So with the unseasonably nice Oct weather...

[DfnsMn69]

I decided to take a couple of short rides just to extend the season a little bit... A nice little run up to Vista House in the Columbia River Gorge via Scenic Hwy 30, and then a run out to Hagg Lake and points beyond.





The obligatory VFR pron shot...


A gorgeous day around Hagg Lake




Unfortunately the bike goes in for recall work today... Hmm wonder if I can take a test ride on something while I wait.... To Be Continued.

[Sport-Touring]

[JimWilliamson]

 

[Lawn Dart]

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I'm waiting for my forks to come back...

[DfnsMn69]

Well there is no joy in Muddville today. Looks like the VFR is going in for major surgery.  Took her in to have the Harness Recall done on her... It's not a good outlook right now. Not only was the BBC melted together but subsequent inspection of the main harness shows massive melt points at just about every connector. Including spots on the harness itself where the insulation has completely turned to powder. The Master Mech at the dealer said he has never seen one this bad and was amazed that I had been riding it since July. On the bright side we figured out what the intermittent charging issues were being caused by. So pictures were taken and emailed off to Mother Honda. The hopeful outcome is that I get a new main and Sub-harness. The dealer also did the pre-purchase inspection and missed that the recalls were still outstanding so they have agreed that once the harness' are in and the bike runs again that if the R/R is marginal they will replace it for free. I checked battery voltage before I left the house this morning and it was sitting at ~13.2 @idle and 13.0-14.1 at 5k so it was a good day. The intermitent charging issue that I had been experiencing was out of the blue it would just quit charging going down the road. Changing rpms ±2k  fixed the problem until the next time. The first time it happened was when I called the dealer to verify that the recalls had been done.

 

[DfnsMn69]

Just got a call from the Service Manager. Honda has determined from the pictures that the VFR needs a complete harness.. Headlight to Taillight. Harness is on the way should be here by the end of next week. Total cost to me will be about $100 due to them having to take the Headlight and Brake light modulators out and re-installed. I'm totally ok with this as I had expected them to just cut them out and I'd re-install them at my leisure over the winter.

[coucours grad]

Puuurty ZX........

[DfnsMn69]

Puuurty ZX........

Absolutely loved the ZX but I know myself well enough to know that I don't have the self control to own that bike and not stretch her legs on a very frequent basis. I liked the Connie that I took out that day as well but she kind of seemed a little top heavy and tended to wallow at low speeds...

[rgbeard]

Absolutely loved the ZX but I know myself well enough to know that I don't have the self control to own that bike and not stretch her legs on a very frequent basis. I liked the Connie that I took out that day as well but she kind of seemed a little top heavy and tended to wallow at low speeds...

Kevin Stevens had a ZX-14 for a while, and I rode it - once.

I realized that I could not continue to do so, nor could I ever do so again, else I'd be seeing the world from the other side of a jail cell.