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  1. VF500F New Acquisition 23 Jun 2010 15:15 I just can't imagine owning a bike that wasn't a track bike or a dirt bike that didn't have a centerstand. It's just WAAAAAAY too helpful to even think of removing it for my tastes. Just for oiling the chain it is 100%…
  2. OIL 16 Jun 2010 12:38 [image: View Post]coderighter, on 15 June 2010 - 11:28 PM, said: I think the problem has more to do with non-synthetic EC oils. Synthetic oil are engineered to, among other things, be more 'slippery'. To make…
  3. OIL 15 Jun 2010 18:43 Whatever . Let me re-iterate. This was a fairly low-mileage clutch in good condition. No slip, no issues, good springs, not even CLOSE to the service limit upon inspection. I put put the EC oil in by mistake (had it…
  4. How do you remove the helmet lock? 15 Jun 2010 16:42 Good that you got them off. Silly bolts like that -WTF was honda thinking? I've had really good luck with the old reverse drill trick. A set of reverse drills is a good investment as sooner or later you are going to…
  5. OIL 15 Jun 2010 16:00 [image: View Post]johnmark101, on 15 June 2010 - 10:25 AM, said: Wow.....it's usually around $9.50 a quart at my local auto parts store. I used to be able to get SuperTech oil for under $1/quart until recently when it's…
  6. OIL 15 Jun 2010 15:07 [image: View Post]BusyLittleShop, on 15 June 2010 - 02:43 AM, said: I've been using 10/30 Energy Conserving Mobil 1 since 98 in Mr.RC45 with no clutch slipping due to oil being certified 10% slipperier than non EC…
  7. Need some Regulator Rectifier help 15 Jun 2010 11:36 Follow the yellow brick road Download and print out that step-by-step flowchart. Make sure you start with a fully-charged battery that can actually HOLD charge or everything you do on the flowchart will be off. It's as…
  8. Torque Wrench 12 Jun 2010 23:33 [image: View Post]gll429, on 12 June 2010 - 06:24 PM, said: yes! get one... :laughing6-hehe: please tell me your playing around.. go to sears or the home depot and get one.. a craftsman or husky.. good stuff warranted…
  9. Fan Switch Temperature Options 8 Jun 2010 11:34 [image: View Post]JES_VFR, on 05 June 2010 - 04:08 PM, said: I know that a pusher fan is less efficient than a tractor fan, unless is it's total surface is larger than the total surface of the radiator its has a…
  10. Fan Switch Temperature Options 31 May 2010 11:21 [image: View Post]spud786, on 30 May 2010 - 11:59 PM, said: Yeh , whats the problem, The bike is designed to keep the heat off the rider and the cooling system does that very well . The bike works as its supposed too,…
  11. Radiator Fan 26 May 2010 23:16 The Superhawk fan swap is the "hot" setup. Works for me. The thing just cools off regardless. No more watching the temps climb up when in walking-speed and stop&go traffic.
  12. VF500F New Acquisition 26 May 2010 19:00 [image: View Post]JamieDaugherty, on 26 May 2010 - 12:02 PM, said: I thought you were going with the RaceTech emulators in those forks? If so the TRAC adjustment won't work anymore, so the numbers on the knob aren't…
  13. Voltage monitor 13 May 2010 15:57 Mine's a Kuryikyn LED. Up close you can still see a few tool marks on the bracket. I should have polished them out better. Oh, well... It kind of disappears if you don't know it's there. Is easy to read from the saddle…
  14. iphone as gps 13 May 2010 13:24 [image: View Post]KPerham, on 13 May 2010 - 08:17 AM, said: My 10 or so year old Garmin eTrex Legend just died on me. I think I got my money's worth! Thinking about what to replace it with. Mostly useful as a trip…
  15. Zombie Skull pegs 11 May 2010 16:00 Hardleys aren't really made for riding first -they are made for displaying to others. The fact that they are self-propelled doesn't change the fact that they are billboards first and foremost. Yes they ARE able to…
  16. Zombie Skull pegs 11 May 2010 14:21 [image: View Post]ThomasNielsen, on 11 May 2010 - 09:04 AM, said: :tour: Time for a track course? The idea is to stay _on_ the bike :rolleyes: I've never crashed a street bike hard on the road, although I did once run…
  17. Zombie Skull pegs 11 May 2010 13:56 It happens. Ride dirt enough and you'll crash just about every which way. Most painful peg crash was once the peg came down on the sole of my foot pinning it against the ground. Can you say "massive soft tissue damage"?…
  18. Zombie Skull pegs 11 May 2010 11:41 Don't forget to put the "spike" in on the end so that when you crash it comes through your groin...
