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33 posts recovered 2 threads started First seen 13 May 2008 Last seen 17 Aug 2015

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  1. Chicago-Ish Vfrd Meet Up ? tc rides 6 14 Jun 2013 12 Jul 2013 tc rides · 14 Jun 2013 – 12 Jul 2013
  2. Top of the World on a VFR tc rides 30 29 Mar 2010 6 Apr 2010 tc rides · 29 Mar 2010 – 6 Apr 2010

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  1. Hydrolocked By Left Rear Cylinder 17 Aug 2015 16:29 Carvers - Has there been anything new on this issue? Thanks a ton for sharing..... -TC
  2. Hydrolocked By Left Rear Cylinder 22 Jun 2015 19:55 It would seem that you have covered virtually all possibilities of where this water/ liquid is coming from. If I were in your shoes, I would siphon some of the liquid out of the cylinder and inspect it. The questions I…
  3. Key Turns, Nothing Happens 5 Apr 2014 03:38 Wow that's a first !!!! Agreed!! ..and here I was going to offer to ride over with my electrical tape and soldering gun tomorrow!
  4. Chicago-Ish Vfrd Meet Up ? 14 Jun 2013 17:34 Hey All- I am finally done with school and the bike is coming out of storage... Anyone up for a meet up towards the end of June? I was thinking one evening during the week, somewhere that we can grab a bite and kick the…
  5. Question About Riding Through Chicago 11 Jun 2013 17:51 TimC, When is this trip happening? If you hit Chicago about noon or so, just stay on 94 (or the Skyway to 94) through downtown. 94 and 90 split on the north side of the city, stay on 94 and it will take you to…
  6. Second Annual Hog Tie - Sep 13-15, 2013 - Event Thread 22 Feb 2013 20:00 Is there a cap to this event? This sounds liek a good time. The TMAC ride on Memorial Weekend is usually a good time too, but I probably can't make it this year and hoped for one later in the season.
  7. The High Mileage Thread... What Do You Have On Your Vfr? 26 Sep 2012 17:27 My '04 bought new in '07 has 22K
  8. Official texasmac 2012 event thread may 17th 20th 27 Feb 2012 19:10 Booked and looking forward to the 680 mile commute to see all you people!
  9. Chicagoland? 30 Dec 2011 15:04 I am in the city at Clark and Division. Shogun- I would be interested in the CO trip next summer. Please keep me in the loop. I made a similar trip a few years ago and enjoyed it.
  10. Alaska bound July 2nd 11 Jun 2011 14:46 Good luck and have fun. Plan accordingly and leave a lot Did that trip two summers ago. Click HERE for the ride report.
  11. Home Safely from TMAC 24 May 2011 00:34 Made it home in 12 hours and 35 minutes door to door (660 miles), including gas stops and an hour of sitting in a rest area an hour north of Indianapolis waiting for tornado like weather to pass. 1,700 total for all 4…
  12. What's with all this RVF1000 rumour talk??????? 4 Oct 2010 21:45 My fiance just asked me what I was looking at and I said "Porn" and I wasn't joking.
  13. Top of the World on a VFR 29 Mar 2010 20:11 Published
  14. Top of the World on a VFR 29 Mar 2010 16:25 The end of an epic trip We got up early Sunday, July 5th and left Hyder, AK. After a cursory stop at the border, we entered the Yukon and started chewing up miles. The thought was to head to Prince George, BC and stop…
  15. Top of the World on a VFR 29 Mar 2010 16:25 Day 10 & 11 We left Prudhoe Bay Monday morning with the idea of making it all the way to Fairbanks the end of the day. If you read the previous posts, you know that this was a big undertaking. Without going into too…
  16. Top of the World on a VFR 29 Mar 2010 16:24 We stopped for pictures a few times and finally made it to Yukon River Camp, which is really just a tour stop along the Dalton, with rooms to rent and a low key restaurant with pretty decent food. When we arrived and…
  17. Top of the World on a VFR 29 Mar 2010 16:24 Day 8 - Service Saturday morning, we got up and headed to Outpost Honda/ BMW/ Harley Davidson and had the bikes serviced. As we have found over the last week, everyone was very helpful, knowledgeable and friendly. As we…
