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« Reply #140 on: May 17, 2010, 08:25:09 AM »




How much of a project?


It was completely in pieces in the guy's garage.  Luckily it came with everything.

Motor is in frame, and I got it to run with a little gas in the filter.

I'm halfway considering building a MegaSquirt and putting a small IHI VJ11 turbo on it...
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« Reply #141 on: May 17, 2010, 03:24:35 PM »




It was completely in pieces in the guy's garage.  Luckily it came with everything.



I have a theory that some people are in love with the idea of HAVING a motorcycle but when they get them they are so afraid of actually RIDING the damn things that they come up with any excuse NOT to -including taking it all apart for years on end in some "project."  I once saw a guy at a bike show who had polished every single bit of his bike;  frame, engine cases, wheels -EVERYTHING.  I was talking to him as he was showing it off at a booth.  It had taken him a couple of years and was almost finished.  Then he told me it was his only bike and he's not ridden it  this whole time.

Holy batman!  EEK!

I think my theory began on that day.
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« Reply #142 on: May 19, 2010, 07:24:50 AM »


I'm going to necro post, but it's my own thread, so there.

I'm back after a year and a half hiatus.  I had left with the P&R exodus (don't know how I got in with that crowd), and then later that year sold the Triumph after a good friend was killed while riding (RIP Chris).

I could not give up riding forever, regardless of the risks.  This time I'm on a real sport tourer after growing tired of living with a sport bike (even a gentleman's litrebike) day to day.

Picked up a well taken care of VFR 750 from a friend, and absolutely love it.  We moved back to our home north of Lake Conroe, so my commute is down to 75miles each way.  This bike is great for eating up the miles, and still a lot of fun in the twisties through the national forest.  Also amazing that I'm not too tired to enjoy that section of road on the way back after having already ridden 125miles that day...

Anyhow, on to the pics.

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd146/gospeed81/2010-04-21085419.jpg

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd146/gospeed81/2010-04-21085436.jpg



Glad to be back.



Oh yeah, for future reference, THIS is the ultimate "bargain sport tourer"...although I wish I had taken the advice and tried a Connie.



Nice bike. I've got one of it's cousins at home. Same color, but it doesn't look as nice. I bought a new Tiger last year, and can't bring myself to part with the VFR.
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