Member Contributer Presson Posted April 16, 2021 Member Contributer Share Posted April 16, 2021 I must apologise as I've only just found this forum even though I've been lurking around the 8 gen forum and may have posted a thing or two. Started riding in 1982 and first 'big' bike was a VF500F2; it was brilliant and did me for over 70k mike's around UK between bases and home. Then there was the hiatus of biking from about 1990 as a posting to NL (South Limburg) and a family came along but in 2011 I finally got back on 2 wheels with a Suzuki GSXR 750. It was great fun but my neck back and wrists took a pounding at anything less that 80 mph, plus I found the raging IL4 tiring on regular 200 mike trips so I decided a needed to get back to the H'ness V4. A 2017 used VF800F was the answer and I ve not looked back since it was collected on a very chilly January in 2019. Tried to load some photos but got unknown server errors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Presson Posted April 16, 2021 Author Member Contributer Share Posted April 16, 2021 Managed to shove a couple of photos into the Gallery just to convince you I'm real! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted April 16, 2021 Member Contributer Share Posted April 16, 2021 Welcome to VFRD from across the North Sea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Presson Posted April 16, 2021 Author Member Contributer Share Posted April 16, 2021 That is one heavily loaded VF 500. I managed with a pair of Krause panniers. I wouldn't like to be a pillion on your rig. Perhaps she's very accepting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Presson Posted April 16, 2021 Author Member Contributer Share Posted April 16, 2021 More seriously, have you got an aftermarket shock on the rear. My original Honda unit gave up the ghost for damping after about 20k but I see your bike has considerably more mileage.... I d still love to have a V4 500 again though. Sublime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted April 17, 2021 Member Contributer Share Posted April 17, 2021 Yeah, the OEM shock was the 1st to go after I bought the VF at the end of 2015. Fitted an YSS. I like taking my Hondas places.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Skids Posted April 17, 2021 Member Contributer Share Posted April 17, 2021 An official welcome to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer DannoXYZ Posted April 17, 2021 Member Contributer Share Posted April 17, 2021 Greetings & Salutations!!! 👋 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Wald Posted April 17, 2021 Member Contributer Share Posted April 17, 2021 Welcome to the VFR club Presson. Funny, I also got my drivers licence in 1982. Rode for 28 years, took a 10 years break and now back to it again (never lost the itch, thanks to Ulf in Sweden teasing me with his Ducati) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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