You'll find your own comfort zone when shifting this bike. Like you said it has a broad rpm range. Just average riding around town I typically...
I ordered a set off Ebay, but turned out to be for the 6th gen bikes which have a slightly larger fork tube.:mad: So I don't repeat the same...
Charge your battery on a trickle charger off the bike overnight. Install, check voltage when idling and at 5000 rpm. If anything less than 13,...
Wow, amazing. I was seriously trying to figure out where the pictures were...Europe, England, Ireland...then saw the NSW, which until I just...
It's got 43,000 miles on it, probably the original clutch. If I get on it the clutch slips some. The friction zone is right at the end of the...
Very nice, identical to my 99 I just got. Hey, check the health of your rectifier. Make sure the battery is getting 14v. I just went through...
Is there any way to adjust the 'friction zone' on a 99? Right now it's at the very last few milimeters of lever travel and if I don't fully...
My new (to me) 99 on Skyline Drive in Virginia, 7/14/07.
Sick. Looks a lot like one of those Buell Lightnings. A guy at work has one, pretty similar.
Bring a ruler and make sure the forks are straight. Make sure the engine is COLD when you start it. Sometimes owners warm up a bike to hide...
I do actually have a throttle rocker, which helps some. Stole it off my Magna actually. I don't know what I was thinking...should have taken...
I put the ProGrips on already. The Honda dealer had them in the cruiser section. Considerably fatter than stock which is good since my hands are...
I just bought a 99 with 42k miles. It had a charging problem but got that fixed with a factory Honda rectifier and a couple extra wires to the...
One word...OUCH. Most of the riding was on Skyline Drive which is 35-40mph for a couple hours, then another hour or so at 55 on the way back....
On the advice of Nailer and the links he provided, I finally got my 99 to have a good charge. Installed the new updated Honda rectifier first....
Beautiful area. Hard to tell, pretty typical for the whole region out in the horse country. Just looking at Mapquest I see a couple minor roads...
I pulled all the plugs last night and didn't see anything terribly interesting. Light grey coating, that's about it. I guess it was just more...
Hey thanks for the link. I followed a few rewiring suggestions and I now have over 14v at 4k! Idle is still showing 12.2v however, but I have a...
Hello everyone, this is my first post on the forum. I just bought a 99 VFR with 42,000 miles. Previous owner babied this bike with many...
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