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How bad was the damage?

What do you guys think of this? seems pretty cool to me, i don't run the bags very often cause i need the bike to be slim during my commute but i am intrigued about the protection this would offer. http://t-rex-racing.com/catalog.php?item=899

damn, that's insane, i put twice that many miles the first 2 days i had my VFR.

the traction control of the vfr is really rudimentary, nowhere near as nice as what has come out in the last 2-3yrs like the stuff in the ktm 1290 that has all kinds of cool modes that let you still have fun. so yea the vfr TC is annoying as fuck until you need it, it's helped me in the rain a couple of times.

not really concerned but i was surprised. and i didn't really do much riding after taking it back home (mostly highway and no low speed maneuvers needed) i'll be riding it tomorrow and i'll report if i notice any difference. i did see my rear brake pads are running low, at 18K miles i guess it's expected

I just had my recall done this morning, no noticeable difference, but the old shaft looked to have a bit of rust all over probably from riding in all kinds of weather all the time. Mechanic said it was a relatively easy job, no big deal but i now have some piece of mind since i'll be doing some good riding this summer.

there's a couple of us around, i saw a nasty green one full of stickers in doral and a black one in doral too.

just went to look at the 8th gen t-rex sliders, they are a vastly different design than the vfr1200 sliders. i wouldn't have put those on if i had a 8th gen (not that i would get one, that vtec engine sucks) i would've gone with a cut-through the fairings like i had on the 6th gen i traded in for my vfr1200.

hahaha, yep, i used to bang my shins pretty hard on em in the beginning but i got used to not swinging my leg right into them. luckily i also wear knee/shin armor so it didn't hurt except for that one time i didn't wear it and man it stung......

yep, that's what i said, it took the hit so you wouldn't have to, shame about the loss of the bike but you're in one piece and that's all that matters.

holy crap, looks like the vfr is the real mvp here that took that concrete post instead of you, glad to hear you're ok.

haha, i've had the same thought with the VFR, them big awesome brakes do inspire confidence in late braking, but i haven't worn out the front first but then again i do punish the rear a lot with the throttle and aggressive downshifting.

I test road the FJ-09 a few weeks ago after riding 300miles on the vfr to get there. i wasn't too impressed with the FJ, the seat was hard as hell, there was also a weird vibration at the bars that would drive me crazy. but it does have a nice punch (less than the vfr tho) the lower weight was nice too. the riding position is also nicer on the VFR imo, i like the sportier stance and i have a 2005 speed triple too which has a more upright position than the vfr and the FJ felt a bit weird. nice bike and for the price it is very tempting but after riding the VFR it felt like a downgrade.

i bought the complete set with the swing arm slider (which looks awesome btw) and the fork sliders. excellent investment i was pushing the bike back while seated on it and my foot slid on some loose gravel and i wasn't able to save it but i managed to lay it down gently, the engine case got a couple of scratches because of the angle of the road but that was the only damage. another bonus about the sliders is that they are big and can function as improve highway pegs when on long trips. definitely helped when i did 843 miles in one day in july coming home from deal's gap, just being able to change positions for a few minutes at a time was awesome. t-rex has my business in the future for sure, quality parts at a decent price.

as far as replacing the key i just took out the cylinders and took em to a locksmith they charged me $40 to rekey em to my key, expensive but it only took 5mins for them to do it and i didnt have to buy the kit.