Member Contributer GatorGreg Posted December 25, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted December 25, 2018 So after about 2 and a half years I lost that lovin' feeling for my VFR ... ...and now she's gone (sold her for $5,500). I also traded in my recently acquired 2010 Honda Elite 110 scooter for a new 2018 Yamaha SMAX scooter so I can now race around my subdivision in flip flops at 80mph instead of only 50mph 😀 . Here's a review vid below that I made on Christmas Eve where I also take the SMAX out on the highway if anyone's interested - LOL I'll try to pop in once in a while to see what's up but I'll mostly be hanging out on various scooter, Camaro and Yamaha forums as well as my YT channel. I had a lot of fun on my VFR and participating on this forum the last couple of years. There are a lot of great folks on this forum - some of whom I've had the pleasure of actually meeting in person and consider "real" friends. Although I've lost my love for streetbikes, I still love riding on two wheels whether it be my mountain bike or scooter, and there may be a Honda or Yamaha dual sport parked in my garage in the near future 😉 I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and a safe and prosperous New Year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeswe Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katie Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 TTFN Greg Reckon you'll be back on a street bike soon though (my guess is a Ducati Supersport) 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer GatorGreg Posted December 25, 2018 Author Member Contributer Share Posted December 25, 2018 3 hours ago, Katie said: TTFN Greg Reckon you'll be back on a street bike soon though (my guess is a Ducati Supersport) 😉 LOL - thanks Katie, I nearly spewed my orange juice when I read that! No, I've already narrowed my next mid-life crisis purchase down to either the Yamaha WR250R https://www.yamahamotorsports.com/dual-sport/models/wr250r or the Honda CRF250L http://powersports.honda.com/2019/crf250l.aspx Two of my favorite motovloggers (RidingwithTom and CycleCruza) have a WR250R in their stable and say it's their favorite all-round bike so I'm leaning in that direction. There are some awesome off-road motorcycle trails within an hour's ride from me that I want to check out: https://www.freshfromflorida.com/Divisions-Offices/Florida-Forest-Service/Our-Forests/State-Forests/Withlacoochee-State-Forest/Croom-Motorcycle-Area-at-Withlacoochee-State-Forest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer fink Posted December 25, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted December 25, 2018 So what mileage was on it when you sold it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuelx Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Wait, who am I supposed to live vicariously though (meeting gym girls and stuff) now??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer St. Stephen Posted December 25, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted December 25, 2018 Moving on to a scooter forum, perhaps commenting on Vespa reliability? 😉 Anyway, hope you won't wear flip-flops & baseball hat while riding around the 'hood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer GatorGreg Posted December 26, 2018 Author Member Contributer Share Posted December 26, 2018 1 hour ago, Samuelx said: Wait, who am I supposed to live vicariously though (meeting gym girls and stuff) now??? LOL - sorry about that. You should join the Camaro forum - I met a new gym girl who enjoys going for “topless” moonlight rides in my vert. With the top down it opens up several interesting seating positions 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer flya750 Posted December 26, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted December 26, 2018 No Way! How do you lose that loving feeling so easy? There has been generations of men who can't shake that feeling? There has to be more to this story than we're being told? 😉 I'm about ready to pick up a new 2015 VFR800F Deluxe. It does seem odd to be considering a motorcycle that has been discontinued? But I can't shake that feeling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Grum Posted December 26, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted December 26, 2018 Far too much Christmas cheer Greg! Ya need to carefully rethink what your doin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Bent Posted December 26, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted December 26, 2018 So by what means, media did you sell it through? I know of another one for sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer thtanner Posted December 26, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted December 26, 2018 If I had bet money on this I'd be rich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer GatorGreg Posted December 26, 2018 Author Member Contributer Share Posted December 26, 2018 10 hours ago, flya750 said: No Way! How do you lose that loving feeling so easy? There has been generations of men who can't shake that feeling? There has to be more to this story than we're being told? 😉 I'm about ready to pick up a new 2015 VFR800F Deluxe. It does seem odd to be considering a motorcycle that has been discontinued? But I can't shake that feeling? Yeah I know how you feel - when I first bought her I was definitely "hooked on a feeling" 😀 She didn't do anything wrong - we just gradually grew apart after I got my vert - LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer GatorGreg Posted December 26, 2018 Author Member Contributer Share Posted December 26, 2018 3 hours ago, Bent said: So by what means, media did you sell it through? I know of another one for sale. Sold it to a Honda dealer. I see they are asking $6,995 for it and I must say she looks pretty damn nice in their pics - they have a great photographer! Someone will be getting an awesome bike - it was well maintained, always garaged, and never dropped. Hopefully she'll find someone who will take good care of her 😀 https://www.rchillhonda.com/Pre-owned-Inventory-2014-Honda-Motorcycle-Scooter-Interceptor-DLX-6315033?ref=list Interestingly, the same dealer still has a new old stock '15 Deluxe on sale for $8,499 https://www.rchillhonda.com/New-Inventory-2015-Honda-Motorcycle-Scooter-VFR800FD-6286897?ref=list