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183 posts recovered 3 threads started First seen 24 Dec 2016 Last seen 13 Nov 2021
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Last 50 of 183- Engine misfiring when warm This thread keeps reminding me of another thread from a couple years back. There was another owner (of a 5th Gen, I think) who had a "misfire when warm/hot" situation, and after a lot of searching and trouble shooting…
- Picking new cylinder wall material need help I'd like to imagine plasma-transferred wire arc (PTWA) technology (like Ford is using in their Mustangs) someday, somehow "trickling down" to the aftermarket world because PTWA gives very good performance and wear to a…
- Gen5 - Did my fuel pump just die? This is great, it's like a 1970's disaster movie where a pilot on the ground is talking on the radio to a flight attendant who has to land a damaged Boeing 747 at night on a short runway because the pilots are both dead.
- Hard Starting When Cold One big problem with owning a 21 year old bike is that the maintenance honeymoon is well and truly over. 5th Gen VFRs are great bikes IF they're kept in good shape as they age. The fuel pressure regulator is 21 years…
- New 5th/6th/8th gen performance header now in production in USA [image: Screen Shot 2020-10-30 at 9.10.34 PM.png] You can also see from the drawing that in both cases (both the 180 degree crankshaft engine and the 360 degree crankshaft engine) the primary headers are on cylinders…
- New 5th/6th/8th gen performance header now in production in USA 13 hours ago, ShipFixer I just now noticed this thread. Is this still on? My VFR is about to pop out of a moving truck in San Diego too. I assume it would work with stock mufflers? Is a RB or PC necessary? Not like I…
- This might be a nice, VFR alternative..... I agree that it's hard to find a replacement (or alternative) to a V-4 engine. And yes, I agree that a crossplane parallel twin is a bit of a far cry from the V-4 experience. But here's an in-between engine candidate,…
- Random and Intermittent Puff of Smoke on Start TriumphTraitor, 7/15/2020 at 8:10 PM Hey all. So it's been about 2 years since I've had this happen now, but randomly during a cold start I'll get a burning oil like Puff of Smoke from the exhaust. Never happens after…
- New 5th/6th/8th gen performance header now in production in USA 5 hours ago, VFR Newbie Go back to page 19. Honda Service Manual does not mention anything about seam. IMHO this guy is making a big deal about nothing. Again... the exhaust gasket, if properly installed, should be…
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- Triumph's 900cc "T-Plane" triple... This engine sounds familiar! I just watched this short video explaining the Triumph 900 "T-Plane" 3-cylinder engine. Near the end of the video there's an on-board-camera clip that gives you a good opportunity to hear the engine rev under hard…
- Bike vs. car in the twisties 3 hours ago, RC1237V I'm stuck in the 80's cars too.... [image: 20150212_174655.jpg] [image: 20150212_174641.jpg] Every time I see one of these I'm reminded of the line from the Tom Cruise movie Risky Business, "Who's…
- Wellnut install 8 minutes ago, ducnut You have the wellnut correct on the bodywork. Then, another one goes into the bracket you’re pointing to and sandwiches the bodywork, between the infill and bracket. Ducati fan fixes the VFR forum.…
- Carb to efi conversion 2 hours ago, Cogswell Another thing to overcome would be a fuel pump to supply sufficient pressure - I wouldn't think the 4th gen tank is gong to accommodate a pump internally. It will be interesting to see how this…
- Carb to efi conversion And... and... and... and... When you add the MicroSquirt ECU you can also implement full ignition control, which allows you to custom tune the timing and dwell of the ignition coils. The OEM Honda ignition settings are…
- Carb to efi conversion 27 minutes ago, squirrelbrains not a good idea as you'll have problems that carbs don't have, and i's a needless expense, trading simplicity for complexity. ^^mr mello has it right. Exactly what would those problems be?…
- Carb to efi conversion I've done two motorcycle carb to EFI conversions, a Kawasaki EX250 and a Suzuki GSF400. On both bikes I used the MicroSquirt V3 ECU. If I was doing an EFI conversion on a bike like the VFR750 with its unusual "V"…
- Thermostat replacement - hope to never do this again Very nice job. This is going to be a solid 5th Gen, ready for another 20 years.
