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Twox48
44 posts recovered 2 threads started First seen 22 Jan 2008 Last seen 13 Sep 2012
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All 44- 6th Annual Catskills Fall Ride: October 5-7, 2012 [image: View Post]PhatPat33, on 11 September 2012 - 06:51 AM, said: I've been very busy this year and would like to go, however, I'm getting married that weekend. I'm out for another year. Maybe we could celebrate our…
- 6th Annual Catskills Fall Ride: October 5-7, 2012 Seb, I'm going to try to work this out & will confirm in a week or so. Fingers crossed. This is one I really look forward to each year. Joe Bone for sure won't be going tho as he had his FZ6 stolen from his locked…
- Favorite iPhone Apps I run "InstaMapper GPS Tracker" on long distance motorcycle trips so that family at home can keep track of my progress and location. http://www.instamapper.com/ I like it 'cept for one thing...it shows your mph...and…
- TimmyTheCop - Happy Birthday. Happy Belated B-Day Timmy... And is that a little sheen starting to glow on that flat black paint? I think she's very happy and showing you some gratitude!
- Group Riding Rules If anyone wants to check these pages out feel free. I occaisionally ride with a group called New England Riders (and a sort of shoot off group New England Sport Touring) and they have a guide posted that seems to work…
- 5th Annual Fall Ride in the Catskills: Sept 30 - Oct 2 SEBSPEED Looks like the routes are a go. Raise your hand if you need the routes pm'd to you, I will send .gdb files. Holding my hand high! .gdb to boot! You Da Man Seb!
- 5th Annual Fall Ride in the Catskills: Sept 30 - Oct 2 SEBSPEED Once the gps routes are sorted, I will distribute them via PM on a per-request basis. I was going to wash my bike, but it's going to rain for a few days so I think I'll just leave her outside for a bit...…
- 5th Annual Fall Ride in the Catskills: Sept 30 - Oct 2 PhatPat33 I'm still trying to work out a few kinks to be able to make it this year. Is it okay if I'm a last minute addition? Pat, We're really hoping it works out and you can join us! Joe & I will gladly share our…
- 5th Annual Fall Ride in the Catskills: Sept 30 - Oct 2 DelawareSteve the groups I ride with can't pass a semi on a back road, so they just lumber along with that annoyingly loud exhaust ... did I mention they pull over every 30 minutes to wait up for the stragglers... (on…
- 5th Annual Fall Ride in the Catskills: Sept 30 - Oct 2 SEBSPEED If I can figure out how to make the gps files, you're welcome to them... unless you want to volunteer to create them? :491: Seb, If you can get the routes mapped I'd really like to have them so I can load my…
- 5th Annual Fall Ride in the Catskills: Sept 30 - Oct 2 Sign me & Joe up! List of attendees so far: (blue is with reservation) 1. Sebspeed 2. Mrs. Sebspeed 3. MidlifeVFR 4.CornerCarver + 2 (MiniCarver and KevCarver) 5. timmythecop 6.y2kvfr + 2 (Beck and Mr R1) 7. 5thGenJim…
- Chain Tool on sale! [image: View Post]carlitos92, on 04 June 2011 - 07:32 AM, said: I walked into a CG store yesterday and picked one of these up. The promo runs through June 30, and the qualifier is that the sale price is valid " with any…
- Chain Tool on sale! [image: View Post]Baileyrock, on 24 May 2011 - 11:29 AM, said: If your thinking about a Chain Tool CycleGear has a killer deal on one that's $60 off. http://www.cyclegear...004W21313W664W2 I just saw this post... It…
- How do you lock up your helmets if you have side bags? [image: View Post]CDNbacon, on 26 May 2011 - 02:46 PM, said: Is this what your referring to? (or something similar) http://vfrworld.com/...th-gen-vfr.html Exactly! [image: Posted Image] IMG 4615 Helmet lock
- How do you lock up your helmets if you have side bags? I bought a standard 7/8" tube mount helmet lock and just mounted it on the flat stock cross brace for the hard bags. When locked, my hemlet hangs down & rests on the rear tire. Obviously not good for transporting a…
- OEM or Aftermarket chains and sprockets Any recommendations as to best place to order OEM chain & sprockets?
