Honda RVF400 Riders

[redbeacon]

You can try flush your coolant system 1st then maybe u can consider removing your thermostat, it'll help a lot as the coolant will be straight flowing so your temp will never really exceed 1/2 or another alternative would be to install a fan switch so u can manually turn on the fan when u feel your bike is getting hot.

 

Good advice there Nelson

 

Some anecdotes here: When I bought my bike over to the RVF gurus at Ubi** for a valve clearance job, I even explained to Mr C. that my cooling system was faulty: Sometimes it turns on as expected, sometimes it doesn't (leading to the engine temperature gauge going in the red zone).

He got that fixed along with that valve clearance and this is what he told me:

 

His take: The "temperature sensor" was dirty. As such, he disassembled my whole heat-sensing system, inspected and "cleaned" it. That's at least what Mr C. told me.

 

My take: According to the VFR/RVF Haynes Manual, what turns on the fan is the "fan switch," a circular shiny thingy that is connected to the lower radiator on its RH side. It is responsible for switching on the fan when the coolant reaches a predetermined high temperature.

 

I won't explain in detail how it works because it's a bit complicated.

 

A wire runs from that thing, to the fan itself. My prediction was that the ends of that wire were dirty, that's why when Mr C. "cleaned" it,

my fan operated fine as it should.

 

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Interestingly enough, he also told me that my previous bikeshop used a car-type fan switch that switches the fan way too early in the heating process.

(i.e...) in fact, I found out that the fan began to operate at around 1/4 thermometer needle gauge readings; that had me quite baffled at first. I told Mr C. that I would have that changed back to an RVF stock fan switch (which would cost me ard $100+)

 

He also told me that once that stock fan switch is installed, it should rightfully invoke the fan at around 3/4 thermometer needle reading.

 

One anecdote from him is that our cooling systems are efficient enough to do such work. Again, I have read the Haynes manual but have decided not to describe it in detail as it's full of chim-inology. But Mr C. did tell me that the fan is there for a purpose: When you're in a jam and you cannot move that much, the fan is there to compensate for the lack of wind to cool your overheating bike.

 

**You guys should know what shop I'm talking about

[TheBeast]

hmmm and how do u feel the better airflow when riding? haha

 

HAHA u won't feel it your bike will feel it.

[striderX]

thanks....called knt...quoted me for full fairings at 750 bucks...faints...

[gentoro]

Hi there.. Anyone been to genting with RVF before? Share your experience?

 

Will it be too cold that V4 engine cannot start or slope too steep and slippery or any cool and wonderful experience?

 

Lousy sitting position and end up with aching back or at genting, no space to crash?

 

Bro, please share share.

[kenNUFC]

think this one u can ask _yuan. anyway think got choke so dun think so will cannot start. U interested to go ar?

[kenNUFC]

http://www.blueflameusa.com/gallery/honda/JR_NC35RVF4.JPG

 

 

is it nice? the exhaust!

[RVF ROSSI]

What Exhaust Is That??????

[TheBeast]

What Exhaust Is That??????

 

Its a BlueFlame exhaust with twin outlet

[kenNUFC]

no answer my question sia, nice? haha but i think cost damn ex!!!

[kenNUFC]

anyway if interested to c more, here is the link http://www.blueflameusa.com/exhausts_price.html?model=VFR400_NC35&make=Honda

[RVF ROSSI]

Hmmm, Not Bad. But Seldom Heard Of The Brand. Going To Check It Out Now. Hahahahaha

[natgw]

yea i was just abt to mention this when i saw it on the net and on youtube fitting on a vfr400 with its baffles off.

sounds damn good. its the same 2port blueflame exhaust endcan as seen in the pic.

 

 

managed to find the vids.

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG5KwEvRGe0

[TheBeast]

Hi anyone going out tonight?

[YuaN_]

Hi there.. Anyone been to genting with RVF before? Share your experience?

 

Will it be too cold that V4 engine cannot start or slope too steep and slippery or any cool and wonderful experience?

 

Lousy sitting position and end up with aching back or at genting, no space to crash?

 

Bro, please share share.

 

My trip to genting was wonderful! No problem given to me by my bike.

 

But u have to tahan ur seating posture as ur leg will be tired. Try to rest ur hand on ur knee and lie close to ur tank to rest urself while travelling for 380km+ to genting.

 

If u got pillion, i think ur pillon will have a hard time =p

 

And 1 thing when going up slope to genting, u will feel ur bike power reduced. And u dont need to worry about it, cos the gravity, pressure and the air there will bring ur combustion of ur engine down. Just gear 1 and 2 up the slope will do.

 

http://www.blueflameusa.com/gallery/honda/JR_NC35RVF4.JPG

 

 

is it nice? the exhaust!

 

someone selling online but its different brand... the nick is motec

[YuaN_]

join the 1 day trip man! to malacca on sun... go there see see touch n go!

 

travelling speed: 120km/h ba

http://www.singaporebikes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=170658&page=7

[xsebastx]

hi guy.. new to rvf . . wanna ask if the voltage is 12v will idling without head light on and when movin is 14v is it normal ?

