New 2 the VFR Forum / VFR 800 need advise

Congratulations. Ditto the suspension upgrade, do both ends at the same time. I'd rather spend my money on that than faff about with power commanders.

 

Suspension upgrade recomendations ?

 

I had my suspension done by a local specialist in AU called Promecha but there are lots of people in the USA who can do similar work - e.g. Jamie Daugherty at Daugherty Motorsports. Jamie is an active member of this forum and comes through with very useful and valued contributions here.

Promecha did a spring replacement and revalve of my front forks, and revalve / regas of the rear shock whilst retaining the stock spring - they said the spring was fine for my weight. I'm happy with this because if I wanted more sport performance I would've just bought a GSXR750 instead. Jamie does a really cool CBR600F4 shock upgrade for your 6th gen which offers more adjustment options for much less than a new Ohlins (which might be over 1/4 of the bike's purchase price!).

Other forum members might disagree, but I don't see the point of Power Commanders & remapping tools for the VFR800 and many other Hondas - the stock fuelling seems fine to me on the street and there isn't a huge amount to be gained from butchering the intake and exhaust, unlike a lot of Italian bikes starting with D or M which can be rubbish to ride off the showroom floor. Staintunes don't require remapping and are designed to run well with the standard ECU.

 

By the way I just noticed your Pontiac GTO in the photo - I thought it looked familiar to my Australian eyes! Nice to see an Australian motoring icon making it Stateside (Holden Monaro)

 

The pip is hot but will not do any harm to the tail fairing. Just so you know there are heat shield under the tail fairing :thumb:
Enjoy your new ride and be safe