She did it! Wife's new ride

So my wife sold her FJR, and today we brought her new-to-her ride home.  I spent a good bit of time riding it too.... wow what a great bike.

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Congratulations!

I'm assuming the VFR's other virtues overcame your wife's trepidation over getting another motorcycle that was not equipped w/ABS.

Enjoy!

Nice! Have fun and enjoy.

I've been trying like crazy to talk my wife into getting a VFR but she thinks it's too big.  She keeps going back to the CBR's R6's and gixxer 600's. Nice bike BTW.

[image: View Post]smoothsailin, on 16 April 2012 - 06:33 PM, said:

I'm assuming the VFR's other virtues overcame your wife's trepidation over getting another motorcycle that was not equipped w/ABS.

Yeah at the end of the day, ABS wasn't a a dealbreaker for her.  She's had other non-ABS bikes before (Yamaha YZF600R and a FZ-6) so it's not a big deal.  She loves this bike already!

Congrats to your wife on her new ride.

nice bike, congo

Congrats on the bike, but even more for having a wife that shares your passion for riding.  Sigh...

So by my count this is at least her 4th bike. Cool! And congratulations!

There's a part of me that thinks they should all be RED!

NICE BIKE ..............

that is on the sharp side of cool!!!!

[image: View Post]FortWorthVFR, on 16 April 2012 - 07:43 PM, said:

Congrats on the bike, but even more for having a wife that shares your passion for riding.  Sigh...

:+1:

Congrats on the new bike!  I envy your being able to share riding with your wife.  While my wife is very understanding about my passion for riding, I don't think she would ever take it up.

Chuck

[image: View Post]Cogswell, on 16 April 2012 - 08:51 PM, said:

[image: View Post]FortWorthVFR, on 16 April 2012 - 07:43 PM, said:

Congrats on the bike, but even more for having a wife that shares your passion for riding.  Sigh...

:+1:
What they said.

[image: View Post]auggius, on 16 April 2012 - 08:07 PM, said:

So by my count this is at least her 4th bike. Cool! And congratulations!

Yeah actually it's her fifth, I forgot about her Vulcan 500 (her first bike).  She's actually had more motorcycles than me.  But that's OK, because that just means there are more motorcycles for me to ride as well.  And it's a heck of alot easier to say, "Sure honey, you can go get another bike" than it is say, "Hey honey, I want another bike".   :laugh:

That looks like mine.... congrats to your wife on her new bike.  My wife, Theresa, goes for her MC course at the end of May. She is currently "dragging" me to the dealerships to find the bike the works for her. Congrats again!!!!!!

[image: View Post]zzrider, on 18 April 2012 - 05:42 AM, said:

Yeah actually it's her fifth, I forgot about her Vulcan 500 (her first bike).  She's actually had more motorcycles than me.  But that's OK, because that just means there are more motorcycles for me to ride as well.  And it's a heck of alot easier to say, "Sure honey, you can go get another bike" than it is say, "Hey honey, I want another bike".   :laugh:
That's for sure. So what's her reason for changing so much? And does she think that will change with the VFR?

My wife rides too but is content with her '89 CBR600, which was my old bike. She passed her test and that day I got the VFR.

[image: View Post]auggius, on 18 April 2012 - 07:09 AM, said:

That's for sure. So what's her reason for changing so much? And does she think that will change with the VFR?

You're asking me to explain why a woman changes her mind?   :tongue:

Actually she's had decent rationales for every bike she's had.  The Vulcan 500 was obviously her "beginner bike", and she quickly lost interest in cruiser-style bikes.

She loved the size and handling of her YZF600R, but the seat was brutal and she thought the riding position was too aggressive, so she thought the FZ-6 with its "standard" riding position would be better.  But it was kind of gutless and buzzy and she said she didn't feel "connected" to it like the YZF.

Then we started doing more long-distance touring type riding and she got the FJR, which she had for 7 years.  She never got completely comfortable with the massive size and weight of that bike though, and since we're not really doing much touring anymore, she decided she wanted to go back down a notch to a smaller, sportier bike.

