mello dude's Recent Activity

  1. mello dude liked Terry Smith's post in the thread New to me 200Bike Failure on the drive home 2004.

    [ATTACH] It's usually pretty hard to kill a VFR! Strip the fairings and let us know where the oil leak is. I'm going to take a guess...

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  2. mello dude liked Captain 80s's post in the thread 1986 VFR750F Upgrade Kit.

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  3. mello dude replied to the thread 2002 VFR800 No Start.

    Here's current tech wire up with a R/R upgrade....

    Jul 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
  4. mello dude liked xctreker's post in the thread New to me 200Bike Failure on the drive home 2004.

    Hello All, I was a VFR 750F pilot for many years. Bought a '93 in New Jersey, flew up and rode it 1200 miles home to Texas. I pulled...

    Jul 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
  5. mello dude liked SteyrTMP's post in the thread 2002 VFR800 No Start.

    [ATTACH] Finally. I had it back together, and rode it a few times (it was midnight, but I didn't care. I'd been waiting for this for...

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  6. mello dude liked Bazza's post in the thread Partzilla mini-rant.

    For those who do restoration and repair work, it's so important to try and stay ahead of it all. Don't wait until you need it - keep...

    Jul 9, 2025 at 8:19 AM
  7. mello dude replied to the thread Partzilla mini-rant.

    In a world of get it tomorrow from Amazon, I find getting parts the most aggravating thing about doing a bike refresh .... Sitting...

    Jul 9, 2025 at 6:46 AM
  8. mello dude liked Bazza's post in the thread Partzilla mini-rant.

    Partzilla update last night now says insulators are due in August 13 - and the other part July 11. Sheesh........

    Jul 9, 2025 at 6:41 AM
  9. mello dude replied to the thread NS400R - new clothes.

    Jeez, thats like asking what super model you want to date...

    Jul 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
  10. mello dude liked Terry Smith's post in the thread How many miles on your VFR?.

    It is great to hear that your bike is still trucking on Randy. I bought a cheap, lightly abused 09 last year and have put 8000km on it...

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  11. mello dude liked Captain 80s's post in the thread Another 1984 VF500F project.

    Rad. You're gonna need some pretty low clip-ons to mount the upper cowl anywhere close to looking good and allowing the lowers to work...

    Jul 8, 2025 at 11:34 AM
  12. mello dude liked rcthirty's post in the thread Another 1984 VF500F project.

    The fairing kit I'm planning to install [ATTACH]

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  13. mello dude replied to the thread Baltimore to San Francisco (and back!) on a 1998 VFR800 (May-June 2024).

    Whoa....I how did I miss this thread.... Fantastic :thumbs:

    Jul 8, 2025 at 6:28 AM
  14. mello dude replied to the thread Random photos.

    Body work/painting is a skill I never picked up, I can fake a fiberglass fix, but I am more of a tech/wrench it guy... Major respect to...

    Jul 7, 2025 at 9:23 AM
  15. mello dude replied to the thread Too hot connections.

    Red wires off stator? I thought stator wires were yellow.... Photo plz...

    Jul 7, 2025 at 9:12 AM