Honda VFR750F RC36

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.

• Bob's detailed notes on VFR800 regulator failures.

Rick's Motorsport Electrics

Part #	Description	MSRP
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.

OEM

The stock unit appears to be made by Shindengen. Their generic regulator rectifier can be purchased at their online store.

According to this post, the 1990-1997 VFR-750 originally used the SH612-12, which was superseded by the improved SH638-12. Neither of these part numbers are listed on the Shindengen website.

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.

This post also discusses a 5-wire GSXR unit.

3 black gixxer to 3 yellow honda

black/white gixxer to green honda

black/red gixxer to red honda

R1 or YZF

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

• A page on using R1 regulators on VFRs.

This post explains the single-connector R1 pinout:

The Yamaha's male spades are arranged like this:

- - -
 - -

The three spades at the top are the 3 phases of AC power coming from the stator (the yellow wires). They're interchangable. The bottom two are the (+) and ground. I can look at my VFR tonight and tell you which is which.

A follow-up says that the ground is on the 'left' in the above pinout.

Connector and Wiring Harness

If the regulator/rectifier goes bad, the wiring harness connector may overheat and melt or burn. This page provides details on the Honda kit (p/n 32110-MWO-305) to repair the wiring harness.

Relocation

This person relocated their regulator/rectifier to a spot at the front of the bike.

Resources

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