  19. VF500F New Acquisition 11 May 2010 11:30 [image: View Post]hawkrider, on 10 May 2010 - 07:12 PM, said: It's been cold here the last couple of days, plus Mother's Day, so my garage time was limited. - Painted left side rearset - Disassembled, cleaned, and lubed…
  20. deafness..... it really is VFR deafness!! 8 May 2010 19:56 Knife So you're sayin' you can't hear your girlfriend nag? On the other hand, you can't hear her scream while in the throes of passion either, but then that's why God made fingernails. Seems that for every negative in…
  21. First gen exhaust 7 May 2010 17:38 [image: View Post]SEBSPEED, on 07 May 2010 - 11:15 AM, said: :rolleyes: Let me know when you decide to join the rest of us in the real world... I might once again consider placing value in any of your opinions. I'll be…
  22. First gen exhaust 7 May 2010 14:12 [image: View Post]SEBSPEED, on 06 May 2010 - 07:41 AM, said: Do you also chase young kids on bikes with your hair in curlers while wielding a rolling pin? :laughing6-hehe: I'm all for enforcing a noise limit, but if I…
  23. What;s an RC30 worth? 5 May 2010 00:31 [image: View Post]flash1034, on 04 May 2010 - 07:28 PM, said: I called and the dealer stated he has turned down offers of 45k....eeeeeech Flash ...then he woke up and realized he was still in Kansas! -I've never known a…
  24. What's your favorite tank bag? 4 May 2010 20:49 K-drive "luxury" tankbag. It's made for a BMW GS, but works great on the VFR. It's HUGE and can telescope even HUGER. I like the side pockets which work well for tool change and things you want at hand. And it fits well…
  25. VF500F New Acquisition 4 May 2010 20:05 You will have a blast on the babycepter. Great little bike. I had one that I fixed up for the last X-wife. I wish I would have kept it for the next X-wife.
  26. Adjustable footpeg bracket 4 May 2010 19:36 Thurn. [image: Posted Image]
  27. Fan Switch Temperature Options 4 May 2010 19:29 [image: View Post]Cogs69, on 04 May 2010 - 02:02 PM, said: [image: View Post]coderighter, on 26 August 2009 - 08:00 PM, said: The fan has a problem, sort of. Honda decided that it would be better that the fan pull cold…
  28. First gen exhaust 4 May 2010 18:43 Any aftermarket exhaust on the 1st gen or earlier that removed the cross-over pipes is going to be LOUD. I've never heard an example that had been modified from the dual-can stock system to a single-can that wasn't…
  29. Fan Switch Temperature Options 4 May 2010 18:29 As someone who has swapped out to the VTR fan all I can say is that it was a simple swap and it just WORKS. No messing around with a manual switch, no messing around re-wiring anything. It just WORKS. The only downside…
  30. What;s an RC30 worth? 4 May 2010 18:01 It's worth exactly what someone is willing to give them for it -no more and no less. That value will change season to season and year to year -and maybe even day to do. If they aren't willing to take any given offer…
  31. KEEP AWAY - Blue Ant F4 Motorcycle Intercom 3 May 2010 23:48 :fing02: That's some customer service! You got TARP in OZ? Sounds like this company will be needing it soon the way they run things. :bliss:
  32. Would anyone be interested in a mod that would remove the VTEC system? 3 May 2010 21:56 [image: View Post]Beck, on 03 May 2010 - 03:11 PM, said: I know that the whole "To VTEC or not to VTEC" discussion has been a dead horse :beatdeadhorse: since shortly after Honda sold the design on the VFR to the…
  33. Ah Geez....Now What? 3 May 2010 21:41 (DO NOT USE DIELECTRIC like I've seen some people say here. You want to decrease the resistance to zero -not add an insulator))))))))))) I use wd40 and have had zero issues ensuring there's also a solid mechanical zero…
  34. Would anyone be interested in a mod that would remove the VTEC system? 3 May 2010 12:20 [image: View Post]dweese, on 02 May 2010 - 07:07 PM, said: Nope I love my V-Tec and wouldn't trade it for anything :cheerleader: As far as eliminating the transition? Those who don't like it are always seem to be…
  35. Ah Geez....Now What? 2 May 2010 14:56 [image: Posted Image] Cross reference with TomG33's excellent Electrical Ladder Diagram for the 6th gen which makes is easy to follow what all the circuits do. The FSM's wiring diagram is a maze of tiny close-spaced…
  36. Ah Geez....Now What? 2 May 2010 14:40 I've got an '04 myself and I really... really don't like seeing stuff like this. :fing02: Sorry to see it, guess it'd be nice to figure out why it happened? Looks to me that the Red wire off of the load side of "Main…
