Tried to send you a PM, but your mailbox is full. :rolleyes: Oh well. I am interested. Bought my bike used and the grab handles were missing. At...
Make sure the mounting bolts are good and tight, the pegs are close enough to the engine to get a certain amount of vibration and can loosen up on...
:biggrin: Really handy web site: Gearing Commander: Motorcycle Speed, RPM, Chain & Sprockets Calculator They have a preset for the stock vfr,...
:hss: I totally agree your rear suspension should NOT make any noise. Could be swingarm bearings, the needle bearings in the link, or something...
Well that settles it, if Stosh keeps posting pics like that I will definitely keep following this thread :biggrin: AHEM, to get back to the...
:doh: Sigh, two threads at once on the same subject, a pain to follow and easy to miss in a search. To recap: I own these and like them. The shin...
Thanks stosh. Quick question since you own a set - the web site claims these have "magnesium" pucks. Mine look remarkably like the conventional...
I own a pair, I find them an acceptable compromise since they do not require hacking the fairings and replacing or modifying the overflow bottle....
I bought a 2007 VFR used; the previous owner was very generous - I not only got the Honda tools, but there was a Kawasaki hook spanner for the...
The hydraulic fluid in your clutch and brakes absorbs water and other contaminants over time. The main effect of this is the boiling point of the...
Welcome back, I'm sure you will enjoy your new ride. I recently bought my first V-four bike, a 2007 VFR 800, and I love it! The V-tech is somewhat...
Clutch probably needs bleeding, it's not completely disengaging. It could be something more subtle, bu that's the first thing I would check - or...
Regrettably she won't ride, but I understand. When she was young she was 2 up with her boyfriend and he had a low speed fall when a car turned in...
Add another stubborn old fart in his 50's. I'm 56, been riding since I was a teenager, lost track of how many bikes I have owned - in my younger...
I'm a newbie here, thanks for reviving an old but very important thread. The Loctite 242 is now on the table by my bed so I don't forget in the...
:rolleyes: Yow, I thought I escaped this nonsense when I traded my Ducati in. Oh well, I have 12,000 miles to acquire the tools and the know-how....
First of all, thank you very much for this post ! :rockon: You have helped me keep my money in my pocket. I been riding for 40 years or so,...
Well, one thing I picked up from reading the shop manual is that you have to pull the cams and put a special tool in to hold the Vtech pins in...
YOW, that's exactly what I am looking for - I like my bars nearly flat, and those look very much like the SpeedyMoto Tall Boys I had on my Ducati...
Hmmm, I just bought # 407 in the other 2007 color, Candy Dark Red. I wonder if we are getting this backwards - RWB was the default color, and a...
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