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trmoyer
75 posts recovered 8 threads started First seen 27 May 2020 Last seen 1 Jun 2025
Threads started
8 in the archive- First ride of the season and the side of the road. trmoyer · 17 May 2025 – 11 Jun 2025
- Clocks reset on start up trmoyer · 31 Jul 2022 – 29 Aug 2022
- Bar risers revisited. trmoyer · 1 Apr 2022 – 16 Apr 2022
- Post bath lazy day trmoyer · 28 Aug 2021 – 28 Aug 2021
- Spring time, getting ready to ride and now a fault. trmoyer · 22 Mar 2021 – 4 Apr 2021
- Your first real road bike? trmoyer · 25 Aug 2020 – 11 Sep 2020
- Water pump gasket trmoyer · 30 Jul 2020 – 15 Aug 2020
- Check in and questions trmoyer · 27 May 2020 – 31 May 2020
Recent posts
Last 50 of 75- First ride of the season and the side of the road. Update. Pulled out the old stator and it has been set aside until I have time & place to have it rewound. Made a mounting plate for the RR and tested things. AC and DC voltage looks good. Now the weather has to get its…
- First ride of the season and the side of the road. RR in hand, next be the stator. Finding a place to rewind it in a reasonable amount of time is a challenge so I’m gambling on a Rick’s but will still send the original out for rewinding and keep it as a spare.
- First ride of the season and the side of the road. 1 hour ago, Gaz66 Hi. It's an urban myth that keeping a battery on a tender is good practice, batteries don't respond well to being charged 24/7 & never use a car charger, you'll wreck any bike battery. Use a bike…
- First ride of the season and the side of the road. 2 hours ago, Lorne You should also check your starter relay(adjacent to the battery) and all its connections. Remove the rubber boot to get a good look at all the wiring terminations. Charging power from the rec/reg…
- First ride of the season and the side of the road. 2 hours ago, TimC Sorry to hear about the failure. Heckuva way to start your riding season. 😞 The battery in my BMW is dying. (I've already bought the replacement, just need time to install it, as it's a real pain to…
- First ride of the season and the side of the road. 2 hours ago, mello dude Curious... how many miles on the bike and also miles since the R/R change? Yours is the first ever heard about the FH020 giving up ghost... -I'm running the same 6ish years and its still fine.…
- First ride of the season and the side of the road. Ok, quick update. I tested the RR, it’s junk & smelled burnt, initial tests of the stator were promising with resistance and nothing to ground but……… running VAC is a bit low. At 1900rpm it’s running 10.8-11.0vac and at…
- First ride of the season and the side of the road. 30 minutes ago, Terry That sounds like a broken battery, not just flat. Maybe an internal break. Even a "flat" battery should show some voltage. I’m hoping this. It’s taking a charge now but time will tell and once I…
- First ride of the season and the side of the road. 2 hours ago, mello dude Interested in what you find out.... Before you put the battery on charge... what voltage does it read? It’s so flat it didn’t show anything on my Fluke, 0.0vdc…….
