+1 on the heat. My 5th gen has just over 50,000 miles and this is the first time the forks have even been opened. I got the screws to break free...
I have to say I'm skeptical on the superhawk fan mod for a 5th gen bike. The fan is a DC motor, so reversing direction is as simple as reversing...
The 2000's run as hot as my '01, and heat destroys oil. I use Redline full synth, 10W40 in the winter and 20W50 in the summer, which is...
On the old VFR list there was talk of swapping the oil cooler out for one from the superhawk. I would want to install and gather some data from...
reflective tape from the rear
3 viffers and a couple of tag alongs. stopped for bar-b-q in Texas
This is with the flash. Compares well to how this bike shows up at night when a car points their headlamps at me.
Can you see the reflective tape on this bike?
fully loaded on a camping trip
I agree, 250 F is too hot, and at that point I pull over and let it have a rest. The fan does come on at the proper temperatures. I have...
Again with the Throttle Rocker I put a Throttle Rocker II on my gen5 four weeks ago and have become addicted. It took me a half dozen tries to...
Doh! Doh! I wrote oil change. That was dumb, I meant gas fillup. In practice it is every other fill up or once a week, which are about the...
Follow Up 3 years later, I'm following up on my original post (formerly known as Steve781, but I lost that password). I've abandoned my hawke...
Try 235 deg F to 250 deg F Sounds like your bike is running around the accepted "normal" range for a 5th gen VFR. "Normal" being really stinking...
I looked at scott oilers, and almost ordered one. After reading about various other peoples experiences with them, I decided against. Although the...
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