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Gaz66
49 posts recovered 2 threads started First seen 21 Jan 2024 Last seen 10 Feb 2026
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All 49- Prepping new to me 1998 11 hours ago, JZH I held out for a very long time before I decided LiFePO4 was okay--once Honda started using them as OEM. (I have a LiFePO4 external charger, of course, but I'm using a "standard" SH847 series reg/rec…
- Prepping new to me 1998 Don't assume you have a charging component issue until you carry out the specific tests laid down in the manual, ensure you have the lights on main beam when checking charge voltages at the battery terminals or you'll…
- Oops. New front wheel needed Squidbilly, 1/30/2026 at 9:52 PM Thanks for your help, Gaz. Yeah, I'm not really 100% sure on how the rim was damaged. I was on the way to work at about 2030 hrs, it was cold and road was slippery from earlier rain,…
- Yellow 5th Gen painting Didn't realise they allowed 5yr olds to join an adult bike forum?????
- Throttle bodies Plenty of throttle bodies don't have any kind of coating on the trailing edge, seems to be a Honda thing, it's bound to come off at some point, seems the coating is Honda's attempt to minimise butterfly/bore wear, never…
- What did you do to your VFR Today? 3 hours ago, Skids My new garage finally has the electrics fitted so I'm in a position to start servicing my bikes. First is my 14 VFR1200F. She's hardly been ridden in the last 18 months so today I changed the oil &…
- Throttle bodies Cameron, 11/9/2025 at 12:52 PM Interesting point about the filter, I don't think it is a k&n but similar. I'll check at some point. Someone has fitted heli bars at some point, I wonder if the choke cable has been…
- Throttle bodies 12 hours ago, Cameron Another point to mention, I previously thought someone had fitted too short a choke cable, fully closed it held the starter valves open. I actually had to cut a bit of the plastic choke cam off on…
- Throttle bodies Hi Cam. The coating on butterfly edges will flake off at some point, manual states it's an important feature for sealing & never use brake cleaner, I've cleaned dozens of Honda throttle bodies, some butterflies are…
- 98 VFR - Is this overheating? 11 hours ago, MBrane Popular swap for those of us who ride 5th gens in warmer climates is to swap to a VTR1000 fan blade so it blows out instead of in. That, and stay above 35MPH. Hi. Any known fan assembly that'll fit…
- Problems with rear brake vibrating front wheel. 46 minutes ago, Drtmonster Hello all, I'm looking for a linked brakes expert or advice. I live outside Sydney and ride a 5th Generation (1998) VFR800. I've got two problems that i think are related: 1) When i use the…
- Might need some help putting my '01 back together again. 21 hours ago, davenay67 Not what I was wanting to hear, but I appreciate the input. 🙂 The wiring seems really tight, and I'm not sure turning 180 degrees is going to be all that easy. Might need to find what is…
- Might need some help putting my '01 back together again. 21 hours ago, davenay67 Is this mounted correctly to the plastic undertray? It seems really tight against the tank bracket. [image: 20251011_155829.jpg] Nearly but no cigar. Spin it 180 & it's correct 👍
- Black Widow headers ... Good or Bad? Hay guys. Just looking for some info from the collective. Read some old threads on here about aftermarket stainless headers, boy that TBR farce got dragged out a tad then thread died off in 2020? A stainless big bore…
- 5th Gen rim to 6th Gen rim swap 18 hours ago, FromMaine These are 2 of the three dents I have on my rim, not sure where my third Pic ended up, but approx the same. Note they are both near a spoke, therefore the strongest part of the wheel, and they…