- First ride of the season and the side of the road. I have to say it’s been pretty much a trouble free 5 years. But today, the first ride of the season we made it 22 miles before rolling to a stop on the side of the road. I put a new battery (always on a Tender) in it a…
- Clocks reset on start up Well, I still haven’t dug into the original question but I do know keeping the battery tender on it all week between rides keeps the problem from happening lol. I should just set down, spend the little amount of time…
- Clocks reset on start up 3 hours ago, Terry A clock resetting when you start the bike is a classic symptom of a dying battery. Sigh….. I was hoping to get a bit more time out of it but I know all to well batteries are a gamble. They just aren’t…
- Clocks reset on start up 19 minutes ago, raYzerman Was the replacement R/R an OEM or a mofset? It’s a Super Mosfet Kit FH020AA from Jack @ Roadstercycle
- Clocks reset on start up I have not checked charging voltage yet or the battery yet. The battery is the simplest thing to start with. It is also a couple years old as I’d replaced it when I did the R/R. It’s plugged into a Tender during the off…
- Clocks reset on start up Occasionally on start up my lcd screen time & trips reset. It’s not every time though, maybe after the bike has set a week. I haven’t had time to dig into connections and grounding. On one of the Facebook forums someone…
- Help with coolant weep/leak please clwesel, 6/17/2022 at 4:37 PM Great write-up! I hadn't ridden my 5th gen for the last 3 years COVID, etc.). During the winters of those years, I had a small leak of coolant when the temp got below about 20F. There had…
- Bar risers revisited. Quick update folks. I purchased a pair of used Genmar spacers from a member in the Honda VFR800 Owners group on FB. $25, I couldn’t resist. For the cost if they didn’t work as I’m wanting then I’d resell them or set…
- Bar risers revisited. I think the CNC Moto risers might be my way forward at this point. Staying with the clip-ons keeps the esthetics original for me and only the keen eye of others will notice at a glance. Maybe down the road if I strip…
- Bar risers revisited. There are options….. I’m not sure I could go the “straight bar” style. Maybe one day if I turn this into more of a stripped down cafe style with other mods. Adjustability to a point would be nice. I agree that Heli Bars…
- Bar risers revisited. I’ve searched and read up on what I could find here. Pondering a set of risers of some sort but the current options are slim picking. I’ve used Heli on my Hayabusa with success but I’m not really looking to spend Heli…
- Help with coolant weep/leak please Not my pic or project but a great example for ideas!!
- Help with coolant weep/leak please I want to say there’s a place I’ve seen here a year or so ago that offers silicone hoses and the correct clamps to use with them. The vendor might be in the UK. Edit: sorry, my memory fails me again. Yes it was as3 I…
- Help with coolant weep/leak please It’s always a win in my book when a job works out like this! No catastrophes, no broken parts and you didn’t lose and fingers. Yep it’s a win. There will always be someone that’ll come along and say they would replace…
- My motorcycle days are numbered I took a 6 year break after a head on collision with a car. I wasn’t in a financial situation to buy another bike and there were family priorities to manage. But since 2001 I’ve been fortunate enough to pretty much…
- ECU/WIRING LOOM 5th generation Throwing parts at problems isn’t isolated to this market, it just seems to be the way it goes at many levels. What’s worse even for good techs is when trying to keep cost low, parts & labor is high and having to explain…
- Post bath lazy day 1 hour ago, mello dude Looking good! What is the pipe and where did you get it? thxz At times I’m almost ashamed to say but the exhaust was the cheapest option going at the time as I wasn’t sure how much I wanted to…
- Post bath lazy day A couple quick pics after this mornings bath. I find myself looking at her like a page three girl at times. She shows only a little bit of her age when up close, there’s no corrosion or anything like and for a 98’ with…
- Oil Changes, Hot vs. Cold I’m a hot oil changer. Being a generator tech having worked all over the world and not always being offered a choice between Cold Warm Hot changes more often it was always hot. Walk up, shut the unit off and get to…
- Thinking seriously about going to THE DARK SIDE I’ve changed up before and yes, do and buy what you need and makes you happy, 100%!! After a half dozen Ducs, a beautiful MV 1090 Brutale (I miss dearly), 15’ GSA (me bucket list bike), 2 Gen 2 Hayabusas, an Indian…
- Dielectic Grease - The Pros and Cons! It all depends with me, I’m sort of hit and miss on using it. I have a couple different tubes along with some KOPR-SHIELD on my work truck. If I feel it’s a benefit to keep a handle on corrosion or help keep…
- Another Tank Protector thread? LoneStar66, 7/8/2021 at 9:21 PM Hey Kbear...what about this one.....[image: 20210708_201947.thumb.jpg.facccb85eeb88f25677e9a5c42a4b321.jpg] I need this or like it for my 5th Gen! Point me in the right direction.