And check out this drop dead gorgeous 2004 R1 they have for $5,995 https://www.rchillhonda.com/Pre-owned-Inventory-2004-Yamaha-Motorcycle-Scooter-YZF-R1-6307941?ref=list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeswe Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 47 minutes ago, GatorGreg said: Yeah I know how you feel - when I first bought her I was definitely "hooked on a feeling" 😀 She didn't do anything wrong - we just gradually grew apart after I got my vert - LOL Ahhh, Bjorn Skifs, he didn't make it in the US so he came home after this one hit. BTW nobody in Sweden knows what "ooga-chaka ooga-ogaa-ooga-chaka" means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer GatorGreg Posted December 26, 2018 Author Member Contributer Share Posted December 26, 2018 4 hours ago, Grum said: Far too much Christmas cheer Greg! Ya need to carefully rethink what your doin. LOL - I have consumed my proper share of eggnog this holiday season! Here's a vid I made yestersay testing out my new SMAX at night - I did some nice figure eights at one point so I must have been close to fully sober 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer GatorGreg Posted December 26, 2018 Author Member Contributer Share Posted December 26, 2018 12 minutes ago, mikeswe said: Ahhh, Bjorn Skifs, he didn't make it in the US so he came home after this one hit. BTW nobody in Sweden knows what "ooga-chaka ooga-ogaa-ooga-chaka" means. LOL - I have no idea what it means either. I was surprised when I looked for a vid of that song to find it was by a Swedish band - I always assumed it was by an American or British band 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeswe Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 The original was done by B J Thomas, but without the "ooga-chaka" part. The "ooga-chaka" part was added by Jonathan King and carried over to Blue Swede's version. Apparently it's supposed to mimik some native american chant. OK, we got to the bottom of this now I guess. LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeswe Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Yes, Jonathan King did a song called "I don't want to be gay", something that would be impossible and totally politically incorrect these days. Ironically, Jonathan King was sentenced to seven years in prison for child sexual abuse, so there you have it, amazing the dirt you dig up accidentally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer GatorGreg Posted December 26, 2018 Author Member Contributer Share Posted December 26, 2018 Interesting - I forgot about B.J. Thomas' original version (I love his "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" - one of my favorite songs of all time). According to wiki, his original went to #5 in 1969 and the Blue Swedes' version went all the way to #1 in 1974, which explains why I think of their version. Speaking of B.J. Thomas, I'm taking gym girl for a vert ride later this afternoon - I'm hoping the top won't be the only thing going down 😉 It's supposed to be sunny and 74 degrees today so there shouldn't be any rain drops to ruin the fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer flya750 Posted December 26, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted December 26, 2018 1 hour ago, GatorGreg said: I don't know what a Vert is? But I'm sure it is NO HONDA VFR800F. I just missed a deal on a new 2015 VFR800F Deluxe for $5975.00 (year end sale) FRICK!!!! 1 hour ago, GatorGreg said: Yeah I know how you feel - when I first bought her I was definitely "hooked on a feeling" 😀 She didn't do anything wrong - we just gradually grew apart after I got my vert - LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee 2002 Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 18 minutes ago, flya750 said: I don't know what a Vert is? Gangsta'-slang way of saying convertible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer GatorGreg Posted December 26, 2018 Author Member Contributer Share Posted December 26, 2018 14 minutes ago, flya750 said: I don't know what a Vert is? But I'm sure it is NO HONDA VFR800F. I just missed a deal on a new 2015 VFR800F Deluxe for $5975.00 (year end sale) FRICK!!!! "Vert" is just shorthand for a convertible - here's a video review I made of mine last December. I think this is about the 12th vert I've owned in my life and it might just be my favorite one. $5,975?!? That's a smoking deal for a brand new deluxe (albeit 3-4 years old). Makes me feel better about letting my '14 go for $5,500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer MaxSwell Posted December 26, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted December 26, 2018 3 hours ago, GatorGreg said: "Vert" is just shorthand for a convertible Take it from an old phart 'vert driver, watch out for sun on the skin. (I raced a beach catamaran for > 20 years and drove a Triumph TR8 for 15.) Now at 70 years old I look like an eight-five year old. Sunscreen and hat are highly recommended. But no cage can compete with a semi-cage Vert! Loved it. (Lucky for me, no cancer. Yet.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Bent Posted December 27, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted December 27, 2018 21 hours ago, GatorGreg said: Sold it to a Honda dealer. I see they are asking $6,995 for it and I must say she looks pretty damn nice in their pics - they have a great photographer! Someone will be getting an awesome bike - it was well maintained, always garaged, and never dropped. Hopefully she'll find someone who will take good care of her 😀 https://www.rchillhonda.com/Pre-owned-Inventory-2014-Honda-Motorcycle-Scooter-Interceptor-DLX-6315033?ref=list Interestingly, the same dealer still has a new old stock '15 Deluxe on sale for $8,499 https://www.rchillhonda.com/New-Inventory-2015-Honda-Motorcycle-Scooter-VFR800FD-6286897?ref=list And check out this drop dead gorgeous 2004 R1 they have for $5,995 https://www.rchillhonda.com/Pre-owned-Inventory-2004-Yamaha-Motorcycle-Scooter-YZF-R1-6307941?ref=list Interesting they describe your bike as a 1200cc...how did you pull that off and not tell us, LOL! I'm losing that loving feeling on my 2014 so next Spring it might be for sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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