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Vfr Does Costco

35 posts Started 18 Oct 2009 Last recovered post 17 Jul 2010 Wayback Machine snapshot 23 Jan 2011
#2 TucsonErik
Better be careful, someone might post you on the "People of Walmart" website. :biggrin:
#3 JBAXX

[image: View Post]TucsonErik, on Oct 17 2009, 07:42 PM, said:

Better be careful, someone might post you on the "People of Walmart" website. :biggrin:

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#4 vfrcapn
Awesome, I like the Givi case full open method.

My largest was either a large pizza strapped in to the Givi trunk or one of those large firewood bundles strapped on the back of the seat.

Although I was going to head down to Costco tomorrow for some tp & papertowels. Maybe I'll take the VFR? :cool:
#5 sirimiri Thread starter
No foolin'

Once I was coming back from (same) Costco, about two years ago.

I had a 24 pack of Pacifico, below which was the "base" of a 32-pack of Coke cans (tray-style).

Tha particular payload was tied down TIGHT via netting, but the Givi was stuffed to the gills as well.

Anyway, long story short - the LAPD saw me overloaded, while waiting in traffic - pulled as near as they could to get a good luck - then gave me the thumbs up when they seemingly ascertained I was carrying so much beer on my steed.

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#6 rc36Honda
I don't know about largest, but I regularly get funny looks from fellow road users and pedestrians as I hustle off to casual teaching appointments with my guitar strapped on my back!!! :) :) :)
#7 vfrbart
I think the largest bounty for me would have been a 15 1/2 gallong keg of beer.
I did get some good looks while riding that way. Didnt affect the beer at all.


bart
#8 Knife
I'm sure I'm not the only one to do this, but using the empty top case to ice down liquid refreshments while camping, staying in a motel, or tailgating works great! :beer:
#9 vfrrider17
My biggest haul was on my Suzuki 400 supermoto. A 30-pack of PBR while doing a wheelie. I was impressed with myself because when I got back, the beer was shaken up.
#10 JZH
My most perilous VFR cargo was a pair of cast iron small block Chevy cylinder heads. I was careful not to lean the bike over very much!

Ciao,
#11 Auspa�ol
A rear RC46 rim WITH tyre strapped to the back of my RC46 is quite tricky with no racks of any sort... although the passenger grab handles made life easier.

For a trip into the Pyrenees, a mate lent me his Honda rear Trunk and support rack. A large one which two helmets fit into. On the passenger part of the seat, just as you did with the paper towelling, I had a two tiered tankbag, tent and sundry... came more or less up to the height of the top of the trunk...

I have seen a rather humorous photo of a club member from over here in Spain with camping gear and a large barrel on the back of an RC36 and a section of white picket fence to top it all off!!!

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Rather precarious tankbag set-up there as well... cheesh!!
#13 alwaysaware
I hope you didn't have to ride through Dodger traffic after leaving Costco on Los Feliz. I got stuck in it the other day comming down Riverside. Alot of those clowns need some driving lessons.
#14 y2kvfr
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Going to the range.

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vfrototiller VFRototiller

Who needs a truck, when I have the viffer?!?
#15 SEBSPEED
Most loaded, on my solo trip in '06...

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Kevin and I heading out for breakfast.jpg Yes, it's early in the morning, and yes, that's dog sh!t on my back tire.

Most precious? The day my VTEC Ohlins shock arrived at the post office, I picked it up with the bike and a cargo net. :cool:
#16 sirimiri Thread starter
Yikes, I've got nothing on you guys. Apparently you're purveyors of dog crap (via tire) and apparently by the size of it, going to the range with a .50 cal BMG rifle or something? I just move my paper towels, cleaning agents and contact lens solution from the Costco warehouse...
#17 Monk
I carried a main and reserve parachute along with camping gear to a few overnight jump competitions, across a few states.
#19 y2kvfr

[image: View Post]sirimiri, on Oct 20 2009, 01:54 AM, said:

Yikes, I've got nothing on you guys. Apparently you're purveyors of dog crap (via tire) and apparently by the size of it, going to the range with a .50 cal BMG rifle or something? I just move my paper towels, cleaning agents and contact lens solution from the Costco warehouse...

