My new to me 2000 VFR800!

Okay, so i finally have some pictures. I bought this 2000 VFR800 in July for $2500 which I thought was a great deal. It came with Heli Bars, just had all fluids flushed, and had a Two Bros carbon fiber exhaust which I have since sold. I need a high mount Staintune. Plans for the winter here in CT are new DID gold chain and sprockets - I chose a 45 tooth rear, Sargent seat and EBC HH brakes. I already put a set of DDM HID lights on the bike, new grips, levers, blue dash LEDs and a carbon fiber triple tree cover as well as a Fabbrio smoke screen (gorgeous). I can't leave anything alone!!! I commute about 100 miles a day to work and could probably use tires in the Spring. I am kind of set on the Pilot Road 2s but would love any advice or tips from experience. I am coming from the Ducati world and this is my first Honda ever. Much more comfortable which is great as I am getting old. I also want to change the rim color as i think the black washes the bike out. Silver would look better I think. Thinking about a possible powder coat. The first thing I did was a new battery and a new version Honda R/R. I will keep the original under the seat as a spare. Cosmetically, the bike needed a front cowl which I got from Mason City Honda - even cheaper than Service Honda. They could not have been any easier to deal with. Highly recommended! As I am new to the 5th gen VFR and a tweaker, any advice would be greatly appreciated. I love this site and have learned tons using the "search" function. Thank you all for your help.

 

Welcome aboard! Sounds like a good deal you got there!! How many miles on her?

Rollin

 

26,000 and had the valves checked at 20,000. Low for a Honda I think but she definitely runs strong.

 

Congrats! Of course that's the best choice in year and color you could have made!

Can't give you any recommendations on what to tweak - sounds like you did more to your bike in 2 weeks than I've done in 2 years (not including the oil, fluids, etc).

Enjoy!

 

Congrats on the new purchase. Same bike as me! Wow, you really did dig right in didn't you.
Let's see, what can I contribute... Ah, you might feel the flat spot at around 6k rpms, people use Power Commanders and O2 sensor plugs to alleviate that, with mostly good results.

I have lowered my front to assist in quicker handling. You may also raise the rear a fair amount, I did a little and it still isn't enough in my opinion.


I do think you are nuts on the silver wheels though! At least for the yellow bike. *Maybe* grey, but that is even questionable. Your money would be better spent on almost anything else in my opinion! But it is an opinion.

That's about it!

 

Same as my 2k VFR. Congrats and good luck with the bike.

 

Think about a GPR hi-rise... I am really happy with mine and it was cheaper than the staintune

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Hond...9261725QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

make sure you do a search on ebay though to make sure you get the best price for you..

 

Exactly.

Congrats. Sweet bike, and a hell of a deal.

Regarding the wheels - you can strip that paint and have nice silver aluminum wheels. I know, because the guy that had my yella '00 did it to the back wheel. Used to be a pretty common mod, I think. I haven't gotten around to the front one yet, but picked up a used black rear - I kinda like the black wheels myself. For now, I have a spare rear. I recently started thinking that powder coating them white would be interesting with the yellow, except as often as they get cleaned, they'd probably be functionally black anyway. :crazy:

 

Silver wheels look a lot better with the yellow. Here is a pic of my last one.

 

Very nice. Did you strip yours or paint/powder coat 'em?

 

Powder coat. I told them I wanted a dark silver. I think they ended up looking perfect.

 

That's very slick. I currently have a black front wheel and both a stripped and a black rear. Been thinking of stripping the front too, but maybe I'll get 'em powder coated. Looks very nice - thanks for the info.

 

That is exactly what I want mine to look like. Was there a powder code or anything that they used? Did they clear powder over the silver? That bike looks gorgeous! Thanks cbrcrx!

 

I have used special duplicolor wheel paint on a set of 80's honeycombs on my mazda RX-7. The stuff seems to lay thicker than regular paint, has a really good finish, and holds up well. Its like 8 bucks a can, so you could give it a shot and not be out much cash if you don't like it. All i did was lightly scuff the surface with a scotch brite pad, then wipe it down with prep sol.

 

Love our 5th gens in yellow. Same deal I got on my 01 with 25k on her. Its red, but its growing on me.