sounds more like an electrical problem than a bad pump. sidestand switch or something cutting power off??
BUY a newer bike; buy the newest bike you can afford. The VF series was never known for reliability unless perfectly maintained from day #1....
I'm as cheap as they get, and when i replaced front wheel bearings on my Hawk over the winter i went with OEM from Honda. A local industrial...
All gens fans are the same, and the installation is simple and has been covered here lots of times..... What's difficult is deciding WHERE to...
HEY, this bloke may have been on the design team for Honda's DN-01, ya' think ??
THE later the model year, the more they seem like well-mannered kitchen appliances. They get the job done, mind, but they make it so easy to...
stator resistance seems OK, but check it with the engine running: disconnect the 3-wire plug and measure AC voltage between any 2 terminals, and...
WELL, OK, then.......but just what if your OEM Honda stator is SO GOOD it lasted all these years and the replacement is a piece of crap that fails...
Ratio of bad R/Rs to bad stators = about 10:1 at the price of a new stator, why replace one if it's still OK ??
there's no "instead" involved cuz both can work at the same time. as long as the Trac is set on #3 or #4 it does a fairly good job and should...
Yeah, that does sound like a terminal rod knock, sorry , and it will only get worse until you hear and feel a BANG and your boot is covered in oil...
USE a C-clamp over the slave cylinder to fully retract it and try more bleeding.......
no brake repair on a VFR is complete without cleaning and regreasing the slider pins on which the caliper floats !!
just a second there, scotty....... the resistance between each stator leg and ground should be infinity, not zero ! in the situation that...
Get her hot, carefully open the rad cap and put a real thermometer in to check actual temp.....
Does it run up to at least 60 mph on the road?? Is the fuel pump clicking continuously??? low fuel level in tank or clogged fuel filter??...
How long have you owned the bike? It should never overheat while it's in motion unless you're low on coolant or have a serious mechanical...
SEEMS normal ....all those fairings restrict airflow to and from radiator and engine, thus build up heat. Radiator depends upon air movement for...
always go for sparkplugs FIRST! remove, inspect, clean, gap.....note any difference in appearance.
ANY good Honda dealer, knowing about the bikes, should have a R/R for each model in stock at all times !!!
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