I have notice that will require a major update, and a renewal of certificates, more license fees.
It's going to be a lot of work and frankly my interest have moved on.
Last year we did not meet the goal, keeping vfrd going has been a lot of work over the last 21 years but I think it is time I moved on. It was a passion and not a business. My goal was never to make money, I did it because I loved vfrs. But over the years I became less and less interested in riding.
I even almost stopped riding. I bought a second bike and renewed my love of motorcycles a couple of years ago, with a smaller lighter bike.
Every time I got on my vfr, my neck, knees, back and well it hurt. So I sold the vfr a couple of weeks ago for a more upright bike. 2020 ktm 1290 gt. I had 89k miles on the veefalo, I got the best miles out of her. But it's time to move on.
Honda has..
Thanks for all the friends, good times, rallys, meet ups, Frankenstein vfrs, turbo builds, tire and oil posts.
I just don't want to do this anymore. I will keep it going until the certificate expires. All good thing must come to an end.
What a priceless service to the VFR community VFRD has been - thanks Miguel for building a community and for carrying the immense workload of maintaining this site. I wish you well...sad to see you go, but totally understand.
As a newcomer to this service, I just want to say a heartfelt thankyou for all the advice, sharing of expertise and camaraderie of the VFR community. You have done us proud Miquel ( if I may take that liberty). Well done and best wishes; Dan
Is there any way we could transport content to another platform? I confess to being a complete luddite for tech stuff
Thank you for providing this platform for us all to enjoy over the years, it has been awesome, thank you thank you thank you! I wish you all the best!
Thank you for all of your hard work and time maintaining a great platform. I joined in November 2005... almost 20 years ago! I learned a bunch and passed on some knowledge too. Exactly what makes these forums great.
Enjoy life and thanks again.
-Mike
It is sad to see it end, but I fully understand the reasons. Have a rest now and enjoy the mighty KTM. All the best from Sydney.
Thank you Miguel. Never met but you have helped me many times. Fixing a block that was because I went on your site through SW Airlines for example. You probably spent a half hour helping me solve the issue. Amazing.
When I moved to CA nine years ago it was through VFRD that I rode with BrianF, JeffyJeff, RC1237V and the gang of NorCal hooligans.
I perfectly understand your decision, shame you had buy that little KTM GT scooter. 😁 Best wishes.
And thanks for making the connection for times like this:
Oh noooo.... but I get it... kinda panicking..... I get on here 3 or 4 times a day...
Mbe you peeps dare I say jump over to VFRW?
Fully understand where you're coming from Miguel, can't thank you enough for all your efforts in running VFRD. It's a sad sad day for VFRD and its core members, a huge melting pot of knowledge, experience, and information I've been so grateful for. To all the wonderful members out there, cheers, good health, and safe riding :sad:
Thank you, Miguel, for creating such a vibrant place for us to hang out. If we ever cross paths - stranger things have happened - I'll sport you a free beverage of your choice.
Miguel....when d-day sir?
Thanks for the heads-up Miguel, and for the effort that you have put into keeping the site going. As others have said, I have "met" some great folks here over the years and gleaned much useful or just entertaining stuff. Enjoy your inferior orange motorcycle!😁
Thank you for doing this for us for so long.
Is there any chance to get a download of all of it? I use it often to search fro solutions...or problems.
Thank you Miguel, and all the mods, for all the work the last 17 years I've been hanging out here. I've met a few of you over the years and hopefully we'll meet again. Safe journeys everyone.
'09 Dillon Summit
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Miguel, so sorry to hear this but absolutely understand.
3 hours ago, bmart
Thank you for doing this for us for so long.
Is there any chance to get a download of all of it? I use it often to search fro solutions...or problems.
I'm so sad to hear this website will shut down. In 2 years I've owned a veefer I've come to know just about everything about it, mostly through this website.
A quick google search and I've found a way to archive all of this knowledge that has been shared through this website and it's downloading as I'm writing this. HTTrack can download all of the webpages from a domain.
Thanks for all the fish Miguel!!
I have truly enjoyed my experience here in vfrd and on Facebook. Wonder if vfrworld can help you? Speak to Anne Marie from VFR world maybe she can find someone to carry the torch.
I've been mostly a lurker on here, but I am sad to hear that VFRD is to meet its end soon.
I don't know whether this suggestion may be helpful, but maybe a Discord server could be an option for those who want to share VFR tips, builds, advice and that sort of thing? I've found this forum to be the best in how it's all laid out and easy to navigate, so I was hoping that maybe an idea is to transplant that over to Discord?
I'll echo the same sentiment most have.
Thanks for being the steward as long as you have. I've met some tremendous people through this forum, and have you to thank for it.
Onward!
59 minutes ago, WDIV
I hope so
It's over 1000 gigs hence the difficulty in moving to another server.
9 minutes ago, HispanicSlammer
It's over 1000 gigs hence the difficulty in moving to another server.
What would make it doable though? A TB doesn't sound like a lot in terms of today's storage even if moving that between servers would be a chore.
I would have never met so many cool, knowledge people w/o VFRd.
Most folks don't keep a job for 21 years now a days, let alone run a server for which the passion has faded.
Congratulations HS, and thank you.
I would not live where I do (with a fancy pants garage), nor have the friends that I have without VFRD.
Thank you.
I have been on the forum only for 2 years, it is very valuable and I am blown away about the knowledge of the members. It is my daily read.
It will be a sad day when it ends! Thank you very much Miguel for all your work you put into this.
I will you all the Best!
I will miss this place, thanks for keeping it going for so long
Sad news for sure, but totally understandable. I wouldn't have been able to assemble the bike I've been riding for the last 15 years without this site.
