Thanks for the video. As I was watching i wondered "does he love his vfr800, the way I love mine?" I'm planning a trip from California to New York. Looking forward to watching more of your videos.
Brilliant, I'm such a noob and just got a 2008 VFR, so this is perfect timing to stumble upon this! Didn't realise how spectacularly simple it would be! Thanks Richie. 👍
Thanks for the appreciation Lee. These are amazing bikes. And they won’t let u down if u take care of them. I’m still doing some work on mine as I’m typing this text... Few more videos are coming up soon... Stay tuned... take care.
Beside the factory settings of 1200 +/- 100 rpm, I found that raise to 1800 rpm dramatically reduces the big on/off problem that plagues this fantastic bike. It has side effects though.
Oh my God.. Kevin... I can’t believe that you commented on my Video and you subscribed to my channel. I’m so happy... I’m a huge fan of your channel and I have learnt a lot from it. Thank You Kevin.
That is the HISS BUTTON, According to the manual this button is used to cancel the led light flashing on the dash when the motorcycle is turned off. Hope this helps.
@@rideswithrichie I can't tell if you're being serious or not ! Just in case you don't realise, that twisty thing in your right hand is what gives the engine more fuel and makes the engine work harder, nothing else.
@@keithriley3159 Don't know about him but you must be joking or you have a serious case of poor IQ. More RPM = more gas, not significantly more in this case but still more, especially if he rides a lot in bumper to bumper traffic.
@@mickeystanic4750 well I’m an engineer so poor IQ could be possible! Tell me, what’s the fuel consumption rate at 1300rpm and then adjusted down to 1050rpm ??? Feck all, that’s what. You’d have to be sat in stand still traffic for the whole life of the bike to see a difference
@@keithriley3159 Sorry, did not mean to offend you- my bad. However, as an engineer you should know that every single rev uses energy, never mind 300 revs. Every little bit counts when comes to.saving energy, pollution and noise. There is a reason why all cars and bike idle on the lowest possible number of revs that is also ensuring sufficient oil pressure, cooling, etc. Cheers!
Ok but how do I get my bike to start so easy when it's cold mine idles very low when cold start and then as it gets to operating temp it levels out around 1200
@@rideswithrichie when it starts cold it's only about 600 to 800 rpms and very choppy like it's struggling and if you give it throttle it will die. But if you leave it alone for a couple minutes it will idle up to 1200 and be pretty smooth. Does bounce around a little
To grasp the importance of the RPM idle setting to fuel consumption .. you need to factor in that when you back off the throttle you are consuming far too much fuel at anything over 12,000 RPM ... as the engine is being supplied/ metered/ injected with what you have set the idle RPM at AS YOU SLOW DOWN )on the over run) If that is 14 -15K RPM that is a LARGE amout of wasted fuel in town riding!
Thanks for the video. As I was watching i wondered "does he love his vfr800, the way I love mine?" I'm planning a trip from California to New York. Looking forward to watching more of your videos.
Thank you for the comment Jonny.
Brilliant, I'm such a noob and just got a 2008 VFR, so this is perfect timing to stumble upon this! Didn't realise how spectacularly simple it would be! Thanks Richie. 👍
Hey Aman, thank you. Hope you have wonderful time with your VFR. Keep exploring
I have a 2008. I'm so in love with her!
Thanks Jonny. Safe rides…
I'm doing this adjustment, thank you for the vid. Well done. SB
Thank you. Please post your reply here once you have done the adjustment. And would be nice to know if your bike runs better... 😀
Great timing I’ve been looking around for a video
Thanks Mason. Good luck with that😀 I’m making a few more videos on the VFR. Stay tuned. Hope they will be useful to u.
Useful info thank you . Mine is arriving tomorrow I’m very excited.
Thanks for the appreciation Lee. These are amazing bikes. And they won’t let u down if u take care of them. I’m still doing some work on mine as I’m typing this text... Few more videos are coming up soon... Stay tuned... take care.
Thank you for sharing, I wondered what that knob was for!