[fufu]

no volt meter b4 so dunno dun worry here got lots of ppl with volt meter one u will get ur answer soon

[rycel]

hi guy.. new to rvf . . wanna ask if the voltage is 12v will idling without head light on and when movin is 14v is it normal ?

 

heh sebast also come in RVF thread liao ah.. hehehe welcome..

[zongbao]

hi guy.. new to rvf . . wanna ask if the voltage is 12v will idling without head light on and when movin is 14v is it normal ?

 

ya.. its normal.

[skyblood]

maY i know uR full taNk can last how many Km...

[zongbao]

maY i know uR full taNk can last how many Km...

 

everybike different. range from 200 - 260 normally ?

[xsebastx]

heh sebast also come in RVF thread liao ah.. hehehe welcome..

i'm a noob so cfm is a must to come in ask lots of qs. . haha

[xsebastx]

ya.. its normal.

btw. . i feel weird abt my bike. . when i open throttle . . there will be a lagging time b4 the power can be feel . . it is due to setting ?

[gryffindor88]

Hello all RVFians, just to compile a List Of Contacts. Please kindly state down your nick , name, contact no. and location.

 

North

1. Linglila - Andy 96158734(woodlands)

2. The^Beast - Nelson Lim 91226200 (Yishun)

3. SaintsSs----> Hr --> 90055646 (Woodlands)

4. Spitfire - Surain_Jeremy 92204745 (Woodlands)

5. RVF ROSSI - 90849953 - (WOODLANDS)

6. ronshir - Ron 90011006 (Yishun)

7. desteo - desmond 96393358 (amk)

8. zongbao - zongbao >>> 81128326 (serangoon north)

9. rvf_prince - stanley 90694308 (serangoon north)

10. [3]`chUn - chUn >>> ( hougang )

11. slize - Joel >> 90666411 (serangoon north)

12. DoubleBrotherz - DeeBan 91803512

13. Rycel - 92290730 (Yishun)

14. YuaN_ - JinYuaN 91478879 (Woodlands) (On the road again)

15. kcng - derrick 97580042 (Yishun)

16. kaNe` - Jian Le 81618788 ( woodlands ) ( finally got 1 rvf xD )

17. striderX - ice ( name really exist in IC ) 81482076 ( bishan ) FINALLY!

18. hendra - hendra, 96926070 bishan

19. kehzo - kenny 91074534 (woodlands)

 

West

1. Vtec 88 -Derek 98759408 (Bt Panjang)

2. Noobs -Mingyuan 93877698 (pasir panjang)

3. safety first >>>> mel >>> 91001467 >>> (boon lay)

4. Dinesh - Dinesh 92381422 (Dover) ---- Long Live The King!!!!

5. kenNUFC - Ken ==> 91083697 (Jurong west)

6. redbeacon - the other Nelson >>> 91383584 (Bt Panjang)

7. RvF RaY - Raymond 90679910 (Bt Panjang)

8. Tenshi86 - Jeremy 96171156 (Jurong West)

9. Impy - Michele (Bukit Batok)

10. gentoro - Chris 96905055 - (Bt Panjang)

11. Alyce - 81005985 (Bt Panjang)

12. Ah_ba - Joshua 98762599 (Jurong West)

13. asan786 - Asan 98584734 (Telok blangah)

14. Ryushin - Alvin 98526857 (Choa Chu Kang)

15. daniel - yong 91458402 (jurong)

16. bikers4eva - Glen 81387182 (bukit panjang)

 

East

1. dreamsStar - jeremy 98550715 (tampines)

2. Jym - Jym 94366437 (Eunos Crescent)

3. Destinee - Jeremy 91801776 (Tampines)

4. slap - Tommy 81264752 (Tampines)

5. gryffindor88 - Desmond >> 90072328 (tampines)

6. RVF_Kenny - Kenny >>> 90614352 (Bedok)

7. Sn0w_MaN - Wayne (lady) 94848982 (Punggol)

8. darky - 96520821 (tampines)

9. Yoshimura_86 - Eugene 82336673 ( Bendemeer )

10. ayumiSteven - Steven/Qiuxi 91060739 (Bedok)

11. tHoMaSO_o - Thomas 90056178 (Bedok)

12. Makkusu - Max 91818553 (Old Airport Road)

13. BrOkEn - Nicholas 98229409 (Bedok North)

14. fufu - Ah fu 90214385 - (Geylang Bahru)

15. phudzlee - Fadzli 91468263 - (Pasir Ris)

16. jojojo - wilson 93805584 (Tampines)

17. natgw - guanwei 91872278 (Simei)

18. nautyprem - PreM 94872143 (Punggol)

19. redbean87 - anthony 81134548(punggol)

20. Ah_Toh - ah toh 93389910(Bedok)

21. dreamsstar - jeremy - 98550715(tampines)

 

Keep the list GOING~

[alyce]

btw. . i feel weird abt my bike. . when i open throttle . . there will be a lagging time b4 the power can be feel . . it is due to setting ?

 

i think too much carbon oso