MisterBill

Welcome Maxdanger, - change oil and oil filter - check condition of the front and rear sprockets and chain. 30K - 40K is range for replacement. Many riders, myself included, replace the stock 43T rear sprocket with a 45T rear. This makes taking off a lot easier and makes the motorcycle more responsive and easier to ride in the hills - naturally check tires and estimated mileage left - Check the condition of the stator. These tend to fail @ 35K mark. You want to see a nice tan color all the way around. Any other color like brown or black, it is failing and should be replaced. The motorcycle will also die at idle and be hard to start and run poorly. - if your are tall (6 feet or over) consider a taller windscreen or a secondary wind deflector Hope this helps. Be safe out there.

Sounds like the kickstand switch is not moving freely.

Good to see everyone again. My son Jonathan came this year. His first time in the Great Smoky Mountains. We took it nice and slow. I moved him from Beginner to Intermediate. Great time. 1,250 miles in four days (yes, we rode down from Northern KY). We had the matching 2007 Honda VFR 800 RWB. Thanks to everyone who helped organize this event. Be safe and be aware out there.

My son and I will be there. Arriving on matching Honda 2007 VFR 800 RWB 25th anniversary edition.

Thank you.

Does anyone know who makes/made the footpeg lowering blocks for a 2007 VFR? Thanks, Bill, aka MisterBill

Jason and Missy, GREAT VIDEO!! I missed this years event. Thanks for posting.

Bmart, Thanks. Yes, that would work, but I would definitely have to get the shorter levers. Bill Mersch

Hi all, I need some recommendations. I changed my original handlebars over to LSL bars. My first ride went very well. I really liked the bars being more upright and straighter.. This was a lot more comfortable. My problem is that I cannot get the clutch and brake levers at my desired angle due to the banjo bolts hitting the top of fork tubes. (See pictures) I found a pair of Triumilynn brake/clutch assemblies which according to the dimensions would probably give me sufficient clearance. These are made in China and are a replacement model for the Japanese motorcycles. Does any one have experience with these or can you give me some other recommendations? Thanks, Bill Mersch, aka MisterBill cell: 859-466-2174

Thanks Grum. I am about 150 - 175 miles NW (right across river from Cincinnati) away from all the flooding. Those unfortunate folks are right in the Appalachian Mountains.

