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HareBrain
36 posts recovered 4 threads started First seen 9 Jan 2018 Last seen 23 Mar 2024
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All 36- Considering a VFR... help 18 hours ago, VFR80025th Its so stable at 140 mph. Also at 4mph, something I really appreciate in slow traffic. There's no sense of needing to get a foot ready to put down until you properly stop.
- How long can you leave a bike unused before fuel causes problems? Thanks all. Seems quite a few factors to consider there (though not carbs with my bike, thankfully). Seems I can probably leave it without running for a couple of months, though, which should be enough. 40 minutes ago,…
- How long can you leave a bike unused before fuel causes problems? My battery died, and since I only really ride the bike in winter to keep the battery topped up, I thought I might as well leave it till spring before fitting the new one, and save myself the hassle and the cleaning. But…
- 8th gen Coolant: What are you using? Hmm, I topped up the coolant a month or two ago with a small amount (about 0.2L) of coolant that I now realise contains silicates. Is that a small enough amount not to worry too much?
- What did you do to your VFR Today? I must come across one of the politest bikers around, because every time someone cuts me up, all I do to express my annoyance is cancel my indicator.
- Tank Vent System - Update 2 hours ago, Grum "Fuel dripping from the overflow hose" Are you referring to the hose from the filler overflow Or the Breather hose? I can only guess that if you were getting fuel out of the breather hose that you may…
- Tank Vent System - Update A few weeks ago I had a fuel leak into the fairing, *and*, in hot sunny weather (on black tank), fuel dripping from the overflow hose. I'd always had a hiss when opening the filler cap, and because I also had this on my…
- Faintness from accelerating hard Right, thanks guys. The head-rush when standing is supposedly common with people with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (I have a mild case), where the body doesn't react fast enough to boost blood flow to the head, so I assume…
- Faintness from accelerating hard I almost never accelerate hard from standing, but last night I did, and after a couple of seconds I felt a bit faint. I backed it off and the faintness went very quickly. I can see why this happens when your head is…
- It arrived last Friday . First thoughts... 1 hour ago, BlackheathMatt What difference does the Akrapovic exhaust make apart from looking good ? Would it upset my neighbours ? With the baffle in, it's not much louder, but sounds much nicer (with it out, it was…
- A short video with a few audio clips from my modded 8G 13 hours ago, flya750 The dash avg fuel economy is reading about 42.5 mpg. I assume that's calibrated for US gallons? If so, I make that about 53 in imperial, which is only a tiny bit less than I get.
- Mileage Let's Rock'em 'til the wheels fall off... 4 hours ago, ridervfr bought it with 4500 miles for $4500. Are you hoping to sell it on for $80,005? Because I think you might be disappointed.
- Less than Zero Glad you're OK. As a hopefully-non-jerk bicycle rider, I learnt something from MTBing that's helped me a couple of times in "survival freezes" on my VFR. You tend to steer towards what you're looking at, and you tend to…
- 8th Gen comfort for 6"4 gangly guy Hopefully someone nearer your height will come along, but in case it helps, I'm 6'2 and near your age and find the 8 gen very comfortable without risers or lowering.
- Tail Seat Cowl - rattling Mine rattled too. (I replaced it with the seat because it looks better with the top-box rack.)
- What did you do to your VFR Today? 8 hours ago, fink It’s an Arai chaser, What size? My Arai QV size L doesn't come close to fitting.
