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  2. bmart
    But how do you get past the ugly factor? Seriously. I look at VFR, FJ1200, VTR250 and so many other lovely to look at bikes and then I see the new stuff like these 800s, the FZ series, and KTMs, etc. and they're beyond ugly, not to mention a nightmare to clean with all of those creases and angles. I'm not sure that I could do it.
  3. EZASV20
    I've had 520 gearing through all of this, so I also think you should take this opportunity to go 520. But I've done 15/45. 15/43. 16/45. 16/43. 17/45. And 17/43. And I went back to and stayed at 16/43. Which is 6th gen stock gearing. So if you're 6th gen. Stay with what you have. If you're a 17t front, go 16t. And Sprocket Center is where I got everything. I had to call in to get singles. But they have full kits.
  4. EZASV20
    I have a Trail Tech Voyager gauge.
  5. Skids
    During my work servicing my CT, these 2 rubber bits fell off from behind the LH middle cowl (the painted bit). I've looked but cannot see where they might have come from and the shop manual doesn't seem to mention them so does anybody know exactly where these came from and can point them out on the picture below? Cheers.
  6. LEGEND
    I sat on few Suzuki’s recently at a Suzuki only shop. The 8S and 800 V-Strom were nice to see in person. I’m all for the modern machines, owned plenty of old bikes from the 70’s and 80’s in the past but I’m all in on the new machines style wise and the modern simplicity. Things like air filter access under the seat, torque laden engine with spot on fueling, quick shifter, TC that can be turned off, decent ABS brakes, TFT, nice package for ripping around town and in the canyons.
  7. Captain 80s
    Hah! No, I'm an Aerospace Quality Inspector and have been to a couple classes and have had them visit a few times at work.
  8. davenay67
    Slightly off topic....but I couldn't help noticing the Hexagon mouse pad. Do you work for them? I worked for Hexagon from 2017 to 2022.
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  10. Slowrider46
    Aha, so basically we don't know what exactly will happen after putting unrestricted headers and leaving German -611 ECM. Well, we'll find out shortly so I may also contribute in this thread 😉 Anyway, we can expect slightly better result after de-cat in general, based on the theory.
  11. FromMaine
    Now that you mention it...............
  12. Skids
    I FINALLY got around to starting to service my CT today. You know how life gets in the way, well this last year has been really busy but now that I am retired, I have the time to spare without it impinging on other important things so I started work on her today. A 2020 1200X, she had <900 genuine miles when I bought her a year ago and had been serviced annually by the dealer she was purchased from, but they were only Annual Services so I am having to complete all the time-based services. That includes replacing the engine oil & oil filter, air filter, bleeding the brakes, changing the final drive oil and coolant. As the tank was raised for the air filter I took the opportunity to run a USB port from the Healtech Thunderbox under the seat to the headstock to power the netbook I'll be using for sat nav. Then I'll be able to start fitting the rest of the farkles before she's ready for full use - crash bars, oil cooler guard, aux lights, louder horn, brackets for the larger panniers (OEM ones will be up for sale once I've decided that I prefer the larger ones). The seat has already gone to Top Sellerie in France for an upgrade. At some point she'll go in to my local suspension guru, Darren, at MCT Susupension near Stowmarket for an upgrade too. He worked on my 1200F and it transformed the bike so this is money well spent IMO.
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  13. JZH
    Gotta love white VFR wheels... Ciao, JZH
  14. JZH
    Welcome! Looks nice. No problem uploading .stl files that I know of. It would be great to have some central place to store VFR scans. I've got a few I need to do, too. Ciao, JZH
  15. Dav
    Looks really nice 🙂 We need more pics.
  16. keny
    Franklin I don't know, but as long I don't have to pay the hair dresser I don't care 😅
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  18. vfrgiving
    Upset? No, just baffled. Your bike, you can do whatever you want.
  19. JonnyBoy
    Welcome to the VFR party! With money you can do anything; however, as others have noted, it's a wonderful instrument cluster as is, especially for long rides and inclement weather. The needles are better for quick glances than digital. And if you're like me, you'd rather your eyes were focused ahead.
  20. Captain 80s
    Need better shots of it, but I like it. Welcome back.
  21. JonnyBoy
    Gents, it's great to be back as a fellow VFR owner and enthusiast on VFRD. It's the best VFR forum on the planet! I recently purchased a 1998 (it has some notable issues) from a guy in Phoenix, AZ. He did a custom paint scheme on it, which I'll likely keep for awhile. I've got a mile long list of items it needs. After, my brother and I will split time with it between Colorado and Arizona, so it'll soon be carving many twisties. FYI - I'll be 3D scanning the bike and most likely making the 3D STL file free to fellow users on VFRD, assuming it's approved by Miguel.
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  24. Tonyspen
    Cheers buddy i will have a look. 👍
  25. Tonyspen
    Thanks for the reply 👍 sorry I seam to have upset you.
  26. Captain 80s
    I've handled this a couple different ways. One: Just buy a used spindle from any VFR, 1990 and later. They are relatively cheap and plentiful, especially when they don't have to have good splines or bearing surfaces. You can have the length that is normally in the swingarm machined down to a more reasonable length. Two: I discovered when you have your NT650 Hawk GT spindle modified for a VFR wheel, you end up with extra parts. One of them is this sweet conical spacer with a different size on each side. Just need one for the back side of the VFR wheel. You can also use two, one on each side, to do your friend's Ducati wheel.
  27. FromMaine
    I'm a native New Englander, and I can unequivocally state that as of today its already been a LONG winter. Ski resorts opened the second week in Nov. By the 1st of Dec. Most lakes and ponds were froze over. Now the harbors on Penobscot loBay are freezing. And its been snowing relentlessly since Veterans Day. As you can probably surmise from my post above, there's a bit of cabin fever in the air..........🙃 Thanks for the thought. As soon as I read it I knew exactly what I would do. I'd start out in Morro Bay and lazily head up the coast, after about a week I'd park it up in Trinidad just north of Eureka and spend another week exploring the Redwoods and small towns of N. Calf. I did this in 1978 on my CX500, my first cross country, and again with my daughter in 2010 on my VF1100 Sabre. The thing about Calf. is it still has parts that remind me of New England in general, and Maine in particular, just without the New England weather........... Cheers. Just thinking about those trips put a smile on my face this morning.
  28. mrtaylor118
    Hi , would this be ok to run in my bike ? I have a 2003 vfr800, catless headers , pair valve delete , and 02 eliminators . Thanks
  29. Zoki5
    Hi, I bought a Honda VFR 1200F 2012 with 68,000 km last year. When the engine is well warmed up, I also hear the engine knocking. I wonder if you solved the problem - replaced the tensioners? For the mentioned action you have to remove the engine from the motorcycle, but it doesn't smell right to me 😁
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    1. HispanicSlammer

