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I live in NE Ohio, and while there are some decent twisty roads about an hour away, really good roads are two hours away in SE Ohio. I try to get down there 2-3 times a year for long one-day rides. Yesterday I covered 477 miles, very little of it freeway, so mostly 2-lane state highways, and some of it very twisty and even technical. Highlights (in order) were Ohio Routes 800, 255, 536, 26, and 555 (aka the triple nickel). There is road construction on some 2-lanes in this region, meaning there is a stoplight on the road because a short section is down to one lane. I encountered several of these yesterday. A couple times I was stopped behind a pickup truck, and the drivers very graciously waved me around when the light turned green. I yelled "Thanks!" both times. Very nice of those guys. Anyway, the roads down there used to be mostly good, but have deteriorated in recent years, in part due to fracking tanker trucks navigating roads which were not built to handle such weight. I wasn't at my very best yesterday, and almost got bit by a couple very tight right-handers. I did cross one double yellow by a couple feet on 536 when the road suddenly changed direction at the top of a short hill and there was no sign indicating a curve. Damn. I was kicking myself afterward. Thank God there was nothing oncoming. It's been too long since I've ridden these roads, and I've forgotten much of them. Except for one curve in particular on 536. Heading east, it's a blind decreasing-radius right-hander. Even headed west it's tight, but heading east it's brutal. Anyway, I know exactly where it is in both directions, so it never surprises me. About OH 536...I wouldn't offer this up for the general public, but just here on VFRD: If you live anywhere near SE Ohio and ride there, you have to ride 536. It's an amazing road. While it doesn't have the elevation changes of a NC Route 28, there are corners that rival that road. It's about 12 miles in length, most of it has pretty good pavement, little traffic, and very few intersecting roads. I usually ride 536 up and back, and while didn't do the whole thing twice yesterday, but did double-back when I got to 78, turned around before the stoplight/road construction, and went back to 78 and headed west. Also, I'm happy to say I didn't get caught out on that one double yellow the second time I did that section of 536 West. That being said, all these roads have some issues. If you don't ride them, you wouldn't know. 555 is just over 60 miles from Zanesville to OH Route 7, and it's a great road, but there are many places where the road changes direction at the top of a hill. Most 2-lanes in this region are filled with farms, which means gravel and dirt driveways just off the road. Unfortunately, that gravel spills out onto the road, and many times those drives are situated in the middle of a turn. There is also gravel just off the side of most roads, and because there are frequently trailers being pulled, gravel gets pulled up onto the road on most right-handers, and sometimes it's hard to see, especially went you're cooking along. Not to mention live and dead critters, plus the occasional oncoming vehicle a little over the line in the middle of a corner. There are also some breaks in the pavement and undulations where bumps can be hard to spot. I very rarely ride at more than 7/10ths, but in this region it's more like 6/10ths, as I feel like I have to leave plenty in reserve to deal with road conditions and the unexpected. So there are definitely challenges to SE Ohio riding, but it's worth it for a glorious day of twisties! I was a very long day; I was on the bike for 11-12 hours. I took a few short breaks, in addition to four gas stops. I only started to 'zone out' once, and that was on 26 South, 10-20 miles out from Marietta, as I was following two couples on trikes and another bike in front of them. They weren't going too slow, but there was really nowhere to pass. Do you ever get behind traffic and you're not going at a pace fast enough to really need to concentrate, and you start to lose focus? That's what happened to me. (It's happened before, most recently coming back from a tour last fall.) Of course, it doesn't help that I didn't get a lot of sleep Friday night, and that I'd had little to eat or drink up to that point yesterday. Or that I didn't take more than one decent break before then. I'd already planned to take a good break in Marietta, which was sorely needed. On days like this, I tend to ride more miles and take fewer breaks, as I want to get as much in as possible. And I definitely did. It's rare that I get to ride all those roads in just one day. But while it's great to say I got to all my favorite roads in just one afternoon, it's also kind of a problem. I left early enough, around 8:30, that I didn't need to push that hard. Next time I'll ride a little less and break a little more. As it is, I'm happy to report that even though I'm not in good shape, the only parts of me that hurt last night were my neck (kind of stiff and sore) and my rear end (from sitting on the bike that many hours). Today, thankfully, I'm feeling okay, and even thinking about going for another, albeit shorter, ride! Humorously, if you take the cost of the bike and riding gear out of the equation, my full day of riding was amazingly cheap entertainment. Gas and snacks totaled $28.11 for the whole day. (I didn't stop for a meal, as I didn't want to spend the time eating, plus most restaurants' dining rooms are still closed in Ohio.) With yesterday's long ride, I'm over 1,400 miles for the year, and it's only late May. I didn't ride much or do any good trips in 2016 to 2018, averaging only about 1,500 miles per year. I used to ride much, much more, and did 1-2 decent trips annually. I got back into it more last year and topped 5,000 miles, including a long weekend trip to the Skyline Drive (which I'd also done several years earlier). It feels good to have this many miles in already for 2020. I've looked at new bikes off and on over the years, thinking about getting another great all-arounder but with more relaxed ergonomics, specifically a BWM R1200R. I told myself last year that if I rode more in 2019 I'd consider finally replacing my VFR. I almost pulled the trigger on a used R early this year, and really should have, but I didn't. (I'm still kind of bummed months later, because that particular bike was pretty much ideal and a very good deal.) But here's the thing: I still love my VFR. Other than a stiff neck and balky knees - especially the right one for some reason - during long rides, I'm still pretty comfortable on my VFR with stock bars and footpegs. If I were in better physical condition I'd be that much more comfortable. So I'm content to wait for the right deal to come along for my next bike. One other note: I saw two other VFRs yesterday, both 6th gens. The first was, I think, a RWB anniversary bike, headed in the other direction, though I don't remember which highway it was. The other was a red VFR with an aftermarket exhaust, and part of a trio of riders I was following on 555 North. I think the lead rider was an an Aprilia Tuono V4, and the last was on a Gixxer. As for other bikes, as usual I saw mostly Harley-Davidsons, some metric cruisers, and a couple Indians, but I spotted maybe 10-20 sportbikes and a few BMW touring bikes.