- 5th Gen rim to 6th Gen rim swap 20 minutes ago, Captain 80s I don't think it will locate the rotors properly. But I have never actually done it, and maybe the later rotor's "dish" will account for it. But also, F3 front rims are FRAGILE as shit. If it…
- 5th Gen rim to 6th Gen rim swap CBR600F4 rims are 3 spoke. From memory a late 90's CBR600F3 1995-1998 front rim works, same 6 spoke pattern, just checked axle/bearing dimension on "Fowlers" parts site, F3 uses same bearing I/D @ 28mm, bearing O/D is…
- And so for my next trick... 14 hours ago, Terry Wheel weights (does anyone else miss lead weights which were compact and never rusted...?). Got a bit of work on there Tez. Car spec steel weights look a right mess on a bike wheel, personally I'd…
- What are your tricks to clean out coolant reservoir sediment? Did mine with Mould/Mildew bleach, didn't have any small enough hose end bungs, so I looped a piece of hose between upper & lower outlets so I could hang it up to soak & keep with all the crud submerged in bleach, came…
- The 5th gen turn signal delay 17 hours ago, slowbird It's funny because no matter how many times someones says: "I have already cleaned the switch contacts" someone always comes in with the reply " Try cleaning the switch contacts ." Yeah I've had…
- The 5th gen turn signal delay 9 hours ago, slowbird I've been chasing this issue for years. Pressing the turn signal switch to activate the signals and there will be a delay before the actual light starts flashing. Just like all of the many many…
- Garda Lake ride aug. 31st It's a good day when you can share biking with the Mrs, awesome scenery to ride thru too, (Jealous). My Mrs hasn't been able to pillion for yrs due to health issues, enjoy your jerkomatic Firestorm 🤣
- Thick bearing being replaced by smaller twins ?? Sheep61, 8/30/2025 at 5:01 PM Hello there I'm changing the bearings from the wheel hub and the sprocket on my 95' vfr, but I'm a bit sceptical about the bearing I have received as replacement. [image:…
- 5th Gen. 98' VFR800 w/ stock OEM seat.. painful to ride. 11 hours ago, Terry I had the stock seat on my original 5th gen, and I tried higher bars but that caused me to slide forwards as the OP posted. The stock seat/bars were much better for my (and I'm 5' 7"). I'm guessing…
- 5th Gen. 98' VFR800 w/ stock OEM seat.. painful to ride. Hi. Feel your pain bro. My 99's vastly modified but I still take strong painkillers to make a ride bearable, my hips aren't the best these days. I've owned umpteen different bikes over the last 40 odd yrs, Honda defo…
- Dashboard PCBs 0xBERNDOG, 8/10/2025 at 10:52 AM Yep that is me 🙂 I'm keen to see if any other vehicles could use the same treatment Looks like I'm preaching to the choir on this one, seems I got the wrong end of the stick regarding…
- Dashboard PCBs 0xBERNDOG, 8/3/2025 at 10:47 PM Hi all, I was thinking about the flexible dashboard PCB that the 5th gen VFR has (not sure about other gens?) Out of curiosity, does anyone know other bikes/vehicles that use this sort of…
- Secondary Master Cylinder for 5 and 6 Gens Swappable? 8 hours ago, Slide46 Thank you. You are very helpful. A new 6th Gen SMC will be my last resort due to no availability in new 5th gen SMC. I have read every forum pertaining to the linked brake issues. I am going to take…
- Andy Simple answer is no. Frame is unique to V-tech model 2002> Only a V-tech 800 pedal will fit, check your rearset bracket isn't bent as well, loads of bike breakers on Fleabay...
- Gear indicator Hi Rick. Don't be ripped off with Healtech stuff, they're crazy overpriced & their gear indicators are mostly just repackage cheap chinesium units, Aliexpress gear indicators are about £20ish, never bothered with one on…
- First ride of the season and the side of the road. Anybody come up with a workable solution to cool a stator on a 5th Gen?
