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    2007 vfr 800 vtec - cold start not working.

    My bike has been starting worse than ever lately. Sometimes it will come to life on the first crank (normal). Other times I will crank for 5...
    Post by: gilkeyb, Jul 6, 2015 in forum: Mechanics Garage
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    2007 vfr 800 vtec - cold start not working.

    Yesterday I pulled the valve covers off my bike and checked valve clearance and timing. I didn't check the vtec valves. But all the "regular"...
    Post by: gilkeyb, Apr 29, 2015 in forum: Mechanics Garage
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    2007 vfr 800 vtec - cold start not working.

    I looked at the exploded views on Partzilla: The '03 and '07 have different ECU numbers. I'd hate to cause some failure of either of our ECUs...
    Post by: gilkeyb, Apr 23, 2015 in forum: Mechanics Garage
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    2007 vfr 800 vtec - cold start not working.

    This morning I plugged in a known good MAP sensor, out of my father's VFR, and it did not fix the condition (no big surprise). I also ran a...
    Post by: gilkeyb, Apr 23, 2015 in forum: Mechanics Garage
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    2007 vfr 800 vtec - cold start not working.

    Recent Developments: Out of disgust I have torn the bike down to the throttle bodies again. On the plus side, it seems to be starting 100% of...
    Post by: gilkeyb, Apr 17, 2015 in forum: Mechanics Garage
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    2007 vfr 800 vtec - cold start not working.

    I am still chasing my tail on this. At this point my VFR has 26K miles and I decided to do a little bit of preventative maintenance. -New...
    Post by: gilkeyb, Apr 9, 2015 in forum: Mechanics Garage
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    Can't seem to find the sweet spot for the throttle

    It sounds like OP needed to just use more throttle/revs while launching. Lugging the engine too much while trying to start from a stop will make...
    Post by: gilkeyb, Jan 14, 2015 in forum: General VFR Discussions
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    Anniversary Edition Fairings

    Thank you all, for the tips. Even if they aren't what i'd like to hear! I have a couple beat up, rattie, bikes. My VFR was my nice, clean, show...
    Post by: gilkeyb, Jul 14, 2014 in forum: General VFR Discussions
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    Anniversary Edition Fairings

    I am embarrassed to say that I dumped my VFR. Was experimenting with body position in a parking lot and, like a dope, rode myself right into a...
    Thread by: gilkeyb, Jul 10, 2014, 8 replies, in forum: General VFR Discussions
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    2007 vfr 800 vtec - cold start not working.

    Had another cold morning here in MI. Bike started and the RPM dropped as it has been lately, and finally it stalled at ~800rpm 5 seconds after...
    Post by: gilkeyb, Apr 17, 2014 in forum: Mechanics Garage
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    2007 vfr 800 vtec - cold start not working.

    Jota, Did you ever make some type of determination of this issue? I believe I am suffering from the same concern. History: This winter I...
    Post by: gilkeyb, Apr 7, 2014 in forum: Mechanics Garage
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    VFR vs super sport?

    I have a 6th Gen and an '07 ZX6R which I ride predominantly on the track. My feeling on the differences is that while the VFR is definitely...
    Post by: gilkeyb, Jan 29, 2014 in forum: General VFR Discussions
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    Valve Inspection and General Wrenching

    Well, as set of low beam HIDs from DDM tuning would be $27. I used these before on my Yamaha and found the increase in light nice, although it is...
    Post by: gilkeyb, Dec 29, 2013 in forum: General VFR Discussions
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    Valve Inspection and General Wrenching

    Well, after upgrading to my VFR this spring, I have been lucky to put on enough miles to get to the 16K mile valve inspection (actually am at 17K,...
    Thread by: gilkeyb, Dec 23, 2013, 4 replies, in forum: General VFR Discussions