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^Matthew Coombs, Ken FreundHonda VFR800 VTEC, '02 to '05 by Matthew Coombs and Ken Freund (2011, Hardcover)EBayProduct. ISBN 9781844257997 (revised Nov 2013)
^Ken FreundHonda VFR800 VTEC Superbike: 2002 thru 2009 (Haynes Service & Repair Manuals), Haynes Manuals, Inc.. Amazon. ISBN 9781844257997 (revised Oct 2025)
If you have a torque wrench that doesn't do Nm, then you'll need to do some conversions (1 Nm is 0.737562149 ft-lbs). Otherwise, it is a great reference guide for half the cost of the factory service manual. One thing to note - it says for removal of the front wheel that you have to remove the front fender, that is incorrect, you do not need to do so if you raise the front of the bike enough. The front fender is easily scratched upon removal and reinstallation (ask me how I know!).
Bought this thru the UK because the US version only goes through '05. This goes through 2009 - I have an '07. Just thought it would be better to have the newest version - not sure why they didn't update the US version. Looks like it has everything I need. The manual notes it covers '02 thru '09 US versions, so it's not a Euro only kind of thing. That said, most of the measures are done in metric (liters, millimeters, etc) so you may need a little conversion - which they provide a cross-reference for on a pa..