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      Juniper Pass

      I took a day off from work and also from my bicycle training to take out the Veefalo one last time before the weather turns ugly, supposed to snow the rest of the week and possibly start sticking to the ground along the Colorado Front Range. I took a leisurely pace up hwy 105 toward Morrison and got reacquainted with the bike since its been over a month since I took any sort of twisties on it at all, hwy 105 is a scenic ride along the front range between Denver and Colorado Springs, its mostly easy fast sweepers and lite traffic so its a favorite road of mine when going north. Then I have to negotiate a bit of traffic near Highlands ranch and up hwy 470 into the mountains. I decided to take the Morrison Exit and try either Lookout Mountain or head up Golden Gate Canyon - this time it was Lookout Mountain, I was sort of making it up on the fly as I went along. Lookout Mountain is my old bicycling haunt from my days while I was working at Coors, its a killer ride and all uphill - I don't think I could do it today If I had to, not quite there yet! I saw a whole bunch of riders doing it though and wished I was in shape enough to be there doing it as well. 30 more lbs and I will be able to do it! On this day I would do it on the Veefalo instead.

       

       

       

       

      I took a video from the gateway to the top at the Lookout Mountain State Park, getting past riders, the guy in the green jacket actually pretty much astounded me with how far he had gotten in the short time it took me to set up my camera, some 3 miles at least and up to the gateway from the turn off at hwy 6! Amazing I thought. I took the first two turns slow then got more comfortable as I went up further, till I was doing well, I made some gearing mistakes and took the tight 15mph marked hairpins in the wrong gear so I lugged it a bit on one or two. Still enjoyed it though and then got off at the top and hiked over a rock outcropping for an overview of the road for the pictures below.