- Recommended Sports touring tyres + standard or GT? So far I’m doing ok with a set of Road 5 with just over 5k miles on them. I can see what is said about the cup/scallop issue but haven’t noticed or had that issue. I keep a good eye on the psi as my wife rides with me…
- Help with RC30 needed Here in the states iconicmotorbikeauctions in California works with a lot of RC bikes along with a lot of other rare sport bikes. They are always buying selling & swapping for parts and bike. Check them out on…
- 5th gen needs new reg/rectifier. I replaced mine with the MOSFET FA020AA kit from Jack at Roadstercycle and can’t complain. It’s simple, reasonable priced and I mounted mine on the left side of the subframe.
- PROJECT VFR.....20 Year refresh. She really is a looker!!! When I lived in the UK I learned about the whole log book / service history / dealer stamp deal. Especially when owning Ducati’s....... I always keep receipts for everything from dealer…
- Spark plug query Makes me want to go pull a plug out of my Gen 5 just to take a look and see now. I installed them this past week but haven’t ridden it yet since.
- Spring time, getting ready to ride and now a fault. 24 minutes ago, Cogswell Be sure to get good fluid through the SMC, that can cause problems if neglected. There is a bleeding guide in the forums. That is s really clean machine - looks good. I read through the…
- Spring time, getting ready to ride and now a fault. Progress, slow but steady they say (well someone said one time). I flushed some fresh Dot 4 through the lines, front, back and clutch. I didn’t go hog wild but bleed the lines until the fluid looked good then ran a bit…
- Spring time, getting ready to ride and now a fault. Oil & filter finally changed, next will be the fresh Dot 4 I’d mentioned before. Then maybe brake pads and take a closer look at the chain once cleaned up.
- Spring time, getting ready to ride and now a fault. I went back and completely removed the air box, double checked everything, connections, hose clamps and vacuum lines when reassembling. Started her up and no blinking light 😊 As always, thank you Grum!!!!!!
- Spring time, getting ready to ride and now a fault. 29 minutes ago, Grum Two blinks indicates a MAP sensor issue. Check for a "loose or poor connection of the MAP sensor vacuum hose". Also check you haven't electrically unplugged it. Makes perfect sense. When I was…
- Spring time, getting ready to ride and now a fault. It’s going to be a Saturday project I think. Take the time to pick and poke at everything. Besides it’ll be oil change time, run some fresh Dot 4 through the lines, check the brake pads and chain. Do the once over check…
- Spring time, getting ready to ride and now a fault. Getting the old girl ready to come out of hibernation, walked by and noticed a drip on the garage floor, sigh........ First thing, pull the fairings and started looking. No leak at the water pump, I was relieved as I…
- SEBSPEED 5/6th Gen Center Stand Stop SEBSPEED, 7/18/2020 at 6:33 PM Still have a bunch available PM inbound
- New to me 98 VFR 800 questions. Welcome! I still consider myself a “new owner” in this group even though I’ve had mine almost two seasons now. You’ll find a ton of information here, the folks are super about answering questions and offering sound…
- Your first real road bike? Not to sidetrack my own thread but. I’m not sure how the license process works down under and other countries but I do know when living in the UK, you members that live there have a great way to bring “kids” up on…
- Your first real road bike? 16 minutes ago, Lorne I bet you meant to say a 906 Paso. The graphics and 16" from wheel give it away. I lusted after a 907 IE for ages, but ended up buying a 2 year old '91 VFR750 instead. A couple of friends had 907s…
- Your first real road bike? Even though I’d been riding a hand full of years previous, my first that I owned myself was a 1990 Ducati 906 PASO I’d bought in 1995. It was a clean example with not a lot of miles on it that I’d picked up from Ghost…
- Non-motorcycle options Leaning on the Can-Am offering, I like the idea of a Spyder or Ryker when the time comes for me to give up 2 wheels. My dad is 75 and has a Ryker. He’d originally bought a Spyder in 2008, rode it every year, across…
- Best tires for the VFR??? Updated 2011 Bought a pair of Road 5’s the try this season, so far so good, 2500 miles, plenty of dry and some wet heavy rain days and I’m really liking them. I don’t ride the bike hard or to the edges but push it along now and then.
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