Here's how she (actually guess it's a HE, It's name is Aaron) looks now. I also eliminated the front under mounts. They were hitting the fender when the suspension was compressed in low speed maneuvers. All good now. Added some running lights in the turn signal bracket reliefs.

Now time for some MotoGP pics! Valentino at the 2015 Indy GP race Maverick Vinales at the 2016 GP at the Circuit of Americas in Texas. Cal Crutchlow at Indy (sorry not sure what year...2015?)

I love my 14" Delkevic - makes the V4 sound glorious! Not too loud, especially when compared to the Arrow slip-ons installed on my Ducati S4R. I would not go shorter than the 14" version

Assen MotoGP 2016

Just wanted to share some pics I've taken over the years. Almost exclusively US tracks but maybe I'll throw in some paddock stuff here and there. As I go through my stuff I'll post a few every so often. To start here are some pics from 2011 MotoGP @ Laguna Seca. Valentino Rossi chasing down Marco Simoncelli into Turn 4. The late Nicky Hayden chilling along the pit wall.

Lost a job recently so decided to spend some quality time on my moto. Took a 3 day tour of SD/WY, solo keeping a generous 6+feet distance from most individuals and animals (luckily) Day 1, left Denver and arrived Hot Springs, SD. I was immediately greeted by lovely twisties of Hwy 395/87 and the bison on a way heading to Custer. Stayed overnight in the Center Lake campground, roughing it sleeping in a hammock (my first). Dipped to 48F overnight so I was a little chilly. The campground is awesome: clean showers, beautiful lake, wildlife around.. Day 2, left the campground and I was immediately on the Needles Highway. I’ve been on it a few times so I did not bother stopping to take pictures because I was enjoying the road basically to myself early morning. The is super twisty and has a few on way tunnels carved out in the rocks. Epic ride! I continued riding to the Spearfish Canyon after a short stop for breakfast in Hill City. SC is another must do: flowy, moderate speeds ride! Left SD heading to the oldest National Monument in US. The roads around it are triple digit sweepers but kept it sane being alone and seeing some cops around. After a quick picture at Devils Tower, rode to my cabin in Buffalo, WY. Day 3, after sleeping not that great, I stopped for a drive through coffee at Macdonalds:). I wonder if I was their first customer on a motorcycle going through a drive through 🤪. After slurping the god-sent beverage, off I went over the Big Horn mountains. It was a cold foggy morning in the mountains so I missed some of the scenery. The fog lifted as soon as I reached the peak, and I was happy to be able to see more than 20 feet in front of me. Again, did not stop for pics, I was just happy to avoid any potential collision with the wildlife and being warm enough to enjoy the corners. The west side of Hwy 16 is better anyways, smooth pavement and nice views. Stopped in Thermopolis, WY at Bear Cafe for brunch-great food! The canyon heading south of town is beautiful!! Then, the boring shit of 120 miles to Rawlins.. Not terribly so but after all the good roads, this was definitely a drag. The highlight of the ride back to Denver was a ride through the Medicine Bowl mountains (Saratoga to Centennial). Nice road and lots of snow still on the sides.. In summary, the best part of my trip is the Black Hills, SD. You literarily can spend 3 days and explore some of the neatest roads and not have to go far. They also take care of their roads, and the wildlife is the icing on the cake: watch out for wild turkeys, deer and bison of course.

