y2kvfr800 Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Hey guys! Flew one way to Cleveland in my riding gear and rode 1200 Miles home to Dallas. I have always wanted a 5th Gen Yellow and I am in love with this bike. Previous ride was a new '02 CBR1100XX sold in '09. I loved the XX, but there's just something about the 5th Gen VFR Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer deltaboxii Posted July 31, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted July 31, 2015 Beautiful, congrats and safe riding back home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Cogswell Posted July 31, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted July 31, 2015 Nice! Hopefully the TSA didn't give you any grief about the 1 way ticket! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer vfrurknee Posted July 31, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted July 31, 2015 Got no idea what you are so excited about! Need more details! Enjoy the best one they ever made! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y2kvfr800 Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 Beautiful, congrats and safe riding back home!Thanks! Made it back fine. Stopped in Nashville (500 Miles) for the night Then the brutal day. 686 Miles to Grapevine, TX in the 100* + heat. Rented a storage unit, because my idea of parking her outside quickly dissipated Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y2kvfr800 Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 Nice! Hopefully the TSA didn't give you any grief about the 1 way ticket!Funny you mention it. I didn't think of the one way ticket until I was patted down. I had researched traveling with a helmet, so I was slightly concerned, but it was in the Shoei bag. I have my old Icon riding jeans, icon boots and Icon mesh jacket. Everything is going well until I step in the body scanner (twice). Long story short, the Kevlar reinforcements in the jeans resulted in a TSA Agent getting to act like he's sworn Police. If I didn't have something much more important to do, we would have had a discussion about his pathetic attitude and my guesses on how he got that way All part of the fun of not shipping one's bike Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk Got no idea what you are so excited about! Need more details! Enjoy the best one they ever made!Thanks Purchased with 30,019 Miles (no pic like a dummy) last Month. Now has 31,656 M.I am the 4th Owner and POs added Race Tech, Galfer Rotors, replaced rectifier and added cooling fan for said rectifier. Yes, I agree. 5th Gen is unrivaled and I had to have the Yellow of course! Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkruitz Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Nice! Congrats! How was that long ride? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer zupatun Posted July 31, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted July 31, 2015 Mine is actually Yellow underneath the Tempest gray paint! Picked mine up in Portland and rode it back to Virginia... http://www.vfrdiscussion.com/uploads/gallery/album_330/gallery_3896_330_791511.jpg from my gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tews19 Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Nice find! Curious how much that one way ticket was? I was looking into buying one for my kid in Ohio this week to return from a wrestling camp and it was over 300 for one way.... RIDICULOUS price! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Bones Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Very nice and clean example. Friend bought the same bike from the original owner last year and it's so clean and mint it makes mine look trashed :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y2kvfr800 Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 Nice! Congrats! How was that long ride?It was literally a survival situation. I was fully geared up and taking in smart water and stopping more frequently as I approached Dallas. There was a guy on a Royal Venture at a gas station in E TX who was nearly having heat stroke. He had a t-shirt, no helmet and was struggling. I suggested he hang out inside for an hour and get electrolytes asap. He couldn't believe I was relatively fine. We discussed evaporative cooling Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk Mine is actually Yellow underneath the Tempest gray paint! Picked mine up in Portland and rode it back to Virginia... http://www.vfrdiscussion.com/uploads/gallery/album_330/gallery_3896_330_791511.jpg from my gallery Wow, that looks great!Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y2kvfr800 Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 Nice find! Curious how much that one way ticket was? I was looking into buying one for my kid in Ohio this week to return from a wrestling camp and it was over 300 for one way.... RIDICULOUS price!It was $224 through Spirit Airlines. They make one jump through hoops. DFW to Cleveland. I have never shopped a one way ticket before, so didn't know if it was reasonable. Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y2kvfr800 Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 Very nice and clean example. Friend bought the same bike from the original owner last year and it's so clean and mint it makes mine look trashed :) Thank you..this girl is in great shape too. Especially since I am the 4th owner. She lived in Chicago, then Cleveland. PO didn't know original purchase location. I have the last name, but would love to know where. Just curious Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Switchblade Posted July 31, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted July 31, 2015 You should have stayed in Knoxville and rode the Dragon . Good lookin bike ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Bones Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 I am also the 4th owner. Recently found out owner #2 bought it and it was in storage for 9 years! That was in 2012, #2 and #3 didn't have it long as I bought it in late 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Switchblade Posted July 31, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted July 31, 2015 P.S. Your were in motorcycling heaven . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Bones Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 You should stayed in Knoxville and rode the Dragon . Good lookin bike ! Yes...yes he should have. My most fun trip on my second favorite bike I have owned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y2kvfr800 Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 You should stayed in Knoxville and rode the Dragon . Good lookin bike ! I hear ya. I had to get home ASAP because I was getting it done over my weekend. It was about 20 Hours total on the bike in two days. Would love to hit the Dragon sometime. I rode all of my twisties in SoCal, when I lived there. Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aks801 Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Congrats! SERIOUS fan of the 5th-gen here. I'm looking to get back into riding and have pretty much decided on getting one of these when the time is right, probably in the spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y2kvfr800 Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 Congrats! SERIOUS fan of the 5th-gen here. I'm looking to get back into riding and have pretty much decided on getting one of these when the time is right, probably in the spring.Thanks! Keep your eye out and if you want a Yellow one, be patient and keep your fingers crossed. PO had mine on the Cleveland CL for a while and couldn't sell it. People only wanted to trade. He posted on Cycle Trader hours before I contacted him. I got lucky.Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Yokel Posted July 31, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted July 31, 2015 Nice find! Curious how much that one way ticket was? I was looking into buying one for my kid in Ohio this week to return from a wrestling camp and it was over 300 for one way.... RIDICULOUS price!It was $224 through Spirit Airlines. They make one jump through hoops. DFW to Cleveland. I have never shopped a one way ticket before, so didn't know if it was reasonable.Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk Just an FYI - Southwest Airlines "wanna get away" fares are about $79-$200 for one-way. I've been doing a LOT of traveling lately, and overall, best values are SWA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Rush2112 Posted July 31, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted July 31, 2015 Very nice!!! I am partial though... Welcome to the club! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Lorne Posted August 1, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted August 1, 2015 You've snagged a great looking bike. Always loved the yellow and miss my '99 dearly. ps. I think they look even better with white wheels ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y2kvfr800 Posted August 1, 2015 Author Share Posted August 1, 2015 Very nice!!! I am partial though... Welcome to the club! Thanks my friend. Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y2kvfr800 Posted August 1, 2015 Author Share Posted August 1, 2015 You've snagged a great looking bike. Always loved the yellow and miss my '99 dearly. ps. I think they look even better with white wheels ;-) Thanks Lorne. It does look nice with white, but I prefer black powder coat....so far Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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