Damn glad to be here

Got my VFR 800 yesterday, 2007 in Candy Dark Red. I am a Ducati refugee, having suffered for 12 years at the hands of a 900SS, but healing rapidly on the Honda - WOW, what a lovely motorcycle. I am a big fan of Forums, great place to lurk and learn. Greetings to all! :wave:

-VFRGeek

 

welcome to the madness, please post up some pics

 

You will come to love the honda reliability. Make sure its got clean synthetic oil and keep riding it. Welcome aboard.

 

Congratulations and welcome. We also need some bike details. Did you get it as a leftover? If not - miles, updates, etc.

 

Congrats...You're gonna get tons of compliments on the paint. I know I do with mine.

 

+1 on the reliability, my old Duc was constantly breaking in odd but annoying ways, at the time I traded it in the starter gear had begun to slip, and the carburetion that I had carefully tweaked over the years had begun to sound rich at part throttle, I suspect the needle jets had become worn. This is particularly bad as the carbs on the Duc were buried deep, it was a 3-4 hour job to make any changes. Oh well, time to let the memory fade.
I will post some pics when the sun comes back - we have thunder storms in Atlanta right now. Even then, photography does not do justice to this paint, it's a very deep rich red; it's funny how crazy I am about the color, I am usually pretty indifferent. When I saw this VFR pop up on CycleTrader last Saturday I was immediately smitten, and in person it was even better. It is used, but only 3600 miles and the paint is in great shape; I bought it from WOW which is a large used bike shop - they had 5 VFR's on the floor when I went in Tuesday. So far the only mechanical worry has been some rust spots on the chain, this may mean that lubing was neglected. This weekend I will pull the covers off of the countershaft sprocket and see how the teeth look; in my experience this is a good indicator of how much the chain has stretched. The bike looks to be box stock, very few tool marks. Judging from the inch and a half chicken strips and the immaculate feelers on the footpegs the bike has not been ridden hard, but I am working to change that :biggrin: .
On the oil - I have a big jug of Mobil 1 sitting in my garage, I will probably replace the coolant at the same time as I don't know if this has ever been done.
So far my only concenrs have been the bars and the windscreen. The bars droop at the end, and I prefer mine somewhat flatter; I will ride it for a while and see if I adjust. The windscreen is fine at legal speeds, but at 110 mph I felt a lot of upward pressure on my helmet. I expect I will change this, the "Double Bubble" looks like a good candidate, but I am open to suggestions.
Sorry about the long winded reply, but the response to my first post was splendid: you guys make me feel welcome. It may be a while before I can contribute much, but rest assured I will be lurking! :smile:

-VFRGeek

 

3600 miles? You got yourself a new bike. It will treat you well. Enjoy it.

 

Congrats! I think that upward pressure on your helmet is from the huge grin. :biggrin:

 

Damn glad to have ya, welcome!

 

DAC - grin hell, I giggle like a school girl every time the VFR hits 6400 RPM ! Don't think I'll ever get tired of that. :tongue:

- VFRGeek

 

I have the GIVI screen for my 5th gen, it provides excellent high speed protection. A member on here just did a write up the other day of the GIVI screen on the 6th gen, look it up.

 

Welcome from John's Creek. We have quite a few members from around Atlanta and North GA. Check out the link below for info on our upcoming Spring Get2Gether in NC on April 27-29th. The Kickstand Lodge is awesome! This is sure to be a good time with plenty of lies and cold beer around the campfire!!

http://vfrworld.com/forums/trips-events/33005-2011-vfrw-southeast-g2g.html

Rollin

 

Welcome aboard. You bought the best looking VFR!!

 

Ah, howdy neighbor. I am actually in Hickory Flat over in Cherokee county, I just put Atlanta as a generic address. I pass by your area on the way to work in Norcross all the time. It's great to find such an active, friendly forum. See you in traffic!

-VFRGeek

 

Welcome aboard

 

Welcome to the forum!

 

Damn... You make me so jealous... as I am still waiting for a 2007 VFR Pearl Red...~|~

 

wave if you spy me on either of these in NE cobb or cherokee.

PS- i am doing some projects with your shop
stop by this coming wed PM for our 1st monthly seminar for 2011

 

Not sure I understood the last part - did you mean you will be at the Honda dealer in Canton ?

 

Welcome, you will be glad you upgraded to the Honda.