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Gryphon · 05-01-2008, 09:37 AM

Hello All,

I've been a fan of this site, Texas VFR Garage and the VFR Homepage USA for years. Let me tell you a little about myself and my different bikes. I've been riding sport bikes since 1996, so it's fairly short compared to some of you. My first bike was a 1993 Kawasaki ZX-6. This was a good little bike. Kind of heavy but it fit me like a glove. I'm your average height (5'9", 180 lbs) this was a good starter bike, but after a month or so after buying it, it started to develop transmission and electrical problems. I lucked out and someone stole the bike from in front of my apartment before I had to sink a whole lot of money into getting those problems fixed. Well I took the insurance money and purchased a 1993 Honda CBR 600F2. This was buy fair a better bike. Honda makes a great product. This bike was a very forgiving bike for a first time rider. The ride was great. The ergonomics were terrific. The power was fantastic. I had that bike for six years. (I really miss that bike. Everyone should have a F2/F3 in their garage) Well I got deployed to Iraq and when I returned I got married. We all know what happened after the marriage. Yes, the wife wanted to ride with me. That little 600 was just a little under powered for me and my wife (She's 5'7", 160 lbs. For Gods sake don't tell her I put her weight on the internet.) So a buddy of mine had a 1993 Suzuki GSX-R 750 that he was selling for $500.00. The bike had been in storage for about 9 years, so you can imagine what shape those carbs were in. After having the bike painted, the carbs cleaned, chrome wheels put on and a new exhaust the bike was ready to go. That bike was the most troublesome bike I have ever seen, owned and riden. The carbs were a pain in the keester. The riding position was horrible for me and my wife. I thought since it was a bigger bike it would be a little bit more comfortable. WRONG. After about 30-40 minutes of riding my hips, knees and back were killing me. The engine was pretty strong though, but then again it should be it's a 750. It sucked gas like an old Cadillac. Well I had to move several time due to being in the military and everytime I moved I had to have the carbs re-adjusted. What a pain in the keester that was. Well I finally had enough and was in a position to purchase my dream bike, the VFR. You're probably asking what happened to the Honda F2? Well, the wife said I couldn't have two bikes so I sold it. What happened a month later? She wanted to learn how to ride. Go *&^% figure. I had the best starter bike any person could want and after I get rid of it she wants to learn how to ride. LOL.

The VFR. I feel in love with this bike the very first time I saw one back in 1996. Why didn't I buy one then. They were way out of my price range. I loved the fact they were 1 Hondas, 2 V-4, 3 Styling, 4 usable power, 5 Styling. I started to read everything I could about this wonderful machine and I found nothing bad about it. Occansionally there was some article from some dope who would state it wasn't as good as a "True Sport Bike", "didn't have the power of a inline-4",

. Well, no (*&^ Sherlock. It is what it is. A sport tourer with usable power, great ride, good looks. So after reading and waiting I was finally in a position to get one. Now I'm still not in a position to buy a new one 2007-08 but I was able to locate and afford a great condition, good priced older one. A 1999 VFR 800Fi. I'm waiting to pick it up as we speak. After I get a chance to ride it I'll post more and of course take some pics of it.

I look forward to gathering some more advice from this site and others about this bike. I'm even looking forward to the 09 1000 VFR, maybe after a deployment or 2 I'll purchase that one.

Thanks everyone and take care.

05-01-2008, 09:37 AM	#1 (permalink)
Gryphon Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Last Online: Today 12:39 PM Location: Alexandria, VA My Ride: 1999 Honda VFR/Interceptor 800Fi, Previous bikes 93 750 GSX-R, 93 F2, 93 ZX-6 Posts: 23 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Intro Hello All, I've been a fan of this site, Texas VFR Garage and the VFR Homepage USA for years. Let me tell you a little about myself and my different bikes. I've been riding sport bikes since 1996, so it's fairly short compared to some of you. My first bike was a 1993 Kawasaki ZX-6. This was a good little bike. Kind of heavy but it fit me like a glove. I'm your average height (5'9", 180 lbs) this was a good starter bike, but after a month or so after buying it, it started to develop transmission and electrical problems. I lucked out and someone stole the bike from in front of my apartment before I had to sink a whole lot of money into getting those problems fixed. Well I took the insurance money and purchased a 1993 Honda CBR 600F2. This was buy fair a better bike. Honda makes a great product. This bike was a very forgiving bike for a first time rider. The ride was great. The ergonomics were terrific. The power was fantastic. I had that bike for six years. (I really miss that bike. Everyone should have a F2/F3 in their garage) Well I got deployed to Iraq and when I returned I got married. We all know what happened after the marriage. Yes, the wife wanted to ride with me. That little 600 was just a little under powered for me and my wife (She's 5'7", 160 lbs. For Gods sake don't tell her I put her weight on the internet.) So a buddy of mine had a 1993 Suzuki GSX-R 750 that he was selling for $500.00. The bike had been in storage for about 9 years, so you can imagine what shape those carbs were in. After having the bike painted, the carbs cleaned, chrome wheels put on and a new exhaust the bike was ready to go. That bike was the most troublesome bike I have ever seen, owned and riden. The carbs were a pain in the keester. The riding position was horrible for me and my wife. I thought since it was a bigger bike it would be a little bit more comfortable. WRONG. After about 30-40 minutes of riding my hips, knees and back were killing me. The engine was pretty strong though, but then again it should be it's a 750. It sucked gas like an old Cadillac. Well I had to move several time due to being in the military and everytime I moved I had to have the carbs re-adjusted. What a pain in the keester that was. Well I finally had enough and was in a position to purchase my dream bike, the VFR. You're probably asking what happened to the Honda F2? Well, the wife said I couldn't have two bikes so I sold it. What happened a month later? She wanted to learn how to ride. Go &^% figure. I had the best starter bike any person could want and after I get rid of it she wants to learn how to ride. LOL. The VFR. I feel in love with this bike the very first time I saw one back in 1996. Why didn't I buy one then. They were way out of my price range. I loved the fact they were 1 Hondas, 2 V-4, 3 Styling, 4 usable power, 5 Styling. I started to read everything I could about this wonderful machine and I found nothing bad about it. Occansionally there was some article from some dope who would state it wasn't as good as a "True Sport Bike", "didn't have the power of a inline-4", . Well, no (&^ Sherlock. It is what it is. A sport tourer with usable power, great ride, good looks. So after reading and waiting I was finally in a position to get one. Now I'm still not in a position to buy a new one 2007-08 but I was able to locate and afford a great condition, good priced older one. A 1999 VFR 800Fi. I'm waiting to pick it up as we speak. After I get a chance to ride it I'll post more and of course take some pics of it. I look forward to gathering some more advice from this site and others about this bike. I'm even looking forward to the 09 1000 VFR, maybe after a deployment or 2 I'll purchase that one. Thanks everyone and take care.