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Hello mate, had the bike just over 3 1/2 years. It did get ridden in all weathers. I treated inside the swing arm with ACF50 (or lanoguard) and anything that was likely to Get attacked by road grime. Always kept on top of it so didn’t have an issue with mine. I was quite particular about cleaning it over the winter months. Other than that, I didn’t have any issues with it at all and it always remained reliable. The one drawback to the bike in my eyes - could have done with an alloy subframe and swing arm, would have helped weight too. That said, it’s a Brilliant bike and if been looked after, wouldn’t have many concerns. Hope this helps and thanks for watching and commenting.

Awesome!! I’ll be honest! I’ve been thinking about getting another one for track use, she hustles well for a big old girl and is deceptively quick! Looking to take it on track next year so no doubt there will be some content coming on that. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Yeah, sadly it seems he’s no longer doing them now!?Honda VFR Owners Club UK on fb, there was a post on 21st July saying he’s no longer doing them!? But details on that of someone else doing them…

Yes, mine is a UK 2023 765RS (USA 2024) I have 2020/2022 model year Spark headers fitted with the same model year Akrapovic exhaust. Hope this helps. You will need a spacer for the link pipe mount on the foot peg though. I bought rubber spacers off eBay. There is a separate video on the channel covering this too. Thanks for watching.

@ thx i’ll watch it, could you give me the link of where to buy the spacers?

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I think ridden relatively sensibly it would be on par with most other 600’s and you’d achieve around 150 miles on a tank. Seems to be pretty frugal but I’d bet between around 120-150 miles. Sadly didn’t have the bike long enough to go through a full tank from brimmed to empty.

That’s great! Just rode the zx6 and did a separate video that’s now on the channel of that, I really loved it! Yeah, they’re not the best “all round” tyre and Ifyou commute through winter there are better all round road tyres but if it’s high days and holidays and better weather riding (and getting caught in the rain) they’re good enough to not have to get off and push! 😂. Thanks watching and commenting!

🤣 Yeah, basically. But Bike capability shouldn’t replace, eye, ear and brain! 😂

@twistandgo3414 we can all go fast i certainly have but agree thats plain stupid. Those are the drivers i pass when i see the flowers at the side of the road.

Yup! anyone can ride fast in a straight line. like yourself, with taking my 765RS on track, you realise it’s also not all about power either. Granted, I bet the group here probably aren’t even as quick as they think they are where they could actually do it legally and where it would be safer for everyone on track.

Yeah, i totally agree. No plates on some of those bikes so the intention to ride like that was already there before they set out, (unless the bikes were stolen). One guy with pillion nearly went in to the back of another car. I’m used to riding at high speed on track days and think my observation skills are generally pretty good, but i didn’t see the last bike coming up the inside with the blue jumper, if i’d moved over a foot, it would have been a different outcome. Definitely puts other road users at risk, wrong time, wrong place and gives the rest of us a bad name. I don’t live near any motorways but not seen anyone ride like that in years.

@@twistandgo3414 Couldn't agree more. You can't blame car drivers, or anyone for that matter, for not seeing an object in their rear mirrors that has a frontal area of that size moving towards them at 120mph+. Crazy. Although natural selection will have it's way soon enough I imagine.

Yeah we said the same at the time. You couldn’t quite catch the chat over the mic across the cardo’s before the edit, but @helmethead was behind me and made him jump too. None of us seen the blue jumper bike (Tuono or R1 maybe?) coming, certainly made me jump and i think im normally fairly observant. Wrong time and place, puts the rest of us in a bad light and could have wiped me out too. The worst part is if they had collided with a car especially with kiddies in the back Tw@s! The group chat we had after was interesting and colourful! 😂 just a shame i didn’t have the cardo chat set to record at the time.

Yeah, really wasn’t that bad, just loosened and retightened. Start with the middle header, top left then bottom right bolt. Then right hand header top then bottom right followed by the same pattern with the left header pipe. 6Nm I believe is the initial torque spec then go over again to 15Nm.

Ah nice one! Yeah, every winter I see the heat shield in the garage and keep meaning to paint it but never do, maybe this year! you do notice the heat in the height of summer…. Not that it’s been an issue for us in Scotland this year! Summer was rubbish! Love my scrambler 400X it’s a brilliant little bike for the money, just completed an off road adventure trial with it and it was ace for what it is. Will be some content coming on that once I get round to editing it. Regarding the suspension, yes definitely an improvement. Night and day difference, thoroughly recommended. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. 😎

Translogic quick shifter. It’s Up shift only as it doesn’t have a ride by wire throttle.

@@twistandgo3414 ty bro 😁

Ace!! They’re a brilliant bike! Mine had a decat system and power commander and after market air filter so possibly something to do with it. Unless yours has had the ecu flashed? Not sure to be honest, they generally have a slight off beat idle, think every Suzuki Gsxr or the like I’ve had, has. Could be a number of things but I wouldn’t worry, just ride and enjoy! And thanks for watching and commenting.

Definitely more responsive. I’ve got a power commander 5 for it too, just needs tuning properly but think I’m going to change the end can first. Noticeable improvement in top end.m with the full system even without a tune. Thanks for watching.

It’s wheel rim tape. Bought from Moto vinyls. Thanks for watching.

Yes, installed a power commander to the 750. There are other videos on the channel of that. Fitment and ride with a preloaded tune from dyno jet plus custom tuning. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.

