If you are using the 5th gen triples, the VTR mudguard wont fit. Use stock 5th gen axle.
The wax unit occasionally goes bad, Ive seen threads where guys had to replace. - The lever? Never needs fixing....
You have the stock OEM R/R and its not a matter of if,...its when. Mine died at 12k and a buddies died at 18k. Its typical that they gradually die...
I'm with MM - go buy that bike now! Its in great shape! The little stuff if needed, can be fixed. Do it today...
For comparison, a 5th gen in top shape with 20k on it would be worth around $3000 give or take... That said, if I found an under 10k, 1999 model,...
Shindengen has been making R/Rs for 30 years and yeah... quite a few of the early designs were absolute junk..you own plenty of bikes with...
I published "the drill" hoping it would help the daily "my charging system is broke" posts..... Again Battery first.... .take your charged...
Bleah........sigh. .. ..... amanda..... First of all, shit can that Vf 700 R/R. On VFR Charging systems, its a bad idea to go cheap. You get waht...
News flash--- the vfr Ness is a bandaid and if your r/r or stator is gonna go...it's gonna go. Sorry, that's reality..
Drill, Drill, Drill. I'm being an asshat, but Drill......
Hey HFT - curiousity has got the better of me.. Trying to see what you got going on there.. The yellow wires are going to the stator -yellow? The...
^^^^ewww... Clean up the connectors and redo the AC volts test, make sure the meter is on AC .... Also do a pin to ground test on each. Yes, this...
Here's a good R/R and stator hook up. The notes say Compufire, but ignore that. [IMG] On the voltmeter there are plenty of flavors. Some guys...
Prolly only about 5000 other VFR owners.......
Wow, only 4 minutes on that one. (he he)
On stators, I do prefer OEM Honda. The life on them by consensus from the viffer forums is around 45 - 50k miles. If I'm doing a charging system...
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I like the Mothers Mag and Aluminum polish. I think its your technique, once it starts to turn black keep rubbing it in for a more than a few...
I ordered one for the halibut and hooked it up last weekend... gotta admit that sucker is loud!
Ditto as the comments above. You need replace or upgrade before the drill would be usefull.
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