Obviously I need to drain the coolant from the old water pump but I'm wonder if I also need to drain the coolant from the engine block before removing the water pump. Once the hoses are disconnected from the pump I should be ok to remove it with coolant still in the block? The coolant isn't even a year old so if I can leave the block drain bolt in I would like to.
She goes...she goes...she goes very quickly!!
So out of curiosity what is the furthest anyone has ridden a 80’s vfr been and how’d it go and what should I look out for if/when I do attempt a 380 mile road trip on my 1986 vfr750f I do plan on new tires and chain before hand with other maintenance like oil but what should I pack? And would it be smart to add universal saddle bags with a few tools? Mind you mine has 73k miles on it and it might have rolled over the odometer once or twice maybe but compression test and visual inspection is showing the motor is stupid healthy and I’ve gone through most of the barrings and bushings but this will be my first cross state line trip on a motorcycle so any tips or advice greatly appreciated! Thank you!
Lately I’ve started doing more maintenance on my bike myself, and honestly it’s kind of addictive. On one hand, you save money and learn your machine better, but on the other hand sometimes it’s just easier to avoid the headache and let a mechanic handle it.
At the same time, I’ve also been trying to figure out where to buy decent parts and consumables. I checked different sites and compared prices and availability. So far I’ve mostly been ordering from Autodoc simply because I could usually find what I needed there without too much hassle.
Curious how you guys handle it:
Do you do everything yourself, only basic maintenance, or mostly rely on workshops? And where do you usually buy your parts?
I've already ordered replacement OEM tensioners them and will change them out soon but just wanted 2nd opinions as this noise has gotten more noticeable over the last couple of weeks between 4-5 k rpms and was curious to see what you think!
Other than that I bloody love this 6th gen 😎
Hi,
I have a 91 Rc-36 and I’m curious as to what tail conversions I can do. I saw this one in a video and I’m looking for something similar. Any guidance is welcome :)
Hey guys, im looking at some after market fairings for my 98 vfr800fi. Time and previous owners are starting to show and im thinking about taking off the original fairings and repairing them. Look at a set of Fast Fairings aftermarket plastics. Has anyone here had any experience with them or can you make other recommendations. Im based in Ireland. Thanks
Have a 2014 vfr800 and I’m trying to get the mirrors off. They don’t come off like regular mirrors they have nuts on the bottom of the bolts which are under the dash plastics. Does anyone have a video or know how to get the plastic apart?
Hi everyone,
Just got me this nice gen 7.
I’m planing to do a roadtrip with it this summer.
So I need to solve two problems :
So my question is : can you post your phone setup and show me how the bracket carrier is mounted ? I found a kit but not sure it’s complete (Honda part 08Z51-MGE-801)
So, about two months ago I got a Vfr 800 fi.
So far I really enjoy riding this bike but there are two things that I would like to improve:
Firstly I would love to have a place to hold some stuff on the loner rides as I really don’t enjoy strapping things to the saddle.
Do you guys have any recomandations ? Something that wouldn’t break the bank and that would allow a pasager also would be great.
Secondly, as I am pretty tall, around 185 cm I get quiet a lot of wind noise, and I was thinking about a double bubble screen, what’s your experience with them? Do you recommend any ? Are the ones on aliexpres any good?
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I have a 1986 VFR750F I have been piecing this one together for about a year and I am struggling to find a good set of levers that would be worth it I need the whole assembly for the clutch and break and both are hydraulic (I’m sure yall know) but the only replacement I’ve found would be a Amazon special or a broken pitted out master cylinder if anyone knows where I can find matching levers that arnt clapped out within about 300$ that would be awesome! (P.S. please ignore the miss matched paint and mess and the grammar lol)
I just got new tires. No clue on how to install
the fronts correctly, but I didn’t have this issue before the removal and re-install. It is only on the right and it feels like the wheel is slightly off kilter but I can’t tell.
A lot of saving had to happen but its finally mine!
First 'real' bike after starting on a 250gsxr.
2005 model with a modest 49.500Km on the dash. Looks and rides absolutely amazing, cant wait to see all the places she takes me.
Now on to look for the OEM topcase and carrier in red (eu preferably) if anyone has tips.
Has anyone had any success finding a good tail tidy to replace read fender on the gen 8?
I just love getting up early to enjoy the empty roads.
Has anyone here ever added a supercharger to a vfr400. I’ve ordered the blower and all the supporting mods needed other than timing and I’m still deciding on pistons. If anyone’s done it what were the results and would you do it again. I know bite the bullet ask questions later. Also if anyone’s done it what timing setup did you go with
Sparks plugs, has anyone tried running CR9EIX plugs over the oem IMR9D-9H? They are both iridium same size etc, the only difference i can glean from google is that the CR9s are a "high performance" spark plug, and the IMR is a specialised iridium plug for longer life, the CR9s are cheaper has anyone tried running them? Did you notice a difference?