Hehe... That was a heavy load. 12 ga. Ithica Deerslayer, Ruger 1022, Smith 22A (both 4" & 5" uppers), Glock 22 (.40 cal).

Plus, 200 rnds .40 S&W, 400 rnds .22LR, 40 12 ga (slug, 00 buck and #9 bird) as well as assorted electrical gang boxes and box covers.

Did you guys know that gang box covers (for anyone doing full house gut renovations) make super targets? Just hang them with mechanics wire. Make a great sound and swing action when hit.


The rototiller (think 'Mantis') was borrowed for doing some flower beds.

I've also carried 1 gallon sized flowers and shrubs from Home Desperate (126 mile trip), a push broom, Black & Decker 'Edge Hog', and 3 gallon ceiling paint, 3 boxes of diapers (must like the costco trip above).

The VFR truly is a pack mule!
#21 alwaysaware

[image: View Post]The Phantom, on Oct 20 2009, 03:28 AM, said:

Not a VFR, but this Aussie set the bar pretty high...

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Nothing like "shrimp on the barbie".
#22 Terminex

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This is good to see. I thought I was the only one who used the bike to get to and from the range at times. Although I do get some close looks from cops at times. Always make sure I have locks on the gun cases when traveling on the bike with them.
#23 sirimiri Thread starter
Wow, that is quite...I mean, how does he don this thing? Later, how does he doff it, without falling over, scratching the paint, etc. etc.??

Wait, let me guess: I wouldn't understand, as toilets and drains empty backwards in Oz? ;p

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#26 Auspa�ol

[image: View Post]sirimiri, on Oct 25 2009, 09:05 PM, said:

Wow, that is quite...I mean, how does he don this thing? Later, how does he doff it, without falling over, scratching the paint, etc. etc.??

Wait, let me guess: I wouldn't understand, as toilets and drains empty backwards in Oz? ;p

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That's not a shrimp on the barbie, that's a shrimp IN the barbie!!

Sirimiri, you're asking the wrong question... the right question is WHY???
#28 PlayWithGravity
This is me last month. Had to return my buddy's power washer to him. Sweet.

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#29 number9

[image: View Post]vfrrider17, on 18 October 2009 - 10:40 AM, said:

My biggest haul was on my Suzuki 400 supermoto. A 30-pack of PBR while doing a wheelie. I was impressed with myself because when I got back, the beer was shaken up.

Nothing impressive about buying PBR, friend :beer:
#30 Macs06VFR
I do Sams Club by bike all the time. I can usually load up a reasonably full cart without a lot of problems.

Got a coffee table book for Xmas - 'Bikes of Burden' because of this. I can pack a ton of cr@p without much issue, but most of the riders in the book make me realize I am an amateur. IIRC I think one pic has five people on one bike!
#31 Knife
My brother and I rode out to South Dakota and environs last year. We camped half the time (motels the other half). While camping I got up early one morning and rode to a convenience store, picked up hot coffee, orange juice, fruit cups, pastries, breakfast sandwiches, a six pack of bottled water, napkins, paper towels, ice, condiments, and God knows what else. Got it all packaged up just right in a cardboard box and bungied it to my top rack. When I got back to camp, everything was OK, not a drop spilled, and the coffee was still hot! Posted Image
#32 VFRSuperfreak

[image: View Post]Knife, on 18 October 2009 - 10:05 AM, said:

I'm sure I'm not the only one to do this, but using the empty top case to ice down liquid refreshments while camping, staying in a motel, or tailgating works great! :beer:


Oh really? :fing02: yesterday:

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#34 luffy
I will admit that I haven't adapted this system for my VFR yet, but it will do 140 km/h in a high--cross wind without any problems. I'll probably have a VFR version ready within a week or so.
You don't really notice too much of a difference, although the positioning of the bike does seem to make the steering a little lighter at low speeds. I've been to a couple races so far with it, seems to get a good laugh from people.

Cheers,
Adam

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