Hello VFR Riders, Live in the Seattle area and bought a new 1997 VFR750 in 1997 after trading in my heavyweight 1991 Honda ST1100. The VFR is a unique machine I use to tour British Columbia which has beautiful scenery, great roads, good lodging and fine people. Belonged to the original VFR Mailing List, and now the VFR Discussion List and VFR World. Having lots of VFR750 group data, many types of luggage, lowered foot pegs, a home made aerodynamic windscreen etc., I would be pleased to share it with you and try to answer any questions. And I'm probably one of the few VFR owners still riding at 72. :smile: Highsider34
:welcome: Highsider, I'm also a Wa. state resident and planning a B.C. trip this summer, so my question to you is what in your opinion is your favorite place to ride in B.C. "scenic area and twisty roads" and how many miles do you have on that 97...
RW, My 1997 VFR750 now has 15,500 miles on odometer... valve adjustment required at 16,000 miles. Have not ridden it much lately due to right knee meniscus surgery caused by VFR's poor knee ergonomics. The gynecologically high knee position required lowering foot pegs. Aerodynamic windscreen added which allows one to ride over 60 mph with helmet face shield open a bit for fresh air without slamming shut and avoids bug, mud, rain, gravel, and hailstone splatter. Images available if anyone is interested. There are so many great roads in BC... the best "one and only" manual on BC's motorcycle highway routes is "Destination Highways" for $29.99 us. Their toll free phone number is 877-655-5006; website: <destinationhighways.com>; emails: <info@destinationhighways.com>; address: Suite 194-1857 West 4th Avenue, Vancouver BC, V6J 1M4, Canada. You won't go wrong buying this manual as it gives you ALL the info for each of 185 routes including location with phone numbers of places to eat, lodging, gas stations, motorcycle shops, food stores, pubs, camp grounds, parks and radar traps plus distances and traffic load, then a Total Integrated Road Evaluation System... TIRES. TIRES counts and categorizes every curve, classifies every kilometer of pavement, assesses overall road engineering, rates scenic quality, remoteness and character of every route and ranks it out of 100 points total. Routes I like are Hwy. 1 from Hope to Ashcroft/Cache Creek along Fraser and Thompson River canyons... uncounted curves, many tunnels and spectacular views. Then the Coquilhalla Hwy. 5 from Hope to Nicola; Hwy. 8 from Nicola along Nicola River to Spences Bridge; Hwy. 5 from Kamloops to Clearwater into Wells-Gray Park with a great falls. Then there's Hwy. 23 from Revelstoke to Shelter Bay, free ferry to Galena Bay, Hwy. 23 to Nakusp, Hwy. 6 to New Denver, and Hwy. 31A to Kaslo [sharp hairpin turns] for the night. Back to Hwy. 31A and 6 to Fauquier, free ferry to Needles, Hwy. 6 to Coldstream and Hwy. 97 to Kamloops. You can't go wrong touring BC! Highsider34
