, brakes rebuild, wheels powder coat) 11 hours ago, Ughandi Those hoses are great, btw. Only Issue I had were the ones going to the Wax Idle unit, but a dremel tool took care of that 😬 Had the same issue with the Wax Idle unit bracket, this shows how much…
- Chain loosening, slipping rear hub? Put a couple of (paint?) marks on the hub and swing arm to confirm whether or not the hub is actually moving.
- The rear axle and a hammer... How are your cush drive rubbers looking? mine (@ 80k miles) needed replacing, made gear changes much smoother.
- Can I disable 'always-on' headlights in the wiring loom - 6th Gen 1 hour ago, Grum Hi Danno. Don't quote me, could be completely wrong, but I think that was the case with the 5gen or earlier. It was/is the case on 5th gens.
- Frustrating stalling problem 9 hours ago, Mikus11 The FI light starts blinking sort of randomly, the bike dies and when you restart you don't see the FI light. Does it blink in time with the indicators or brake light application? - A long shot, but…
- PROJECT VFR.....20 Year refresh. Careca, 5/5/2021 at 5:06 PM His name is Dean Bowley. You will find him on Facebook or Messenger. He is a member of the Honda VFR owners club tm UK on Facebook . As a reference his post code is CF53EX. Tell him I sent…
- PROJECT VFR.....20 Year refresh. Careca, 4/26/2021 at 12:02 PM The oil pipes are made by a man in Wales. They look good. I may be interested in a set, do you have his contact details? Cheers.
- Valve clearance 13 hours ago, RC36B Of course I still need to measure correctly 🙂 That's the tricky part, what exactly does a 'light sliding fit' feel like when the feeler gauge has to be bent to get it into the gap on some valves,…
- ECU and fuel cut relay Both my(2001 Fi-y) fuel cut and engine stop relays have failed over years, they both had intermittent failures - sometimes when trying to start the bike and sometimes whilst riding(which really gets your attention!) so…
- The dreaded valve adjustment Just to add another data point, when I checked my pre-vtec 800fi-y valves at 32k miles, 11 of the 16 needed replacement shims to bring them into spec, as far as I could tell, that was the first time the cam covers had…
- Estimated labor to R&R transmission? 29 minutes ago, thefleshrocket Oh. Yeah, I see that now part of the manual now. (I'm using the same manual, sourced from here.) I can sorta picture why some of those parts might need to be removed, but others just seem…
- Estimated labor to R&R transmission? 6 minutes ago, thefleshrocket I'm looking at the shop manual now and it says that you must split the cases, But that's not as scary as it might sound. Basically you flip over the motor, remove the oil pan, and then…
- Estimated labor to R&R transmission? 57 minutes ago, thefleshrocket I’d rather not go with a new engine—this one is in good shape and it’s a known quantity, unlike a used engine. R&Ring the trans doesn’t appear to be all that hard—flip over the motor,…
- FAULTY GROUND CONNECTOR Yes, you are on the right track, I have to clean the pins(in the orange block near on the left side of the seat)) about once a year when this starts to happen. (2000 FiY) I've tried bending the pins in or out in the…
- Very poor rear brake 44 minutes ago, daffyduck1962 Slide pins - cleaned and a light covering of copper slip grease applied. No burrs or rough edges. Don't use copper slip on these pins, it swells the rubber boots they slide in. Use red…
- Very poor rear brake 17 hours ago, daffyduck1962 The rear also uses a double banjo and two lines back to both feeds on the rear caliper. Isn't the centre piston a different bore size to the outer two? - Would have thought this would mean it…
- Complete brake failure on a VFR800 5Gen 23 hours ago, YoshiHNS I wonder if he neglects his oil and tires too. Or for that matter, when did he last flush his clutch fluid? He did change the oil in 2011 apparently: " However as it’s been such a long time such I…
- Rough Running. 6Th Gen VTEC If the PAIR valves are still connected , are they clean and closing properly?
- My 99 5TH GEN DIES. 56 minutes ago, nobby01 So when your bike was dying you were losing all power? What is confusing me is that the dash dies completely, not just the engine. I don't think I lost all the dash lights, but, as you say, when…
- My 99 5TH GEN DIES. Would also be worth checking the connections to and operation of your engine stop relay, especially the pink wire/connection. I had similar problems to those you describe, in my case the relay itself was failing…
- stuck slide protector rod I had a problem(corrosion) removing this bar from my FI-Y when replacing the engine. I ended up using an angle grinder through the left-hand engine spacer to cut the bar and then though the bar in the V of the engine.…
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