I was thinking of something more like this... [MEDIA]
If the fault disappears when the clutch is pulled in, then it can't be the wheels/tyres/brakes/chain. By deduction then I'd say clutch or engine...
Do you hear the fuel pump priming when you turn the ignition on? I doubt the rain is the problem, or we should all stop riding when it is wet out.
My 99 with 95000km was getting a bit grabby/lurchy on take-off, made it hard to smoothly modulate the clutch. I replaced the fibre discs(the old...
Good remembering Darth. I read the article in Classic Motorcycle Mechanics a couple of years back:...
At 105,000km my 99 5th gen always started easily with full "choke" and a single press of the button. I was very fastidious with the valve...
Another post that is getting ignored by all??? I don't recall checking for axial play on the oil pump of my VTR but the chain slack was very...
If the engine is now turning over freely then I'd say you're done and should button the camcover back on and press the start button...
I went high-tech and put my plastic protractor up against the screen. The crank looks like it is just less than 5 degrees off when the cams are...
You need to use your teeny tiny hands and reach in there, rotate the bulb holder counterclockwise and pull that and the bulb out for a look-see....
My experience is not with the VFR but my VTR1000F. At 70,000km I installed manual CCTs and after installation I checked the timing and it was...
The firing order is shown at the start of the manual. If you start at TDC#4 there are 90 degrees to #1 then 180 degrees to #3 so 270 degrees in...
Still not impossible to do with the camcover on as long as you can figure out when the front cylinders are at TDC on compression. If you leave one...
When you are cruising with good airflow, the engine temp is dictated by the opening temp of the thermostat, which is right around 76-78C. When you...
As long as you don't mess with the crank, you don't need to take off the front cover as the two banks are nearly in correct phase right now, so...
Just FYI, you're talking about a 6G from 2002 to about 2012. The 5G was the last of the gear-driven cam models and ran between 98 and 01.
With a tensioner backed right off I'm sure there can be enough slack to jump a tooth but I'm surprised that would happen unless the crank was...
I tried using chain lube and it wasn't a good choice, smooth but the throttle felt a little sticky afterwards. Many lube makers make a specific...
That looks like a great project! My fear is that I will forget how things go back together so I tend to do jobs in bite-sized chunks and...
I doubt this can be related to the brakes, my guess is the fork legs just need to be aligned on the axle properly. Leave the axle nut tight, but...
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