The OEM fan blows inward. I guess the reasoning is that Honda didn't want the headers to heat up the air before going over the radiator. Some...
Yeah, those sound like normal temps to me. I ran my bike for quite some time with low coolant and got quite hot a few times (over 230° F). Now...
On wet roads as well! Though I guess the roads in the UK are wet year round. Seems like the wrong bike to be doing that with, but I guess that...
You can download a pdf manual from vfrdiscussion.com in the browse->downloads section. Its also annotated and searchable which helps. I'd start...
Not yet. I wanted to get everything done underneath the throttle bodies at once so I didn't have to pull them off again. The bike has been...
I finally finished doing a quick (ha) refresh of my '98 that I bought last year. I started this project because the thermostat was stuck open and...
Airtech makes a set of plastics for the 5th gen, but strangely don't include the lower middle cowl. You would have to drill the mounting holes...
There are a few on ebay right now:...
The market is weird for these bikes. I've seen clean looking 5th gens on craigslist stay up for months and months before disappearing. With a...
That would make sense given the condition of the rest of the bike. Lots of stuck fasteners that should be removed semi-often for maintenance, and...
Do you think it is worth the time to try to fill them though? I've never taken apart a cooling system before, so I'm not sure if these kinds of...
Hi all, I am tearing into my 1998 VFR since I had to replace the stuck thermostat and am currently putting the cooling system back together with...
Sounds electrical. My money is on a corroded electrical connector somewhere on the bike. Could also be a bad ground connection.
Hello all, I am a "new" member from Portland OR. I have been reading this site obsessively over the last year after getting my 1998 5th Gen with...
I'm thinking about buying a single 6th gen insulator and comparing them side by side with the 5th gen. Could be another easy part swap which is...
Ok, I called PartZilla. They said that the insulator boots (16211-MBG-000) was considered NLA (no longer available) by the manufacturer. They do...
I actually tried to order through partzilla, but a couple days ago, they emailed me and told me that the insulators were no longer available. I...
Very interesting write up. I'm in the middle of refreshing my own 5th gen, just pried the throttle bodies off the other day. Looking to replace...
"the start up enrichner on the 00-01 is all ecu sensor driven by water temp." Are you talking about the fast idle wax unit? Because that...
Its back by the grab handles underneath the seat. I can't remember if there is a little flap covering it or not, but there are two large...
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