Hi everyone, I was meaning to post my ride report in May, but other things came up. Anyway, here are the summary highlights and then individual days. I am not getting any younger so I wanted to do a multi-day trip spanning several states and getting as many museums and fantastic roads as I could. I tried to get my 14-year old granddaughter to come along, but she was still in school, and, heaven forbid, she could not miss her 8th grade graduation party. Teenagers, got to love them. Anyway, I will be 69 in August of this year and I am slowing down just a little. Summary: 7 states in 9 days. KY, WV, VA, NC, TN, GA, AL Fantastic Roads: Blue Ridge Parkway through VA and NC; Cherohala Skyway, Rt. 28, Tail of Dragon Museums: Dale's Wheels Through Time Museum, Barber Motorsports Museum Total Mileage: @ 2,400 miles DAY 1, Tuesday, May 17, 2002 Left home (Villa Hills, KY) at 8:30 AM Came down through Falmouth, Mt. Olivet, Blue Licks (site of Civil War battle), took Rt. 32 all the way to Louisa, KY. Stopped and took pictures of Goddard Covered Bridge. Stopped in Louisa, KY at KFC for lunch. Met a local fellow who told me the history of Louisa and about Noah Thompson, a native from Louisa, who is a contestant on American Idol. Last 40 miles into Louisa gets really curvy, hilly and mountainous. Great fun! Crossed into WV at Louisa, KY and Fort Gay, WV. Three rivers and two states converge at this bridge. From there, I headed North and picked up I-64 E to get across WV. Stayed overnight in Beckley, WV at Fairfield Inn and ate at Outback Steakhouse. Beautiful warm weather. Glad I bought a nylon mesh pants and jacket last year as temperature was in high 80's. DAY 2, Wednesday, May 18, 2002 Headed across WV and VA to pick up BRP (Blue Ridge Parkway). BRP is a beautiful, fantastic, scenic ride. If you have yet to travel the BRP, put this on your "bucket list". Stopped at the "Great Valley" scenic overlook and met a local fellow, Damon, who said he comes up there quite often to help relieve stress. He is an Operating Room technician. Stopped at Rake's Mill Pond. Interesting history, no longer in business. Crossed into NC, overnight in Boone, NC at Quality Inn. Many overlook areas, beautiful scenery Did encounter a detour around Roanoke, VA about 20 miles. Had to come into Boone, NC from opposite end I expected. Tip: check for road work on the BRP website before heading out. Also: check for restaurants on BRP, there are at least 3 that I could have stopped at if I had checked earlier. Beautiful warm weather. DAY 3, Thursday, May 19, 200 Encountered other road work getting to BRP amounting to about a 10 mile detour. The maintenance department was scraping off the first 2 inches of blacktop on both lanes for repaving. I had to ride this for about 2 miles at less than 30 mph to pick up the BRP entrance. Boy, was I happy to get off that section of road. The BRP through NC is at higher elevation, twistier, curvier, more ups and downs and has far more tunnels than VA. When I got to the top of the mountains, the temperature was 55 degrees. It was 70 degrees in valley when I started. The fog was blowing straight up the face of the mountain limiting visibility to 50 - 100 feet. This lasted for about an hour to one and a half hours. Speeds were limited to about 25 mph or less. When you went around the other side of the mountain, the view was bright and sunny. BRP is one of my favorite roads. Once the fog cleared, you could cruise in 3rd or 4th all day and just enjoy the scenery. Sit back and enjoy the tunnels. Arrived at MicroTel @ 5 pm. I think we had about 40 people this year. Saw some old faces and met some new people. Ate at Fatz restaurant. Beautiful warm weather. DAY 4, Friday, May 20, 2002 Easy, low mileage ride for the day. It was nice not to have to pack up for the next day. Took a ride to Dale's Wheels Through Time Museum. Yeah, it has a lot of old Harleys, but it is very interesting to me to see the evolution of motorcycle and other engines over the years. Very worthwhile visit. Ran into Ken at museum. He has a blue Triumph Tiger 800. We ate at Three Butts on the Creek BBQ place in Maggie Valley. Very good food. Took BRP back to Cherokee, NC and then picked up Wayha road. Nice ride in woods and along a creek, shady, curvy. That was my first time on Wayha road. DAY 5, Saturday, May 21, 2002 Tom Fulton, Dimitri, Miguel and myself opted to take an easy ride on RT. 28 to Deal's Gap. We then headed down to Tapaco Lodge for lunch. Great place and the view is fantastic. Quite a few kayakers came down the river as we were eating. Where else can you ride motorcycles in the national forest all day, stop for lunch on a river and watch kayakers come down? Put this restaurant on your "bucket list" also. When I sent pictures to my family, there response was, " I thought you were riding motorcycles, why are there kayakers"? Little bit of everything down in mountains. Dimitri headed back after lunch as his shoulder was bothering him after a fall from the day before. Tom, Miguel and I headed for Cherohola Skyway. We encountered a Jeep parade of about 8 - 10 Jeeps who would not pull over and maintained a 40 mph pace all the way to the Skyway. Miguel and I had too much of that so we turned around and came back through Robbinsville. Tom kept going. Dinner at Fatz restaurant. Leaving for GA for two days. Staying overnight with Tom Fulton. DAY 6, Sunday, May 22, 2002 On Sunday morning, Tom Fulton and I headed for Peach Tree City, GA. I was spending a couple of days with Tom and we intended to go to Barber Motorsport Museum the next day. The morning was fine and relaxing. We took backroads through the national forest, ran up and down Blood Mountain, very nice ride. The afternoon was miserable. We had to take a major four lane across GA and then pick up expressway. Traffic was extremely heavy and congested. Let's just say I absolutely hate expressways and expressway congestion. Ate lunch at Zaxby's Chicken, good chicken. Arrived at his house about 4 pm, showered, went to Longhorn Steakhouse for dinner. Oh! Tom's house which was built by his grandfather is right on Peach Trees City lake so we took the ski boat out for a short tour of the lake. Very relaxing to just sit on the dock and look at the lake. Day 7, Monday, May 23, 2002 Off of the motorcycle! I get to rest! Tom and I headed to Leeds, AL in his car to visit the Barber Motorsports Museum. It was raining almost the entire day, but who cared, we were in a car. This museum has over 1,000 motorcycles and early Formula 1 race cars along with some other unique collections on five floors. It is OVERWHELMING AND AWESOME!!! If you like motyorcycles, GO VISIT THIS MUSEUM!!! This is definitely "bucket list" material. I had been wanting to visit this museum for about 50 years and I just finally made up my mind to do it. Of course, being retired now, you don't have the constraints of a job or asking someone if you can take vacation. And it is also home to the Barber Motorsports Car Track. At the time we were there, quite a few cars were having a track day - corvettes, porsches, camaros, mustangs. I really enjoyed the dirt bike exhibits. I raced off-road motorcycles from 1970 to 1985. I either owned or raced against probably 60% of all the dirt bikes that were exhibited. One that stands out is that they had "my" 1983 Maico 490 Spyder. Ate at Carraba's Restaurant for dinner. DAY 8, Tuesday, May 24, 2002 Said thank you and see you next time to Tom and headed north through GA, TN and KY. Made it to Somerset, KY. Beautiful warm weather, no rain, easy ride, light traffic, gentle rolling hills and curves, nothing really difficult or technical. It was a fun ride. Basically, took US 27N and US 127N all the way. Stayed at Holiday Inn Express. DAY 9, Wednesday, May 25, 2002 Beautiful weather again, upper 80's, no rain whatsoever. Took US 127 N basically all the way home. Took the bypasses around the major cities on route. In Florence, stopped in Kerry Toyota and visited my son, Jonathan. Also, wound up talking to the Service Manager who is a motorcycle guy. Got home about 2 pm and showered and rested. All in all: a very good trip. The bike ran beautifully, no issues. I did put a new chain and sprockets on over the winter. Tires held up remarkably well, no oil leaks. No rain. It was suggested that I replace the stock bars and get a cruise control. I think I will do this. Thanks for reading. If you are contemplating a long trip or a destination trip, just do it. I am glad I did and have no regrets. I just wish I had someone as a passenger or another rider along. Bill Mersch, aka MisterBill 2007 RWB Honda VFR 800 910515876_20220521_1238561.mp4