Here they are mounted up. Gold Valves installed with RT springs and braided brake lines in front.

OK, this is it, I've saved the absolute worst quality photos of this race for last. I think these are actually photos of slides. I did snap all the photos I've posted though! The two strokes did plug chops at the end of the straight, then had to take the bikes, with engines off, back to the pits at the end of practice, giving us fans on the turn 2 hill a great chance to see the riders. Here's Schwantz, Rainey, Haslam, and Lawson, on his Marlboro branded scooter. And finally, the view from 2 in '88.

Jelorian, your action photos are spectacular--if you said they were by Gold n Goose or Rob Gray I wouldn't doubt it. Yes, Helmut Bradl is father of Stephen Bradl. Likewise Ron Haslam for Leon, and if Wayne Gardner's son Remy continues to perform he will probably move up to motogp next year. And I think you know what Alberto Puig is doing now. As I refuse to move on from 1988, I submit my favorite photo from that race below. Living on the east coast back then, when I heard that my gp heroes were racing in CA I somehow managed to convince my wife that we and our one-year-old should impose ourselves on her sister in Marin and see the race. Early Saturday morning I arrive at Laguna Seca for the first time in my life in my econobox rental and join the endless line of cars looking to park. All the incredibly friendly Californians are yelling and waving at me. As we snake our way along, the huge black Mercedes that has been in front of me for the last 20 minutes turns left, and I see the driver. Eddie Lawson. So to this day my story is that I was right on Lawson's tail at the U.S. grand prix!

I agree 100%. Went to see a BMW K1200R at a local shop last summer, because the limited photos online looked okay. When I got there I could see quickly the bike was rougher than I expected, despite the bike having only about 17,000 miles on it. Yes, the bike was 12-13 yars old, but many bikes that age look better than this one did. They were open to offers, but I declined. As for this 8th gen, what makes me doubt the seller's claim is the raw edge of the right side fairing. That looks like road/sliding damage to me. I could be totally wrong, but either way, get a big discount or walk away. The seller misrepresented the bike, and you're under no obligation to buy it when he didn't clearly state the bike's true condition.

And by the way these days I tend to yell OOOHH AHHHH rather than yeeee haaaa

Dutchy, that must have been an amazing experience. I remember watching a documentary where an F3 driver took Randy out for a spin and it seems like he was trying to scare him....Randy wasn't fazed at all. Then he returned the favor and took the F3 driver 2 up on his bike and it looks like he scared the living crap out of him. LOL. Randy is a character and local to the SF Bay Area. I hear he used to be a maniac and tear around the local twisties here. It is funny listening to him speak now. He's lived in Europe so long that his english has a slight accent. Hahahha. Awesome! Thanks for the info! I wish I was into racing back then. I would have loved to watch those guys race. I moved to California in 1993 but did not get into racing till 1999. After that I was hooked. You mentioned Bradl. Would he be Stephen Bradl's father? Stay tuned! I have more. Thanks for the tip on 1991 Suzuka. I will take a look.

Marooncobra, that looks very nice. Thanks for the pics and the information. Looks like the RC51 cooler is a bit bigger than the stock VFR? How has it been working for you? Can the oil cooler be too efficient? Cogswell, thanks for finding Mohawks pics and sharing them here. Looks very cool and I'm glad to know that I have options. Since I've already found OEM cooler lines, I just need to get the o-rings and I should be set. I spent the afternoon doing some light detailing on the 02. The fairings were faded and same with all the black plastics. Used some rubbing compound on the fairings and it came out really good. I tried using some black trim restorer on the plastics and it seemed to work ok. I know there must be something better out there. She cleaned up real nice, but will wait till I have more time to get all the fairings off and really dive in.