- shindengen FH020 charging query fixit58, 5/24/2025 at 1:32 PM Hi Matey. Electrical gremlins are a real pain sometimes. What's Batt voltage fully charged/ not connected? should be 12.8V, any less & battery's either a duff unit or charger's shagged,…
- Rear suspension What size tyres are fitted? 5th Gens on stock suspension with forks thru yokes at stock height are a bit of a haul to get onto centre stand, if bikes on a stock rear shock & spring, adding a 5mm spacer on top under…
- ABM super bike bar conversion IrishViffer, 6/4/2025 at 6:11 PM Hi folks, Have the above kit on the way from Germany (bar that comes with it is very similar dimemsions to the Hurricane police kit bar) Also have the Hurricane extended throttle cables…
- First ride of the season and the side of the road. 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 specific charger only &…
- What is your prefered air filter? K&N Sprint BMC Butt dyno can't tell any difference, defo runs better than any💩 paper throw away filter imho.👍
- CBR600 f3 fork cartridge mod into 5th Gen forks. Ughandi, 4/25/2025 at 5:40 PM pictures are worth a thousand words here! My VTR forks are currently blown apart on the bench and I am very interested in this journey of yours Done a bit of chamfering to the 3 port F3…
- CBR600 f3 fork cartridge mod into 5th Gen forks. https://www.peterverdone.com/archive/highspeed.htm Tons of info in this link. 👍
- CBR600 f3 fork cartridge mod into 5th Gen forks. 22 minutes ago, Captain 80s The forks are one year only, 1994. The rebound damping is a bit odd, as it is metered up at the cap, at the end of the hollow tube. The caps are also fairly rare, partly because of production…
- CBR600 f3 fork cartridge mod into 5th Gen forks. Lottery ticket time, just discovered what I thought were CBR600 with HMAS 4 ports, are in fact the better earlier Showa 3 port valve Mucho sought after by the VTR crowd. Copied from VTR forum: Showa 3 port valves can…
- CBR600 f3 fork cartridge mod into 5th Gen forks. Cheers for the info Tez. I've worked on a fair few sets of forks & shocks over the last 40 odd yrs or so, modified a few to work on other bikes, even straightened a few with decent success, but never had the interest to…
- CBR600 f3 fork cartridge mod into 5th Gen forks. Hi Guys. I know this is diggin up an old thread, but I'm unable to find definitive info for this fork mod as to which combination of valves are best to use. Anyone done this with good results? Did you use the full F3…
- Chain Replacement Issues… 3 hours ago, SgtMarbles I ordered a vacuum tool to help me do the trick, it’s arriving later this afternoon. Me and my dad spent 20 minutes doing the bleed process manually with 0 change in feel in the clutch lever. I…
- what type of stainless steel exhaust headers ? Totally agree Captain 80's, age of post is irrelevant imho. Most members on here, me included are here for some good banter/chat, help others in their struggles & I feel it's my duty to call out the obvious Bull…
- Fuel pump relay not receiving voltage + no spark Grum, 9/19/2024 at 3:25 AM With all the info provided for you, and the switch sitting in your hand. Is this the best info you can provide? - So, with Ignition to On, what voltage did you measure at the Pink wire…
- what type of stainless steel exhaust headers ? I smell Bull💩 No bike details in Dyno print? No base dyno run to work from? No dyno operator re-maps an ECU without 1st doing a base dyno run of stock BHP @ wheel. Must be "lets make shit up week".
- Upper Cowl (Nose Fairing) Support/Stay Hi Ziffer. Bad the bikes damaged, good you're ok. Usually see a fair few used front upper cowl stays on eBay. (Cheap) Worth a punt if yours is too badly mangled. If you're having alignment issues, I'd suggest working…
- 1998 Rear Brake Failure / Questions / Ideas? JimMoore, 6/21/2024 at 11:17 PM Hi Folks, The rear brake on my 98 5th Gen has given up the ghost. It goes all the way to the down stop without slowing the bike at all. I bled the rear brake. Got some air out, but the…
- Slow burn 5th gen build - old skool kool! Stray, 2/14/2022 at 10:24 AM Have you ever seen a thing more terrifying? Took me all day to get the loom out. Bet it’ll take me a week of swearing to get it back in... Left myself some notes on positioning with masking…
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