She has always loved the sixth-gen VFRs.  I remember her sitting on one back in '05 and loving it.  In fact, this is a pic from '05 when she first fell in love with the VFR:

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For the record, she says this is by far her favorite bike.  I could be wrong, but I don't see her changing again.

For an interesting read on why some become addicted to riding, and why certain people like certain types of motorcycles, check out "Bodies In Motion" by Steven L. Thompson. The subtitle is "Evolution and Experience in Motorcycling". Bottom line: for people who truly like it, it is in our genes. I bought it on a recommendation from the owner of Aerostich. He wrote the forward to the book. They sell it on their website if you cannot find it in your library.

Here is some copy from the back cover:

"Steve Thompson is a record-setting motorcycle racer with a strong interest in evolution and the biology of emotions and a background in the history of technology". It goes on from there.

Of particular relevance to this thread, Thompson theorizes every motorcycle has a particular set of vibrations. If those vibrations are in sympathy with the riders bodies, that will be the bike they love; if not in sympathy, the'll keep looking until they find the machine that is (assuming they can afford to) . And many riders are not aware of why they keep looking. This theory rings true for me and my VFR. I just got lucky in finding the perfect machine on the first attempt. (I had not read this book before I bought my viffer.)  

Cool to see you wife loves riding as much as you do. My wife loves to ride too and she now has the same FZ6 as your wife did. Sometimes when we are riding together, we'll switch bikes and she loves my VFR and I hate her FZ6 (for the same reasons that you mentioned). I've tried to convince her to sell the FZ6 so we can get her a VFR... Been very close several times, but just can't get her to pull the trigger. I've even said, that she can have mine and I'll get a new one... :tour:   I know, it was worth a try.

[image: View Post]FortWorthVFR, on 16 April 2012 - 07:43 PM, said:

Congrats on the bike, but even more for having a wife that shares your passion for riding.  Sigh...
:+1:
Sigh...

Congrats and welcome to VFRD!


BR

Very cool. Seriously.

My wife hates motorcycles. All things related to motorcycles, actually. Although I commute on it and use it for work (so I use it almost daily), I get the dreaded "eye roll" whenever I mention I will be buying something for the bike or to make my commuting easier.

Sigh.....

However, she is pretty, smart, and cooks like the devil - so all good!  :-)

Very cool. The bike's nice too.

Congrats!  The 6th gen is always a great choice and having a wife that rides her own bike is pretty awesome as well.  Mine is still recovering from her recent delivery and constantly tells me how much she misses riding.

Note of caution with her choice of jacket though...I got hit once wearing that exact same type Icon jacket and the rivets cut my elbow enough to require stitches.

VERY NICE :) I see you/her did a few mods, rear pegs removed, front reflectors.

If you don't mind me asking, how tall is your wife? The reason I ask is, I'm 5.9 and I'm not flat-footed.

All the mods were done by the previous owner.  Some are good - staintune exhaust.  Some are bad - fenderectomy, reflectors - because now I have to fix all that to get the bike inspected.

My wife is 5'11" with a 36" inseam.  I don't think there is a bike in existence that she can't easily flatfoot with those legs.

[image: View Post]zzrider, on 19 April 2012 - 11:22 AM, said:

All the mods were done by the previous owner.  Some are good - staintune exhaust.  Some are bad - fenderectomy, reflectors - because now I have to fix all that to get the bike inspected.

My wife is 5'11" with a 36" inseam.  I don't think there is a bike in existence that she can't easily flatfoot with those legs.
Ahh. Your wife is super tall.

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[image: View Post]BlackSamurai, on 18 April 2012 - 08:00 PM, said:

Very cool. Seriously.

My wife hates motorcycles. All things related to motorcycles, actually. Although I commute on it and use it for work (so I use it almost daily), I get the dreaded "eye roll" whenever I mention I will be buying something for the bike or to make my commuting easier.

Sigh.....

However, she is pretty, smart, and cooks like the devil - so all good!  :-)

Same boat here ...!