VFR owners' thread, for VFRPS members and prospective members

[sil3nt]

Left my Haynes manual in the garage....right under a leak in the roof. Half the pages are soaked now

Hopefully it dries out ok. I really don't want to buy a new one.

[Icemaestro]

Bugger! I'm sure it wouldn't be too much effort to photo pages you don't have and send them through :-)


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[sil3nt]

Mrs is on it with the hair dryer. Looks like it might come out ok. Same can't be said for the brake pad pins. They just aren't budging. Will have to remove them and ask the local Honda shop to disassemble the calipers. Was hoping I might be able to do something by myself for once

[Icemaestro]

how do they come out? you worried about stripping the head? I can't remember what head is on them...it's your wallet, I usually take things to the place I get all my wof's done - 5$ for their time and presto :-)

[sil3nt]

It is actually the plug for the brake pad pin that is seized. It looks like this http://www.valkyrieparts.de/WebRoot/...8D3/02.195.jpg

[Icemaestro]

Take it off and impact driver? Assume you've crc'd it, tried heating the surround? Would have thought flat head would be sweet?


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[sil3nt]

Take it off and impact driver? Assume you've crc'd it, tried heating the surround? Would have thought flat head would be sweet?


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Need to buy an impact driver. You would think flat head would be sweet but apparently it is quite common for these things to seize up. Got nothing to heat the caliper.

[sil3nt]

Got an impact driver. No luck. Just nothing to really grab onto with the groove being so shallow and wide.

[Icemaestro]

is it just coming out of the space? you're using the widest flathead possible, but still narrow enough to fit in the slot? is it destroying the head, or what is happening?

[sil3nt]

metal is soft and strips off causing the flat head to slip out. The head isn't quite destroyed so I will take it in before I do destroy it.

[Vinz0r]

Gary from GP wreckers is parting a rough as guts NC30.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-740637543.htm

[sil3nt]

I think I pissed him off by asking too many questions in an email

[Icemaestro]

Haha...well if they weren't stupid questions!:-) that was the bike that was on trademe a few months ago, sold for between 3 an 500 from memory half dosmantled


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[sil3nt]

Haha...well if they weren't stupid questions!:-) that was the bike that was on trademe a few months ago, sold for between 3 an 500 from memory half dosmantled


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Sold for about $1600 i believe.

I always ask stupid questions

[Icemaestro]

3 hours later in the shed. 1) I still hate working on the vfr...hurts my back :-p. 2) don't ever ever ever buy pattern carb rubbers off eBay..split already, partly the cause of my symptoms. 3) choke only works with cable at the end of its pull - explains why my choke hadn't been working well, I'd thought it was getting stuck open so had adjusted it closer. 4) rvf carb rubber adapters for the win...I still used the double flathead screwdrivers but literally just to sit them on too, remove screwdrivers and push down. Getting them on again took 5min to attach and adjust cables (I hate throttle cables), and 30 seconds to seat them, another couple min to do them up.

So all in all, in 3h I just changed my plugs, drained, cleaned and filled tank, removed, cleaned carbs and jets, replaced carb rubbers, and fitted my plastic painted tank cover (doesn't look bad, will take a photo in the light). Success! Has power from idle and starts like a dream!

Next up brake clean and replace seals, change oil and filter and clean and adjust chain. Then buy an rvf ;-). I've also been considering sv650 clipons to raise the position a fraction..anyone else done that? There is a guy on 400gb who has, said they just fit without any new cables, just have to drill the locating hole in them for the nc30 throttle/switchgear..


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