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slo1
148 posts recovered 9 threads started First seen 25 Feb 2011 Last seen 16 Jun 2025
Threads started
9 in the archive- Riding an old friend again slo1 · 16 Jun 2025 – 17 Jun 2025
- New donation from slo1 slo1 · 4 May 2021 – 4 May 2021
- 4th gen front brakes-master-calipers slo1 · 11 Dec 2019 – 11 Dec 2019
- Tyga slo1 · 15 Sep 2019 – 18 Dec 2019
- Trailing in slo1 · 19 Jun 2018 – 19 Jun 2018
- Rear Brake Hanger 4th and 5th gen slo1 · 4 Jan 2018 – 11 May 2019
- Single Nut mod 4th gen slo1 · 13 Jul 2017 – 14 Jul 2017
- 4th gen build, not SF ;) slo1 · 27 Jul 2016 – 3 Aug 2016
- Weight List slo1 · 8 Feb 2016 – 8 Feb 2016
Recent posts
Last 50 of 148- Riding an old friend again Twenty years ago I flew to Nashville, borrowed a 5th gen, and rode to Charlotte NC on all the best roads. Went home and bought one soon after. Last week I flew to Nashville, borrowed the same bike (only 22k miles now)…
- Considering a VFR... help 8 hours ago, BusyLittleShop Hiya Johnnie... Even though Freddie Spencer had an RC45 during his High-Performance Riding School days he would instead dice with the students on his VFR... Years ago I bought Feddies 6th gen…
- Winterization bmart, 10/29/2023 at 7:16 AM I'd recommend looking at multiple reviews, as most found it to be snake oil. What was that old oil additive from the 80s that turned out to kill engines? lol You may also like Lucas and…
- Winterization 15 hours ago, tsmitty What are everyones thoughts on using Sta-bil fuel stabilizer? Years ago Motorcycle Consumer News did a 6 month scientific test of fuel stabilizers. By far the best rating went to Startron.…
- What did you do to your VFR Today? Contemplated...... Do I really need 3 VFRs ? Picked up an 8th gen DLX thinking it could be the "One" vfr. Rode the 4th and 5th yesterday for the 1st time in months. Tomorrow the 8th and 5th go head to head. After 10+…
- Ducati rear wheel conversion RC36-2 Captain 80s, 1/23/2023 at 9:17 AM Having the spindle (and/or wheel) modded for different wheels has been done for a while over on hawkgtforum. I had my Hawk modded for a VFR wheel and there has been plenty modded for…
- We are starting the year off in good shape for VFRD Agreed....
- Chief Joseph Scenic Byway - 2011 Very few tar strips last year.[image: 453927163_YNPAugSept2020(63).thumb.jpg.f1aad0940e087a6a79f1fc6f6b51a7a8.jpg]
- Age check in 9 hours ago, TimC I love the photo of @slo1 on the Suzuki, because it reminds me I don't need fancy hard luggage, cruise control, or pretty much anything else to tour on my naked bike. Just strap your stuff down and go.…
- 520 Chain Conversion 17 minutes ago, Cogswell Does the ratio change affect range to any significant degree? Nope, at least not in the 10k miles I have been running it. YRMV
- Random photo thread - anything goes - post what you've got [image: 975300104_Torreyride2021(53)c.thumb.jpg.08e1d13b49e58524e4c87278f19df0de.jpg] Cogswell, 10/14/2021 at 6:33 AM Red Canyon? Yep, plus much more. Ogden to Cedar City the back way, 1100 twisty miles in 3 days. Hwy…
- Random photo thread - anything goes - post what you've got Cheated on the VFR, Tracer GT fall tour... [image: 1460544390_Torreyride2021(140)b.thumb.jpg.d44829d94067043ba8daf3cb54b8c3fa.jpg][image:…
- Maybe sport tourers are not Dead? Only disappointed that there is no center stand..... otherwise it's pretty cool. [image: Suzuki-GSX-S1000GT-Plus-f-633x388.png.69e910388aee89d99cbbf12274f06722.png]
- Random photo thread - anything goes - post what you've got Many moons ago. Have not been back since then.... [image: 1034779919_smokies04055.thumb.jpg.2416985d1f20b1b17a9e76e7f13563e8.jpg]
- Givi wingrack 2, supp bar to f.rest hanger special hardware. Snapped one of mine off, from too much dirt roads and CA goat trails. As Dutchy said, hardware store did the trick.
