Yes you can repair plastic without glue!! Part 2: Honda VFR800fi Superbike

#Honda #VFR800FI Generation 5
This episode I focus my Industrial Design qualifications onto my old stomping ground of polymers. When I see the way plastics are repaired I go nuts! You should only repair plastic with plastic if you want it to regain its original strength. Nothing else sticks to it properly.
Grab a soldering iron and learn the correct way to do it. Enjoy!
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Some history of this Honda VFR800FI 2001 model:
Discovered on Facebook right in the middle of restoring of a very rare Norton Commando, I decided to impulse buy! It was later that I discovered the Gen5 version was a limited production run before the VTEC model emerged in 2002 and quite sought after. Lucky me and lucky bike!
It is in a shocking state but I’ll turn it around if you watch this challenging restoration! Old tech is fickle…
I don’t imagine there will be more than 2 parts to this as I’m just as excited to deliver the iconic Commando back to the road or a museum!
For now my intention is to restore this VFR on the tightest of budgets (which is fun for me to ride) but also to deliver to my viewers a great example of a Honda VFR800FI.
Thanks again for watching my work. You are all contributing in some way to the growth and maturation of the content.
See you on your screen!
Rob

[@martinivanov1319]

i wish i had a guy that can fix my bike so perfectly well

[@fisherkalastaja]

Love the music in the backgroud! So harmonic!!

[@sebastienflo3882]

I have repaired my gen 5 plastics with Aceton and logo bricks. Ans it's still solid after 10 years that I repaired it.

[@Euronasa]

Finding this channel feels like coming home😊 I do the same as you, but you are much better than me! Love your insight Sir!

[@studio106raleigh]

I have 13 bikes (including a red '99 VFR), and work at a VERY high-end motorcycle restoration shop in the US. Just wanted to say great work, great videos, great attitude, and thank you. Well Done, Friend! (I've watched a bunch of your vids, now.)

[@MyRestoration1]

That’s amazing Jim. 13 bikes?? And thank you for your restoration endorsement. Very cool comments! 🙏

[@Nifilheimur]

That bike with the gear driven V4 is just such a mechanical perfection. Add a single sided swing arm, centerstand and comfortable riding position it adds up to one of the best bikes ever made. Certanly the best bike i have owned!

[@alexmorgan3435]

You need to own and ride a few more bikes!

[@davehoward22]

put a decent pipe on they sound glorious

[@223Sako]

@@alexmorgan3435 Or maybe you need to try getting out more.

[@Euronasa]

I own a 89 vfr750, have you ever compared the two?

[@dave2288]

I own a 98. Love these bikes. I have high hopes for this restoration! Keep the good content coming!

[@MyRestoration1]

Thanks mate. I’m going to film and test the programming on another ecm to see if I can sort this problem out so I can give you an entertaining restoration series! Fingers crossed 🤞

[@alleywatson]

how does he not have more subscribers

[@henrilandelle4535]

Hello, Steely Dan and Palestrina!!! such nice test.

[@MyRestoration1]

The best!

[@user-zc4be8lf1j]

​@@MyRestoration1Скажите почему зарядка становится меньше когда газуешь? На холостых 14.

[@roadwarrior8560]

Fantastic bikes, love mine, nothing compares to them, modern bikes are crap compared to these, built to last and the sound and feel is unbeatable, handle brilliant too and a very comfortable sports tourer. subbed.

[@MyRestoration1]

Thank you. I agree. I have a video coming out which shows just how magnificent they can look when restored. 👍

[@vincentdisselkoen7664]

You're a lifesaver! Crashed my wife's VFR 2001 last week, ordered the major parts but this soldering technique will come in very handy for smaller repairs.😊

[@fisherkalastaja]

Incredible work! Nice to see very welld done sir!

[@UPTHETOWN]

Renaissance choral music, much, much better Takes a lot of care to repair plastic with heat, it can get very brittle after it's been melted but it's certainly the best way to repair it

[@patrickmathews1646]

Sibelius, William Byrd and Hildegard von Bingen are on my playlist when tinkering about.

[@MyRestoration1]

Ahh heaven

[@556MSL]

Great video! Thank you brother

[@Catatonicwater]

Keep at it Rob... we believe in you

[@richardepping9748]

Fab job

[@robertcornelius8056]

So informative

[@Knights2theEnd]

Very entertaining, keep up the great work! I own a 99 vfr800.

[@gianlucatomasello9492]

I owned a 2000 vfr. Loved it, probably the best engine in terms of pure riding joy. Unfortunately I had to sell it due to the fact that I am too tall to ride sportbikes comfortably.

[@MyRestoration1]

Excellent 👌 thanks for your comments

[@davidreed9217]

I am really enjoying these videos as I own a 98 VFR, this particular video inspired me to have a go at repairing the mudguard (above the top mounting screws, the forks flex and crack the mudguard), I reinforced the join using stainless steel mesh so hopefully it will hold.

[@jimbo9310]

Great video and will use your advice to mend my Kawasaki gpz 500 s faring. Thanks 😊

[@MyRestoration1]

Perfect. That’s why I do it! 👍

[@charliem5332]

this was good. thanks.

