Thanks for the thorough write-ups and photos, Joey and Viffer. Joey [Or Jamie] - does your DMR 929 shock have high speed and low speed...
On to the 'bent rod'. I apologize for the long silence. I reached a satisfactory solution last Thursday, then spent a way-too-large chunk of today...
Cool. Thanks for the guidance. I've labelled all the plugs and coils so I can keep track of them, and I'll start switching them out with working...
Hi Jim - no, it seems that with no spark at three cylinders, the last one can't get it to run, though the lonely #2 cylinder has spark and is...
**On to the task at hand: I reinstalled the plugs, connected the coils and their connectors, put fresh 91 octane in*the tank, took the battery off...
Oye! Hello DL! I done fergot to check w you! BTW - I picked up an OEM front fender for my 2001. Any interest in the carbon Gen 5 fender being...
Thanks Scubalong - I'll check over there. Wow - nice work Marriedman. Thank you for providing this resource.
Hello - I recently purchased a 2001 VFR with 35,000 miles from a very straight-shooter type of guy. He took great care of the motorcycle, and did...
I always check in with my skeptic first, then my pessimist, then my naysayer, before letting my optimist get a word in edgewise... Norm - I think...
After I finished the previous post I realized the painfully obvious...valve spring resistance.
I stopped by a few*stores [Auto- as well as non-auto stores]*to purchase or assemble a precise piston-depth gauge. I was using my fork oil height...
Thanks Sniper - fuel pressure regulator goes to the top of the fuel system checklist. Does it seem logical to confirm spark first? Or does the...
The gentleman at moto-sticker replied and said he could not do the fade because he cuts his decals from sheets of solid color vinyl. The...
Cadbury64 - The graphics on your gen 5 look great. The side fairing decal even has the rear-to-front fade that the factory decal has. The photo on...
Wow - BWeiss, Moto-sticker is a terrific resource. Thanks for the link. I emailed him about the decals. OOTV - Moto Cutz looks good too. I love...
Hello - I just purchased a 2001 VFR in excellent condition. The previous owner 'took off the decals'. This sounds a little fishy to me because I...
Thanks for the replies. I just checked it and the plug is sooty; the blackening is 'dusty' and easily rubs off the rim of the plug with my thumb...
Update - red loctite worked - compression test adapter came out easily. Here are the results of the compression test: #1 - 175 psi #2 - 175 #3...
Cool - good info. Thanks; I may ring you up and bring that IPA.
I found an old post that stated Gen 5 and Gen 6 wheels are the same, but I'd like to check back in to confirm because the part numbers are so...
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