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midlifeVFR
76 posts recovered 1 thread started First seen 16 Apr 2010 Last seen 4 Sep 2015
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Last 50 of 76- Girl Touring On Trike Bf On Bike Pics From A Few Years Back? 2 years does fly by quickly ! We're patient but, how bout a few pics :biggrin:
- Another V4 Brought Me Home Last Night (sure sign that I'm getting old) . Does that mean you've got a name change coming up? :wink: I'm hoping to stick with Mid for another decade or so. Actually, I added the -------- before some wise azz did it for me !!
- Another V4 Brought Me Home Last Night Congrats on the new bike BR. I've only had mine for a year but it tripled my VFR's miles in that year (sure sign that I'm getting old) . Should we make it a mini ST1300-fest at TMac this year? :cool: hmmmmmm
- Winter Sunglasses The Bolle Anacondas have interchangeable lens. If you don't have different lens, you can probably buy them. The winter sun can be more intense than summer sun when there's glare off of snow or ice. Polarized lens are a…
- Removing Warning Labels Fron Fuel Tank... heat, peel and wax............no visible marks or fading of the surrounding paint even though the decal was there for years prior to me owning the bike.
- Sixth Gen Tour Package Safe travels and please post some pics along the way.
- New Owner Of Low Mile 98 Welcome! Nice to see another VFR rider in the tristate area.
- Too Funny Not To Share Suzuki TS250. 1973 maybe. My first bike was a '78 TS250... oh the memories horror. My 3rd bike was a 72 TS250.........many great miles and memories.............I'm guessing the one on the book cover is a 77 or 78.
- Passing the helmet for stewy and lenna Thanks to all that have donated. This second passing of the helmet was a short notice and a short duration.........sorry. $150 total.......over $100 of this from a few members north of the border. Our Canadian friends…
- Passing the helmet for stewy and lenna Pm sent. What?? Everyone sleeping already??? :-) C I don't think everyone is sleeping............I just really really suck at fundraising. I had a similar impact with Little League and cheer leading fund…
- Passing the helmet for stewy and lenna Stewy and Lenna are on their way to NY. I hope to catch up with them tomorrow morning and get them to a local Honda dealer for new rubber on the Vstrom. Then they are off to Niagara Falls, returning to the downstate…
- I Know A Guy, Who Paints . . . dalesvfr BMW bikes are 'Beemers' - cars are 'Bimmers.' I have no idea why, but that is the accepted nomenclature. Useless information, for sure. it isn't useless when you hear some arrogant AH refer to his car as a…
- Br's Texasmac Event Review 2013 Thank you Kevin and everyone else that attended and helped. This was my 3rd TMac and I think they get better and better. The familiarity with the people and the roads grows each year so it's no surprise that each year…
- Corner Carver Made Me Do It SEBSPEED Hey, at least you'll get to ride it when you get back from TMAC. The sarcasm is returning................he's on the mend
- 25 bikes 2 riders 9 wheels [image: View Post]SEBSPEED, on 10 October 2012 - 08:08 AM, said: We need to talk a bit more about your NY route. I can keep you quite entertained in the area 100-150 miles north of NYC. :+1: .............there are…
- 6th Annual Catskills Fall Ride: October 5-7, 2012 Friday is 80 degrees and sunny..................Saturday is low 60's and a 30% chance of showers. The weather looks much better than last year's Catskill ride. I'm done with work in 24hours and will be prepping for…
- 6th Annual Catskills Fall Ride: October 5-7, 2012 Updated list 1. Sebspeed 2. Mrs. Sebspeed 3. Brian (MidlifeVFR) 4. timmythecop 5. YoshiHNS 6. KevCarver (sans Carver) 7. vfrAustin 8. rhenter 9. 46Alpha 10. PainterBob 11. DucatiDan 12. Rice ...........? 13.…
- 6th Annual Catskills Fall Ride: October 5-7, 2012 [image: View Post]dalesvfr, on 26 September 2012 - 09:20 AM, said: Is there any schedule of meetup/group rides? I have friends across the river and might come up on short notice and stay with them at night, meet you…
- 6th Annual Catskills Fall Ride: October 5-7, 2012 [image: View Post]timmythecop, on 28 September 2012 - 05:10 PM, said: My new (3000 mile) electrosport stator just shit the bed. Charging at 10 volts. I don't know if I can get it fixed in time. I offered my 4th gen to…
- 6th Annual Catskills Fall Ride: October 5-7, 2012 [image: View Post]SEBSPEED, on 28 September 2012 - 02:27 PM, said: [image: View Post]KPerham, on 28 September 2012 - 01:46 PM, said: If anybody wants to ride a little next Sunday, I can stay. :wheel: Looks like a group…
- 6th Annual Catskills Fall Ride: October 5-7, 2012 [image: View Post]KPerham, on 19 September 2012 - 01:45 PM, said: [image: View Post]46alpha, on 19 September 2012 - 01:32 PM, said: I just made my reservations. FYI, I got the sense that rooms are filling up. If you're…
- 6th Annual Catskills Fall Ride: October 5-7, 2012 I took a vacation day, mounted a new front tire and went for a ride in the Catskill Park today. All of the roads and bridges have been repaired (or replaced) since last year's hurricane. The 2012 Fall Ride should be a…
- 6th Annual Catskills Fall Ride: October 5-7, 2012 Congrats! We now have one more reason to celebrate on Saturday night. There's a good chance the ride will be 1 week earlier next year, so hopefully we'll see you in 2013.
