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:rolleyes: Just confirms my belief that we are becoming a nation of weenies.

I resemble that remark. :glare:

I honestly believe part of my problem was a little bit of galvanic bonding went on between the drain bolt and oil pan. I just bought it new, so it spent approximately 3 years on floor/in warehouse. I can imagine that during all those long winter nights together......well.....things happen.

Just did my first oil change, piece of cake except for the friggin oil pan dran plug. Jeeze Louise, now I know where King Kong went to work after his film career in Japan, he's working for Yamaha installing oil pan drain plugs.

64Y80, 2007AE, VIN 000713, original owner, current mileage 350

Almost joined the club myself. I got back from a short ride today and kinda had a lapse. Normal routine is, turn bike around in driveway, back into garage, put down kickstand, and get off. I got the last 2 steps reversed, got off the bike first, then put down the kickstand. I had to grunt...

Hey thanks :rolleyes: , I just remembered, I've got a box of these little specialty bit stored with my electric drill, ......now where did I put it? :glare:

O.K. found them, ain't got a tool to fit the miseralbly shallow dimple, I'm liking the duct tape idea until I buy another 1 time use tool.

I bought my bike a week or 2 ago. Finally went out to loctite these fasteners. The dealer apparently was aware of this issue, the nuts and screws had been replaced with rivets. No loctite needed.

Just bought mine, took about 1 minute and 2 laps around the dealer parking lot to be competent with it, not smooth but competent. I never did have a low speed problem with it. I would caution though, don't do what I almost did, I was in traffic at a red light, bike was in 1st gear, and almost...

What really peaked my interest in the new VFR was the valve adjustment system, back the to old screw type, good for you Honda. I've been concerned with the trend in current motorcycling going towards designs that are becoming very difficult to maintain by the owner. I see this as a step...