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  2. Gaz66
    R8 oh...
  3. Captain 80s
    That's because it is. Discussed by the owner in another thread I think.
  4. Gaz66
    I'm curious about the road tax disc fitted, it's looks identical to an old UK disc that we were forced to display over here for decades up until 2014, now not required.
  5. hinsy
    Hello all, Following a gap in bikes for a few years I have recently bought a 2015 CR. I am looking forward to absorbing as much of the combined knowledge in the forum and of course getting back in the saddle 😁. Cheers Hinsy
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  7. hinsy
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  8. Worfje
    For information: other members on this forum have suggested to replace the R/R with either Shindengen FH020AA or SH847AA (Suzuki part number 32800-31J00-000). I took this advice (the Suzuki, to circumvent buying a fake one) and bought a connector / cable kit at Eastern Beaver. To be able to switch back to the original R/R, I crimped on / applied Metri-Pack 280 connectors. As above photo depicts, I first took the advice from Eastern Beaver to directly connect the R/R to the battery, which got me in trouble since slowly overheating and blowing the added 30A fuse and a damaged fuse holder. I had a back-and-forth discussion with the owner of Eastern Beaver on the root cause and I am convinced their advice on connecting the R/R directly to the battery led to the issue in my situation. In short: I have a modification that allows running safety lights and this drained the battery since running a low RPM when passing the traffic jam. When I cleared the traffic jam, both battery charging and powering the rest of the bike go through the added 30A fuse. In the original electrical layout, powering the rest of the bike does not pass the main 30A fuse (in case of a running engine). Original situation: Situation with Eastern Beaver cable kit applied (similar to your situation now?): I returned to the original electrical layout and haven't had any issues since. You also seem to directly connect the R/R to the battery and although the fuse overheating/blowing issue might be specific to me due to the additional load from the hazard light modification, I would advice to stick to the original electrical layout.
  9. DrErgal

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    DrErgal commented on keny's gallery image in Member's Gallery

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    Moto Guzzi Le Mans 1000 What a SUPERB bike!! ❤️
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  12. keny

    Anything goes!

    Images added to a gallery album owned by keny in Member's Gallery

    Other VFR and other pics....
  13. Ughandi

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    o_o' ... oh cool. That column exists... Been on the forum for 5 years, never noticed it 😅
  14. Sweeper

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    Dude! It's been over there on the right in the events listing for over six months. No excuses.😜 Seriously, for anyone reading here, this event happens every May mid month. We only see maybe four VFR's most years now because so many of us have gotten old and moved on to something a little more comfortable. A few have swung the other way...Aprilia V4, RC51, etc. It is still a great group of long time friends thanks to VFRD.
  15. Sweeper
    There is a lot of great riding between north Georgia and Franklin, NC. The BRP is not a great ride unless you enjoy keeping it under 50mph and dealing with sight seeing traffic. It's also federal so a ticket is expensive. If you do the Dragon, do it mid week and as early as you can get there to avoid the parades. If you are there just before dusk, be aware that its the locals favorite time to run hard. Watch your mirrors. Around Franklin you should look for Ellijay Road, NC281, NC215, Charlie's Creek. From Franklin to the Dragon, you take Hwy28 which is awesome riding. You can loop over to Wayah Road back to Franklin for a change of scenery. You can easily ride out of Franklin and back for four days without covering much of the same roads. And WAR EAGLE! from the an '82 grad.
  16. Ughandi

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    aww maan... if I had more notice I would have made plans to go...
  17. Sweeper

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    Cricket eyes?😆 Still expecting 20-25 people at this one. Most aren't on here enough to converse. If you are on the fence, get off and join in! I will be trailering into Franklin Wednesday afternoon late.
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  19. TimC
    I no longer own a VFR, but when I did I used a K&N filter for the last 8-10 years of my ownership of it.
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  21. Walker1
    Reviving an old post. does anyone have any idea if these would fit the fifth gen? https://www.amazon.ie/gp/product/B0BX3WSLY7/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A37QSFXISPSOHL&psc=1
  22. Thumbs
    Piper cross
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  24. Gaz66
    K&N Sprint BMC Butt dyno can't tell any difference, defo runs better than any💩 paper throw away filter imho.👍
  25. DrErgal
    In few words you summarized these tires perfectly 👍 Much better than I did with my POEM 😅 I Just add one observation I forgot to mention. Unlike the Dunlop Sportsmart (in my mind, my benchmark for comparison), Mitas seem much more sensitive to inflating pressure. For, "solo" use, I found the perfect fit at 2.1bar front and 2.3 rear, significantly less than my usual set (2.4front - 2.6/2.7 rear)
  26. DrErgal
    K&N Because its name sounds EPIC 😎 😁
  27. Captain 80s
    Steel mesh screen, rusty and degraded from mouse piss, barely holding back stained Kleenex, insulation and kibble, with a top, mid-range friendly, layer of baby mouse carcasses. No air box lid for peak horse power.
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  31. bmart
    Check out the government sites about closed roads. A lot of BRP is closed. https://drivenc.gov/
  32. VeeEffArah
    Another HiFlo vote.
  33. Terry
    Hiflo
  34. mello dude
    Curiousity kills the cat, check poll.
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  37. Fulch13
    My son is a sophomore at Auburn and picked up a Ninja 400 after a few years of riding dirt bikes as a kid. I’ve been on two for the better part of 45 years, and have had my ‘99 for over 20. I’ve made some long loops in my time, and would really like to plan a multi-day with my son this summer. We’ll start in Auburn and I was thinking to ride north-ish up into Tennessee/North Carolina. I’d like to hit the Blue Ridge (or at least part of it). I’m sure he’ll want to ride the Dragon (he’s a level-headed kid, but he’s a kid, and that’s THE thing if you’re a kid…even though I’ve done it and couldn’t care less). I’ve ridden the Cherohala and loved it. I’ve also heard about the Moonshiners Run? I’d like to keep saddletime to about 6-8 hours a day. In my experience, 9-10 hours riding starts to suuuuuuuuuck. Would love to have some cool places to stop/see along the way, and we’ll need hotel/cabin/etc each night but I can figure that part out. I’m thinking about 4-5 days, leaving Auburn on Monday morning, to avoid higher weekend traffic. I really want to avoid interstates altogether. Much prefer two-lane backroads, even if they’re not ‘twisty’ per se. Anybody done similar and can recommend a route, or even part of a route? Thanks in advance.
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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

       

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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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