- Akrapovic - Baffle In or Baffle Out? 7 hours ago, deedub Sound is nice, not loud at all. There was a noticeable improvement with my bike in general throttle response, smoothness and mid RPM power. I was pleasantly surprised as I really wasn’t expecting all…
- New bike! 59 minutes ago, fatshoutybloke Re the light on the heated grips, they've been replaced, maybe because the rubbers wore out and exposed the heating element (like mine) or maybe because they were damaged somehow. Honda…
- New bike! I picked up my new ride yesterday, to replace the 2014 in white that was nicked a couple of months back. This is 2014 too, and has another 6k miles on it, but is in better condition. Plus it has the Akro exhaust, which…
- Bike stolen, steering lock broken Pheasants are the big problem round here. Every year gamekeepers release millions of the brain-free pie-fillings into the countryside so half can be shot and half can be run over. They're big enough to do a bit of…
- Passenger seat cowling standard? I'm having the reverse problem. There's a bike I'm thinking of buying, but it only has the cowling, not the normal pillion seat. I can't find used examples anywhere, even ebay, and the Honda parts catalogue prices it at…
- Bike stolen, steering lock broken Bent, 9/21/2019 at 11:01 PM This is what decent insurance is, again. "If your VFR gets stolen and you have decent insurance, they will pay you more than book value for it. I kind of hope mine gets stolen........" Got…
- Bike stolen, steering lock broken I've found a replacement bike I like the look of, but it already comes with the side cases, which is reflected in the price. Assuming I get a key back for mine (which the insurers reckon will be no problem) does anyone…
- SPORT tourer 55 minutes ago, Grum Ugliest arse on a VFR I've ever seen. The photographer's shadow at bottom-right indicates the bike is owned by Horus, the hawk-headed god of ancient Egypt, so you might want to cut down on the…
- The dreaded valve adjustment 43 minutes ago, Bent It is in a state of decline I suspect because the owner and mods are just letting it fade along with VFR's in the States. I think pretty much all forums like this are in decline to some extent,…
- Bike stolen, steering lock broken My insurance was cheap. Whether it's decent, I guess I'm about to find out. (Though they have said I should be able to get a key back for the side cases.) BTW, I've at least got back the licence plate and what I think…
- Bike stolen, steering lock broken 5 hours ago, flya750 With all due respect, your neighbor sounds like an idiot... Isn't it wildly known that motorcycle thefts is an epidemic? This is a pretty low crime area, and she sounded embarrassed about it later.…
- Bike stolen, steering lock broken 1 hour ago, Dutchy Take note of the numbers on the key I can't find a number on the key, or anything that looks like a key number in the documentation. Where would it be? (Though hopefully Thumbs's suggestion will work.)
- Bike stolen, steering lock broken 1 minute ago, Thumbs Presumably the keys for the panniers doesn’t need to be HISS chipped so getting a regular type key cut would seem to be a solution Cheers, I don't know if you saw the ETA I added to my last post? I…
- Bike stolen, steering lock broken Thanks guys. Not sure what to do about this. The insurers' claims team wants me to send in all the keys. I still have the panniers which use the same key. What should I do? Is it best to send in just one key, say I lost…
- Bike stolen, steering lock broken Sadly my beautiful white 2014 got nicked from outside my house the night before last. I hadn't realised the steering lock was so easy to break. Won't be making that mistake again. :o( Frustratingly, a neighbour…
- Loss of Power during VTEC transition Yup, mine does this, and most noticeably the first time after starting (even if the engine is warm by then). I'm pretty sure I read more than one review before I bought, that said the same thing.
- The dreaded valve adjustment I'm not sure what the exact worst-case consequences of not checking/adjusting the valves on a VFR might be, but I'm pretty sure it's not the deaths of hundreds of people. Say a competent valve check costs £500. If the…
- Gear selector indicator... I get it sometimes when I shift without enough force, and it sort of finds gear despite me instead of because of me, if that makes sense.
- VFRD now worky thanks!! Skids, 3/1/2018 at 6:58 AM Don't know if this is related, and I've read nothing on the forum about this, other than this thread, but I've had trouble accessing VFRD recently. The site was down for several days last…
- 8th Gen Luggage pics andrearonin, 3/12/2017 at 7:41 PM Yes it does , you can either put the OEM rear carrier and then the Givi universal plate or the specific Givi rear rack I've got a Givi rack and top box, but you've now got me thinking…
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