Honda 1200 V4

[vifferman]

Same with the Birdie, Ian. There's a connector which kills the EFI if it gets corroded, then you have to undo a squillion miles of insulating tape to pull the plug apart and wipe a few microgrammes of dielectric grease on the contacts. And of course, it has to be located in the most inaccessible spot

Yeah, I've heard about that - it has its equivalent on the VFR. Or rather - several equivalents. There's one under some tape on the main loom (but relatively easy to get at) which joins lotsa earths with a kinda copper centipede. Mine was not corroded, but I cleaned it anyway. That didn't work, so I cut it apart, soldered it into a big blob, and soldered a dedicated earth to it. That didn't work, so I soldered an earth to the B1 plug on the ECU (main ECU earth). That didn't work, so I'm going around the bike, pulling apart connectors, cleaning them, adding extra earths here'n'there, and getting nowhere. Next step is to pull the airbox and clean the connectors under the fuel rail for the MAP sensor, cam angle sensor, ignition pulse generator, neutral switch, ECT and IAT sensors, and a big plug that hides under there. If that fails, then I'm going to clean the switch blocks, and then try bypassing the sidestand switch in case that thinks it's a comedian.
If I had an EFI fault to work from, it might help. But I don't, so I'm playing hide'n'seek, or some perverted and frustrating motorcycle electrics version of it.

So... I'm driving the vifferbabe's car, as I can't be arsed with the bike today. It too has EFI, which seems OK. But there's an intermittent electrical gremlin in the left rear door lock, and another in the speedo. (The auto electrician fixed the one that nearly caused the radio to set fire to itself, so now it receives stations more betterer).
Yay! Electricity!!

[Swoop]

There's a connector which kills the EFI if it gets corroded, then you have to undo a squillion miles of insulating tape to pull the plug apart and wipe a few microgrammes of dielectric grease on the contacts. And of course, it has to be located in the most inaccessible spot

This is the main reason that the "new" viffer hasn't been released yet... The engineers cannot decide on the best place for this Valhalla of engine-killing evilness.

[Elysium]

Run on 2, 3 or 4 pistons?

Neat! Go from a VFR to a VTR on the same bike!

[vifferman]

This is the main reason that the "new" viffer hasn't been released yet... The engineers cannot decide on the best place for this Valhalla of engine-killing evilness.

... and those engineers are arguing with the mechanical engineers who are busy designing the placement of complex engine bits into a Rubix cube like puzzle, so that the services take 17 hours. Fortunately, an oil and filter change takes only 5.

[zadok]

Those mule photos are on par with the 08 zx10... definitely beaten by the ugly stick.

Question is tho, what will happen to the ST1300. MCN's artist impression definitely drew from it, and the model is long in the tooth.

Not old enough yet, but I can see the ST1300 being really appealing, with long range tank etc... It ain't gonna exist by the time I want one

I would hope this wouldn't replace the ST1300, only the the Viffer. I don't see my pillion enjoying sitting on the back of that thing. It may be an ok bike, but not in the same category as an ST1300.