What a great present! Looks like that's at least an RVF400 (750?) to add to the list of bikes on your forum profile. I guess the kids' 49cc...
I guess you stopped dropping bits inside the engine? SkiMad
Checked twice by Honda (52K and at 98K). On both occasions none of the valves were outside the spec - so its still all exactly as it left the...
OK spend 5 minutes now - Put the bike on the main stand. Get someone to sit on the pillion seat to lift the front wheel clear of the ground. If...
Hi and Welcome to the MadHouse, :welcome: When you get a chance please drop by the Introductions part of the forum to say Hi to the rest of the...
How old is your 6th Gen - my Vtec 2006 is on its 3rd set of head bearings @ 100k miles. I suspect many older bikes will have very tired bearings...
Hi and welcome to the MadHouse:welcome: If the bike has previously been running OK, without some external cause (like riding in heavy rain) I...
There's a great photo of a similar bike on the Motorbike Classics website - check it out here.....
Wow Jason It is great to see you have recovered from your VFR off-roading experience and you are out on the new toy enjoying a blue sky day....
Impressive - and congratulations on saving that 750. It looks like its just the finishing touches and you're good to go. I guess you had fun...
Hi and welcome to the MadHouse:welcome: When you get time please visit the "Introductions" part of the forum and say Hi to the rest of the...
^ +1 and beg borrow or steal another multimeter to do the checks +27 volts seems implausible as VERY bad things would be happening to pretty much...
Far from it - I suspect an engineer from the dealership in Bury St Edmunds has had a very good look at the engine. I guess for folks the other...
So we are booked. - But as Diving Pete and I will be arriving at the same time as the Southern 100 races on the Island, the ferry's are full to...
Thanks for the update. I always found the folks at Chiswick Honda very helpful. It looks like they have done their best to try and resolve this...
Wow - You are heading for Scubalong, Reggie, Jason and the R3 crowd territory. Long and I did all the above and a whole lot more (Baja mexico)...
Hi Terry and welcome to the MadHouse:welcome: When you get time please drop into the "Introductions" part of the forum and say Hi to the rest...
Hi Jason These guys seem to have a few salvage parts which might heal some of the impact engineering.....
GT750 - Me too! Indeed as soon as I got safely back to the Alps from R3, I began planning my next trip - this time to meet up with a group of...
Left field suggestion - I went to check out reviews of that battery tender. I think this looks similar to the one you have and some of the...
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