Hi all, nice to meet you. I got my first VFR (01 5th Gen, 31k miles, fully stock) in November '22. This is my first bike in about 15 years, previously I drove an F3 CBR. I'm looking forward to getting more miles in when the weather starts getting agreeable. I've plenty of upgrades & servicing to do before then though 🤣.
Heres some pics taken before my first ride.[image: IMG_20221120_143556.thumb.jpg.4a9d8e8976aa31565575234e02b0b5db.jpg]
We get any color we want in 5th gen, so long as it is red. One year offered some yellow model. I have one of each, but much prefer the blue and the green..
We get any color we want in 5th gen, so long as it is red. One year offered some yellow model. I have one of each, but much prefer the blue and the green..
I just Googled the green colour, its pretty dark.
We get mainly red, silver/gray and some blue in Ireland. I like the red.
Yeh I've passed Mondello a fair few times and thought that could be good fun. Have you done a few trackdays yourself?
If I'm in Cork I will definitely say hi 👍 and likewise if your ever over my way.
Did Mondello once one on my 97 VFR 750 and it was great craic! Really helped to improve my riding as well, helped me to explore the limits of the bike in a safe place (and I found them, unfortunately, but thankfully was able to fix up the fairing like new).
Did Mondello once one on my 97 VFR 750 and it was great craic! Really helped to improve my riding as well, helped me to explore the limits of the bike in a safe place (and I found them, unfortunately, but thankfully was able to fix up the fairing like new).
Sounds great, sorry to hear about the spill. But as you say, better to explore the limits in a safe place. How did you fix the fairings?
They weren't too badly damaged and I picked up about bits that came off. Had it redone by C&C choppers in Cork (who actually are really good at plastic work, they made it look new).
They weren't too badly damaged and I picked up about bits that came off. Had it redone by C&C choppers in Cork (who actually are really good at plastic work, they made it look new).
Glad it wasn't too bad.
Good to know of a garage that are good with fairings, I noticed I have 1 or 2 small cracks
Grand really, I'm near the mountains so it's great for hiking and riding.
It's a bit stricter than home, they do love regulations and bureaucracy. I got fined for leaving the "scene of an accident". A deer ran out of a field at full speed and hit my car in the side, I was supposed to ring the police so they could tell the hunter who owns that area. I didn't know this and when I went to get a police report for the insurance they told me I would be fined. €250 later....
Easy enough to take the fairings off and apply some fibreglass behind to help strengthen where the cracks are.
Just noticed, my avatar is me on that trackday, a few laps before I pushed it too much!
5th gen fairings are ABS. The best adhesive to use is actually ABS pipe primer and ABS cement. This isn't a glue, but will chemically solvent weld the material back together.