theoxmole

Just finalized family vacation plans. I'll be arriving Wednesday morning at the hotel. The family is taking the truck on to Asheville for the day, leaving me the whole day to ride the area. Later that night I'll be meeting up with them in Asheville to continue on to Myrtle Beach for a few days. I only have one day but I'm looking forward to seeing old friends and putting some solid miles on the bike. Can't wait to get there!

North east Ohio, near steubenville, and plenty of dirt to ride.

I was just over there Friday for work. I'm on the opposite side near Toledo.

AIRTEC SUCKS!!!!

SUCK! SUCK SUCK! BY GOLLY THEY SUCK!!

NEVER EVER EVER buy airtec!!! THEY SUCK !!!!

they take forever to arrive!!!

the stuff shipped from hong kong shows up faster!!

they arrive broken 1/2 the time and they will NOT send you a new one..nor do they stand behind their products!

the only way i would get airtec is if the ONLY choice in the world to get what i REALLY REALLY REALLY WANT...then reinforce the crap with more seaglass mat on the inside.

in other words.. unless your willing to give up girls for the rest of your life to get a perfect vfr.. dont buy airtec.

so.. did i make my feelings clear enough???

buy a plastic welder from harbor freight and practice!

did i mention airtec sucks???

Or that. . . LOL!

I got an Airtech fiberglass upper for my '86 VFR750. It was the track upper so I had to cut the headlight, making that my primary concern with fitment. When it was cut (scared the $h!t out of me, cutting up a $185 part) and painted it seemed fine to me. Of course, it was the only place I could find replacement pieces for an '86 at the time and that's the only time I've used them. My point? It was the only part I could find at the time and it worked for me. Your results may vary.

Found a good deal online on a Pirelli Angel ST front that matched the one on the rear and couldn't pass it up. BAM! I hit the button and ordered it. Got it 3 days later to find out I had ordered a 120/60. I had already agreed to a group ride the next day and desperately needed a front so . . . I mounted it. It did feel lighter on its feet. I may stick with this combo.

Well, I've been absent for a while but I WILL be stopping in this year. The stars and planets aligned and I'll be passing through with the family on our way to Myrtle Beach. I'll have the bike in the back of the truck just to ride and I'll get to spend a day with you guys on some of the best roads in the country. Seriously, can't wait!

VFRD has BEEN in Ohio for a long time. . . I was forced to hold down the Toledo contingent for a long time. Hell, I had to go north to Michigan to find some people from here to ride with! Just saying, northern Ohio is not the place to find VFRD members. If you can set up something on a weekend before it snows, I'll be there! I know a couple other members over that direction too. . .

I love my red but I can see changing the color in a few years. Not sure what I would pick though.

I haven't posted in a while but the answer to your question is yellow. Yes, yellow. I dare you.

Awesome video and an even better save!

What song is that? I definitely need to add that to my music.

I've got these on my bike. I actually like the system. It's not terribly loud and I use the dummy can to carry tools. I have no complaints.

Alright...I'm thinking about going!

Any of my Northern Peeps gonna join me?

BMV? Riv? Ox? Ken? Grond? Dude? Pgreen?

I'm in, just haven't hammered out the details. I hope to talk to Trav here shortly and see where he stands. It'd be great to see you again! Let's do it.

Yep, as Riv said, we made it back to my house in really good time. 600 miles in about 9 1/2 hours. I was thrilled with that. Last pit stop was about 6 minutes, no lie. Unloaded my bike at my house and then head another 50 up to his house to drop his bike and the trailer.

Just to :laughing6-hehe:, thank you to everyone. As always I had a great time hanging out and riding with old friends and meeting new ones. Just the piece of sanity I needed. Ironic, huh? I find sanity in that completely insane setting! :cheerleader:

For the record, Jeremy's ground down knee pucks are done on a grinder in his trailer. . . just sayin'.

I haven't forgotten the time you took me out to the Robbinsville parking lot to show me another "yellow 6th gen" parked out there! :laughing6-hehe:

The only time anyone will get upset with you is if you mess with the sign in front of the hotel... now who would do such an immature thing?

You who??

I don't know who that is but it certainly isn't a lead and sweep of a scenic group. :laughing6-hehe:

I make it the cool group!! Lol

Nicole's in the cool group because she's cool. . . but her former screen name wouldn't have hurt her chances at all of making it either! :mellow:

Just a couple more days until the insanity hits full bore!