- What did you do to your VFR Today? 3 hours ago, Sparkie If it's over 95°f, the airflow thru the mesh will make you hotter than if you are sealed up. You'll dehydrate faster also. It's better to seal up, or use vents to give a little airflow. Yes, and…
- New donation from slo1 Hi slo1, Thank you for your donation of 50.00 USD. We look forward to improving the forums with your donation. Thanks VFRDiscussion
- Do I need to see a DR? DR's are awesome. Cruise at 70mph no problem, Great on dirt/fire roads, pretty good on reasonable single track. A couple friends bought, modified, then rode them to Alaska, doing almost 3k miles of dirt on the trip (6k…
- Welcome to the new server Much Gratitude man 👍
- Money Shots: Your beautiful picture of your beautiful VFR in action. awesome on the track, no so much on the street.......
- Money Shots: Your beautiful picture of your beautiful VFR in action. [image: 725581169_HPR6-26(186).thumb.jpg.894ed3f86cfc555915101655c248653c.jpg]
- The version 3 optimization build The Phantom, 1/18/2021 at 3:38 PM Look into having a lexan copy of the headlight glass made up... you'd be astonished at just how heavy that headlight assembly is. 4th gen headlight assembly is pretty heavy at 5lbs....…
- The stages of motorcycle ownership Meh.... To each their own.... I do agree on "Power Mods", but looks and suspension...... Before and After...... [image: 324384510_GreyPeterHawk(4).thumb.JPG.69b87eae264eaaac09f3fa07b2d977f6.JPG][image:…
- The stages of motorcycle ownership Sparkie, 11/17/2020 at 9:49 AM Let's turn it into something it's not, like a bobber or a cafe racer! The only thing good about the Bobber/Cafe Fad is that it killed the Custom Chopper Fad............
- This might be a nice, VFR alternative..... 1 hour ago, TimC Honda makes both a 500 and 650 parallel twin, both in naked and full-fairing configurations. I believe the 650 Honda is an inline 4. The 500 and 700/750nc's are parallel twins....
- Triumph's 900cc "T-Plane" triple... This engine sounds familiar! 5 hours ago, Marvelicious A Triumph triple that doesn't sound like a coffee can full of ball bearings? Madness! fixed it for you.... the old Sprints.....
- Month long ride out West 2 weeks is about enough time to hit all the cool roads in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming.........
- 4th gen front brakes-master-calipers Very nice front brake master, lever, calipers, and braided lines. bike had 14k when removed, pads are ok (ebc HH). $65 shipped lower 48. Thanks.[image:…
- Tyga I'm sure Paul will be along shortly..... but from Tyga FB post... [image: 63223362_Tygavfr.thumb.jpg.ad9d9745daa06f743c9e2c9f5a8fff9b.jpg][image: 795454666_TygaVFRb.thumb.jpg.358a47e6d22d0a7744a1bc496f1f7738.jpg]
- This could be my final year with the RWB 12 hours ago, VFR Capt.Bob FZ1 was probably the closest to all around awesomeness but was getting up in miles 94k miles. # me too.... had a garage full of Honda toys, vfr400/750, Hawk GT, cbr400, etc, BUT the FZ1 was my…
- Tyga 11 hours ago, monstar Can we see more pics? Only one i have at the moment... many more pics and info to come...
- Tyga not sure if this is authorized, but since i sent them 2 full TBR systems i will take the liberty..... [image: 441253628_vfr750Tyga.thumb.jpg.f6eae6995629b1f2cd79d6391e197f48.jpg]
- Does anyone know where my old Viffer is? (yellow 2000) Bought my 5th gen back 3 years later. less than 1k miles more and $1k less. It had been garaged the whole time and looked exactly as it did when sold... Now also looking at repurchasing one of my old 4th gens.....
