Matty231

Interesting; because textiles don't fear well to the heat! Probably time I got leathers, what do you recommend?

Thanks... yea I had lots of people come up and say either 'aww i want to buy one of these' or 'that looks great in white'. There was also an RC36 VFR700 there too (or 750?) which was mint; it was the oldest bike at the track day; with the nice gear driven cams!! I was running 40 rear and 36 front... I think 42 is normal for rear. And no quick-shifter, that should be a good choice though when I get round to it ;) Yea the hairpin was maybe pushing it when taking it at speed but it's very capable for it's weight... They've done a very good job of balancing the bike and refining it which a VFR I believe is always built to be in it's blood.

...And she was great. My first time tracking a motorbike admittedly. However very fun and loved ringing that VTEC to the redline on the straights. The bike suprising handled well and kept up with other bikes in most cases (not the super pro riders on super sports) and was able to pull in the straights on some others. When I compared the weight of my bike with some others, the VFR is very well balanced and suited to the corners despite the extra +50KG. The braking was really nice too. We did the track day at Pukekohe Park here in Auckland, NZ. It's apparently one of the quickest tracks in the southern hemisphere (or maybe Australasia)... When I took my Merc on the track I was able to lap times still quicker than the bike but I put that down to the cornering and the 'first-time' on the track cautiousness I was using. But at the end of the day it was more about learning the bikes characteristics (and also trying to get a top speed on the straight ;) I managed around 205kph on the back straight which I was happy with; other bikes were doing around 230 in some cases but they were lighter & more HP. Hope you like the pics!

Looks like you've had a great trip; was a lovely day today up in Auckland too; I did a track day on my 800. Hope you enjoyed our country ;) I need to do more touring of it myself!!

Hope you have a good trip... I'm from Auckland and the weather has been great over the past few days, usually it stays nice towards late Summer :) Just took a look at the VFR New Zealand website - awesome! I'd be booking them if i wasn't already in NZ :)

By the way; can someone tell me what the shiny, chrome silver pipe is that goes from the base of the engine crankshaft up to the top radiator? I was assuming oil cooling lines??

On my only few week old VFR i made a little graze when I scraped my garage wall by accident; AHHH!!! I got it fixed immediately but had to take the upper and middle cowl off; without any guidance I just slowly chipped away and managed to get the bike apart. And now shes back together all good as new; thankfully. Hopefully Im a bit more careful now! Anywho; some pics of the cowls off.

Cheers, yea pretty hooked already, was contemplating 'do i want that inline-4 sound' but after going on a few rides now the V4 is a mint sounding motor, not too pitched but not too bassy, I like the grunty mechanical noise it makes! Cheers :) Yes haha I need some posters done! I know a printer so I should get some nice cars & bikes printed & posted up!

Collected her today! I was skeptical on my purchase but i'm glad I did it, fun bike so far, very smooth and well grounded compared to my CB500F. The VTEC sounds great too, however just taking it easy for now. Time to RTFM! :) I love the bronze wheels, however I need to wipe the dust off them from sitting in the showroom for nearly a year!

Haha well in that case you shouldn't hear me complaining!! :) Yes good point, i'll go for a nice ride tomorrow and see how she goes. 860 is like half our country haha, thats a LONG way! I should cope well then... I've noticed on the open road at 100km/h the bike is actually quite comfortable, the wind seems to leverage some of my body weight. Man the rego was a killer! $585NZD to have the bike on the road for one year lol. Thanks. Since collecting her this arvo i've been keeping that in mind! Only issue so far is the rear brake squeels a little when braking, I assume this is normal and just needs more wearing in. Yes cold starts are always easy, both on bikes and my cars! Thats one thing I make sure of, thanks for the advice.

Thanks Terry, yes it ended up coinciding well, I decided just to stick out to the new year so the label would say 2017 instead of 2016 ;) Thanks for the advice, thats a good point too haha i've had a few times i've thought "this might end bad!". I'll make sure I get that service, it'll probably end up coming round pretty quick! I'm sometimes a bad one for high gear, low speed so i'll bear that in mind! Thanks again.

Hi Everyone, i'm new to the VFR soon, already owned a few Honda's ('14 CB125E & '15 CB500F), just completed my Full license recently and had my eyes set on a VFR for over a year now. After watching this mint Pearl White VFR site around in the dealer for just under a year, I could finally fork out for it! I was considering perhaps a CB650F, but coming from a CB500F I thought it was best to really step up if I was to do anything. Anywho; i've got a pick of it on the floor, picking it up tomorrow! I've already ordered a set of bar risers just for the daily commuting around town. While I am searching around; does anyone have any tips they could share / advice in relation to these bikes? - Is it a relatively good daily for around town? I've find my test rides, it was a nimble bike - What do most of you find the maximum comfortable distance you would go in one sitting (when touring) - Is it advised to not over-rev the bike (say past 8k) before a certain mileage / break-in period? I read in the manual it's 500KM, and don't 'brake' or 'accelerate' too hard, however looking for anyone elses input Thanks very much. Collect her tomorrow!