- frame sliders [image: View Post]Snakeman, on 09 February 2011 - 06:02 PM, said: I think the best sliders out there for the 5th and 6gens are the ones built by Radar here on the site. Many members have bought and installed his…
- Leftover 6th Gen: Where to find and how much? Try Team Charlotte Motorsports in Charlotte, NC. (704) 394-6666 There's a guy there (sorry I can't remember his name) that has always been able to find leftover VFR's and they sell them cheaper than most anywhere I've…
- High side frame by frame [image: View Post]Rice, on 05 November 2010 - 03:04 PM, said: How does one save a situation like this? But seriously, How does one save this? You save it just like this... on film with incredible pictures! That's the…
- Can't believe I rode my bike! Kel, You're only an hour away... someday I need to see that work of art in person! I commend you! I would NEVER have the balls to try all that and I would call myself fairly mechanically inclined! I'd be scared to death…
- Your Favorite VFR pic I shot this one a couple weeks ago at the base of Mt. Washington in NH before I rode up to the summit one beautiful morning... I know, I know... I got the idea from a pic I saw on this forum... but I still like it!…
- 4th Annual Fall Ride In The Catskills Oct 1-3, 2010 Got my "preliminary ok" from my social director and am 99% sure I'll be headed to the Catskills to join you all... Would like to head out Fri. early afternoon from central MA with a buddy on his FZ6. Will try to round…
- MADE A DEAL FOR A NEW VFR 1200 [image: View Post]checksix, on 11 June 2010 - 06:21 PM, said: Incredible saga. Good things happen to good people. I couldn't have said it better. I am so proud to be a small part of VFRD. Congrats, enjoy your new steed…
- Which to choose: 07 or 09? Color seems to be the deciding factor if you don't plan on resale.. They're the same bike however one is 2 yrs newer. Tho you might pay less for the 07... You can't go wrong! And I see you just joined... Welcome the…
- Grip Heater Switch [image: View Post]swimmer, on 16 January 2010 - 05:31 PM, said: I made a simple right angle bracket out of aluminum and using that mounted a toggle switch to the lower screws holding the clutch lever assembly onto the…
- Grip Heater Switch http://www.vfrdiscussion.com/forum/public/style_images/light/snapback.png' alt='View Post' />SEBSPEED, on 16 January 2010 - 09:14 AM, said: [image: View Post]Twox48, on 16 January 2010 - 09:09 AM, said: I put my switch…
- Grip Heater Switch BThomas, Here's a pic showing where I located mine... I put it to the left side in the black plastic as I'm sure if I ever decided to remove it, that piece will be a whole lot less expensive than the red plastic! (the…
- Staintune questions [image: View Post]friendsofrhomb, on 05 December 2009 - 05:13 PM, said: 1. Is it a full exhaust system, ie, will it get rid of the cat converters? 2. Will the OEM hard luggage fit with it installed. Answer to #1 you got…
- 6th gen Stuck Oil Filter [image: View Post]radar, on 19 November 2009 - 09:39 AM, said: This is your friend, buy one and never worry about getting an oil filter off again. [image: Posted Image] I use this one.. looks similar to Radar's... never…
- Recommend A Tank Bag I'm not sure how big of a bag you want but I love my Nelson Rigg CL350. Plenty large enough yet I don't find it in the way. Not inexpensive, but a very nice magnetic bag. Shop around to find a sale... Nelson Rigg CL350
- Remote Door Opener Nice work. I suppose you could get a smaller transmitter as well, but if that's the one you have, it works. :goofy: My wife trained herself to most of the time hit the button inside the house when she hears me returning…
- Remote Door Opener I know I'm being lazy, but when I leave the house or return from a ride, I have to dismount, walk to the keypad, pull my gloves off, punch in my code, return to the bike, and drive it into the garage or out the…
- Painting Rads [image: View Post]Alien TLR, on Oct 29 2008, 09:36 PM, said: For those of you who have painted your radiators, what kind of paint, and what technique did you use? Post some pics! Eastwood sells a Radiator Black (gloss…
- Winter Storage [image: View Post]RRW, on Sep 29 2008, 11:25 PM, said: I hear this works pretty well too. http://images.orgill.com/200x200/6148324.jpg Sure, that might work well too but it's not so cool when the little kids get into…
- Winter Storage Ok, Here's my favorite trick for winter storage to keep the mice away... Go to the store and pick up some ground cinnamon. Yes, ground cinnamon the spice your mom uses to make apple pie! Sprinkle the spice around the…
- Cycle World, June 2008 Issue Came In Today [image: View Post]Baileyrock, on May 13 2008, 05:34 PM, said: I just threw up a little! :491: I can honestly say I don't think I have physically laughed out loud reading the forums here on VFRD before but BR, that one…
- Morepowerracing.com? I bought a tire & my Cortech jacket from them. Very quick shipping & the price was the best I could find at the time... Definately a "would highly recommend" rating from me.
- Extended Swingarms I'm not saying anything bad about it, just not my style. Ditto.... My mom taught me... "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all..."
- Cortech Gx Air 2 Jacket Vs Cortech Gx Sport 2 Jacket My 2 cents... I bought the Cortech GX Air last spring as I needed a jacket to go with my new bike. Decided on the GX Air for the versatility. Mulitple jackets in one. I really didn't want to buy 2 or 3 different…
- Tired Of Having A Hot Vfr? forrer13 I think I am going to take the $23 gamble and be 6th gen guinea pig #3 I will let you know how it goes Anxious to hear how it goes... my 6th gen runs warm in the 5-30 mph speeds... I'm guessing a fan working…
- Held Gloves Can't speak for the Phantoms but I recently bought some "Steve" model and can say they're the most comfortable gloves I've tried on. As far as longevity goes they're still new so I can only say that I spoke with a guy…
- Morepowerracing.com? [image: View Post]RatPack61, on Feb 22 2008, 02:47 PM, said: Anybody deal with these guys? Feedback? They seem to have good prices on Leo Vince. I bought a Cortech GX Air jacket from them last spring. Very quick…
- Oem Hardbags & Fender Eliminator? Darth, I will keep the modified connector bracket. That really stiffens up the setup and I think is definately required. I am talking about the HD bracket that hangs down from the tail. The one that's in your pic with…
- Oem Hardbags & Fender Eliminator? I just installed a sweet set of factory hard bags on my 04. (Thanks OKCVFR!) I have a fender eliminator kit previously installed so the large heavy bracket that hangs down & supports the cross tie piece on the bag…
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