XLR8's VFR

[Rogue]

When will XLR8 quit thinking and just go and get that '02 VFR?

 

[greench440]

When his wife returns his penis.  I think it's in the freezer right now.  

[fxrbill]

When will XLR8 quit thinking and just go and get that '02 VFR?

 

Well XLR8 already has 20k tied up in bikes and is in school going for his masters.So he will quit thinking and buy when A:you buy his 610 B:you GIVE  :lol:him the money for the VFR.

[MisterSmooth]

In the last five or six years, he's had a standard, a big sport-tourer, a hard-core dual sport and an adventure bike.

So the VFR's a duplicate; Ron's already had a sport-tourer.

I say his next bike is a Harley Road King.     King of the road, baby.     In black to match his mood after spending a late night studying organizational behavior.  

[XLR8]

Man you guys are harshing.  

No Road Kings!  

Decided a ZX-14 was too big for my needs...the new models are ugly and no ABS...

This helps

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv7G5rsRwb4

I'm such a pussy, I've got the guy's phone number right in front of me...

But what if the injectors are gummed cause it has been sitting around...?...

Seafoam...

Frak!

[Rogue]

What if?

Are you the type of person that goes through life saying "What if....."?

All it takes is for you to find out.  I mean, does the bike run?  Does it start right away, idle normal, ride well, etc?  If it does all that then your question has been answered.  Don't be a What-If person or a If-Only-I person.  If you've done your homework and your due diligence, then it's the right decision and you never have to look back and say "if only I.....".  

[ksann]

I'm such a pussy, I've got the guy's phone number right in front of me...

Eeek, learning things abuot you that I really didn't need to know.

Please don't tell us why you keep a guys phone # right in front of you.....





ken
(real men don't ride VFR's anyways!)
(admitting that I am not a real man, as I have put many thousands of miles on VFR's)

[greench440]

What if someone else buys it while you're flip flopping?

[XLR8]

What if someone else buys it while you're flip flopping?

True. But it's a just a shitty (I've developed a complex) VFR. Everyone knows they're boring, dated, heavy and underpowered.  

IF Honda updates the VFR this year I'll be able to take my pick of some nice 06s. Also I'm partial to the dark silver on the 2008.

[MisterSmooth]

Asphalt's the color, baby.  

Current generation VFR's darn near the only bike that looks really good all in matte black (Futura looks good, too).

[mtrider16]

   Check your PM.  Dillion is 475 miles from Glendive.  I'd like to check out the KTM before I make a commitment to the F800GS.

David

[XLR8]

   Check your PM.  Dillion is 475 miles from Glendive.  I'd like to check out the KTM before I make a commitment to the F800GS.

David

How can you even say such words?  There's a thread on Advrider about that very topic.  

[mtrider16]

Is the thread under Orange Crush or Beasts?    I would bet that the general opinion in ADV leans towards the KTM.  Just a guess.

I'm on my way to look it up.

So what about the vffr, did you make the call?

David

[mtrider16]

This is what I suspect to be true, in addition to the price tag differences.

One thing to think about is that the F bike will most likely be less problemmatic. KTMs are great bikes but they like the wrench. I know that my comments are going to draw some posts. But it's true.

David

[XLR8]

This is what I suspect to be true, in addition to the price tag differences.



David

I'm not the type of person to be biased nor am I the type of person that campaigns to get others to buy what I have so as to validate my purchase or something...never understood why people do it.  

If something sucks I'll say it does and having said that, I haven't had any issues with my 990. The majority of the issues were on the 950s and they have been worked out.

It's not a Japanese bike though so it takes more care than changing the oil and filter and the intervals are shorter. It might surprise most to see that they are actually longer than a KLR650 which is considered a benchmark of reliability by many.   In addition, it's a big dirt bike, people take them offroad and dirt takes a toll on any motorcycle and it will require more maintenance because of it.

Also (and this is the reason I want a VFR) it's a damn fun bike to ride so I am hitting those intervals faster! The VFR would be for the pavement only trips so I don't have to put the miles on the KTM and can save it for the multi-surface rides. Some of my best days ever on a bike have been on the KTM.

I haven't purchased the 02 yet. There are so many VFRs for sale now, I am thinking in the spring after Honda announces the new VFR I can take my pick of a newer 6th gen. A bike from 2002 that has been sitting around concerns me. I'm still thinking it over but in no rush because in another few weeks riding in the mountains is over.  

[mtrider16]

I am thinking in the spring after Honda announces the new VFR I can take my pick of a newer 6th gen.

There is an 08 in the dealership here in Glendive.  It has a little rash from a tipover in the showroom, but doesn't have any miles.

Thanks for the comments about the KTM.

David

[sPOTO]

This helps

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv7G5rsRwb4

Glad I could help.
That's me on the lead bike.
Now go buy the thing.

sPOTO

[XLR8]

Glad I could help.
That's me on the lead bike.
Now go buy the thing.

sPOTO

Cool.  

[XLR8]

Crappola. Three different buyers requiring a lot of time I don't have and all backed out of buying the TE the last minute. That's buying and selling I suppose. Soon the snow will fly and I'm not feeling as motivated to buy anything and others won't be either, but I'll keep looking for deal.

Opinions on this little gem? He wants 7000 which is more than I want to pay after I include shipping. It's pretty though.

http://www.slant6webdesign.com/ebay/index.php/2004%20Honda%20VFR%20Interceptor

[greench440]

Don't like the asphalt.  Get a shiny red on like mtrider16's.