- Thermostat replacement - hope to never do this again Good job being thorough, doing all the related hoses and O-rings. In case you ever need to remove the throttle body assembly again, an easier/gentler method is the "cargo strap" approach. First use a hair dryer or heat…
- Quick question 1 hour ago, BusyLittleShop 5)Thermostat stuck closed... 2)Thermostat stuck open... This! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (I should have mentioned this in my first post). Because the VFR800's thermostat is buried deep down in the "V" of…
- Quick question 10 hours ago, Aparator Hi all. A quick question about the cooling systems. I bought a 1999 800fi. A little wiring had been done, a power commander installed. The fan for the radiator had been wired up to a toggle…
- Tachometer not working! Seeing that your VFR is a 6th Generation bike makes me wonder if your tachometer problem might be due to Grounding (rather than Power). It is a known fact that the 6th Generation VFRs have a Multi-Connector Plug that…
- Coolant leak or weep Yeah, once the shaft-seal starts to "weep" it isn't going to stop, it's only going to slowly increase, and if your brain is anything like mine you won't be able to ignore the leak well enough to enjoy riding any more.…
- Front brakes draggind- no pad retraction I always find that pictures help me to understand. This image is a screen-shot captured from the digital version of the 1998-2001 Honda VFR800FI Interceptor Service Manual , Chapter 13, Page 15. [image:…
- is it the clutch? It sounds like you're saying: While your hand is releasing the clutch in a normal, progressive manner, the resulting "action" of clutch engagement that you're experiencing seems to have something like a sticking-point…
- Removing oil pan/sump - any tips? 3 hours ago, stuartb3502 So headers are off. Anyone got any good methods of removing the oil pan since it's "glued" on with mastic? I'm doing taps with rubber mallet, but it's going to need some downward force. Thinking…
- Removing oil pan/sump - any tips? 3 hours ago, stuartb3502 So headers are off. Anyone got any good methods of removing the oil pan since it's "glued" on with mastic? I'm doing taps with rubber mallet, but it's going to need some downward force. Thinking…
- Removing oil pan/sump - any tips? If I'd done what the Original Poster described (in his original post) I wouldn't want to remove the sump if I could avoid it. I'd also be concerned about the condition of the drain bolt threading in the sump. Here's a…
- Oil Pressure Switch leak and Wasps Nest It's 2019, we've reached a point in history where our access to photographic technology is ubiquitous. So... "pictures or it didn't happen" certainly seems like a reasonable expectation when something as bizarre as "the…
- weirdness Check the wiring harness ground point (usually to engine somewhere), partial or complete loss of path-to-ground can cause weirdness.
- Looking to buy, thoughts on mileage ? 2 hours ago, EazyRider Yeah the bike started fine. It sounded good. I'm just OCD and would feel compelled to have the valves shimmed right away, before I started riding much. At 50k miles, I'd bet at least a few were…
- Looking to buy, thoughts on mileage ? I'll never understand the unwillingness to do a valve check/adjustment on a 5th Gen. I enjoy doing this bit of maintenance. With its gear-driven cams and the shim-under-bucket clearance method the 5th Gen presents a…
- Mr A What I meant to indicate was that the sound might be related to the intake flapper not operating properly .
- Mr A If I remember correctly, on a bike that is otherwise fully functional, that sound might be related to the intake flapper.
- Rear suspension upgrade You may notice that those of us who are previous customers of Daugherty Motorsports will mention "rebuilt" rear shocks from other Honda models (929 and 954). That was how Jamie Daugherty used to operate, rebuilding and…
- Fast idle wax unit replacement 6 hours ago, Terry Actually Greg you are probably correct but the manual is not that easy to figure. Looks like the WU connects and pulls the SV open for cold, then releases them for hot, so shorter cold/longer hot…
- Fast idle wax unit replacement 3 hours ago, Terry If the bike is "struggling to reach fast idle" when first started then I doubt you have any coolant flow issue. When the bike is cold the wax unit will also be cold, and at that time is will be in…
- Between 2 Jobs Epic Ride (Sep 1-18) I'm out traveling right now, won't be back in Denver until late Thursday night, hoping that Aurora Honda takes really good care of you and your VFR (they've alway been good to me). Let us know how the maintenance goes.
- New Member 98 VFR - Starting Cold is not great I didn't know you were without a Service Manual. There's an electronic copy of the Service Manual available here on the forum. The MAP sensor is attached to the bottom right-hand side of the airbox. The white sensor on…
- New Member 98 VFR - Starting Cold is not great Those two holes admit air into the Starter Valve system. Nothing cosmic going on there, just make sure you get them reattached as you're putting the airbox back on. After you get things reassembled you're gonna need to…
- Help with Potential 5G VFR Purchase wow, that '01 5th Gen is beautiful.
- Fast idle wax unit replacement Before you blame the wax-core warm up unit as the (sole) cause for your bike's poor start-from-cold you should ask yourself: Have the non-VTEC valve clearances ever been checked/adjusted? Tight non-VTEC valve clearances…
- Help with Potential 5G VFR Purchase People who buy classic cars always say, "Buy the best example you can find." It sounds like you may have found a "best example." The 5th Gens are now at 20 years and older, even a super low-miles 5th Gen will require…
- New Member 98 VFR - Starting Cold is not great 1 hour ago, MaxSwell O the right side of the bike, on the exposed aluminum spar there is a small rubber cap that can be removed to expose an opening; insert a phillips head screwdriver until you feel it mesh with a…
- Coolant flush and spark plugs any documentation with pic on the Forum? Did you download a copy of the Service Manual? Page 1-15 in General Information gives the specification for the Denso spark plugs that most of us use. If you want to go Iridium all you need to do is cross reference from…
- Coolant flush and spark plugs any documentation with pic on the Forum? I think that what you're looking for is located right here: https://www.vfrdiscussion.com/index.php?/files/file/171-98-01-honda-vfr-service-manual-optimized-bookmarked/ Now get to work!!!
- Howdy from Colorado the 8th Gen VFR is a good looking motorcycle.
- Dirty tank pics inclosed Well, if you're really tearing into the bike I'd say you should remove the fuel pump assembly, you can get a much better look at the insides of the fuel tank through that hole. And you while you have the fuel pump out…
- 98 troubles, codes etc 7 hours ago, Ehonda In my contained garage on a farm on a nice sunny windless day. Literally. No one interfered with it..There is no reason or explanation why it is doing what its doing. Think i wouldve noticed if there…
- 98 troubles, codes etc Where was the bike parked during the "1 hour" that you left it (as you described in your original post)? Was it sitting out in public? Did somebody stuff something deep into the exhaust pipe? Or did a child (or…
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