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Terrible news, what a loss. We only ever interacted on the forum / on the headers, but it was clear he was a great person. His presence here felt noteworthy and meaningful in our little VFR community. My condolences to those that knew Lance, may you find peace in time. I'm proud to have a set of WyLD headers, they were such a labor of love to bring into existence. I'll think of Lance next time I hear them sing.

I'm sorry to hear this. We are all fragile. My best wishes and sympathy to his nearest.

Many thanks for taking you time to help me and tomorrow I will start again at the vfr

Unbelievable heart breaking. Thoughts and prayers to his family and friends and you Duc. I had the pleasure to meet him once, I bought his beautifully refurbished Wolf exhaust and unloaded some old plastics he wanted for track days. He was kind, low key and seemed a very genuine person. He will be missed.

Very sad news. Thoughts go to his family, colleagues and friends.

Ooooof. Sad, sad news. Positive thoughts going out to his family and friends now, he seemed to be a genuine, smart fellow.

I never had the pleasure but I'm sure I would have enjoyed knowing him based his presence here. So sorry for the loss of your friend Duc.

This is very sad news. The yellow piped seat on my 2000 came from him in 2021. He was a lovely human to deal with for that purchase and we ended up talking in 2022 about him maybe coaching a bit for a track day org. I'm not sure where he was originally from, but his presentation in conversation screamed old school laid back CA. I am so sorry that you lost a dear friend.

Oh no. He's the only VFRD member I've seen in the last few years. He helped me a lot with my headers of course. Texted about surfing but never did it before he moved. This is awful to hear.

He will be missed. Always helpful. From his writing, what a brain! We were lucky to have him on this forum. Hope his family is well, hope you are well.

SOLD.....Enhance the look of Honda's VFR1200F with this solo seat and latching trunk. Excellent condition with one small scrape on the bottom corner of the seat cover. Latch works fine but is missing the lock key (key is still available from Corbin) The Smuggler can be removed with the same key latch that secures the stock Honda seat. You must remove the stock passenger grab handles to mount the Smuggler. $700 plus shipping from South San Francisco, CA

I didn't unthread the pinch bolt and toss the washer, it's still there. I just tossed the busted paper clip looking thing.

Do a search for LCD Polarizing Film, there's lots out there. You might be able to remove/unstick the front film and replace it. Haven't done it but it would be worth a try Good Luck

It is with a saddened heart that I'm writing this but feel the need to share with you all. This past Monday evening I received a Face Book Messenger message from fellow VFRD member sfdownhill's cousin. The gist of the message was, "Wanted to let you know Lance (His real name) was in some sort of accident and had to be airlifted to Chico Trauma center. He's being intubated at the moment but that's all I got. I'll keep you posted" I reached out the next morning for further status and essentially got that he was still unconscious and intubated, and had suffered a "catastrophic brain injury". This is where my heart dropped. I was able to hear from his uncle later in the afternoon and he was trying to give me more details of what happened but I was having trouble hearing in the noisy environment I was in and essentially almost a zombie at that point. He basically todl me a little moer of what they new that they were waiting and hoping for some good news but it wasn't promising. As of a few minutes ago, I heard back from his cousin again and he basically spelled it out, Lance was declared deceased a couple of days ago but they are keeping his body going so that his organs can be donated. If that doesn't say what kind of person Lance was, I don't know what would better say how giving he was. I have tons of stories and fond memories from the time I first met him, the time we went on our first ride together, to him attending my wedding. I guess my wife liked him too, as we had a very short list of attendees, but Lance was one of them. I initially met him as an independent contractor whom he needed my services. At first we had a business relationship, but that quickly grew into a great friendship. Not only did we collaborate with work but with motorcycles, and other fun interest. I think our greatest collaboration was the WyLD header project. It was only after a few big jobs that we did together that he said he had a big surprise gift for me, he told me that he bought us classes for the California Superbike School. I didn't know what to say and could hardly believe it, but again, that's how giving he was. I continued to work with him on and off for a few years until I got a full time job but still lent hand from time to time, he was my friend after all. I could go on and on but not only is it hard to write this without tearing up but I also don't want this post to become a novel. I'll post some pics for those who may not have met him face to face and leave with this. Lance was a great friend and one I hope others can pattern themselves from, I will miss him. Godspeed Lance! Here's Lance prepping his 5 Gen for our time working with the California Superbike School at Laguna Seca He and I posing for the camera at turn 6 at Laguna Seca after our work was done. It was a great day of working/riding. Here, I think I am explaining to him about my lines around Angeles Crest Highway. Looks like I had his interest. On the same Angeles Crest Highway ride, the "Three Amigos". Mr smiles in front there is my brother Niel. The three of us did a lot of riding together, as well as attended that California Superbike School class together. As happenstance has it, Niel came up from Mazatlan to attend to a few things here in California and we were all supposed to celebrate tomorrow me getting my license reinstated. Lance was planning another great celebration for us but alas, it did not happen. 😞