Certainly do both with cars and motorcycles. Photos can hide a million sins, you're only ever going to discover that when you see it in the flesh. Sounds like the owner was not forthcoming in mentioning all the scratches to you, I personally believe he's done the damage himself and spinning you a little bullshit. Unless he accepts a price that you are happy with for fair compensation of the damage - WALK AWAY.

A close look at your crating shots don't appear to show any damage. It looks like they have done the pre-delivery assembly and re-crated it for shipping. Interesting the crate seems much higher than what they come in, maybe smaller for the Australian version? Notice my bike has no straps attached, and the steel brace near the footpegs for support. Attached my bike on arrival at the dealership, before pre-delivery assembly. Starting to think the scratches were owner induced!

Did he provide these photos to you? This is THE bike he's showing you? I looked at the C/L ad - the photo with someone perched on it if enlarged if you look closely you can see the rash on the clutch cover. I do not see that or the missing fairing paint in the right side photo above. That appears to be a Honda crate from photos I've seen - it would take a complete numbskull to have damaged the clutch cover like that while uncrating this. From the location they must do this a lot, so that story, based on the fact pattern and these photos is looking dubious to me. Just my $.02.

Then I guess the only other thing I might observe would be that if it showed up damaged from shipping, then he likely got an insurance settlement for it. Presuming that, then he should be willing to pass that on to you and knock the cost of parts off the price. If he didn't get a settlement then he's either an ignoramous or is B.S.'ing you. He probably just F'd it up in his garage - he wouldn't be the first, and maybe just is trying to blow it off on the shipment thinking it will make it easier to sell. If it's just cosmetic, then it's subjective. It's going to get chips, dings and rash just from riding - they all do, so make your own judgement on that part One other thought - if it does look like it's been on its side, then I'd want to know that there are no broken tabs on the plastic. If that turns out to be the case, then you will be buying some replacements or attempting to fix those yourself.

Here we are . . . these pics were from Mohawk's thread on doing cooler line conversion. I'm not sure how it was accomplished to attach the hoses to the OEM oil pan fittings, but for my $.02, it sure beats removing the pan and tapping the opening.

Thanks for the welcome! The only major mods I was thinking about was getting the side bags and maybe a nicer looking windscreen. I may go after the quick shifter later on but for now it's just bags and maybe some smaller creature comforts.

I’m a fairly big guy too, about 105kg in my birthday suit, but I have never had a problem. Just don’t take a running leap at it and you should be fine (on solid ground of course)

I recently bought a 2015 that the PO had cut the stock can down to about 8" in length. I'm not sure if it's gutted or not, but the start and idle are decent. While rolling down the road it's still pretty quiet until VTEC hits, then you can hear it well.

Just to follow up on that SE Ohio ride report... I did a ride to the Allegheny National Forest last Saturday. Temps were a little cool in the morning, and while I was wearing a couple layers, I wished I'd brought my winter riding gloves. I planned to hit PA Route 666, and any other decent twisities I could find in that region. 666 is just okay. Pavement is decent, but the road gets kind of narrow at points, and much of it lacks painted lines. Scenery is nice, but 666 is not technical at all. It's also not that long, I think 30-35 miles tops. The only really good thing is there isn't much traffic on that road. I also hit PA Routes 948 and 949, but again, they were just okay. I'll have to find some better roads ahead of time for my next trip to that area. Anyway, I managed to stick just with state route and 2-lanes almost the whole day, and totaled 376 miles for the day. At the moment the weather is looking good again for this weekend, so I'm sure I'll be off somewhere, but I don't know where yet. It's nice to have options! 🙂

By using the RC51 oil cooler more fins are exposed hence why I removed the scoop. I also found on very hard breaking that the scoop would bottom out on the front fender, track days only.

The other day I went exploring, trying to find the route that the Butler map shows between two points. Edit: it appears I missed an important detail on the map and went the wrong way. We rode a paved mountain trail through tons of tree debris and over fallen trees until we simply ran out of pavement and had to go back. Oh well. At least we got to see this great view.

