VFR General Enquiry Thread

[WingZer0]

Roger{;7017494']Finally! almost 5 months at the workshop, she finally back in my arms...

She was hurt when the rear tire give way and she took a slide on her Left hand side...

 

here are the damages she sustain...

NEW ORIGINAL HONDA VFR'08-10 Rear Rim

Side stand assy

Side stand Bracket

Main stand assy

Water pump assy

Coolent

Battery

Brake Pad

Paint work

Patching of fairing

Benting of Painners (top left and Right)

Powder coating of painner

Towing

Total = 2.6k

 

OUCH!!!! Just checking any damage to your radiator?

[Roger1605198916]

OUCH!!!! Just checking any damage to your radiator?

 

nope all fine... thanks to the fairing...

[WingZer0]

Roger{;7021866']nope all fine... thanks to the fairing...

 

 

ok...did u have frame sliders installed?

[Roger1605198916]

ok...did u have frame sliders installed?

 

nope... I didn't want to do any modifications. vfr is hot enough to dry my reservoir dry... so changing to a smaller 1 is pointless...

[WingZer0]

Roger{;7022543']nope... I didn't want to do any modifications. vfr is hot enough to dry my reservoir dry... so changing to a smaller 1 is pointless...

 

 

 

Bro from what I know from the peeps using the sliders they don't have such problem....only way u can have that problem is the radiator cap rubber is worn....

[ellamcoy]

Have anyone tried Engine Ice on ya viffer? It seem to run cooler than most of the coolant that I have used.

At serious traffic jam, it touches abt 100c max on my 03 gen 6! Today I revert to those ordinary motul coolant,

the temp shot up to 110c...

[WingZer0]

Have anyone tried Engine Ice on ya viffer? It seem to run cooler than most of the coolant that I have used.

At serious traffic jam, it touches abt 100c max on my 03 gen 6! Today I revert to those ordinary motul coolant,

the temp shot up to 110c...

 

 

 

 

Had bad experience on my 13 yrs old S4 with Engine Ice....the bike kept overheating....currently using Maxima coolant with Agip EO...

[lemont97]

Have anyone tried Engine Ice on ya viffer? It seem to run cooler than most of the coolant that I have used.

At serious traffic jam, it touches abt 100c max on my 03 gen 6! Today I revert to those ordinary motul coolant,

the temp shot up to 110c...

 

i using Engine ice.. but my temp stay 105.. and fan kick in liao.. 05 gen6 here.. never kena 110c before..

[skudai]

U got the red vfr gen 5 har?? Is quite normal for my bike.. Normally 100 fan will kick in liao. So will be hot.

 

If u worry, go change the coolant and service it lo..

 

bros,

 

just changed coolant to engine ice...but i think my fan isnt kicking in...temp shot up to 114 on heavy traffic...

any advise? whats the damage to fix this problem?

 

cheers

[skudai]

Condition:Ambient temperature: 28~33 deg:

On the move (expressway speed) temp: coolant Temp: 85 to 95 deg.

Stationary (say at the stop light): 100 deg +/1 5deg is ok as long as the fan kicks in a bring it down.

 

Fan should kick in at 99-101 deg to cool things down. If not check these:

 

1. Cooling fan switch is working.

2. Check fan is working.

3. Check that the coolant level is up to spec and that there is no air-lock at the fan switch. Air lock can cause the temp to go up to 110 deg but fail to activate the fan as the fan switch cannot reach its trigger temp of 100 deg.

 

Bro,

 

apologies for my noob question.....but how do i go about doing these checking?

 

cheers

[lemont97]

bros,

 

just changed coolant to engine ice...but i think my fan isnt kicking in...temp shot up to 114 on heavy traffic...

any advise? whats the damage to fix this problem?

 

cheers

 

hmm i think you need to go mech check coz it might be your thermostat problem that why it does not start.. else your fan gg??

[skudai]

hmm i think you need to go mech check coz it might be your thermostat problem that why it does not start.. else your fan gg??

 

i did some trouble shooting according to the manual...everything now is working. Fan kicks in at 100deg...

whats the ideal temperature range for Gen 5 on the move and idling in a busy road?

 

cheers

[MrIce]

my gen 5 range is around 79-100

79 when cruising 80-100

80 plus is when slightly jam

90 plus to 100 is when slow moving traffic

 

my fan kick in @ 105 deg

however i got manual switch for it too, sometime when temp reach 90-95 i on it first to slow down the temp

[skudai]

my gen 5 range is around 79-100

79 when cruising 80-100

80 plus is when slightly jam

90 plus to 100 is when slow moving traffic

 

my fan kick in @ 105 deg

however i got manual switch for it too, sometime when temp reach 90-95 i on it first to slow down the temp

 

ohh ok...mine cruising 80-100km = 85-95deg, slight jam or slow moving traffic 90-110deg

 

but my fan kicks in around 105 too. Just change coolant to engine ice.

i dunno if theres anything to worry about. Maybe its just psychology...

 

how do u install the manual switch?

[MrIce]

i ask my mechanic to do it for me they will link wire to the fan to be able to switch on

[skudai]

i ask my mechanic to do it for me they will link wire to the fan to be able to switch on

 

 

bro so to say the fan will kick in at 105deg...plus u can manually switch it on?

[MrIce]

yes you are right =)

[lemont97]

i just went on road trip to Cameron on VFR. the ride is epic.. my back really pain after the ride.. T_T...

anyway.. anyone know is our low beam light is H7 or H4? one of mine blowed..

[MrIce]

if i am not wrong gen6 is h7 and gen5 is h4, correct me if i am wrong

[dinie]

Anybody got any spare alternator cover gasket for Gen 6?

[lemont97]

Anybody got any spare alternator cover gasket for Gen 6?

 

Hmm u wan the gasket or the cover??

[dinie]

Hmm u wan the gasket or the cover??

The gasket.. Do you have it bro?

[WingZer0]

i just went on road trip to Cameron on VFR. the ride is epic.. my back really pain after the ride.. T_T...

anyway.. anyone know is our low beam light is H7 or H4? one of mine blowed..

 

 

All 4 are H7

[lemont97]

The gasket.. Do you have it bro?

 

I hv the cover not gasket.. Lol

[dinie]

Lol thanks anyway bro.