DangerousDave

Thanks for that, it's pretty much what I suspected. My only thoughts on having him modify the fuel map are thinking about if I sold the bike down the line. As we know, aftermarket mods don't necessarily increase resale value down the line. Keeping the stock map would allow me to remove slip-on and Juice Box and sell separately. I've already got the fuel manager installed, might as well leave it for now. I'm looking at the reflash mostly to remove 1 & 2 restrictions and get my gear indicator back from the Z-bomb, raise rev limit, and remove top speed restriction (just because). Thanks for confirming my suspicions. D Dave

This may be a dumb question, and I think I already know the answer, but some confirmation would be appreciated. Does the Guhl reflash totally negate the need for a fuel manager? I'm currently rocking a Z-bomb and a TB Juice Box, but it would be kinda nice to have my gear indicator working right again. An extra 500 rpm on top wouldn't hurt my feelings either. And what about the O2 eliminaters that come with most fuel managers? Do you leave them in or plug the O2 sensors back in? Inquiring minds want to know. D Dave

My 2010 stock seat gaps just as badly at the front and even worse in back! Terrible for oem Honda! I bought the Corbin seat with backrest and glove box when the bike was almost new. Let me be clear...I HATE Corbin! If I could have found any other option for a backrest (besides a top case) anywhere in the world, I would not have a Corbin now. Their customer service just might be the worst in the industry, but I digress. With all that said, I returned the glove box, as it was the cheapest piece of junk you could imagine. Looked like a $50 J.C.Whitney item and couldn't possibly have kept rain out. After having to send the seat back once for a re-do (apparently they were not listening at all to my original request), it's pretty comfortable, fits the bike well, and the wife really appreciates the backrest. During the remake, they reshaped the foam without modifying the cover to match, so it doesn't look quite right, but sits well. Did I mention I hate Corbin? For the record, I've had Corbin seats on four of my bikes. Their C/S really does suck. D Dave

I just had a set done by a local locksmith. Nothing special. Took him less than an hour to open and re-key them to my original key. Easy peazy.

Ok, I broke down and bought a set of case liners from Bestem USA that are supposed to be for VFR800 (it's even embroidered on them). I can now definitely say these do NOT fit the 1200 factory cases! These are made for 34 liter cases, not 29 liter. I'll be sending them back, so I guess that answers that. D Dave

I did the factory conversion on mine, putting the '12 taillight on my '10. You have to buy the sub-wire that goes to the light as well, then it's just plug and play. It's bright, but in my opinion the original is a bit more attractive. But, beauty is in the eyes of the beer holder.

I FWIW, I found the tool tube HERE. A third of the price of TT.

Now that I picked up a set of oem 1200 side cases, I'd love to know the answer to this. Anybody?

3M weatherstrip adhesive is pretty good shit. I imagine a dab on the back side of the peg bracket would probably keep it there.

Any reason a couple generic rubber caps from an auto parts store wouldn't do the job? I just scored a pretty good deal (I think) on a set of used cases, but pretty sure the rubber stoppers aren't there. I should receive the cases some time this week. I was afraid these rubber bumpers would be some elaborate proprietary part, but it doesn't look that way. Thanks much for the reply!

Uh oh...can you elaborate on this please?

Hey all, I'm going to be visiting my brother soon in Angier, NC, which is just a bit south of Raleigh. He has a Blackbird that's done more sitting than rolling the last few years, so I'm sure he's going to want us to do a little riding together while I'm there, but I doubt he knows where the good roads are. I'm taking the Veeffalo down there, but will only be there a few days. He talked about taking the bikes to Deals Gap, but it's actually father from his house than from my house in Ohio! Crazy, right? Anyway, I'm hoping someone who knows the area can steer me towards some decent riding down that way. He said something about Pilot Mountain (Mt Pilot?), but I don't know if it's worth checking out or not. Advice from those who know will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, D Dave

Unfortunately, the info in that link is very misleading. The ION bags are totally different from the EVO bags if you look in their product catalog. TT describes the ION bags as being for the "budget minded shopper". All the ION bags come with the old style ring, and all the EVO bags come with the new style ring. I don't want to buy a crap bag, but it really irks me that I have to pay $50 extra to get the ring that fits the hardware I already have on two bikes, as they won't substitute an old ring for the new ring that comes with the bag. Grrrrr.

Well now you've really got me thinking. I could buy an ION 1 which is the same size, comes with the top ring I need, and cost $30 less. I just have to wonder how much difference in quality there is between the ION and EVO series bags. I have to say that the build quality of my old Daypack is nothing short of outstanding, and I am one finicky arsehole. I have overstuffed and abused that bag for years and it still looks like new. Really a top notch piece. Anybody have any first-hand knowledge of the differences in quality between ION and EVO? The EVO daypack is certainly a sweeter looking bag. Not much style to the ION relatively speaking. But function is more important to me. If not for the $80 difference (including new top ring), it would be an easy choice. So, anybody fondled both style bags themselves?

Yeah, I called TT today. The bag I want comes with a new style top ring. They will NOT substitute an old style top ring. They'll happily SELL me an old style top ring for $47! Seems outrageous to me. I wanted to be able to grab the old bag or the new one and just throw it on. But for $47, I think I'll just take out the four screws and move the ring to the new bigger bag. Maybe I'll get lucky and stumble across an old style top ring some day...or decide it really is worth the 47 bucks. Ironically, the old bag is a Daypack, and the new bag is a Daypack. But the new style Daypack is almost double the capacity of the old style. And what used to be a Daypack is now a Micro. The old bag expanded from 2.5 - 5 liters. The new Daypack goes from 5 - 9 liters. I do have a birthday coming up, maybe I'll just ask the wife for the bag and tank ring for my birthday. ;-)