I haven't been very active on the forum for a while. (years?) It's partly due to having young kids, which require lots of time, and partly because I worked from home, and didn't have a commute.
The part I'm happy about is that I'm not giving up riding...
We've had some big changes recently, including a new job I relocated for. The new job happens to be at Harley-Davidson! :blink: There's no pressure to get rid of my bike from anyone at work, but I do feel I'm ready to leverage our employee discount.
I actually get lots of compliments, and nobody believes my bike is 18 years old. I still giggle every time I ride it. It just feels like a caged animal in the city, so I feel it would be happier getting longer rides.
For sale ad:
http://www.vfrdiscus...dditional-cost/
As some of you know, I've added lots of goodies over the years. Depending on the interest, I might remove some things and sell them separately.
I definitely didn't expect to be a Harley owner anytime soon, but things happen! I'm not going full-bagger (yet) ,but I did find a model with a great mechanical presence, like the VFR. The primary chain whine is not as great as the gear whine, but it sure doesn't sound over-refined, either.
I believe you mean "primary chain rattle.". Congrats on a job in the industry, I do know from the Beer industry you better never be seen drinking a competitors product! Perhaps you could disguise the viffer......
I know a couple of people that work at H-D. It is actually nice to see a company that encourages the employees to ride to corporate events (he rode a Buell to GA for the drag races). I think he also has access to competitor bikes they have in the fleet. My company has a strict policy about not being able to ride 2 or 3 wheeled vehicles when on company business because of insurance reasons. It kind of sucks..........actually it REALLY sucks (not kind of).
I believe you mean "primary chain rattle.". Congrats on a job in the industry, I do know from the Beer industry you better never be seen drinking a competitors product! Perhaps you could disguise the viffer......
I only think it's a whine, because I can still hear it with stock pipes. :)
If I rode a Victory, Indian, or Honda cruiser, I think there would be a problem. We don't have a sporty tourer, so I'm OK.
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