       

       

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      Lookout Mountain - Golden Colorado

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      Lookout Mountain Park top of the mountain

      From there I headed up interstate 70 to Idaho Springs for a beer at the Tommy-knockers brewery, I was the only customer in the joint - slow day for them so they treated me like a king! I got a nice tour of the place sort of impromptu, they made me a nice Pastrami sandwich on rye and with the brown ale it was fantastic. I must say the beer is much better there than in the bottles - its always good at the brewery. I am glad I stopped

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      Tommy-knockers Brewpub Idaho Springs

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      Idaho Springs Colorado

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      Mashtuns and fermenters

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      Rows of fermenters

      I finished my lunch and since the road to Mount Evans is right there I headed up Squaw pass hoping to get in some nice pictures I wasn't expecting what I found, ICE IN ALL THE SHADY PARTS

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      Icy patches on Squaw Pass definitely taking it easy on that road

      There were some section where the ice covered the whole road for 300 yards or so I had to roll through it with my legs out to help keep the bike from sliding and falling over, I took it real slow. A Ford pickup was right behind me so I pulled over to let him pass but the guy was going slower then even I was so I pressed on - in places where I could see I just cut over to the oncoming lane and out of the ice where the sun was shining on the road more, but some places there was not alternative so I just had to go slow, good thing it wasn't slick but rather they tossed some gravel over the worst parts so I had some traction!

      I did stop for pictures in all the best spots

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      Echo Lake at Mount Evans showing off my new plate

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      Elephant Butte Park and Denver

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      Close up

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      Veefalo on Squaw Pass

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      Juniper Pass

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      Juniper Pass

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      Mount Evans

      My route A is home B is Tommy-knockers

       

    2. MartinkaP's Blog

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      I Am Back !

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      Not that it matters and not that I expect anyone had noticed, but to those who sent me "where are you?" I would like to say I am back. Not only that I am officially returning to VFRD after nearly 2 months break but I have also ridden my Hawk last weekend and had FUN! Let me restate that; I had major fun riding! Something I have almost given up on.

      Most of you have been riding your whole adult lives and riding is not only a hobby to you, it is part of you. But I started riding three years ago and even though I have encounter some setbacks, till this spring I loved riding with whole my heart. However, I have always considered riding as my hobby. As a hobby which suppose to make my life better, more fun and more rich. Life is too short to do something which we don't fully love.

      My love of riding received a first major scar this spring: I lost a friend on the racetrack. He was a total stranger who offered me his help after I lowsided at CMP track last year. I still remember hearing his "Hi, my name is Todd, do you need help?" while I was duct-taping my roadrash from ripped jacket. He helped me straighten up the shifter and we kept in touch. The next time we saw each other was the day he died.

      With 9 months delay, I can say that Todd's death shook me more than I have realized. It rooted fear in me which was fueled by seeing and hearing about others getting hurt over and over again. If I was to summarize this year - it would be one big accident report. I became sensitive to every broken bone, every roadrash, every lowside. And even though I did 10 track days this year, I became slower and slower and slower. Suddenly, I have acquired this 'grandma' riding style on the road, frozen with fear that behind every corner there is car standing in my lane, or major sand trap or deer staring at me ... I was crippled with fear not only for me about also for my fellow rider.

      So, at the end of this year, I rode more and more by myself. I could not bear the feelings of responsibility for others on the road and my lines were crippled by my own fears. It all culminated this fall at WDGAH. In a freaky accident Love2rideh82crash was taken down by a truck crossing into our lane. I was done. I finished the weekend, locked the VFR into a garage and took a break.

      Until the last weekend, I pretended that motorcycles do not exists. As a last instance after 2 months break from riding, I decided to go to CMP track to see if I can still have fun. I also felt like I should go for the memory of Todd. I went and I had fun! I had much more fun than I expected and the most fun on track I can remember. Suddenly the whole track connected into an uninterupted line of turns and I felt one with the bike riding around! I was giggling like a little girl in my helmet and keep on giggling ever since smile.gif

      Granted I was not the fastest one and through out the weekend, I have never exceeded about 60% of my riding abilities, but I had no "oh-shit" nor 'blond' moments. I could have maybe go faster, I could have brake later for the turns and I could have lean further, but I am no Rossi nor Stoner. I decided to ride for fun and I had amazing blast riding well within my comfort zone.

      I was proud of myself when, after bandaging Ricks arm, I was able to distance myself and go back to riding without the year-long fear. I did feel bad for him but the feelings were not crippling my lines nor my mind. And when a total stranger came to me and said "Hi, my name is Todd", my heart stopped for a minute though but I suddenly knew that my life went a full circle. I probably will never win MotoGP :idea3: , but I am back! :wheel:

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