Thanks for the journey HS!
I'm sad to hear VFR will soon be gone, but I completely understand the reasons.
Huge thanks to Miguel for all his hard work on this forum for the last couple decades. It's been the best resource possible for all things VFR -- organizing rides, maintenance and repairs, and a great community of like-minded people who love these fantastic machines.
But it's been so much more than that to me. For several years this was my favorite spot on the web. I spent way too much time here, and was a real post-ho for a few years. I made some great friends, attended a few T-macs/Spring Memorial Rides, and learned how to work on my bike some, at least to the best of my meager abilities. (A good friend and occasional riding buddy I met through VFRD has helped me countless times with maintenance and a few mods, too.) I would even hang out here on a Friday or Saturday night, just cruising the threads for whatever interesting stuff I could find.
I owned my 6th gen. a little over 14 years, and put over 97k miles on it. And though I sold my VFR about three years ago, I still visit here often. I can't offer much in the way of technical and mechanical knowledge, but I still enjoy the forum. And I have to say my VFR ownership would not have been nearly the same without this forum and the people I've met, ridden with, and hung out with over the years. VFRD has been a truly special place for me.
And for all that, I will say it again: Thanks, HS. And to the Mods and to the community in general. 🙂
I've checked in here daily from joining in 05 to today. It filled the void left by the departure of motorcycle magazines. There has always been good reading here. Most of my closest friends were made at the rides posted on this site. This is a huge loss but keeping it going should not rest on one man. I hope that you enjoy your freedom Miguel and that you will always know what a wonderful impact you made in many many lives.
Sorry to hear the news but understand, Thanks for your service to this community and thanks to this community for their service to the VFR's!
Thanks for everything Miguel.
It was a privileged to be part of such an outstanding community because of your dedication.
Thank you very much Miguel for all you've done. This place has been like a second family for me. I'm aging out of mc riding as well. You are the only person in my life to give me the shirt of his back! I'll never forget you.
When I repurchased my VFR, I was happy to see VFRD still around. I have figured out who some of you are on the FB Groups but its not the same as a discussion board, with the same five questions every day in series. Will be missed...would not have resurrected my VFR to anywhere close to what it is now without this place.
All of your hard work and years of dedication are appreciated. This has always been the best motorcycle community on the internet. I met so many great people and have so many great memories that I never would have had if not for you and VFRD. VFRD has directly and indirectly enriched the lives of countless people. Thank you.
Very sad to see this fantastic forum come to an end. Thanks for all your great efforts to bring VFR owners together.
Well that is certainly not the best news I've heard recently.
All efforts are/were appreciated; it was kinda like having a saving account that I could draw on when needed.
TBH, I didn't realize that VFRD was headed up by one person; thought it was a group sharing the load.
All the best Slammer.
Well i just pulled out my VFR the other day and i was inspired to get started on the refresh of the suspension and knew this was still the best resource of information on the web. 😞 so many names are familiar either we met in person or in the constant banter here.. Thanks HS for all you have done for so many of us. PS what was the final decision on what oil i should use?
Thanks for keeping it up so long. Take care!
Is the fall ride still happening? If so, I'd like to suggest that everyone who can make it, please go. It would be awesome to have a big group for the last vfrd meetup.
Gutted to hear that, but at the same time I've been on here for 3 years and not really seen you on here so it's understandable from the effort vs benefit side. Thank you immensely for the effort you made to keep this going, I bought my VFR during COVID and had read half the forum by the time I actually picked it up. It wouldn't have been the same without this place. Running a forum is not my wheelhouse, but if someone stepped up to take it over would that be a possibility? There's got to be some IT types on here that would find this easy. Shame to lose all this collective knowledge.
Wow, I just got back on... hoping to share some stuff. Sad it'll be gone. Thanks to you and all the members who have helped and inspired me to stick with my project.
Hope there is some way to access the archives? Noticed some of my threads are no longer open... been some years, no big deal, but have gone to archive.
Hate to say it's like a library building on fire! Save the books, save the knowledge!
It was a good run... Thank you again for your hard work and dedication.
3 hours ago, Sparkie
Thanks for keeping it up so long. Take care!
Is the fall ride still happening? If so, I'd like to suggest that everyone who can make it, please go. It would be awesome to have a big group for the last vfrd meetup.
The spring and fall rides will continue. There’s a thread for the fall ride, as for the spring ride, we will be returning to Franklin NC in 2024. Keep an eye on the Facebook group for more info,
Oh brother...there's a F-book page too?
40 minutes ago, bmart
Oh brother...there's a F-book page too?
Not in my world. FUCK FB.
I could feel this coming. Thank you so much Miguel for keeping this place going as long as you did. No regrets, no worries. The end of an era.
When my 2 '99's are worn out I will likely be too. They may even outlast me.
Thanks again, and enjoy.
Thanks for all the work and passion HS and to all contributors aswell.
What will happen with the vast amount of information when it ends Miguel?
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As "post Ho #2" :wheel: ,
what can I say?
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Thank you Miguel (and all of you).
The grass is always greener euh shorter on the other side of the fence
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This news comes as a shock. Many Heartfelt Thanks for this forum. All the support and camaraderie.
The VFR concept is a great one and deserves a great community.
Thank you for the many years you kept this valuable site active and engaging. I will miss it tremendously, as I rely on the vast knowledge and experience found here to keep my '98 running and looking good. I want to thank every member here who has given me advice and shared their knowledge. I guess we could all migrate over to the "other VFR site". I'm a member there but never visit anymore......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................[image: 20200905_112413.thumb.jpg.92629c55fdf222e9c9a1b184f1cbad5b.jpg]