Basic maintenance and shop manual?

Hello all.

Due to much discussion on here; I was wondering, what is the basic chain maintenance you all use? (e.g. lube schedule, lube product, other maintenance)

Second, what other type of regular maintenance do you do (beside the usual oil, filters and pads)?

Last but not least, is there a shop manual for the VFR? Every 4-wheel vehicle I own, I always get the Haynes repair manual. Is there something comparable for VFR's?

 

Turns out, a simple Google search taught me that there are two manuals I could find:

Clymer: Honda VFR800FI Interceptor Repair Manual, 1998-2000
ISBN: 9780892877812

Haynes: Honda VFR800 VTEC Haynes Repair Manual covering 782cc from 2002 to 2005
ISBN: 1844251969

Now first, Who knew Haynes made manuals for motorcycles? (Obviously not me)

Second, neither of these cover my year (2007), however I don't recall any major changes to the bike from 2005 to 2007, can some one check me on that? If so, obviously I'll just get the Haynes and call it a day...

 

chain check it for slack. the rest is go over bike before everyride or after so its ready for next time.. oil changes are up to you but slick50 really adds up the mileage..

 

Thanks, but what about lubing the chain? How often and what do you use?

 

You can go to this forum and sign up they have a download you can get for the Gen.6 VFR, it covers your year(free)
VFR Discussion - vfrdiscussion.com
Chain lube about every 500m (i use my B-trip meter as a chain milage tracker).
I have a 08 now, but I put 100k+ on my 99, and there isn't a whole lot to do other than oil/chain/plugs/tyres/ride......

 

Cool, I belong to VFRD too, I'll look for it there...

 

I do complete hands on inspection of bike once a month ckn to see if any bolts are loose, brakes, tires, air pressure, chain slack - well you get the point.
lube chain after every ride and use something that doesn't fling off onto rear rim.
manual is avail on site for free to download, takes a bit but worth it.

 

I check my chain LMAO. read sight bubble on oil and clutch and brake reservoirs. Look at tires. I guess I have come to expect appliance reliability anymore.

I have the 2002 service manual downloaded if'n you want it.

 

You can get all the manuals here from the wiki.

http://wiki.vfrworld.com/index.php/Downloadable_Parts_Catalogs_and_Service_Manuals

 

Cool, thanks for the link. I had already found the 2002, seems to be the latest, here or VFRD; think that's close enough to my 2007 for government work?

The parts link is broken also...

 

Show me a clean rear wheel and there's a bloke who either never lubes his chain or just finished washing his bike !!

 

Thanks for the link, I appreciate it. As I said, been like 20 years since I've had a bike, and frankly I TOTALLY forgot about chain maintenance until today... I've got 2500 miles on my bike, guess I'm a little behind on my maintenance, I better get started!

Great instruction, and thanks again.

 

So, today I did the Radio Shack $.99 O2 bypass, changed the oil (K&N Oil Filter & Repsol 10w-40), and cleaned & lubed (WD-40 to clean, PJ1 blue to lube) the chain (thanks for the instructions Mello Dude).

What others on this site have said; the O2 bypass and synthetic bike oil have DRAMATICALLY improved my bike. The throttle response is INCREDIBLY more smooth now, no more sputtering and choking; and the VTEC transition seems smoother. I don't think it actually is, but there was some lag sometimes just before the VTEC kicked in, almost like turbo-lag, and that is gone, thus the transition seems smoother...

The shifting of the transmission is much more positive now. I can hear the clicks every time, and there is real positive engagement; before sometimes it felt like I was not sure if it was in the right gear or not. It almost always was, it really wasn't bad; but, I wasn't sure, and now I am.

I'd like to thank everyone at this forum for all their help and support; it is much appreciated. I have always enjoyed learning from others vs. trying to figure it all out on your own, and this site has made that easy.