Is the VFR1200 Dead in the United States?

Do I like the bike? Sure do and it's paid for. A small correction in one of your more informative posts:

Superglue does not work well on carbonfibre. I know, another homework assignment that will go wanting until you get over this current snit. Betcha Long could help you out on LEDs for a lot less than $300.00.

Is the check in the mail for the Cnote?

 

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^ works like a charm Dave. I was sick of it within a few weeks of joining. Nothing to contribute, ever. Just cases the forum hoping to drop some wit (that fails). I'd get a life and try to be happy about something in life for fuksakes.

 

Let's see that's three large boxes of Kleenex or for the thrifty, a sixpack of TP from Walmart so far today.

For the rest of the dudes: Just got this in out of CW mag:


Technical Analysis: 90-Degree V-Four Engine- MotoGP Racing

 

Good one! Let me guess: you're gonna win it? :smile:

Just a tip: when you have to take out your rear wheel, a slip-on requires just one bolt and two springs and it's off. That alone is reason enough. Though mine sounds gorgeous, I only hear it when running errands around town.
When commuting, my ear plugs don't let me hear anything other than wind, horns and sirens.

IMHO you're sold on the DCT.
I simply don't want it, period. To each their own etc.

 

I'd love to join the pool party but I just spent my last fiver on Kleenex for the crybabies. Not to worry, they have me on ignore so it's a one time deal.

 

reg71, one thing to consider is whether those bikes still carry factory warranty. A lot of '10s were sold as left over stock with full warranty. Even if one only has a few months left, you can buy Honda extended warranty (don't bother with 3rd party stuff) as long as the bike is still in original warranty period. Mine was out when I bought it, so I am on my own with the cracked rear panel. It's no big deal and I'll just live with it. But it's something to think about, compared to buying a brand new bike a few thousands $$ more.

I had a C14 that had a rear wheel TPMS sensor gone bad. I was very glad I paid a little over $300 for the Kawi extended warranty, which covered the bad sensor + all labor and just about paid for itself.

As for DCT or not, that really is a personal choice. The basic dynamics of the bike doesn't change, but the DCT does give the riding experience a whole different character. I test rode the DCT before I bought mine and really like the shifting action. If my commute has a lot more stop and goes, I would've seriously considered it.

In the end, buy what stirs your soul... not what's convenient and available. Be patient, and the right one will come along.

That said, if it is fantastic deal you just can't refuse, snatch it up! I've done that before and ended up selling it for more than what I paid for. I call that a 6-month test ride.:smile:

 

Close to 30 posts in this thread alone with no valuable input. :VFR1200F:

Who is the one crying again? :blabla:

 

Great advice and can be applied to acquiring girlfriends and dogs too.

 

I just can't agree on that one. Volfy has provided some really valuable information on how to wheel and deal with salesdudes in general and bike salesdudes specifically. Dangerous Dave has manned up and defended his position as a dealer employee and preaches a fine sermon on the mount about how freedom of speech should be limited.

Only one small glitch at the technical end about using superglue on carbonfibre. Not a good thing. The stuff when it dries is water soluble.

 

the super glue comment was sarcasm......

 

The same company that has the patent on "Superglue" also makes an epoxy adhesive that works fine on both fiberglass, polyester and carbon fibre that is waterproof if a cohesive bond is established over the adhesive bond. Some latitude should be accounted for if the carbon fiber part is load bearing or stressed. Great for farkles though.

Best to try satire rather than sarcasm when in unfamiliar territory. Satire would or could be something like suggesting Super Poligrip

 

I guess my memory really is gone, because I have no idea what that's about.

 

Sorry fellas, your views and expertise are so alike, I am having difficulty telling you apart. Could y'all be using the same ghost writer?

Anyway, I am not really suggesting using Super Poligrip on the 1200s.

 

IOW, even after doing your "homework", you shook a finger at the wrong guy? Say it ain't so. I also never spent $300 on lighting. Two mistakes from BB in one rant??? Oh, the humanity. Sounds like somebody IS coming unglued. You should probably stick your head in Poligrip...soon!

 

Three hundred bucks for a couple of LED modules? If somebody tried that with me it wouldn't be my index finger all aquiver. Sorry I have no experience with Poligrip so once again alas, I am at a loss.

If you really wanted to sermonize, being an employee of a dealership, maybe you could incorporate spilling the beans on some of the shady shit most of them do to unwary or uneducated customers, save your employer of course. Maybe even tell your compadre Volfy that the sales dudes have him and anything he thinks is original wired even before he walks in the front door. This when anyone with functioning brain cells knows that sales techniques by vehicle salesdudes have been around since Henry Ford started making 25 cars an hour instead of one every four days.

 

That's the best one so far. '12 has TC and no 1st-2nd gear restriction, though some say the handicap is still ther, just lessened. I have no seen any '12 dyno charts, so I would have to go with the published account until proven otherwise.

'12 also has some instrumentation features added (trip computer, etc.).

'12 DCTis also tweaked a bit.