[@briannoga5233]

Awesome well done give me hope on my vfr

[@alvaromateosfernandez-maqu5772]

Wow

[@MyRestoration1]

Thank you

[@franmaros]

Great videos, really nice to watch another RC46 being restored :) If you have a problem with diagnosing FI light blinking issue, please count the amount of blinks as those ECMs have self diagnosis feature. The number of blinks would tell you what the issue is (AFAIR long blink is treated as 10 blinks), could be poor connection to one of the sensors etc. Depending on the version, you may need to shorten service connector with the jumper, everything is described in a service manual. Good luck! Will be watching your next videos :) Frank

[@MyRestoration1]

Thanks Franmaros, there are no codes. It just blinks forever. That is the issue. No one has referenced this behaviour. I’ve checked everything. 😡

[@franmaros]

@@MyRestoration1 That's strange, do you have this jumper connected to "service check connector" on the back? If yes, you can try deleting error codes from the memory by removing it and plugging it back shortly.

[@MyRestoration1]

@@franmaros yes I’ve jumped this connector. All it does is stop blinking to a constant light. ‘ no data stored’ Strange thing is I know there I are fault codes..you’ll have to see in my next video what I’ve done to resolve my frustration..oh yes..keep watching 😂

[@macmorgan6685]

I’m on my 2nd 98 Vfr and am finding the videos on various sites to be paralleling some of the issues I’ve experienced. One in particular was a problem with the rear brake caliper locking up after a bit of riding. The model in question is a 98 gen 5 with about 20k. I disassembled the system, found some moisture in the caliper and rebuilt it. Bleeding requires a bit of finagling with the slave cylinders- I’d be interested in seeing some videos on the linked system.

[@MyRestoration1]

Hi Mac, the brakes were one area I did not need to address as they are good however I will be looking at them as a service video in the very near future. 👍

[@niallmclean4812]

There are 2 lengths of flashes to help indicate the fault long =10 and short =1 Add them together to get total, if more than one fault it will flash the lower total first then the bigger total. If its same repeated, likely just one fault.

[@MyRestoration1]

Yes but not after 70 short flashes…just saying

[@carsyoungtimerfreak1149]

Very impressive. I'm just a layman, did a fairing repair on my VFR (and also on my Pan) using a piece of alloy sheet and glued that to the backside. Filled the front with suitable filler and painted it. I'm actually quite pleased with the result. One remark regards the screen: I really like repairing things, yet in this case purchasing a new screen is probably more cost effective?

[@MyRestoration1]

Believe me there was a moment…many but I’m glad I did in the end. Nothing better to do 😁👍

[@ulrich.hoffmann]

It gives me the creeps watching you sanding down the windscreen 😳. But the result looks fine. I was building model cars and I had a polishing set with sand papers down to 12000 which gave a mirror like shine on the paint .

[@MyRestoration1]

Ha ha yes it did make me nervous. Even more so when I struggled to get the scratches out but with guidance as you see in the end it’s a good result when done in bite chunks instead of the way I initially did it. Lots of rubbing..🙄

[@sthildas4857]

You can wet sand, I use Megs PlastX for my plexiglass mini microfiber pad.

[@mickeymouse4897]

ABS plastic welding is very simple & fairly strong if done correctly. You're demonstrating the incorrect procedure by contaminating the plastic weld by not removing paint 1st, plus it'll never be as strong as it once was, ABS plastic weld needs support from wire embedded across the weld to reinforce the split or it will crack again.

[@jtreg]

On my BMW R1100RS (pre cat) the right hand plug is wet and fouled. I did clean the injectors but I think RHS cylinder is over fuelling. I am going to send them off to Mr Injector to have them looked at... Hope its not the Motronic...Anything I might look for? New plugs , cleaned the throttle bodies, tank, pump, filter, been sitting for 6 years in back of garage (don't ask)!

[@MyRestoration1]

I’m afraid I simply don’t have the knowledge to offer poor advice. These black box bikes are a convenience leap forward but in almost all other ways a leap backward. It’s this kind of problem that I highlight. It should be a simple thing to fix at home. Now it’s probably the computer or faulty sensor. Just too many possibilities. I like fixing things that I own!

[@Chris-ye6wc]

hey, maybe a very stupid question but is this the key with the correct chip? grt

[@MyRestoration1]

Thanks Chris, yes it is the correct key because the HISS recognises the code.

[@justinacosta8329]

I’m picking up a Honda vfr 2002 and when I went to check the bike out the guy said it starts no problem… I used the kill switch to turn it off when he turned it on and then I went to test ride it and it did not start he said “what do you do to my bike!” And the lights where on killswitche was not on kill but it wouldn’t start… then after turning off and on it did with the kickstand up but it was in nutral the whole time so it couldn’t of been being in first gear with the kickstand down and we assumed it was the sensor that is connected to the kick stand that we thought it was saying it was down when it was not and that was the reason it didn’t start? But how could that be when it’s in neutral? I’m still confused about it and kinda worried for when I pick it up… I hope it’s just dirt in the sensor on the kickstand giving a false reading 😅

[@MyRestoration1]

See my response on the vfr800fi electronics page. 👍

[@lucress9319]

can you link the facebook group or tell me the name of it? I'm looking at buying my first VFR and would love to see what other people think/builds etc

[@MyRestoration1]

Sorry I don’t understand. Name of VFR800FI group? Just go to groups in FB there are many to choose from. Good luck