Well… there is UK Race Support and think you’re also looking for Tony Scott Motorsport. They use a base street RS for tuning. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Here’s the tuning video.. th-cam.com/video/LAzu8yJf8n4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=nX7Gdp6gMNj0d4Ot I installed a rapidbike evo module and had it custom tuned on the dyno.

Yeah, activated at first service apparently! Thought I forgot to put it in but mentioned at 19:08. Even the dealership couldn’t understand why that is as every other manufacturer has it activated from the factory!

It certainly is! Thanks for watching and commenting.

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Yeah! All in next episode but rained non stop all the way from Leicester to Stonehaven 😅

Ah nice one! Yeah, I really don’t find the wind blast on this for a naked THAT bad but likewise, I’m also not using it up and down the motorway on a regular basis either! 😅 You’re right though, it’s a brilliant bike and really ticks all the boxes you could want, sometimes a touch more punch in a straight line would be good on track, but for the most part for what it’s used for, that would also Be wasted! Also Been thinking of fitting the factory heated grips and cruise control such is the potential longevity of this bike within the stable at the minute. Plenty more to come though and just completed another track day last week so that’s coming too. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.

I've got all the factory gizmos....grips are awesome 👌

@@marcuslawler8575 ah ok, that’s good to know thanks! I’m sure you’ll be aware, oem heated grips can be good or really bad and a waste of money!

Thanks mate, lost some footage so it’s been a struggle trying to get the editing sorted! Think finally there now. Much love.

They’re ok. Prob not as good as the M9RR as they do need some heat in them to feel like They’re working. Not really a cold winter morning commuting tyre, put it that way. Not ridden the M9RR but did have M7RR on my 94R speed triple and they were brilliant in the wet and the dry. Hope that helps but sounds like you prob already have the tyre you need.. unless you go for Pilot Road 6’s which everyone seems to rave about wet or dry. Hope that helps.

Yes, sounds very similar to the pre T plane crank engines.

Thanks! The exhaust hanger actually came from MHP Exhausts when I bought my MHP can. (For quieter track days). I then just spray painted it black. Thanks for watching.

Thanks! Yeah, it really transformed the bike. Thanks for watching.

Yeah, fuelling is manually adjusted in the rapidbike and saved with auto tune turned off. The bike is taken up through the rev range in increments and fuelling checked at each stage and adjusted to give the ideal Air / Fuel ratio throughout the whole range. Autotune did work and if you hadn’t anything to compare to would think it was working fine. Once on the dyno from memory, first run with auto tune was 123/125bhp, which isn’t bad but a few manual adjustments gained another 3bhp (not much really) but the bike feels much crisper and more responsive as a result. The problem in this case with the latest 765 is that you’re not getting 100% throttle throughout the entire rev range due to the tuning within the ecu of the butterflies, so lower down you’re possibly only getting 75% throttle even though its wide open until these can also be adjusted to suit by flashing the ecu. I went with the rapidbike as at the time it was the only tuning module available that had auto tune, so it suited me until I could get it set up correctly (better than not running a tune with a full exhaust system fitted). As for preference, I would go with whatever tuning shop was closer, I knew better or was more readily available. Performance wise I doubt there is much between Rapidbike or Power commander but I’m no expert and I’m sure one specialist tuner has their take on it based on their preference. Russ at UK Race support is an official Dynojet Tuner so that was his preference but they did the Rapidbike for me. Now having a power commander available, I would probably go down that route as that’s his speciality. Hope that helps.

Dot have any official figures to provide I’m afraid. The bike was definitely lighter for junking the standard exhaust assembly and would say it was crisper off the throttle and revved out quicker. I’d expect power gains to be roughly the same. Hope that helps.

​@@twistandgo3414hiw to fix the leaks use an exhaust sealant ?

Yeah, I made up the exhaust with exhaust paste.

Yeah don’t really think it needed the riding modes. But like the Gsxr 600 and 750, I appreciate why manufacturers put it on there to use, but also it’s a bit pointless. In my opinion.

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Excellent! Yeah, had a 2000 yellow fix myself back in 2000, also bought it new, but think I was a bit premature with a sports tourer 24 years ago 😂 now I’m just over 40 it suits me well.. kind of wished I’d kept mine before but hey, had plenty other bikes since and ironically a few other vfr’s along the way. Says it all really. After all these years and many other bikes, back on something I’ve already had previously! Totally agree, still as good as many other bikes regardless of its age and they’re ageing well, minus the resale values but are worth the investment in improving some of the components. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Hope you enjoy many more miles with your VFR for as long as you can manage the weight. My dad was the same and bought something cheaper, I can personally recommend the scrambler 400X, I love mine! Really don’t think I could part with this VFR now… although I do look at yellow ones from time to time… 😂👍😎

You don’t HAVE to get it mapped, but obviously to get it to run perfectly, it’s advised for the best it can be. The auto tune worked well with the rapidbike but it’s not 100% either so a custom tune on a dyno would Always be recommended to get it spot on. Hope that helps.

Yeah, but they were bypassed with the power commander connected and partially tuned… doesn’t mean much when it’s obviously not been running right to begin with. Been fine since power commander been disconnected 😂 Ideally needs another trip back on the dyno and a proper custom tune, now it’s running better. I really don’t rate these pre-made fuel Maps though. Thanks for watching.