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I like the bike a great deal but I’m looking for something with a bit more focusing on touring. By the way, rode the VFR today and it’s going to be hard to find a bike to beat it.

That might be the ticket, I contacted their EU distributor.

I used this TECHMOUNT STEERING STEM MOUNT KIT - UNIVERSAL 5-10105. It comes with a bunch of sleeves and one of them will fit in the VFR's center tube, it doesn't fit quite tight enough though so I wrapped one or two wraps of electrical tape around it and then it snugged right up.

5th gen has 41mm forks, chart left out 5th gen completely

Since bringing my new to me 2014 VFR800f home, It was dead stock with only 3,100 miles on it except for the frame sliders and the Werks exhaust. I was afraid the exhaust might be too loud but it is not at all. I added the following: Honda OEM tire hugger Progrip 719 RVGS Gel Grips Techmount cell phone mount Motopumps 1.25" bar riser blocks BLS foot peg lowering blocks and last but not least a Honda OEM quick shifter. First time I've had a bike with a quick shifter, this thing is better than sliced bread. I will never have a motorcycle without one again. I was a little reticent because of the price but it's well worth the money. I also really like the Techmount cell phone holder, most people seem to use the RAM mounts but I just didn't like they way they look. The Techmount is to me a more simple cleaner design.

Dealer network is one of the things I think about when I'm considering which motorcycle I might buy. There is at least one Big 4 dealer shop in most decent sized towns, so if I was on a trip and something really went wrong, I shouldn't be more than 100 miles from the closest shop that could help me, even if it wasn't the exact brand. Aprilia and other Italian brands, on the other hand, who knows. The local Ducati and Triumph shop in Akron closed a couple years ago, and as far as I know the closest Duc shops are in Columbus and Pittsburgh. Not enticing prospects if I bought a new bike and needed warranty work, especially since I don't own a trailer to get the bike there if necessary. By the way, the local Big 4 dealer here - a large one - also sells Aprilia.

My track buddy races Aprilia RSV4. Spends 2-3 days at dealer for repairs for every 1 day on track... 😞