SchlepRock

If I can keep my brother's Tesla behind me, it's worth it. Most of my riding experience comes from late '70s KZ900, KZ650csr, CB750 and early 80s bikes, V45 Magna, Suzuki GS1100 and GPZ900. You could shift without the clutch, but it took exact timing. This thing with the quick shifting is completely different. No throttle manipulation required, just hold to 10,500rpm and shift up through the gears. It sounds pretty neat, too.

Mine does not get in the way of normal shifting in any way what so ever. I use both methods depending on what I'm doing. Toodling around, low speed, I use the clutch. If I am giving it some beans, QS is really, really nice to have.

How about a thread titled "what someone did to your VFR last night."?

It's no replacement for my current bike. I hope it sells, though.

I just returned from a ride on my 8th Gen with Delkovic exhaust(baffle in) and I didn't notice any hesitation at any point in the rev range. My brother's HOA has a 15mph speed limit, which is just under 3000rpm in 2nd gear. No issues whatsoever. Disclaimer: I have not ridden with the baffle out, so I can't compare.

It hasn't changed since then. Day 3 was 12 hours of mountains, with some desert sprinkled in at the end. It feels great heading up to Charleston Peak. I've done that the last 2 mornings. Pretty spirited pace. The bike just feels great! I'm just a little paranoid. If you do what Honda says when they say it should be done, I have yet to encounter any issues with any Honda I've ever owned. 12 vehicles total.

I check it on ground level, even with the sight window, both wheels on the ground, balancing the bike back and forth delicately. I put the side stand out, crouch down, grab the bar, balance and look. The first day was 450miles or so. Second day was 700 or so. Real hot the first day. Very windy. Second day was up and down mountain roads for 10hours. It went from just below top line before I left to just in the sight window, below the bottom line when I checked it before day 3. I didn't check level before day 2 due to overwhelmingly foul stench in Dalhart, TX. Fighting the vomit reflex for 30minutes getting out of there. Once I hit New Mexico, all things turned wonderful and I forgot to check along the way. No excuse.

This is 10 minutes from my brother's house, where I'm staying for a bit.

Hi all. I recently moved to Las Vegas and I am getting some conflicting advice from locals concerning oil weight and hot weather viscosity and I am searching for some feedback. I lean towards factory recommendations with Honda vehicles. Cars, motorcycles and lawn mowers all are serviced using factory recommendations. It's been suggested that I run 10w40 as opposed to the 10w30 GN4 that I used in February. On my 2wheel trip to Vegas, I had run very low on oil after day 2. Barely in the sight window. The motorcycle shop nearest to my hotel only had various 10w40 or 20w50 or other choices other than 10w30. I got Amsoil 10w40 synthetic in there and had zero issues and am still having zero issues. I feel the need to change it out. I would normally default to factory 10w30 GN4, but I have been advised to go up a weight due to the hot weather. One thing I am considering is the riding I'm likely to do the most of will be in the mountains, elevated and much cooler. What does VFRD think?

That's pretty weird in my opinion. I've never seen a purposely drilled hole in an exhaust collector from a manufacturer of any vehicle. Knucklehead, amateur cheap mods a-plenty, but.... I like the carbon fiber Delkovic that is on my bike. I use the baffle and it's plenty quiet, yet satisfying upon aggressive"beans" application.

Some photos from the third day. Utah Hwy 128 south from I-70 to Moab has got to be one of the best roads in existence. Utah is serious about it's road surfaces. There were no cars until I hit Moab proper and south of there. 12 hours on day 3 through the desert took a bit out this old man, but it was well worth it. Going through Zion National Forest was too much. Just ....too much to see. Lots of people.