Leaving tomorrow (Tuesday, 05/17) through KY and heading to WV. crossing at Louisa, KY. Then will be picking up Blue Ridge Parkway for 2 days. Arriving in Franklin motel on Thursday @ 5:00 PM. Riding Red, White, Blue VFR 800. I know it is way late, but if anyone wants to do BRP, call or text 859-466-2174. Bill Mersch, aka MisterBill

Hotel reservation booked. See y'all on the 19th. Bill Mersch, aka Mister Bill

MRA.XCA.1 X-Screen Tour; made in Germany, excellent quality and fit, fully adjustable, comes in clear or smoke From my label on the box, it was ordered from Twisted Throttle I do not believe it is the one in your post

OK, thanks guys. I will not be able to make it that weekend. Have a good ride!

Is this event scheduled?

Very Nice!

I know I should have put this out there two weeks ago. Sorry. I had a great time and was pleasantly surprised at the number of people that showed up (@30). I was expecting maybe a dozen. Met some new friends and found some new roads. Looking forward to the Fall event then next Spring. Bill Mersch aka MisterBill

Got brand new Michelin Pilot Road 2 tires. Changed oil and oil filter with HONDA brand, no more K+N filters. Thanks. I will be thinking of you and thanks again. Bill

I made reservations. See you all on Thursday, May 20. Riding in from Villa Hills, KY. If, by chance, any one is travelling down to the Spring Memorial ride and passing through Cincinnati/ No. KY, text me and we can meet up or ride down together. Bill Mersch, 859-466-2174

Hi MisterBill, Thank you for your donation of 50.00 USD. We look forward to improving the forums with your donation. Thanks VFRDiscussion

This is a possibility this year. Will have had both COVID-19 vaccinations by then.

I would very much like to make this ride. I will try my best. Thanks, Bill Mersch aka MisterBill Stay safe and healthy and WEAR A MASK.

Hi everyone, 2007 RWB VFR800, 33,000 miles, completely stock, no modifications I will add my experience to this thread. I just tuned the starter jets on the four throttle bodies this past weekend. The bike was surging terribly, idle went from @ 1,500 - 1,000.. I bought the Carbtune equipment, printed the manual and dug into this problem. After preparing everything and finally getting the Carbtune PRO tool hooked up, I started the bike. Well, looking at the Carbtune PRO tool, it was an OMG moment. No wonder this bike doesn't run right. Let's just say they were not in alignment. After about 30 or so minutes, finally got all throttle bodies to within .5 cmHG of each other. (Had fan blowing on engine ) The bike idles smoothly and twisting the throttle is very responsive. I am thrilled.. 🙂 I also noticed that my bike had two short stacks up front and two long stacks in the rear. (Bought new, this is how it came from factory). Others had commented that this was not correct and indeed the manual shows a short, long up front and a long, short in rear. I changed them accordingly. I am thinking the worker doing the assembly just put short in front and long in rear. Thanks for all previous comments and help, Bill Mersch aka MisterBill 20200824_192318[1].mp4