- Tyga High lefty and righty..... full TBR rep... very soon.... 2 (?) weeks.... Finally....
- Maggie Valley, NC Report Calculon, 7/15/2019 at 4:44 PM I took my gen 6 out for a 400 mile ride one day and it was just a bit too uncomfortable for me for that many miles in a single day and mine has heli-bars. down to 700 +/- miles max per day…
- Rear Brake Hanger 4th and 5th gen 15 hours ago, kave Any progress to share? Certainly living up to your nickname lol LOL :) Sadly, after having no one actually wanting a 4th gen(paying for one), my machinist decided to move on to other things that would…
- '95 Vfr750 Conversion 14 hours ago, douglasthecook So if I understand you correctly, a Honda Hawk/NT650 rear axle will work for the VFR 750, just need to drill a different pattern for the drive pins? Yes, and no.... drill the drive pins to…
- '95 Vfr750 Conversion 3 hours ago, BiKenG Old thread, but had to correct this. An NC30 or NC35 hub is indeed the same diameter as for the RC36 but the NC hubs are 10mm narrower. If anyone knows how to make that work, please let me know. I've…
- Moving a bike 800 miles looking for ideas 20 minutes ago, Bent Were it me, I would ride it back on two lanes only, make a fun run through the Ozarks and not get in a hurry. One of the keys to long distance riding is to stop often even if only for a few minutes…
- Rear Brake Hanger 4th and 5th gen 8 hours ago, Stray Is this hanger suitable for those doing a Ducati 1098/1198/848 rear wheel conversion? I believe those bikes have the same rear calliper. Stray They are made for use on the Honda eccentric. So if the…
- So I'm rebuilding my crashed Suzuki SV1000S. i have always liked sv1k "N" model (2003). Glad you are rebuilding, and that it was converted to an N before :)
- oxford heated grips + helibars...any issues? what model of grip to get? 9 hours ago, JoelF Some suggest putting an extra throttle tube on the left side to insulate the bar from the heating element the Oxfords have different size grips that are very "Snug" on the Heli-Bars. Definitively no…
- oxford heated grips + helibars...any issues? what model of grip to get? Oxfords on gen 4, 5, and 6, all with Heli's. I found them very tight to the bar, so a bit tough to do the dry fit/remove/final install. 5th with Heli's were tight enough i skipped the glue... Feel is personal, but the…
- Rear Brake Hanger 4th and 5th gen 22 hours ago, kave Is that the 5th Gen finalised, you taking orders now? No orders yet... but soon....
- Rear Brake Hanger 4th and 5th gen 2 hours ago, gig in my experience you want to keep the eccentric/axel as close as possible to the 6-oclock position Agreed, but the caliper is always where it's at be that 12, 6, 8, 5, etc....
- Rear Brake Hanger 4th and 5th gen Zazen, 9/18/2018 at 5:31 PM Underslung looks sexy, but doesn't that put the bleeders at or near the low point of the caliper? My interest has been for the 5th gen; will they be essentially the same? Or is a top side…
- Rear Brake Hanger 4th and 5th gen 2 hours ago, Zazen Underslung looks sexy, but doesn't that put the bleeders at or near the low point of the caliper? My interest has been for the 5th gen; will they be essentially the same? Or is a top side option a…
- Rear Brake Hanger 4th and 5th gen More pics.... [image: 1143127777_4thgenvfr(28).thumb.jpg.4d0753a3bafa6459b831839d289a959d.jpg] Beringer [image: 2088460628_4thgenvfr(38).thumb.jpg.859e974627e166ae6ba86261a962a453.jpg][image:…
- Rear Brake Hanger 4th and 5th gen 4th gen test fit all good. Stock vs modded....[image: 902978385_4thgenvfr(12).thumb.jpg.dbbf85ffd9af3ebdb42104994448547c.jpg] [image: 1177011590_4thgenvfr(35).thumb.jpg.97a73a4e4e89671e9f888982c425fbf5.jpg] [image:…
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