what did you do to your vfr today?

I rode the red Scooter - not far but at least I got it out of the shed.

 

Got her out for a nice Easter ride in Michigan. Got to hear that nice new Delkevic high mount.
Have to admit much improved over stock.

 

Its 33 out today. Looking forward to enjoying some warmer weather this week.
Battery is charged.
Then snow next week.

 

Out the door at 8am to take the VFR down to Honda for a mega service including a full vtec valve check. I know valves on these bikes rarely need new shims fitting, but since I woke the bike from its winter slumber last week the top of the engine has been a lot noisier than previously, and at 100k its probably time to give the bike a thorough check over.

The trip down to Honda was not fun, but thankfully the BT30s handled it all without any nervous moments. It started out bad enough riding in steady drizzle, then it turned to sleet, and then heavy rain, only reaching mostly dry roads right down by Lake Geneva. Won't know until tommorrow evening if the bikes is ready to collect or they have had to order in shims. Crossed fingers time.

SkiMad

 

Glad cha made it safely. .....didn't sound like an enjoyable ride.
Question, is this the first for the valves?

 

Third - Checks by Honda had just been done by the previous owner just when I bought it - even got a mechanics report to show all in spec and again by me (again all in spec) despite replacing two of the official major checks with standard oil change and other recommended checks just leaving out the valve checks.

Will be interesting to see what they find.




SkiMad

 

Well the bike is back after its major service and sounding sweeeet!

I guess its no surprise to folks on here that there were no nasty shocks on the vtec valve check despite the speedo now at 90746. The Techie confirmed all the valves were still pretty much spot on - and none had reached the stage where it would be appropriate to install the next size up shim. I also asked them to replace the steering bearings which had pretty much seized up during winter storage - what a difference! Very surprised their report mentioned it would be need a new rear tyre soon but sure enough when I checked the middle was already not far off the wear limit markers. Despite being marketed as an improved touring tyre it seems the Bridgestone T30 EVOs are not going to last anywhere near as far as the more sport oriented BT23's I had before. Looks like I will revert to BT23s if they are still available.


SkiMad

 

One of those sometime projects that I did today.

Wheel was going back on, tried to polish out the rust on the right side spacer. Nope.

Time for more stainless!

 

Did you make those or buy them? Look real sharp btw!

 

Thanks OOTV, they are homebrewed.

 

Not so much what I did today, but what I'm doing over the next week. Finally got the front wheel all purdy. Now for the rear shock while waiting for Jamie s goodies.

 

^ nice pictures!!! I got the same shock too. Excellent unit. How does the RX7 run? I took my 91 out today for a 35 mile romp, what a sweet heart of a bike. Love love it.

 

7 runs great, what a engine those rotary's are.. Thanks, but it can't hold a candle to how the VFR sounds

 

Nice day here, took the old old girl for a 40 mile ride, nearly home I heard a funny chuff chuff chuff noise. Stopped and put it center stand and spun rear wheel. I found all the sprocket nuts where loose and one was rubbing the axle locating bracket! Tightened them thumb tight and limped home. Took the wheel apart and found that it was 4 out of the 5 studs that had come loose and backed out! When I put it back together last summer, I guess I didn't properly torque the nuts and the wobbling loosened the studs too. Took out all 5 studs and wire brushed. I use double nuts on one stud at a time to tighten and put them back into the hub with loctite.

 

Probably should have used a torque hammer!

Glad nothing serious came of this.

 

D, your getting pretty dam funny there bud.
Allyance, glad it didn't put ya on your head, holly cow.

 

I was lucky that I started to hear noise near end of ride, I was zipping along my favorite road about 70-75 just before that. At speed I though it was wind noise in my helmet, it wasn't till I slowed down for a stop sign that I heard the definite chuff chuff chuff, all the nuts/studs were loose, but only one was rubbing.

 

Not much going on with the VFR today, just a bit of cleaning up this....




and taking a part this.

 

Might as well, ya got the time right?

 

LOL Yes and no... so its off to work I go.... Shock was almost out, just need to cus at it a bit more, or take another drink, love these projects. If it wasn't for the exhaust and a certain wire harness, it would have fallen out.