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While sitting at home today somewhat bored there was a knock at my door. My nephew sporting a rather excited grin informed me he had just purchased a new bike and it was sitting in my drive. A very new 2020 Yamaha R1 that he had only picked up that day and he had only put 35 km on the clock. Would I like a ride he asks 🤪 (he often asks silly questions) So on with the kit and away we go. For reference the most powerful bike I had previously ridden was a BMW S1000R (160hp) so this was somewhat of a step up for me from my VFR. As the bike was brand new, on brand new tyres, and we were only riding around town I took it very easy (plus of course it wasn’t my bike) Never the less the power was simply mind blowing. I didn’t get out of third gear and can’t imagine ever needing sixth gear. The brakes were excellent, the handling seemed good but having only taken it very easy I didn’t get a real idea of what it will be like at speed. (I did give it a few revs in third in a 100kmh zone it hit 150kmh what seemed like instantly, this was on a straight piece of road though). I envy him being young enough to ride this style of bike for any length of time, as much as I enjoyed it my 61 year old body would protest after about 100km I think. We are heading off for a 300km ride tomorrow and no doubt I will get another go. Will take a change of underwear I think.

Hi! Name is Cale. For sale I have a 3rd owner, has roughly 34,000 miles. Purchased it with 20,000. Always maintained, in fantastic condition. This bike has been nothing be great to me. Multiple trips from central indiana to Smokey Mtns, Ridden the full Blue Ridge Parkway on her as well. Wanting to get into track days and the VFR just isn't for it 😕. Looking to sell or trade for 600cc or daytona/Speed/street triple, dropped/lowsided is OK! Contact me on here or via text 765-432-0602. **Can send more photos if needed! Milage will continue to increase slightly as I can't keep myself off of it when the weather begins to get warmer. $3000 OBO! Add-ons: - Two Bros. Slip on (have stock muffler as well - TPMS - Power Commander 3 - HELI bars (stock bars are installed currently) - VFRness (haven't needed to install it) - new brake pads (EBC) **small scratch pictured that was attempted to color match by the 1st owner is the biggest flaw

Hello All, I bought a VTR pusher fan to replace the puller fan on my 5th gen (thanks to this forum!). The seller had a 2011 Yamaha R1 BIG BANG coolant cap on the shelf so I grabbed it for £5, just for a laugh. Well, it fits the 5th Gen (and probably other models too)! Here are a few side-by-side pics. R1 cap is brighter and VFR cap is darker And here is the R1 cap fitted. I’m guessing this has to be worth about 15HP at least? Maybe more with a Power Commander? At least my 20 year old filler cap has been replaced with something much newer. Pressure settings are the same (1:1 on both labels) but R1 spring and rubber seal are fresher. Now I'm off to win a few GPs... Stray

New poster, Low/no budget set aside for any portion of the "modifications" done to my bike. Just wanted to share the personal experience I have had with the wonderful machine I had/have the great pleasure of owning. No disrespect intended toward the classic form of factory 3rd gen VFRs. I love it just as much as you do, but finances made it impossible for me to restore the former stock glory of my machine. I got my vfr a few years ago 3rd hand from someone who didn't respect the bike at all, I purchased a reliably bad regulator/rectifier problem in full swing and a left side high speed dump. *****Keep in mind, I have no garage, no manufacturing tools/equipment and no money. I rely on wd40 and duct tape for everything (plus or minus any generic tool that is typically seen in a house haha)***** I'll just toss a few pictures in partially correct chronological order over the past couple years of passive adaptations. This is how I got the bike. This is the good side with no real damage, I don't have a picture of the damage when I got it because It was just plain ugly. 900 bucks... corbin leather seat, vance and hines pipe.. about 35k miles. works for me. This was what was left of the left mid fairing, I decided to be Macgyver and make the rest out of bondo... It didn't fit worth a damn so i gave up and restarted with a material that was lying around my house that happened to be GREAT at holding bends if you exaggerate the bends past where you want them to hold. This process took over 10 hours of winging it and heavy cutting and blisters with what are commonly called "tin snips" ta-da.... free fairing. and some 1.50 plastic letters/numbers. Mickey Mouse, level 1 achieved Garage for winter? no......no. outdoor porch for my winter work in 20 degree weather. Spray can the bottom fairing, Mickey Mouse level 2. I decided to make a "decal" for the left side of the bike to draw attention away from the mismatched paint and heavy plastic damage. Obviously I had to go with the Honda Racing wings. Mickey Mouse Level 3 I went through that summer with the wings soaring over massachusetts and turning heads. too bad the heads were laughing while they turned. Doesn't matter have Ride. I have the constant urge to let that one sided swing arm breath and be appreciated for how sexy it is. So I decided to slap the R1 tail on her. As it turns out, I had to do some lovely grinding of a good portion of the subframe I got in order to get it even remotely legit to sit on. Hand Grinder, Machine bolts, Bricks and a whole lot of Macguyver juice. Mickey mouse level 4,5, and 6 achieved....of course TEFLON ALL DAY.. Had to fill in the gap between the seat and the tank because 3 inches of air thats why. This proved to be very tricky with a flat tank surface near the seat and the rounded seat front as well as bending and holding around the tank AND fitting into the subframe to anchor. Mickey mouse level 7 and 8. The next post will have the last couple things done to the bike so far.