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Strider51
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Is winter over yet? How about now? How about now?
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January 03, 2017, 07:52:53 AM »
What's up everyone?
If I survive winter I'm looking to get doing some more STing this year. I have a 98 VFR800 at the moment. Last year I did a trip to Chicago on a friends Concours1400 and it was awesome. I don't know that the VFR would be as good. But it should be good for some screwing around and some trips. I have a feeling I will eventually want to make my way to a ST1300 or FJR1300, though at the moment money doesn't allow for that. I also have a 2000 RC51 that I use for track days with ZARS mostly, it's track/race only now which is fine as the VFR really is a great sporty street bike. Well it needs it's suspension refreshed in a bad way, but that's in the works after the RC is done (going to COtA in March). I traded in my Hyperstada for the VFR. I wanted out of the payment, it didn't quite fit me as well as I had originally thought, and the aftermarket wasn't making things fast enough for that bike (because everyone with a Panigale wants cruise control but no on a Hyperstrada does).
-Doug
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vince
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Hero Member
Posts: 968
Re: Is winter over yet? How about now? How about now?
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January 03, 2017, 01:47:04 PM »
The VFR should be fine on trips. I have taken my ZX10 and my R1 on trips and there are fine.
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Greg
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There is nothing heroic about my member, trust me.
Re: Is winter over yet? How about now? How about now?
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January 03, 2017, 07:20:48 PM »
Welcome Doug. Winter ain't over, but days ARE getting longer!
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These people have taught me more about riding than any day spent on a track: Larry B, Tony K, Vince J, Mr. Wonderful, V2Neal, Marty F, Kevin B, Devon W, Ehrich, Mike A, John L, Arnell, Kirk, Ray C
Track days are like climbing the rock wall at REI.
Perhaps I need to stop taking the high road.
naustin
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Posts: 60
Re: Is winter over yet? How about now? How about now?
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January 03, 2017, 08:06:03 PM »
While my ST-1300 is awesome for eating miles, if I was purely a solo rider and didn't need to be able to do 500 mile days two-up - I'd like to have a smaller and lighter SPORT-touring bike. The ST1300 is really a sport-TOURING rig. I've always wanted a VFR800. But, I do prefer shafties. Too bad the VFR 1200 only has a 4 gallon tank good for ~150 miles.
The ST comfortably doubles that.
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Strider51
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January 03, 2017, 09:56:10 PM »
Well Naustin if we ever are on a ride together and you want to play musical bikes I'd be down to try it.
I got my bonus check today at work and it's already spent hehe. DMr fork carts with respring and a 929 revalved and sprung for me. That should make the VFR pretty darn potent for my needs.
http://www.daughertymotorsports.com/vfr800.html
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tk
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January 21, 2017, 08:36:09 AM »
Welcome!!!
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