Revision as of 18:10, 24 July 2008

1994 - 1997 Honda VFR 750.

Consumables

Brake Pads

EBC

Front Semi-Metalic FA142 (organic?) (two sets required)
Front Metallic FA142HH (sintered?) (two sets required)
Rear Semi-Metallic FA196 (organic?)
Rear Metallic FA196HH (sintered?)

Spark Plugs

NGK

According to the NGK parts-finder, these are the spark plugs for the 1990 - 1997 VFR750F:

Standard: p/n CR9EH-9, stock no. 7502, gap 0.035"
Iridium: p/n CR9EHIX-9, stock no. 6216, gap 0.035" ($7.32 from Amazon)

Accessories

Windscreens

Zero Gravity

Zero Gravity catalog
- SR series 20-452
- Double Bubble 16-452
- Sport Touring 23-452
VFR 750 photo page

MRA

???

Givi

???

Comparisons

This page indicates that the Givi is loud, possibly due to turbulence kicked up by the 'Euro flip'.

Electrical

Regulator/Rectifier

The regulator/rectifier on the VFR is a common point of failure. Usually, by 20k miles, it will have given out.

Rick's Motorsport Electrics

10-115 OEM Style Rectifier-Regulators $120.00

21-117 New Stator $140.00

60-144 Rebuilt Starter Motor $155.00

Discussion of options.
Writeup on fitment (VFRWorld.com)

Honda

Honda has replaced the old regulator/rectifier with a redesigned model which has more substantial cooling fins.

GSXR

GSXR regulator/rectifiers can be adapted. They appear to be much more substantial than the VFR units. They seem to all use pigtails, which makes it easier to adapt for use with a VFR.

This post describes how to wire a "five-wire" GSXR regulator/rectifier to a Honda Superhawk:

The three yellow honda wires go to the the three gsxr black wires. It doesn't matter which goes to which just that the three yellows go to the three black. The honda red wire goes to the gsxr black with red stripe wire and the honda green wire goes to the gsxr black with white stripe wire.

R1 or YZF

R1 regulators appear to have massive cooling fins. However, they use a plug mounted directly to the unit, much like the standard Honda unit, which may make it more difficult to adapt for use on a VFR.

Resources

92,836 miles on a VFR750, though it's an older-gen VFR.

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 =Electrical=
-==Rick's Motorsport Electrics==
+==Regulator/Rectifier==
+The regulator/rectifier on the VFR is a common point of failure.  Usually, by 20k miles, it will have given out.
+===Rick's Motorsport Electrics===
 <pre>10-115 OEM Style Rectifier-Regulators $120.00
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 * [http://www.vfrdiscussion.com/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t37814.html Discussion] of options.
 * [http://vfrworld.com/forums/third-fourth-generation-1990-1997/11309-my-ricks-r-r-install-pics-included.html Writeup on fitment] (VFRWorld.com)
+===Honda===
+Honda has replaced the old regulator/rectifier with a redesigned model which has more substantial cooling fins.
+===GSXR===
+GSXR regulator/rectifiers can be adapted.  They appear to be much more substantial than the VFR units.  They seem to all use pigtails, which makes it easier to adapt for use with a VFR.
+[http://www.vfrdiscussion.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=42900 This post] describes how to wire a "five-wire" GSXR regulator/rectifier to a Honda Superhawk:
+<blockquote>The three yellow honda wires go to the the three gsxr black wires. It doesn't matter which goes to which just that the three yellows go to the three black. The honda red wire goes to the gsxr black with red stripe wire and the honda green wire goes to the gsxr black with white stripe wire.</blockquote>
+===R1 or YZF===
+R1 regulators appear to have massive cooling fins.  However, they use a plug mounted directly to the unit, much like the standard Honda unit, which may make it more difficult to adapt for use on a VFR.
 =Resources=
 * [http://homepages.ed.ac.uk/trs/VFR.html 92,836 miles on a VFR750], though it's an older-gen VFR.

Honda VFR750F RC36: Difference between revisions

From GummyCarbs