  37. Ah Geez....Now What? 2 May 2010 05:19 [image: Posted Image] [image: Posted Image] That'll buff right out...
  38. Please Help me 30 Apr 2010 14:42 [image: View Post]cornercarver, on 30 April 2010 - 09:27 AM, said: Europe will probably be to market with a replacement can sooner than Delkevic due to the larger number of VFRs sold there and the conditions that rot…
  39. Who will be first to custom-paint their VFR1200? 29 Apr 2010 15:07 I vote for a roll-on job with bedliner.
  40. Actual consumption figures and tank range 28 Apr 2010 14:21 [image: View Post]MattB, on 28 April 2010 - 08:45 AM, said: [image: View Post]turtlecreek, on 27 April 2010 - 06:43 PM, said: at 38mpg, 185miles/18.5liters. that is about what i get now on my 6th gen/tank. Yes, 185…
  41. Bls Footpeg Block Install 27 Apr 2010 16:46 Thanks for responding so quickly! Don't have an angle grinder, so I'll see what I can use to cut the tang off. $29.99 at Pimps 'n Queers: http://www.sears.com...d=angle grinder That's how I get tools. Just buy 'em when…
  42. Bls Footpeg Block Install 27 Apr 2010 14:14 My dad had a machinist friend from work make something similar for his (now mine) Gen5 back when he had it in '98-02. the milled aluminum piece went straight down at the same forward angle as the peg bracket naturally…
  43. Powerlet 26 Apr 2010 14:57 I'll have to take a look at what Tightwad has. Is there a website for his wares? you can find his powerlet page here . he doesnt stock the stuff, but has it shipped to YOU from powerlet. if they got it, he can get it!!…
  44. Powerlet 26 Apr 2010 14:00 I didn't know tightwad carried the Powerlet™ line. Previously I had bought my stuff here . If you want to directly hook up a standard cigar-lighter device directly to the powerlet they sell an adapter like this or you…
  45. Fork Braces 24 Apr 2010 13:55 Under $100 Gen5 and I'm in -as long as it isn't clunky or huge looking. Some of your prototypes look awesome.
  46. An interesting survey... 23 Apr 2010 22:51 [image: View Post]Knife, on 23 April 2010 - 05:43 PM, said: The costs to you of the ever increasing and controlling nanny state already far exceeds any costs you would incur as a result of some idiot riding a motorcycle…
  47. Motorcycle Training worthless 23 Apr 2010 14:50 [image: View Post]JES_VFR, on 22 April 2010 - 11:24 PM, said: What I don't really see is Real training. I mean when I took the BRC, it talked about traffic, scanning, predicting, even cultivating a certain level of…
  48. An interesting survey... 22 Apr 2010 21:58 As far as I know, there are no state or federal laws making training illegal. Anyone can get it if they want to and are not banned by law from doing so. The same goes for ABS and helmets. No law forbids riders from…
  49. iphone as gps 21 Apr 2010 20:55 CoPilot NA is horrible. It might be better on the 3Gs than the 3G but it's a buggy, crashy, slow an unintuitive program. Oh, and the maps suck something horrible. I would have thought that the company that is so big…
  50. First mod to the VFR1200F 20 Apr 2010 11:26 I'd install this mod to the exhaust if I had a gen7. It would make the exhaust look one hell of a lot better. Heck, one could use it on the whole bike and it would be a tremendous improvement :bliss:

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