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lazyeye
203 posts recovered 18 threads started First seen 20 Mar 2016 Last seen 8 Oct 2021
Threads started
18 in the archive- (SOLD)2014 VFR800 Deluxe lazyeye · 8 Oct 2021 – 8 Oct 2021
- December 2020 Southwest lazyeye · 18 Dec 2020 – 23 Dec 2020
- VTEC Mod lazyeye · 16 Nov 2020 – 21 May 2021
- Surging/Bogging lazyeye · 1 Jul 2020 – 4 May 2021
- Laid Off. Time to take a ride lazyeye · 19 Jun 2020 – 10 Jul 2020
- Aftermarket/Custom seats lazyeye · 3 May 2020 – 28 May 2020
- Monument Valley lazyeye · 2 Jul 2019 – 2 Jul 2019
- Prudhoe Bay Adventure lazyeye · 13 Jun 2019 – 13 Jun 2019
- The dreaded valve adjustment lazyeye · 24 May 2019 – 28 Aug 2019
- Camping at Sonoma Raceway lazyeye · 14 Mar 2019 – 16 Mar 2019
- Check your nuts lazyeye · 28 Jan 2019 – 29 Jan 2019
- Chain Mileage lazyeye · 19 Jul 2017 – 6 Jan 2018
- 2014 Interceptor at the track lazyeye · 27 Mar 2017 – 28 Mar 2017
- Tire Observations (8th Gen) lazyeye · 22 Aug 2016 – 22 Aug 2016
- Ride to Laguna Seca with Dad lazyeye · 14 Jul 2016 – 5 Aug 2016
- K&N Oil Filter Failure lazyeye · 15 Jun 2016 – 7 Jul 2017
- Touring Canada lazyeye · 21 Mar 2016 – 27 Apr 2016
- What Does Traction Control "feel" Like? lazyeye · 20 Mar 2016 – 19 May 2017
Recent posts
Last 50 of 203- (SOLD)2014 VFR800 Deluxe 47,633 miles. I'm the original owner, I bought it in 2016. The 36k service was performed at Cycletune in Portland as well as replacing the shock and refreshing the forks. It has the Honda quickshifter (up only),…
- Honda announce VFR “replacement” Sports Touring is dead, replaced by adventure touring. /DoomandGloom
- COTA Tickets ? I'd suspect this is so they can appear to be controlling the people-density in the grandstands.
- Highway 1 FUBAR'd again! Good to know. Last I hit CA36 was in 2018 and it was still pretty tore apart in multiple places.
- Show us your GoPro setup My Hero Session setup on Scorpion helmet. I used outdoor mounting tape to adapt the mount to the multi curve surface. This is the perspective I get.
- Show us your GoPro setup Here's how the 44T blokes have their GoPros set up. I use a really similar setup (sans microphone because nobody wants to hear me talk) and with a GoPro session. I don't have a picture handy at the moment.
- Non-Deluxe owners.... do you regret it? Delux owner here. I do not regret getting the Delux. The heated grips are fantastic to have, the center stand makes chain maintenance and tire removal easier, and the adjustable suspension allows you to tune it for…
- A short video with a few audio clips from my modded 8G Sound is great. Have you dynoed it to get an idea what kind of power its making?
- How many mi/km did the OEM tires last you? 16 hours ago, DannoXYZ Been while since I had OEM tyres on any bike. My Ninja 250R came with Bridgestone BT45s. Very decent grip, only 3-sec/lap slower than Pirellis at Thunderhill Raceway. Lasted 25,000km too! I had an…
- How many mi/km did the OEM tires last you? The D222s that came on my bike felt awful. Not much grip, not the feedback I like. But being stubborn I ran them until the rear flattened out. I think it was something like 4-6k miles.
- Fewer used VFR's for sale? 22 hours ago, Cogswell For years I have searched Craigslist for VFR's and a few other bikes that interest me. On a few occasions I've picked up a few bits and pieces for spares that are NLA. I have each region's search…
- Routine Valve Inspection My local dealer more or less refused to check the valves at 16k miles. I had an independent shop check and adjust the valves at 38k miles and only two valves needed to be adjusted. YMMV.
- December 2020 Southwest Yes its a Kendon. I bought it in 2014 and have towed bikes all up and down the west coast. Best investment I've made in motorcycle stuff.
- December 2020 Southwest The second week of December I went down to the Southwest to see a bunch of big rocks. Read all about it on my blog: https://crotchrocketeer.blogspot.com/2020/12/snowbird-december-2020.html (I'm really too lazy to copy…
- Just curious, so when does you riding season typically end Mostly year round but November-December-January-February is a lot less. Just out for an hour here and there. Mostly its the debris on the roads from trees and rain washing gravel into the corners that causes the…
- Picture Thread Somewhere in N. AZ.
- Mileage Let's Rock'em 'til the wheels fall off... Just got back from AZ. Added 2500ish miles.
- Picture Thread 12 hours ago, RobF Alsea Bridge. Waldport. Lovely bike. Possibly the best looking VFR -- although I'm also partial to the original 86 RWB (maybe that one is more of a WBR?). And a very atypical sunny Thanksgiving…
- Picture Thread I escaped the gloom of the valley and went to the coast.