  18. Top of the World on a VFR 29 Mar 2010 16:24 Day 7 - ALASKA!!! Its noon Friday and we have crossed the border into Alaska. Leaving Dawson City, YT, we rode a ferry across the Yukon River and rode 65 miles of broken pavement to get to the border. After the usual…
  19. Top of the World on a VFR 29 Mar 2010 16:24 Dawson City, Yukon We made it to Dawson City, Yukon and have had a great time today, day 6. Currently, we are at Bombay Peggy's, drinking Yukon Discovery Ale. Good stuff. If you get here, ask for Shauna. Unfortunately,…
  20. Top of the World on a VFR 29 Mar 2010 16:24 http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q231/thirdson88/Alaska/IMG_3301.jpg The First Three Days **Some of this reads a little funny as I wrote it during the trip.** Day one and two were a straight shot from Chicago to…
  21. Surprising fuel economy 3 Feb 2010 22:59 [image: View Post]swimmer, on 03 February 2010 - 03:33 PM, said: I�m not sure I can agree with that statement. You can see my average mpg below and of the 6th gens on fuelly.com that is the highest and I am a very…
  22. Surprising fuel economy 3 Feb 2010 21:12 [image: View Post]Veefer800Canuck, on 03 February 2010 - 11:16 AM, said: [image: View Post]tc rides, on 03 February 2010 - 09:21 AM, said: I could very well be using a incorrect conversion factor. 1 gallon = 3.79 liters…
  23. Surprising fuel economy 3 Feb 2010 16:21 [image: View Post]kaldek, on 02 February 2010 - 08:26 PM, said: Just the other day I noticed that I was getting ridiculously long range from a tank of fuel on my 2002 VFR. I pulled over at the petrol station and after…
  24. Ds Tires On A Vfr 28 Nov 2009 18:09 The base of Atigun Pass on the way to.... You can see the tread of the 616's in this picture, if people are wondering how well they work. [image: Posted Image] Prudhoe Bay, AK summer 2009 [image: Posted Image]
  25. 7th Gen. Vfr Group Buy! 23 Oct 2009 14:56 I'm in for $50. 1.Bayarearider 2.JTG 3.AB-OZ 4.Phormanluge 5.SA1713 6.Silver#788 7.Elizilla 8.Tightwad 9. Ryanme17 10. timmythecop 11. GG1 12. Coderighter 13. sPOTO 14. Meddle1999 15. Mighty Kentor 16. ggathagan 17.…
  26. My Season Is Officially Over. Pictures Added. 16 Sep 2009 15:10 Dimitry!!!! Thank God you were wearing all your gear!! Bummer about the bike, but it will all work out in the end. Hopefully it is one of the larger insurance companies. I sent a pm to you, Tim aka tc rides
  27. Ds Tires On A Vfr 31 Mar 2009 19:16 Alaska Ride Map So, after a few months of consideration, this is the route that we are riding. I am having Dunlop 616's installed in Fairbanks, and am going to hope for the best on the Dalton Highway up to Prudhoe Bay…
  28. Ds Tires On A Vfr 28 Nov 2008 15:08 [image: View Post]hondalover, on Nov 28 2008, 09:00 AM, said: We (the guy I rode from Kansas City with and myself) ordered a set of tires each and picked them up outside of Tok, AK. We carried the new tires as spares…
  29. Ds Tires On A Vfr 28 Nov 2008 14:48 This has been a great and informative thread. As of right now, I am leaving Chicago June 20th and heading for Prudhoe Bay on the '04 I have. I will post moe info and maybe some questions as time gets closer, plus a full…
  30. Ds Tires On A Vfr 3 Nov 2008 19:53 [image: View Post]trav72, on Oct 30 2008, 03:30 PM, said: This guy rode an R1 to Alaska. The VFR should be no problem at all! Well, thats settles it right there... the vfr is going to Prudhoe Bay next year.....now I…
  31. Ds Tires On A Vfr 30 Oct 2008 18:50 [image: View Post]Baileyrock, on Oct 30 2008, 01:30 PM, said: Tim, I say pull a KLR behind a Goldwing and go for it! :cool: Depending on roads conditions and makeup I would think that some decent DS tire could work…
  32. Ds Tires On A Vfr 30 Oct 2008 18:22 I saw this post about DS tires on a VFR and am wondering, what do pepople think of this idea? I am heading to Alaska next summer and am agonizing over a new bike puchase. I saw the '09 Honda Transalp in the latest Cycle…
  33. Cycle World, June 2008 Issue Came In Today 13 May 2008 19:43 [image: View Post]Gap Trash, on May 13 2008, 12:52 PM, said: God forbid anyone be open minded enough to acknowledge that there are other bikes produced than the VFR that have their own refinements. Hey Skuuter lets go…

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