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Bubba5000
20 posts recovered 6 threads started First seen 21 Jun 2019 Last seen 10 Aug 2019
Threads started
6 in the archive- Air cleaner adventures (w/photos!) Bubba5000 · 10 Aug 2019 – 12 Aug 2019
- 5th gen headlight bulbs, eBay warning Bubba5000 · 1 Aug 2019 – 10 Aug 2019
- H4 bulb adaptor rings Bubba5000 · 27 Jul 2019 – 28 Jul 2019
- New chain for 5th gen Bubba5000 · 9 Jul 2019 – 26 Aug 2019
- Doing “the Drill” on my “new” 5th gen. Bubba5000 · 23 Jun 2019 – 5 Jul 2019
- Just bought one...cheap. Bubba5000 · 21 Jun 2019 – 25 Jun 2019
Recent posts
All 20- Air cleaner adventures (w/photos!) Seeing as the OEM Honda air filter is about $45+shipping, I went bargain hunting and found a Chinese one for $15+shipping on EBay. It took about two weeks to get here. It’s a great fit and matched up perfectly with the…
- 5th gen headlight bulbs, eBay warning So, after going through learning the hard way that the 5th gen bulbs are not standard H4s, and deciding I’d Rather not snip the tabs, I ordered a pair from EBay seller “sledpartsguy”. He listed them by the exact Honda…
- New chain for 5th gen I’ll post about how the chain works out. I’m also taking a flyer on a $15 Chinese air filter, and a pack of 3 oil filters for under $20, because broke.
- H4 bulb adaptor rings Amazon won’t even let me look at that page unless I change my country to Canada, LOL.
- H4 bulb adaptor rings Hmm. I guess this is a thing. Another person mentioned this to me also just now. I assume you have done this and the bulbs don’t wiggle or vibrate at all?
- H4 bulb adaptor rings Yep. Pretty cheap, but I’m Shoe-stringing it big time, and have already spent about $250 on parts, mostly for just routine Maintenance stuff that I need to do out of a lack of documented service history and a suspicious…
- H4 bulb adaptor rings Wondering if anybody has tried these things. Seems like it might be nice to be able to use silver stars or the other higher end, brighter halogens, or even just to be able to buy inexpensive replacements at the local…
- New chain for 5th gen Finally got a chain that was acceptable and replaced it. I went for a VOLAR brand chain. Has several good reviews from riders who tried it out, and it’s inexpensive. My sprockets both looked really good, so I stayed…
- New chain for 5th gen Thanks for the info, folks. My sprockets still look really good, even the front one. All the surfaces have great definition. The tech who failed me for the chain at inspection said the sprockets looked good, too, so I’m…
- New chain for 5th gen Doing necessary maintenance on my craigslist VFR, noticed I need a new chain. At 25k miles, what’s my outlook as far as maybe needing new sprockets? I don’t feel the need to change the gearing, Just want to keep it…
- Doing “the Drill” on my “new” 5th gen. I just watched a video about that, comparing OEM to the mosfet and showing the installation “super kit” or whatever they call it. It’s pretty impressive, particularly the wiring upgrade. The voltmeter I know I can do…
- Doing “the Drill” on my “new” 5th gen. I think I read a post somewhere about a guy who has over 100k on his VFR, was aware of the issue, had popped two r/r during the bike’s life so far, And had taken up the habit of just carrying a spare around. Of course,…
- Doing “the Drill” on my “new” 5th gen. Now, all I have to do is the oil, brake fluid, check/replace the hoses, and the clutch fluid. Easy. 🙄
- Doing “the Drill” on my “new” 5th gen. Nice. They make one with USB ports too. That looks pretty cool. Sure, that way, I’ll know right away when the R/R fails again. Great idea.
- Doing “the Drill” on my “new” 5th gen. Thanks for the advice. Can’t wait around for different parts, though, and already ordered the OEM R/R. I’m getting old and summer is passing me by. Want to have my ride for the 4th, y’know? Anyway, Got it today,(it’s…
- Doing “the Drill” on my “new” 5th gen. Battery is essentially new, charged to full easily, and tests as good. Tested the bike’s voltage output at idle, then higher RPM, the leads going into the regulator connector plug, and the regulator itself. On the…
- Doing “the Drill” on my “new” 5th gen. Voltage is swinging around at RPM above Idle. Harness leads test good all around. Regulator tests bad. ‘Out of range” impedance all 12 ways. Ordered new regulator. That should do it, right? 👌🤞👀🤓
- Just bought one...cheap. Definitely ended up having a charging prob, as it turned out. With bike running, voltage swung wildly at anything more than a bit above idle. Tested harness leads going to regulator. All normal. Tested resistance on the…
- Just bought one...cheap. Good suggestion, adkfinn. I was just thinking today about doing a general principle oil change and brake bleed. Looks like my initial issue was just getting the battery to come back to life. It was only a year old but…
- Just bought one...cheap. Thanks for the community, folks. I’m Grateful that things like this exist. Anyways... Found myself bike-less, because reasons, but suddenly I had the opportunity to buy this canary yellow 2000 VFR. I got it for 2K,…
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