mello dude

Its nice to have to watch the trend of the health of your charging system. You know in advance that something weird (bad) is going on. Then you avoid the - oh shit in the middle of nowhere moments. Unless Honda has upgraded to MOSFET technology, its not a matter of if, but when that your R/R will eat it. - - VFR stators typically go 40k to 50k.

Since Honda put such a high quality charging system in the VFR (bullshit) and it normally lasts the lifetime of the motorcycle (bullshit), I decided that it would be a good idea to add a Lascar voltmeter on the bike to keep an eye of what is going on. http://www.lascarelectronics.com/temperaturedatalogger.php?location=us&datalogger=116 A trip to Lowes for some stuff and throw in a hacksaw, file and drill, and you get …. Does the job......cool...

I want it but timing is bad..

I used to develop airbag systems for cars. Airbags ususally are developed for a "zone" of most effectiveness. In cars the Fed, mandates the frontal test at 30 mph. I would be curious as to what speed the Honda tests were run and what happens to the rider after the airbag goes off. (stays on the bike? over the bars still? -whats the dynamic?) Also a big question for you is what about crashes with 2 up? What happens to the passenger in the crash? Crashes are all about the energy of momentum. The longer you can take to dissipate the energy, the less chance for injury. In your crash, you and you wife were probly fortunate to the thrown over the car and not hitting anything. That allowed you to roll out the energy to dissipate it at a longer interval and come out alive. Airbag on a bike? Tough choice. If the crash is a tall truck and your gonna hit it solid and not go anywhere, the airbag is probly a good thing. If the crash is a over the bar type, I might pick that vs the airbag if the speed is 40 mph +. Airbags are a fantastic lifesaving device, but its not going to work for all situation. Yet I commend Honda for pushing the envelop. Best wishes to you and your wife. Heal well.

I like it! --

^^^^ Not a bad idea to replace the master since we beat the shit out of it.

Not a problem, I enjoyed the "wrenching" for a day. Went pretty smooth considering not tearing down an R6 before.... --Quick thoughts - hot list - Change the rubber chain guard (#9) asap, as well as get a 3/8 to 1/2 adaptor and verify the swingarm and axle torques. Set chain pins with a "real" tool too. And do soon, the new boot for the rear caliper pin. http://www.powersportsplus.com/parts/search/Yamaha/Motorcycle/2005/YZF-R6+-+YZFR6T/REAR+ARM/parts.html

The entire tool kit together is obsolete, but you can buy the chain tool.... http://www.powersportsplus.com/parts/search/Honda/Motorcycle/2001/VFR800FI+A/TOOLS/parts.html

On my RFID card, I took a hole punch to it. No RFID, gone, gone.

Hey - Xenia guy - I are enginerd too.

Well - how were the WV roads?

When I find something that works I usually stick to it. The ProHonda HP chain lube (red can) works good for me. Its a blend of telfon and moly and its a dry film type. My chains go about 24k. (I hate chain wax)

Wow - thats sooo right on Mike Brown... and Marvin Lewis too. http://www.mikebrownsucks.com/about_us.html

Damn that bike looks fun.....

http://vimeo.com/46856767 Life begins at 150mph (sry if repost)

^^^^ Now that you bring that up - that area is popular with canoes and kayaks. I'm guessing the guy had to be checking out some bikinis instead of looking at the road. Been thru there hundreds of times and its tough to go anything but straight.

How the hell does anybody hit a gaurd rail on a perfectly straight section of bridge? There's no corners in that area of road.