- 6th Annual Catskills Fall Ride: October 5-7, 2012 Updated list 1. Sebspeed 2. Mrs. Sebspeed 3. Brian (MidlifeVFR) 4. timmythecop 5. YoshiHNS 6. KevCarver (sans Carver) 7. vfrAustin 8. 9. 10.
- 6th Annual Catskills Fall Ride: October 5-7, 2012 poconovfr, on 07 September 2012 - 10:11 AM, said: :angry: dammit.............'spose I could ride the Blast :tour: :ohmy: ......where ya been?? Glad to see you never mailed the VFRD letter of resignation. Drive up for…
- 6th Annual Catskills Fall Ride: October 5-7, 2012 KPerham, on 07 September 2012 - 03:50 PM, said: I haven't decided which bike to ride, but the ST does have a TPMS installed by the previous owner... ahhhhh..........so I might hold off on buying new rubber for the 4th…
- 6th Annual Catskills Fall Ride: October 5-7, 2012 I'll see you there. List of attendees so far: (blue is with reservation) 1. Sebspeed 2. Mrs. Sebspeed 3. Brian (MidlifeVFR) 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
- ATGATT????? Occasionally, I'll skip the boots and mc pants for a very short ride...........but I never ride without a helmet (state law), armored jacket and gloves.
- My rear sets are ruining my boots! Use Flitz to clean the rear sets, then wax them..............repeat as necessary. Buy a small bottle of white shoe polish with a sponge applicator tip (like nurses use) and dab it on your boots. On the bright side,…
- VFR 800 Vtec A Screen modifications I'm 6' - 0" and considered doing the same thing for the same reason. I ended up buying a used MRA Vario before I put a bandsaw to my factory screen. After some testing with 3 different shields, I flipped the MRA…
- How much is too much for a pristine 5th Gen 2001 [image: View Post]painterbob, on 26 May 2012 - 05:23 AM, said: I paid $2800 for a very clean 98 with 27k miles on it 2 years ago. It had TB high mount and touring wind screen. Since then added sargent seat, heated grips…
- How old are our VFR owners? 51..........started on a Benelli at 7. The first couple of days were spent going in counterclockwise circles in the backyard. My Dad wired the bike so a coax type plug in the side case acted as a key. The key was…
- Helmet suggestions The EXO1000's (or 700) are hard to beat for the price. The flip up / down, tinted, half shield on the 1000 is great. I recently found a brand new Shark RSI on CL for $100, it's light, fairly quiet and allows very good…
- 2012 Tmac Room/Roommate thread I'm not locked in on attending yet, but as the date closes in I'm becoming more excited about the chance of riding the great mountain roads in NC and TN. Let me know if you have a room that you'd split with a non…
- Air box concern! (messy) If the air filter is (was) dirty, you will draw air through the breather tube at higher rpm's, sucking some oil up with it. I checked my air filter right after I bought my bike from the PO. The corners of the element…
- How much longer for air filter? Replace it. You'll probably be surprised at the change in your bike when your approaching 7,000rpm.
- Eyeglasses & Fogging some shaving creams and some dishwashing liquids can lift (as in separate from the lens surface) certain coatings on lenses. The best bet is contact lenses! Daily wear lenses are fairly inexpensive.........I wear them…
- Anyone with a MRA SpoilerScreen Windshield? Hi all, I am looking to buy a Variotouringscreen like this one [image: Posted Image] I am 175 cm tall an i usually ride with passenger - about 170 cm tall. Is there anybody with this height, and with a passenger with…
- Which heated grips for VFR? [image: View Post]panamawing, on 09 March 2012 - 09:22 AM, said: i am very happy with aerostich's "warm wrap grips". easy on and off when needed and transferable from bike to bike to 4 wheeler....etc. what i can't…
- Help repair/need right side oem bag Welcome to VFRD..........and "YES" you can find just one hard bag............PM sent
- New to Me 1999 VFR800 - and yes, it is red, of course. Welcome and congrats. It looks great! and you're right.......it'll look even better without those stickers.
- Couple of looks at my newly powdered wheels They look great! I'm trying to envision that wheel color on my bike. I hope that isn't the same plugged tire from October :ohmy:
- Hard bag paint scheme. Opinions please! [image: View Post]Monk, on 10 February 2012 - 07:31 PM, said: I like the white top , with the lines matched to the bike, which would be less white and more blue, but the lines would flow. :+1: ..............white on top…
- Who rides the youngest 4th Gen???? The youngest 1996 perhaps??................TM600007 :fing02:
- Ever diagnose something wrong that cost more than it should have? This was nearly 30 years ago..........but the lesson sticks with me. I changed the oil on my 78 CB750K. A short time later, I set off for work. I was a mile or so from home sitting at a traffic light.........light turns…
- 1995 stock seat. I have one and we're not too far apart. We can meet if you ever ride north to hit better roads (218, 301 ?).......just strap it across your seat for the ride back home. Shoot me a PM.
- Member Down and in ICU Glad you're home and healing. Your post is a tough "read" for anyone that rides, but it's great to see you're alive and typing!!! Merry Christmas Mike!
- Member Down and in ICU Glad to see that all the major injuries are taken care of..........get well soon. :fing02: for a full and quick recovery.
- VFR 800 Factory Saddle Bags $600 - $750 seems to be the average range. I contacted several sellers over the course of nearly a year and finally found a perfect, color matched (to my bike) set for $450..........found mounts and hardware on a wreck…
- thinking of buying a DCT You'll enjoy riding more as you gain confidence............you'll gain confidence quicker if you learn on a less powerful, more forgiving bike. Buy a 4th gen............they're fun, inexpensive and won't depreciate much…
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