Spoke with him yesterday and it looks like we are gonna deal. I just want to take a look at it and test ride with a more mechanically inclined friend. Budget was never really an issue, I more or less just wanted to make sure I was getting a good deal by asking this group. I appreciate all the feedback:) I've lived here for quite some time, and while the speed limit is low (55MPH) I haven't had too many issues with it. It's nice to ride around the island:)

Yup, Wayne Gardner, the Aussie defending gp champion, on the Honda (had to lead with a Honda, this is VFRD after all). 1988 grand prix, Laguna Seca. First gp in the U.S. since the 60's. Televised live on national tv! Around 100,000 fans, around 100 degrees F. In April! 500cc two strokes. Turns 3 and 4 were brand new, to get the track to a still short but minimum length I believe. Eddie Lawson won, threw his helmet into the crowd at the corkscrew. Jimmy Filice won the 250 race as a wild card. Aside from Gardner and Lawson: Schwantz, Rainey, Mamola, Haslam (Ron), Mike Baldwin (my hero from New England). And the 250 race included names like Kocinski, Puig, Bradl, Mang, Cadalora, and Shobert. Here's Lawson and PF Chili chasing someone through turn 2:

Yes I did, that is me heading into "de Bult" corner with Randy. In the group picture, my wife sits pillion with Randy. Some guests had NEVER been on a motorcycle.... Randy in 2019 at the Austrian MotoGP with our son

Jelorian My oil cooler lines were bad so I replaced them with stainless steel braided hoses and at the same time upgraded to an RC51 cooler. If you go down this line you will need to remove your exhaust to remove the sump and tap a thread into the inlet and outlet ports where the oil cooler lines connect to the sump using AN fittings. You will also need to to cut off the block connectors on your oil cooler and tap two threads so the new braided lines can connect using AN fittings. I also feed the braided lines in rubber hose And heat shrinked the ends to protect the fairing from vibration associated rasping from the braided hoseS. The last photo was my initial attempt to increase the air flow over my oil cooler to help with cooling through making a ducted aluminium scoop. When I upgraded to the RC51 oil cooler and braided lines I ditched the ducted attachment.

I miss Laguna Seca. Have not been since i think 2013. Based on the T shirts. In 2011 Valentino and Nicky were team mates on Ducati. In the closet I have an autographed T shirt from Rainey, the year they named it Rainey curve. And 1 from Doohan another year not long after, and he was retired, iirc. Plus others. And a lot of posters I have not looked at in years.

Alright! Might be my favorite road race I have ever attended, more of this race to follow.

Any contribution to this thread is welcome! I love seeing all the different perspectives and angles. Thanks for sharing as every little bit helps ease the lack of racing this season. Thankfully MotoAmerica started but I haven't got a chance to watch any of those races yet. Here is #58 Eugene Laverty coming out of Turn 11 One of the few circuits where you can get a shot where the riders are spaced out like a fan. #50 Guintoli, #65 Rea, #34 Guigliano, #1 Sykes Michael Hill and the rider download sessions were a huge success! A peek of what it looks like from the top of the Corkscrew looking towards the ocean. The AMA Superbike race start

Fabrizio's English wasn't bad but he refused to speak in anything but Italian, as I recall. Spies did the double but best part was seeing Nori, one of the coolest racers of all time. I can see my role in this thread is to post photos of the worst possible quality, just for contrast. So sticking with WSBK, here's Laguna 2014:

If that can of worms means more pics of racing and everything else about m/c racing then that is a can I would love to open. Podium for Miller Race 2? Spies, Fabrizio, Rea. I was there as well. What a great weekend and I loved these interview sessions after the races.. Michel is such a character and Ben is a real cool cat. At Laguna Seca there are so many vantage points to get great shots from "behind the fence". I've shot with and without media credentials there and I gotta honestly say, aside from getting on the grid before the race, you can take just as good shots without the creds. The Laguna Seca shots in my first 2 posts on this thread were taken from regular spectator access locations. Just gotta have long enough glass and take sharp enough shots that you can zoom and crop. This is the last turn before the front straight at Miller Motorsports Park in 2009. #91 Haslam, #41 Haga, #2 Hacking, #71 Kagayama, #84 Fabrizio Good ol Michael Laverty during the 600 Supersport Race Rear shot of #41 Noriyuki Haga

Well, you may have opened up a racing can of worms here, but fortunately your photography is far better than mine. Can you name the podium from Miller 2009?

Two pics from Turn 9 aka Rainey Curve at the 2018 WSBK races at Laguna Seca #1 Johnny Rea #7 Chaz Davies

For grins posting one of many head spinning twisty maps. Better have your head in the game.

