Rambler358 Posted October 14, 2016 Posted October 14, 2016 Early coffee stop at SoCal's famous Cook's Corner. 8 Quote
Member Contributer thtanner Posted October 14, 2016 Member Contributer Posted October 14, 2016 17 minutes ago, Rambler358 said: Early coffee stop at SoCal's famous Cook's Corner. First time I've seen it without a swarm of cruisers! 1 Quote
Rambler358 Posted October 15, 2016 Posted October 15, 2016 First time I've seen it without a swarm of cruisers! Got there at 10am. I was the only one there, but it was open! Quote
Member Contributer Duc2V4 Posted October 15, 2016 Member Contributer Posted October 15, 2016 2 hours ago, Rambler358 said: Got there at 10am. I was the only one there, but it was open! I guess nobody drinking that early in the morning. Quote
Member Contributer LangoPTC Posted October 15, 2016 Member Contributer Posted October 15, 2016 23 hours ago, Rambler358 said: Early coffee stop at SoCal's famous Cook's Corner. Beautiful bike! 1 Quote
TechRider Posted October 17, 2016 Posted October 17, 2016 On 17/08/2016 at 8:47 PM, Tbone322 said: Vacation in the black hills. Mount Rushmore and the Badlands of South Dakota. Nice bike. Ordering my panniers soon. What are those black things, one attached to each side of your fairing? Do you have the quickshifter and are you happy with it (would you buy it again)? 3 Quote
mikeswe Posted October 19, 2016 Posted October 19, 2016 On 2016-10-18 at 1:29 AM, TechRider said: Nice bike. Ordering my panniers soon. What are those black things, one attached to each side of your fairing? Do you have the quickshifter and are you happy with it (would you buy it again)? R&G crash protection: http://www.rg-racing.com/browsebike/Honda/VFR800F/2014/CP0370/ 1 Quote
drphil Posted October 19, 2016 Posted October 19, 2016 1 hour ago, mikeswe said: R&G crash protection: http://www.rg-racing.com/browsebike/Honda/VFR800F/2014/CP0370/ I am also interested in these since I am going to be a lot on track next year. Are they easy to install? Quote
fatshoutybloke Posted October 19, 2016 Posted October 19, 2016 Not as easy as these... http://t-rex-racing.com/catalog.php?item=878 1 Quote
Member Contributer Nelix Posted October 19, 2016 Member Contributer Posted October 19, 2016 33 minutes ago, drphil said: I am also interested in these since I am going to be a lot on track next year. Are they easy to install? They require the fairings to be cut. I had mine supplied and installed FOC as part of the deal when buying the bike, no way was I drilling the fairings. 1 Quote
Member Contributer thtanner Posted October 20, 2016 Member Contributer Posted October 20, 2016 Unless you're riding track, crash bobbins/frame sliders are just asking for trouble. I've seen tons of instances where VFRs went down with them, and their fairing still got scratched. On rare occasions, it'll brake the mount point (aka the frame). The fairings do a great job protecting the bike in case of a down. They're not exactly cheap, but I'd rather have my bike land on a fairing instead of isolating all of the pressure to a single point (frame slider). 4 Quote
Member Contributer Nelix Posted October 20, 2016 Member Contributer Posted October 20, 2016 Argument has been done to death, it's personal choice. I'm a short arse so worry about the bike going down if a foot slips or whilst I'm moving it. As to whether they will be better or worse coming off at speed depends on a variety of factors. Sometimes they will be beneficial, sometimes detrimental. My ZX10R came off it's stand, the bobbins saved me a pile of grief and money. Quote
fatshoutybloke Posted October 20, 2016 Posted October 20, 2016 15 hours ago, Nelix said: They require the fairings to be cut. I had mine supplied and installed FOC as part of the deal when buying the bike, no way was I drilling the fairings. Yes, you need a 28mm hole in exactly the right place, lined up with the bolt that runs through the frame and engine in the V between the front & rear cylinders. I did it on my '99 and almost got it right... Quote
drphil Posted October 20, 2016 Posted October 20, 2016 Thanks guys. Really do not want to cut the fairings. Guess I will wait and see or maybe go for the ones fatshoutybloke posted Quote
Rambler358 Posted December 12, 2016 Posted December 12, 2016 Do you have the quickshifter and are you happy with it (would you buy it again)? I've got the Honda quickshifter, and yes I'd buy it again. Quote
Member Contributer Nelix Posted December 12, 2016 Member Contributer Posted December 12, 2016 I just fitted a quick shifter over the last few days. Probably took me about 3-4 hours all in but could now do it in under an hour. Utter pain trying to get the clips out underneath the lower fairing, ended up breaking two but cheap enough to buy. Quick shifter itself is easy to fit once the fairings are off. PDF instructions Quickshifter install.pdf 1 Quote
Member Contributer Grum Posted June 21, 2017 Member Contributer Posted June 21, 2017 Just back from a great ride to Bright and Mount Beauty in North East Victoria. Some fabulous roads and scenery. From now onwards snow and very cold, frosty, foggy weather starts to settle in. Fantastic place for riding in early Autumn. Cheers 6 Quote
rckrzy1 Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 On 12/11/2016 at 8:17 PM, Rambler358 said: I've got the Honda quickshifter, and yes I'd buy it again. Had one once, found I can blip the throttle about just as fast , really un necessary IMO. There is no magic in them, just pulls the timing or fuel to take the load off the gears . 1 Quote
Auspanglish Posted June 22, 2017 Posted June 22, 2017 Mount Panorama NSW How did you do what you did to get that photo like that? HDR effect? Was it via Photoshop or some specific HDR conversion software? Quote
Katie Posted June 25, 2017 Posted June 25, 2017 Somewhere on the way to Annecy (in France) in last week's 37c heatwave :) 2 Quote
Member Contributer GatorGreg Posted June 26, 2017 Member Contributer Posted June 26, 2017 Lake Brantley near Orlando, Fla 4 Quote
NZCam Posted June 26, 2017 Posted June 26, 2017 Greg, what camera (?) are you mounting above your left wing-mirror stalk? Cheers - C. Quote
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