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    Suspension upgrade recommendations / Shop in Los Angeles, Cerritos area

    I am old enough to have gone through school when the transition was happening from imperial (I guess that would be the Dark Side) to metric, so am...
    Post by: Terry Smith, Jun 24, 2014 in forum: 5th Generation 1998-2001
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    Suspension upgrade recommendations / Shop in Los Angeles, Cerritos area

    Here's what I got by email from Jamie: "I am in the process of releasing a cartridge upgrade kit that will include all parts pre-assembled for...
    Post by: Terry Smith, Jun 24, 2014 in forum: 5th Generation 1998-2001
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    Suspension upgrade recommendations / Shop in Los Angeles, Cerritos area

    I concur with the suggestions that if you're going to change the springs you might as well do the whole shebang. I also agree that there is an...
    Post by: Terry Smith, Jun 23, 2014 in forum: 5th Generation 1998-2001
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    Suspension upgrade recommendations / Shop in Los Angeles, Cerritos area

    For forks, the modifications usually comprise of new oil (and seals and bushings if needed), new springs to suit your weight, and then...
    Post by: Terry Smith, Jun 18, 2014 in forum: 5th Generation 1998-2001
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    Pair Mod without plates?

    I can't comment specifically on the 6th gen. but the 5th gen PAIR system definitely opens the air supply when the valve is energized by the ECM....
    Post by: Terry Smith, Jun 17, 2014 in forum: Mechanics Garage
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    New but old

    My forks look a lot like yours with bad peeling and corrosion on the lowers, but the seals are spot on. What do people reckon is the best way to...
    Post by: Terry Smith, Jun 15, 2014 in forum: 5th Generation 1998-2001
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    Rear brake hanging, center piston only

    Thanks for closing off this post; it has been a good opportunity to learn more about the LBS. I'm glad you had a straightforward and positive outcome.
    Post by: Terry Smith, Jun 5, 2014 in forum: 5th Generation 1998-2001
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    Please help me diagnos this issue?

    I think I'd go looking at the starter relay first (back left of the tank) and make sure it is closing the starter motor contacts, and also check...
    Post by: Terry Smith, Jun 5, 2014 in forum: 5th Generation 1998-2001
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    Rear brake hanging, center piston only

    There's no direct connection between the centre rear piston and the foot pedal that I can see. The only way the foot pedal has any effect on the...
    Post by: Terry Smith, Jun 1, 2014 in forum: 5th Generation 1998-2001
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    98 Fuel Pump Problems

    There's instructions in the shop manual for doing this: "Disconnect the fuel cut relay connector (right side on rear subframe, vertical black...
    Post by: Terry Smith, May 28, 2014 in forum: 5th Generation 1998-2001
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    Hazard lights electrical gremlin

    There should not be any power to the flasher unit with the ignition off so my guess would be your alarm unit, as that would be the only part that...
    Post by: Terry Smith, May 20, 2014 in forum: 5th Generation 1998-2001
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    Vacuum Line to Flapper Valve

    The flapper is held open by a spring, and pulled shut by a vacuum diaphragm. Vacuum from the manifold is used to suck the flapper shut, and an...
    Post by: Terry Smith, May 19, 2014 in forum: 5th Generation 1998-2001
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    FINALLY got my Dream VFR

    "My wife washed my Honda racing Jacket on HOT and shrunk it!! ;)" My wife did the same thing! Women, eh? Welcome aboard. Sent from my iPhone...
    Post by: Terry Smith, May 9, 2014 in forum: General VFR Discussions
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    How Do You Wash Your Bike?

    I pulled all the fairing bolts off, put them into my battery drill one at a time, and spun them against a cloth with metal polish to buff them to...
    Post by: Terry Smith, May 5, 2014 in forum: General VFR Discussions
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    Photos of coolant drain plugs

    The shop manual refers to just the water pump and cylinder head drain bolts so I don't know about 4 of them. The cylinder head drain faces upwards...
    Post by: Terry Smith, May 4, 2014 in forum: Mechanics Garage
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    How Do You Wash Your Bike?

    This has turned into a great thread! As a pedantic car and bike washer I am very taken with the idea of using a paint brush for fine cleaning and...
    Post by: Terry Smith, May 4, 2014 in forum: General VFR Discussions
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    Looking at a 5th gen

    I just bought a 99 800 with 47000 miles and paid $3200 (but I'm in New Zealand). I've checked over the alternator and regulator wiring and it...
    Post by: Terry Smith, Apr 20, 2014 in forum: 5th Generation 1998-2001
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    Electrical Gremlins!

    I'm happy to say I solved my own problem. There was a relay-type device called a Visi-Bike wired into the front turn signals and drawing power...
    Post by: Terry Smith, Apr 16, 2014 in forum: 5th Generation 1998-2001
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    Electrical Gremlins!

    Hi folks, I am new to a 99 VFR800, and trying to solve an electrical fault. I'm hoping one of you has had the same thing so I can get to a quick...
    Thread by: Terry Smith, Apr 14, 2014, 4 replies, in forum: 5th Generation 1998-2001
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    a new Jamie'D 929 shock, and some spring cleaning

    Hi Abner, seeing as you have just pulled your stock shock out recently, can you tell me the measurements of it? My reason for asking I have just...
    Post by: Terry Smith, Apr 4, 2014 in forum: 5th Generation 1998-2001
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