- Surging/Bogging 17 hours ago, Grum Good to know you're finally up and running again. Given the age of your bike, the filter blockage could have only come from one or two very bad batches of fuel, possibly from some outback town you've…
- Surging/Bogging I have my bike back. After four months of waiting for parts (warehouses show parts in stock that aren't and by the time they figure it out its been a month....) I had my mechanic use a rebuild kit on the fuel pump. Its…
- VTEC Mod 6 hours ago, Sparkie The juice wouldn't be worth the squeeze. The Honda engineers do a great job. I truly believe if you aren't happy with the VFR's performance then it's just not the right bike for you. My 2014 is…
- VTEC Mod Thank you for the info. It sounds like going about it electronically (with the solenoid) would be the more feasible route. I've had the opinion for a while that the VTEC would be better if it were a switch on the…
- VTEC Mod This is a hypothetical, just something I've been kicking around in my head for a while and now that I'm not riding all the time... Hypothetically if someone wanted to modify a 6th/8th gen bike to be "always" in VTEC…
- Set off Traction Control!! I've triggered it in less than ideal conditions and ideal conditions. Mostly where I have it going off it at stop lights where there's lots of oil and water accumulation, or over manhole covers.
- OEM Prices skyrocket If you can get them. My mechanic reported that the 8th gen fuel pump I need is backordered.
- Good chance I'm leaving VFRD - bike was stolen last week Once your insurance clears fly out to the west coast and grab a new old stock VFR from Portland, then have an epic ride back! Seriously though that sucks, I feel for you.
- Money Shots: Your beautiful picture of your beautiful VFR in action. May 2017 at Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows, CA. Second time back on track after a pretty bad wreck in 2015. Don't mind the watermark, Keigwins (now Carter's) was giving us watermarked JPGs with the logos to share on…
- Money Shots: Your beautiful picture of your beautiful VFR in action. Near Long Creek, OR. Dodging a rain storm. Spent the next day getting dumped on. [image: IMG_20200612_161824.thumb.jpg.d26a6944d97c2cd0b3a1d0f9fb56313c.jpg]
- This might be a nice, VFR alternative..... Sparkie, 10/26/2020 at 12:48 PM I rode this 790 for a few hours last month. Parallel twin. True, not as much character as the v4, and I'm not buying one, but it's still a very good engine. Lots of power in a tiny…
- This might be a nice, VFR alternative..... Nothing like the VFR. Designed as a street friendly sport bike, not a sports-tourer. Might get one though, looks fun.
- VFR 60,000 Mi Maintenance Report Nice. I had one bad CCT at 40k miles and 2 valves out of spec.
- Jelorian's Racing Pics This season may be a little bit odd but I've enjoyed the racing so far. Much better when the riders are battling instead of trying to keep up.
- BIKES THAT ARE NOT VFR's RIDE REPORT 3 hours ago, TimC Nice write-up. That's very similar to everything I've read on this bike. The BMW dealer in Cleveland has had a like new 2018 Supersport S on hand for months, maybe going on a year. I was seriously…
- BIKES THAT ARE NOT VFR's RIDE REPORT So I've been riding a 2017 Ducati Supersport since my 2014 VFR has been back and forth to the shop most of the summer with a weird power loss issue. Gotta say its a good bike that could be fantastic if they'd done a few…
- MotoGP is Goooooooooooooooooooooooooo! I had to watch the race re-start twice. Good stuff. Lots of riders are hunting for a win rather than just "trying to keep up". Yamaha is effectively out due to bad engines/weak brakes. Honda is out without MM93. They…
- WSBK ROUND 2 As I recall the rumor was that they were going to sell enough RC213Vs to Homologate and then stomp WSBK with them. Then Euro4/5 restrictions and maybe FIM said "please don't" and it didn't happen.
- WSBK ROUND 2 My opinion is that Honda is playing catchup with Ducati and Kawasaki on a technical level since they let their CBR1000 project get out of date for the last decade. It appears HRC is suddenly taking Superbike seriously…
- VFR group(s) on Facebook? Social Media of any kind sucks for content persistence. Any of the knowledge that was part of a discussion two weeks or two years ago is lost and nearly unsearchable.
- Non-motorcycle options I would probably go the route of a convertible or maybe euthanasia if I couldn't ride anymore. The trikes like the Can-Am would be a close second depending on *why* I couldn't ride anymore.
- 1st VFR The quickshifter is *fun* but it also only works if you're wide open throttle and nearly redlined. Otherwise its herky jerky. I don't regret getting the Q/S on mine, its fun. When I had my 16k mile service done it…
- Skyline Drive, US 250, and motorcycle touring during a pandemic Good for you for going. I have BAD asthma as well so I'm "at risk" supposedly. Mask up, keep clean, etc. Don't stop living.
- What did you do to your VFR Today? Is that a family crest on the side?
- MotoGP is Goooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Interesting race. With one less alien on the grid and the championship opening up, the rest of the main players might actually try instead of phoning it in.
- Surging/Bogging The shop has it. So I'm bikeless for the moment 😞 I'm probably going to borrow my mom's Vulcan 500 for the meantime.
- Laid Off. Time to take a ride What's your profession Dutchy? I'm in Information Technology. Regrettably when bad economic times hit the first things companies do is dump IT workers (after they worked me to death supporting the transition to remote…
- Laid Off. Time to take a ride Instead of being on the road I'm waiting for my shop to figure out whats wrong with my bike. Probably a result of filling up from too many gas stations with rusty tanks or something. New filter and associated parts are…
- Happy Birthday 🥳🎂 Good looking hugger. I love my Powerbronze screen.
- Best tires for the VFR??? Updated 2011 YMMV? That 6500 miles was with worn out suspension so the tires were eating themselves, and it was mostly straight up and down. If you find something that grips well and will last 7k, let us know for sure.
- Best tires for the VFR??? Updated 2011 Beginning of June I changed my tires. I had a set of Pilot Road 5s on my 800 that I'd mounted in September. After 6500 miles the rear was past the wear bars and handling like crap. The front had reached the wear bars.…
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