breaking up

hey people after 8 months of a rather tedious relationship,i traded in my 2010 vfr i have owned several vfr,s and loved em all,but this one was a heartbreaker,really grew to dislike this machine.i think honda just completly missed the mark on this one.there where so many little things about this bike that really drove me crazy,limited power in first 2 gears,funky fuel mapping,very annoying buzz after 4 thousand rpm,so uncomfortable on long rides,i was just so dissappointed with this machine.but on to the good news ,i traded in that boat anchor for a brand new 2012 fz 1 i like this bike so much i already have 350 miles on it in 2 days,good power,fantastic handling,fuel mapping is spot on,really comfortable upright seating position,a real nice job by yamaha.as much as i love honda,i have had many new hondas,vfr cbr rc51 vtx i had to make the break. the only thing i have left to do is sell all the parts i got for it.if anybody is interested i have the bazazz bomb,two brothers slip on in carbon fiber corbin seat with back rest in carbon fiber leather if interested let me know mike

 

Too bad you didn't post all this a little sooner, I might have bought the whole lot of stuff from you. Got a pic of the Two Bros?

 

interested in the 2bro's as well, let me know how much you want for it and pic / which one it is

 

how much for the corbin seat??

 

I agree that Honda has dropped the ball in recent years and for the first time in a long time I would consider a different brand bike when it comes time for replacement. I'm not saying Hondas are terrible they just aren't "the best" bikes like they used to be.

Rollin

 

That's why they make so many different bikes knocking on 14,000 miles, still in love with the 1200vrf. Road the fz6 at demo days nice ride best part of the fz6 is the way they did the exhaust.

 

i had an fz6... the exhaust was only good when you were riding in the cold... otherwise in the heat? it bakes your azz and because the cat is on the right hand side of the swing arm going up ? it hits your right calf and thigh up really fast...

after 20k and all mods done to it, I sold it to a friend....

 

hey guys thanks for the responses ive been a honda guy for a long time but this latest vfr just didnt do it for me.the new yamaha is incredible,i would have to say best bike outta the box i have ever had light,powerful, all the things a proper sport bike should be really impressed over 350 miles since friday lolololo all parts r still available corbin seat with backrest in carbon fiber leather,silver pipping retail=700.00 take 550.00 bazazz bomb retail 75.00 take 50.00 two brothers slip on V2 carbon fiber retail 400.00 price 300.00 all parts on bike less than 750 miles im located in massachussetts

 

the exhaust, is it a high mount ? or the lower mount to accomodate luggage ? Just want to confirm since I see both on the site and I THINK the V2 is the luggage version one...

Thanks.

 

i believe its the lower mount

 

pipe is the lower mount version

 

Congrats on the new wheels. ...always sucks when you don't bond with a bike the way you want. I had a similar issue with my KTM 950 Adventure. ...fantastic bike, actually, and a monster down in Baja; but it killed my back to ride it long distances, and working on it was a nightmare. OTOH, I'm in love with my 2010 Viffer; so it just goes to show the whole "different strokes..." thing.

I agree about a lot of the niggling little things on the Viffer, luckily (except for the damn buzz) that were all fixable for me.

What's important is that you've got a ride you seem to have instantly gelled with! Congrats again!!!

...oh yeah, and PICS, PICS, PICS!!!

 

hey zen you got that right i had a lot of expectations with my vfr since i did own three prior to this one very dissapointed as far as the new bike i have put 575 mikes on it since friday ,so im in love again oh by the way bazzaz bomb is sold seat still available so is the pipe

 

Hey Reg, I'll keep this short (to avoid too much derailment).

I have a bad lower back, and the upright seating position really left me hurting after a few hours on the bike; off road, when you're mostly standing, it was never a problem. If you're looking to do real off-road with an adventure bike, the KTM is the only choice; nothing else can compete off road!

Maintenance can be a bitch though. Just changing the oil can be time consuming. ...especially when you clean the mesh filter coming out of the oil tank (I did it every 3rd change) as there is NO WAY to prevent oil from running all over the side of the bike, over hoses and wire looms etc..

If you get the 990 you're in better shape as you can just tweak the FI with an aftermarket bit, but the 950 has carbs, so if it's not running right, you have to dig into those, and it's trial and error (can't even adjust the air screw with them mounted, so there's no way to set them with the bike running. Getting the carbs off is a 2 hour process the 1st time you do it. ...I had it down to about 20 minutes by the time I got mine running perfectly!

It's not difficult to work on, it's just tedious as you have to remove a bunch of stuff to get to the guts.

...it is, however, a fantastic motorcycle!





Now, Vfrrcmike ...we're still waiting on pics of your new ride!!!

 

zen i did in my last post me and my yamha both good looking lolololollo

 

The FZ1 is a typical Yamaha product where it takes a few years of production until they've finally got all the bugs worked out. They'll deny defect complaints from existing customers and then announce a fix as a model year improvement a year or two later. Reviews of the '06 FZ1 were pretty harsh but by '11 it had become an overachiever. Same thing for the FZ6, Grizzly, fxNytro...

Apparently the rules are different for Honda.

Enjoy your FZ1.

 

Yeah, I see it now. ...that bike looks really sharp in white, nice choice!!!