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Old 03-28-2011, 12:02 AM   #1
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I know that a few folks here have or have had VFR's in the past. What would cause the tail light to fall out on an older model (96 I think).
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Old 03-28-2011, 12:41 AM   #2
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The light bulb burnt out? LOL
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Old 03-28-2011, 12:55 AM   #3
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The light bulb burnt out? LOL
no the housing fell out of the bike while it was moving
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Old 03-28-2011, 01:45 AM   #4
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shoulda bought a suzuki
that way the entire subframe would of broken off and not the tail light...
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It really seems that one saying is coming to mind.

Only loctite the bolts you don't want to loose.
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I know that a few folks here have or have had VFR's in the past. What would cause the tail light to fall out on an older model (96 I think).
Unless it can be confirmed that the ass of that VFR has never been taken apart, it could be screws taking a walk.
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Old 03-28-2011, 11:12 AM   #7
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It's been quite a while, but I pieced the cracked-up tail section back together and reinforced the light area on a buddy's '95 VFR. I recall it was pretty rickety & insecure how the tail-light mounted & it had a lot of play where a tiny tab or two had snapped off. Just not designed very well & weak.
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