bobbyn

Grum, Thanks for the detailed information. I will get on it tonight after work.

Leftybob

I have a 1997 VFR750 and need the front brake master cylinder/lever assembly and the clutch hydraulic hose. Is this right place to search for this? TIA

I have a 1997 VFR750 and need the front brake master cylinder/lever assembly and the clutch hydraulic hose. Is this right place to search for this? TIA

2 hours ago, Bent said:

Head north to some of the best riding in the country.  Just don't do it during rush hour which is turning into all the time.  It's good enough that it doesn't matter whether it's one or two hours away.  There's no way I would ride in the Atlanta metro.  One of the most dangerous cities in the country to ride or drive in IMO.  So, there's good news and bad news for you.   

I was looking at riding up to The Red Top State Park. Any diners on the way?

(As far as city riding, I learned to ride commuting from Queens to Manhattan for 18 years. But I have no desire to ride downtown.)

I finally moved and have the new house sorted out. No Home Depot trips planned this weekend.

So where does Atlanta  motorcyclists go for a ride? Are there diners, greasy spoons, cafes where you meet before heading out for the days ride? Are the twisty roads 1 hour away, two hours away...?

All I know is to head north and that's about it.

Help a brother out!

Bobby

“Better a dead nail than no bike at all!” - Ogri

What was left of my tire. I’m still amazed I found an open Honda MC dealership on a Monday!

Made it to ATL. What a great ride, but I did find out the hard way that the BRMP road surface eats tires. About 120 miles into the trip my rear tire was showing steel belts! I was lucky to find Honda Suzuki of Lynchburg OPEN on a Monday. 

It it was a long, slow, tense ride from the top of the mountain to the dealer about 30 miles away. They took care of me in 30 minutes and I was back on the road. 

Now I need to find some local roads out of Marietta to check on Sunday mornings. Any suggestions?

Kickstand up early Sunday morning to my new home in Atlanta.  I am not much of a planner, just gas & go. My initial plan is to ride to Front a Royal and figure out my next step over lunch. If any motels have WiFi I’ll post some pics. 

Thanks for all the tips.

This is all excellent stuff. I will be shopping online with my morning coffee. 

One more question: will the the 8th gen charging system handle plugging in my phone while riding? I ask because I tried this on my 5th gen and had a years worth of charging problems afterward. In fact it cost me my first trip to the BRP/Skyline Dr. Once bitten, twice shy.

Bobby

The trip has a time limit, so there will be a balance of highway drone and back country strafing. 

Any input on throttle locks, tire kits?

I am moving to the ATL area next month with my company and will be riding the 2014 Viffer down as part of the move. Its been quite a while since I taken such a road trip & I'm very much looking forward to it.  I am asking for the collective wisdom here for advice.

What's the best scenic route that will cover this distance in three days?

I'm a little old and rusty so I'm looking for suggestions regarding simple cruise control/throttle lock, tire fix kit and a jump start box.

Thanks!

Bobby

soon to be ex-NYer

The only main stream commercials about motorcycles are from GIECO. Honda and HD are the leaders in motorcycle recognition. They can turn things around if they wanted too. Honda did it in the '60's and can do it now if they wanted. Harley has two small bore bikes, but I've never seen one on the road yet. My local dealers are good people but mention social media and I get the "F*ck that!" look. I don't think random posts on FB count. I agree that autonomous cars will push motorcycles off the road. I'm not a business owner but I'd be worried about the next ten years.

I hate the dash on my 2014. Like the 1997 much better.

All my old, crotchety and cheap biker buddys swear by Kurvey Girl valve stems. Each of our "A Team" has a specialty we share to help with our bikes. Because we go through so many tires we have one guy with a tire changer (and one who can change tires by hand), so installing angled valve stems are SOP. I have them on both my VFR's and my sons Ninja.

We have a great track three hours away in south Jersey http://www.njmp.com that's a complete interstate drone (I-95 or Garden State Parkway). The issue is not just riding to the track, but riding any local area roads to explore. I only rode to the AMA races in south Jersey once because the is nothing else down there. 

We would ride every year when the AMA races were in New Hampshire (for 15 years!) because NH has awesome roads and springtime is sweet in the Green Mountains. The AMA superbikes were too powerful for that tiny track so that venue has been off the schedule for a while. Too bad because I would take an MC vacation there in a heartbeat.

Yea, I just read that. Learn how to make custom steel braided lines for the ABS. Not hard to do. I’ve been making lines for all my bikes since 1985.

No reason other than Honda engineers designed it that way for manufacturing cost reasons.  Replace it (& all other hydraulic lines) with steel braided line and be done with it. 

On 1/14/2018 at 2:04 AM, VFROZ said:

This. 

Thanks Seb. 

Very nice! What model year?

I went out to the garage. Fiddled with this, cleaned that. Watched the battery tender light blink... *sigh*

“Love ATL, hate the traffic” That’s all I hear. I’ve already mapped a few rides, all north of ATL.  

Anyone ride to Barber Museum?

Sandy Springs.

My company is moving to ATL and I’ll be exploring new roads. I’ve been in NY for a long time and I’m looking forward to the change. Any other VFR listers in ATL?

I know nothing about this bike other than I don't have the $$ to consider buying it.

https://newjersey.craigslist.org/mcy/d/1992-honda-vfr-400-nc40-v4/6418843517.html

My brain fogged over when I saw the key set components. Some things I will pay for to have the local shop take care of a few things, this was definitely one of them.