Thank you for the comment. I’m glad that this video was useful to you.
Great video Richie👍
Thanks Jonor
Beside the factory settings of 1200 +/- 100 rpm, I found that raise to 1800 rpm dramatically reduces the big on/off problem that plagues this fantastic bike. It has side effects though.
Hi what do you mean by on/off problem ?
Thanks
@@dgammell rough throttle response when you re-open the gas, usually while turning.
I ride the bike on 1300 rpm now and it behaves very well
A pretty decent video Ritchie! A simple job that surprisingly some are unaware of! Good to follow the manual guidance too! 👍🤓
Oh my God.. Kevin... I can’t believe that you commented on my Video and you subscribed to my channel. I’m so happy...
I’m a huge fan of your channel and I have learnt a lot from it. Thank You Kevin.
@@rideswithrichieNo worries buddy! Always keen to help a fellow Viffer owner on their RUclips journey!
Great info as mines idling about 1050 so I need to turn it up 👍🏻
Thank You. The best idling speed what I found is about 1200 to 1300 RPM. The bike runs better and the throttle is not anarchy…
@@rideswithrichie cheers brother will check that over the weekend.
@@Motourev I must mention that your channel is great. Kudos..
@@rideswithrichie well thank you kind sir 🤘🏻
nice tip well done
Thanks
Richie, what the role of the button close to rpm gauge? I have one too but i dont know what is doing :) after i press it, nothing is happening.
That is the HISS BUTTON, According to the manual this button is used to cancel the led light flashing on the dash when the motorcycle is turned off. Hope this helps.
Very useful video Richie. Noticed that you have the throttle assist (Crampbuster?). How do you like it? I've been thinking about one for my 2007 VFR
I guess this is a must on the motorcycles. It’s cheap as chips and it’s super handy on those long journeys.
Thank you
You are welcome
How does altering the idle rpm change fuel consumption ???
If the motorcycle idles at higher RPM the fuel consumption is higher since the engine works harder… I hope this makes sense…
@@rideswithrichie I can't tell if you're being serious or not ! Just in case you don't realise, that twisty thing in your right hand is what gives the engine more fuel and makes the engine work harder, nothing else.
@@keithriley3159 Don't know about him but you must be joking or you have a serious case of poor IQ. More RPM = more gas, not significantly more in this case but still more, especially if he rides a lot in bumper to bumper traffic.
@@mickeystanic4750 well I’m an engineer so poor IQ could be possible! Tell me, what’s the fuel consumption rate at 1300rpm and then adjusted down to 1050rpm ??? Feck all, that’s what. You’d have to be sat in stand still traffic for the whole life of the bike to see a difference
@@keithriley3159 Sorry, did not mean to offend you- my bad. However, as an engineer you should know that every single rev uses energy, never mind 300 revs. Every little bit counts when comes to.saving energy, pollution and noise. There is a reason why all cars and bike idle on the lowest possible number of revs that is also ensuring sufficient oil pressure, cooling, etc. Cheers!
Ok but how do I get my bike to start so easy when it's cold mine idles very low when cold start and then as it gets to operating temp it levels out around 1200
At what RPM does it idle when you start it. Mine revs at 1600 to 1800 and then once it’s warmed up it sits at 1300
@@rideswithrichie when it starts cold it's only about 600 to 800 rpms and very choppy like it's struggling and if you give it throttle it will die. But if you leave it alone for a couple minutes it will idle up to 1200 and be pretty smooth. Does bounce around a little
To grasp the importance of the RPM idle setting to fuel consumption .. you need to factor in that when you back off the throttle you are consuming far too much fuel at anything over 12,000 RPM ... as the engine is being supplied/ metered/ injected with what you have set the idle RPM at AS YOU SLOW DOWN )on the over run) If that is 14 -15K RPM that is a LARGE amout of wasted fuel in town riding!
Totally Agree.. 👍🏻
Is your VFR fuel injected?
Yes it is fuel injected…
Do you know how to change mph to kmh?
Hi, it’s very simple. Press and hold the button next to the speedometer for 3 seconds.