What's with all this safety talk? :comp13:

It's absolutely, 100%, definitely the truth! :fing02:

I'm leading a relaxed group with House as my sweep and I take everything Bailey posted seriously. I've had people crash in years past and it's a real bummer for the rest of the ride. . . and everybody was fine. If it had been worse, I can't imagine having that happen. I'll lead, watching my mirrors a lot and we'll stop a few times. This is where House and I will talk about the pace and everyone between the two of us. Then I'll ask the group if they're comfortable with what we've been doing. I typically will run at the speed limit or just above (+5-10). We rarely pass cars unless it's safe for the majority of the group to go at once. When we stop, this is where everyone owes it to everyone else to SPEAK UP if they're not comfortable. I can't change something if I'm not aware of it. Your riding might appear fine to the lead and sweep, but if you feel like you're pushing it too hard to keep up, you have to tell us. We're pretty good at figuring this out but we can't know what everybody is thinking. There's absolutely no shame in admitting this as this is the biggest non-ego riding group I've ever met and we will gladly adjust. I don't want ANYBODY to get hurt as I always feel responsible for those I'm leading.

Now, with that explained, we had a tremendous time last year. Everyone did very well (even in the torential downpour) and we had a lot of laughs each night. This year will be more of the same. This is my yearly sanity check, guy's weekend, time off work, getaway. I can't wait to see everyone again! Rivcyko and I will be rolling in late Thursday.

Dale

Now here's to a great time! :blink:

Finally registered for the event. Riv and I solidified plans on the phone tonight. I can't wait!

Just reserved my room. Trav and I will be trailering down that Thursday. I'm stoked! :cheerleader:

Bang on the end of it a little and then turn it over to see where it impacts. Then take a razor blade and scoop some of the material from the seat. That's what I had to do with mine.

Good luck.

I had to do the same thing. I believe I ground down a couple of the supports where it rides on the back bone. Thousands of miles later, it's all good.

I had them on my CBR and they looked oh, so cool. . . They sucked tremendously if you actually wanted to see where you were going after dark. But maybe they'd be better on a flat black bike. :wheel:

The answer is no. I have the "Honda Racing" pants (Hein Gericke I believe) and two matching jackets all bought separately. They must be different years or something because, eventhough they're the same brand, the zippers are opposite of the way they should be.

..........................I do believe there was a ....slight horsepower difference. :unsure:

Well, there was that too. :wheel:

I owned an '86 750 and now own an '03. They are totally different bikes. For one, the '86 is a lot lighter, but as others had said, you're working with 24 year old technology; it is what it was. :wheel: I don't think I would hold out for the 750 if you've found a nice 700. While a little more rare, the 750 was only a few cc's more. There were other subtle differences (sand cast engine parts, the "750" near the VFR on the side decal, etc.) but nearly every other part on the thing is interchangable with the 700.

And let's not forget the most important thing: the coolness factor of owning the original and the "tribute" bike is off the charts! Not a day goes by I don't wish I had my '86 back to park next to my '03.

Make it 5! I removed the 2Bros Stash about three months ago, just too darn loud for me. Prefer stock, and I bought wine with the money I got from the exhaust. :goofy: Much better deal to me.

ppm

I have the Stash on mine and love the sound. It's not terribly loud. Believe me, I know terribly loud having owned a CBR with a D&D pipe on it. I even had a Harley guy compliment me on the sound of my VFR . . . :huh:

OK, maybe it is too loud. :unsure:

You don't need approval from the board. I've heard (barely :fing02: ) the stock exhaust and it barely sounds like it's running. I've also followed a gutted exhaust around for, oh, 1000 miles or so, and like the sound. The point is, it's your bike and you mod it the way you like it. If you like the stock exhaust good for you man! :goofy:

I've often removed other peoples' mods to make my bike just right for me. Nothing wrong with it.

But Seb's suggestion to repack wasn't that far off the wall. You could try that too.

I'd be in for Mid-Ohio. I did one last fall with sportbiketracktime and it was a blast. And the track is world class (AMA rides there). I signed up on a Buell sponsored day (demo rides included) and the whole day was $150. I wanted to get back there this summer but never found the time. To have a bunch of VFRs there. . . they would be all confused! :biggrin: