I'm a proud VFR VTECH owner and just discovered this web that looks to me awesome! My regards to all VFR's and looking forward to learn and enjoy so much info you've got in this site. Thanks indeed to allow this nice sharing happens! Cheers!
Thanks indeed for your welcome. Replaying to Thumbs: Yes, my avatar is my bike Mello Dude, this is my bike
Hola from the far away Wet Coast of Canada. Many of my comrades vacate our winters to enjoy your country. Maybe one day I will too. Spain, Italy, The south of France, Greece and some of the Balkans. I've never been. Tell us more about your bike. What year, more about the bike, mileage, how long you've had it, yadda yadda yadda Oh and yes. Welcome to this world of Illicit beverage drinking idiots and demented soles. Those aside, we have so many talented and knowledgeable members here. They can be easily found in the section Mechanics garage as well as other threads.
Welcome to the MadHouse. That is a very well kitted out 6th Gen (2006?). The touring screen should make long runs a real joy. Before my current 8th Gen I had a very similar bike as you can see in my Avatar. It will be a while before my current 8th Gen catches up with the 250,000km I covered on the 6th Gen which was running perfectly when I sold it. The only weakspot on the 6th Gen is the RR & charging system which can fail with minimal warning. See this thread (yes there are 21 pages of riders with similar problems! https://vfrworld.com/threads/how-to-fix-common-regulator-stator-failures.39277/ If the bike is running fine at the moment I would consider investing in a digital voltage meter to fit on your dash. It won't prevent an electrical failure but once you are familiar with what is normal - if you see volts rise or fall alarmingly it will give you a chance to get to some place safe before the battery is drained and you end up stranded at the roadside. Obviously if the previous owner has already fixed the RR/Stator issue then the engines on these bikes are good for huge mileages. Good luck ATGATT SkiMad
Hi Randy, Yes, you're far away from Spain. Hope you'll accomplish your dream and visit Europe. You'll find it very tiny compare with Canada ;-) About my VFR is from 2006. I bought it 2nd hand with 65.000 Km but in a very good estate. I'm the second owner. I bought it in October, 2020 while the COVID shutdown was on. Since then I drove it and now it has 94.000Km. No mechanical issues nor other type but the alternator... in 2022 at 80 thousand Km and in summer riding down a port at very slow velocity burnt out. My mechanic told me the stator wires are too thin to support the current demanded, it get hot and hot in a vicious circle until they burnt. Nowadays it is working very fine giving me hours of enjoy riding around Madrid northern area once o twice per week with a friend of mine. Hope my story fills up your sane curiosity
Hi skimad4x4, yes it is 2006 European version. The screen is very effective and does very nice driving. You are right: the weakspot in this model is the RR & Charging system. As I said in the other post two years after I bought it and with 80,000Km driving during the summer at a very slow speed it burnt out. The funny thing was I did not notice it, although I had installed a digital voltage meter, until the day after riding in a highway I notice the dash was completely off: no clock display, no turn indicator... So I stopped in a rest area and there was no way to start it again. The battery was completely discharched. The bike needed to be towed to the mechanic garage and fix the broken alternator. Now this is the past and I hope -reading your post- to be able running it more and more km since the engine sounds very nice. Thanks for your comments and interest! PS: Beg your pardon for my ignorance: what means ATGATT
ATGATT = All The Gear All The Time. You get one go at life, so whenever you ride a motorbike always wear decent riding gear just in case. Your helmet may protect you head but sadly too many people seem happy to ride motorbikes in shorts and T shirt especially if you live in a hot climate. An accident may not be your fault, but a diesel spill on a sharp bend can instantly turn a great day out into a disaster which you may leave you with life changing injuries. Take Care. SkiMad
