I need to look at mine and see if they're as brittle as some of these other parts. I have to decide whether I want to do the resto or pass it on to someone else. This year has been a total mess with the covid running wild. I'm in Elgin.
It basically became a rag under the new format. I probably subscribed for 20 years. Cycleworld is now just as bad. I renewed to see how the new quarterly issues would be, but now I think that magazine is worthless as well. The only magazine I still subscribe to is Roadracing World.
Thanks for the info. Depending on the DBs I may go with the Coffman. Did you guys remove the cable, and if you did, how hard is it to get to? I have large hands.
Thanks,
Bill
PS: love the punisher decals where the Honda badge is. I may need to do that to mine.
After looking at various sites I just don't see a ton of options for a slip on exhaust for a 2013 1200F. I really don't want to spend $800 for an Akro pipe. What do you all run and how do you like them? Also, what did you do about the exhaust flapper cable?
Thanks,
Bill
I'm ready to replace mine as well. My last set of tires I bought went on the Bking, Q3s. I really don't ride long distances, except when I picked up the VFR last fall, Chicago to Missouri and back in the same day. Very stupid. Rode the ZX14R there and did the deal and rode back. That's when I realized that the stock tires just suck. Recommendations?
Thanks for all of the input. The seat may be OK for me, but the wife wants one with a backrest to feel a little more secure back there. I ride from Elgin, IL. to Missouri to get the bike in the same day to get it. Was over 1K total. That may have killed my backside for the ride back. Left a 3:30 AM and got home at 11:30 PM. That just may have been one of the dumbest things I've done lately. The stock tires do blow. They have a strange profile compared to the Q3 on my BKing and the S20 evos I had on the ZX. Has anyone tried the roadsmarts?
I'll be doing a taller screen and the pegs first. Maybe the re-flash as well. Any good grip suggestions? My hands seem to take the worst beating from the bike.
Bill
Justed traded my 2013 ZX14R for a 2013 VFR. I wanted something that my wife could comfortably ride on with me. I had an 07 800 a while back and was looking for some comfort for my beat up body. What mods would you all recommend as a must for this bike? I think a taller screen and a better seat might be in order.
Bill