Thanks, the tail is from Tyga performance. That was the initial fitting and has moved up and forward quite a bit along with the tank. Also, I'm in the process of making some cosmetic changes to fit the rc45 spirit. (mocked up in the pics) I see you've done quite a nice job on fabricating the rads, exhaust, and subframe on yours. Did you do the work yourself? Wish I had the means to weld. Anyway, here's latest pics: IMG_5642.mov

MORE STUFFS ARRIVE! Happy Friday Eve everyone. Got a few more packages in the post today! VFR750 front mount radiator and some CBR1000RR stick coils. Still waiting on some key parts to arrive before I can start "building" rather than disassembling. This is a build thread after all. and since its Thursday Ill do a little throwback tribute to my former rides. I wish this was a former ride... Oshkosh 2019 20190728_125649.mp4

Pushing through the pain Grum. If I learned anything from my time in the Marines it was the mission takes priority. The bike is the mission. I'm confident that with copious amounts of painkillers and misguided dedication I'll be just fine jumping back to work... or not. Maybe the codeine is talking. Or the scotch... or both. Lol

Yikes....... M8 that's one HORRIBLE looking VFR - Virtual Finger Replacement.! Hope you're not out of action for too long.

Good evening my fellow humanoids, its time for SUNDAY FUN DAY! Well not really, but it was a day of wrenching on the VFR so it counts in my book. I launched into fork removal, brake delink and other odds and ends. The forks were of course pretty straight forward, remove clipons and controls, pull the wheel, dico brake calipers and drop the forks with the stem. These forks are crazy clean for an 01'. I dont want to contemplate what the fork oil looks or smells like but the outsides including the seals looks really, really good. Likewise with the controls, they are practically like new. On to the linked brakes... Ok I understand the engineering logic for the LBS but good freaking god what a pain in the ass. I dont think Mr Honda would approve of the 800 banjo bolts, hoses, proportioning valves, hardline and other voodoo snake oil bullshit they shoehorned into this bike. ITS BRAKES HONDA, YOURE DRUNK ON SAKE. GO HOME! Long and profanity ridden story short, the calipers are off, the strange goo that used to be brake fluid has been drained into an appropriate rubbish bin and the bike is now much lighter and simpler to work on. Ive still got a bit too do on the back end but the front is linked brake free. Oh and I pulled the PAIR system cause it was giving me the stink eye. And now for your viewing pleasure... my halfassed attempts at photo documentation.

I've had the valves checked on two machines: my first fifth started running a little rough about 70,000+ miles. My dealer recommended a valve check so I had it done. Unfortunately I do not know exactly what the measurments were but the engine was back to it's original smooth operation. My next two did not have any valve checks (their mileage was between 20,000+ and 50,000+); these machines maintained there original smooth operation. My current ride, bought with 10,500 miles, now has 68,000+ miles and still runs as smoothly as when I got it; no valve check so far. I intend to have it evaluated my my dealer this spring; that may determine if a valve check is worth it. And my most recent purchase, a '98 with 50,000 miles had a valve check by the original owner at it's 36,000 miles service. So perhaps I over stated the the case of daylight thing. Having never done one my self, I really never considered all that was involved. I do much of the simple maintenance on my machines but would rather leave the complicated stuff to my fabulous dealer: Honda Town of Minneapolis. It's been a long-term family operation started in 1969.

With that flag in the background, "White love" has another meaning.

PEG BLOCKS are still available to keep your knees in the breeze... the price + USPS flat rate priority shipping are as follows... as soon as I receive Pay Pal payment the shipping starts... my account netters2@comcast.net USA Peg Blocks $85.00 + Priority Shipping $7.15 = $92.15 Canada Peg Blocks $85.00 + Priority Shipping $24.95 = $109.95 Europe Peg Blocks $85.00 + Priority Shipping $33.95 = $118.95 Australia or Denmark $85.00 + Priority Shipping $34.95 = $119.95 What you see is what you get... Peg Blocks are specially designed using billet 6061 T6 aluminum for the VFR800 years (5th Gen 98 to 01) and (6th Gen 02 on 09) and (8th Gen 2014 on up)... they will effectively lower Honda's foot peg 1.5 inches (38mm) from the stock position... Peg Block Instructions Print Out Rob's INSTALLATION GUIDE http://www.vfrdiscussion.com/index.php/topic/34097-bls-footpeg-block-install/ VFRD site http://www.vfrdiscussion.com/index.php?/topic/80155-peg-lowering-blocks-an-vfrd-exclusive-product/