So I chose the RWB...

scotty v · 11-01-2009, 06:01 PM

I was back and forth between this or the red. I was going to order a left over red one and this rwb popped up on craigslist just 150 miles away. Basically I paid for this what I would have paid for a "new" red one. This bike had only 861 miles on it before I rode it home. Guy has had 3 vfr's, has 3 kids and no time to ride. He also has a 2000 Bimota (Hand built Italian race bike that uses a suzuki sv1000s motor) with only 1500 miles.

Edit: future plans include: white wheel tape (for now), CW fender eliminator, Puig smoked windscreen, Staintune exhaust, and maybe a set of Honda hard bags.

Will the hard bags work with aftermarket exhaust and FE? I've seen some with a bracket connecting by the FE. Do the Honda bags have that?

I love this bike.

TOE CUTTER · 11-01-2009, 06:03 PM

Your in good company my friend. Enjoy.

scotty v · 11-01-2009, 06:14 PM

Thanks. So far I've detailed it (as you can see :) ), ran the wires for the battery tender, removed some of the warning decals and cranked the preload up in the rear.

afpierce489 · 11-01-2009, 06:45 PM

Congrats on the purchase. I know that you're going to enjoy.

B.Craig · 11-01-2009, 07:04 PM

Great buy, I am sure you will love it!

One thing you mentioned was hard bags and a fender eliminator. At least for the Honda bags, you can't have both of these. The bag mounts actually connect to part of the fender. However, you can remove the mud-splash portion of the fender, and that helps improve the look in my opinion.

I learned this only from making the mistake myself and having to remount the fender.

Enjoy the ride.

scotty v · 11-01-2009, 07:11 PM

^^Appreciate it.

jay956 · 11-01-2009, 07:34 PM

sweet bike. fyi bimotas use ducati engines

motorhead1977 · 11-01-2009, 08:24 PM

Where did you have to go to get it? There is a guy near me who has a Bimota. Another RWB!

Seems we have become a trend! Good for you.

crustyrider · 11-01-2009, 08:29 PM

you chose wisely

dhridr · 11-01-2009, 09:23 PM

good choice on the RWB

TimRav · 11-01-2009, 10:10 PM

Congrats on your new VFR!

Be careful with the fender eliminator and the OEM bag mounts. I've seen them in combination before, but there had to have been a custom-made bar, bracket or something going across the back for the hard mounts back there. Or like B.Craig said, maybe they had cut down the plastic on the rear fender to tiny proportions.

As for aftermarket cans, I know there are at least a couple that work with the OEM bags, including Staintunes.

Deadsmiley · 11-01-2009, 10:19 PM

A friend of mine got a leftover 07 in red. It's pretty, but I kinda like the RWB better!

It's a sweet bike.

Maggot · 11-01-2009, 11:01 PM

Nice choice!!!

jasonsmith · 11-02-2009, 01:19 AM

atta boy, pat on the back to you.

scotty v · 11-02-2009, 05:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by motorhead1977

Where did you have to go to get it? There is a guy near me who has a Bimota. Another RWB!

Seems we have become a trend! Good for you.

Sandwich, MA. It's in eastern MA on the cape.

stewartj239 · 11-02-2009, 05:18 PM

I actually like the red, but am biased toward the RWB since I own one. I have the CW fender eliminator and am running white rim tape. This winter, I will be powder coating the rims white to get the full effect. Congratulations on your purchase. You will love this bike.

mark123 · 11-02-2009, 06:06 PM

Very Nice!!

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11-01-2009, 06:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
scotty v Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Last Online: Yesterday 02:45 PM Location: Western MA My Ride: 07 RWB VFR, 06 Accord CM8 Posts: 22 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	So I chose the RWB... I was back and forth between this or the red. I was going to order a left over red one and this rwb popped up on craigslist just 150 miles away. Basically I paid for this what I would have paid for a "new" red one. This bike had only 861 miles on it before I rode it home. Guy has had 3 vfr's, has 3 kids and no time to ride. He also has a 2000 Bimota (Hand built Italian race bike that uses a suzuki sv1000s motor) with only 1500 miles. Edit: future plans include: white wheel tape (for now), CW fender eliminator, Puig smoked windscreen, Staintune exhaust, and maybe a set of Honda hard bags. Will the hard bags work with aftermarket exhaust and FE? I've seen some with a bracket connecting by the FE. Do the Honda bags have that? I love this bike. __________________ "You gotta spend money to make money."

11-01-2009, 06:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
TOE CUTTER Banned Join Date: Nov 2008 Last Online: Today 04:48 PM Location: Sacramento - Find Me! My Ride: 2007 RWB 1990 RED 1986 750 DRZ 400 View my Photo Gallery Posts: 1,337 Thanks: 75 Thanked 120 Times in 108 Posts	Your in good company my friend. Enjoy. __________________ Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves. Ronald Reagan

11-01-2009, 06:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
scotty v Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Last Online: Yesterday 02:45 PM Location: Western MA My Ride: 07 RWB VFR, 06 Accord CM8 Posts: 22 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks. So far I've detailed it (as you can see :) ), ran the wires for the battery tender, removed some of the warning decals and cranked the preload up in the rear. __________________ "You gotta spend money to make money."

11-01-2009, 06:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
afpierce489 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Last Online: Today 05:03 PM Location: Central, Connecticut My Ride: 1993 VFR-750F View my Photo Gallery Posts: 37 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Congrats on the purchase. I know that you're going to enjoy. __________________ Everyone is a victim of their own gene pool - looks like someone peed in yours.

11-01-2009, 07:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
B.Craig Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Last Online: Yesterday 10:38 PM Location: Denver, Colorado - Find Me! My Ride: 2007 Honda VFR 800 ABS Anniversary Edition View my Photo Gallery Posts: 60 Thanks: 10 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Great buy, I am sure you will love it! One thing you mentioned was hard bags and a fender eliminator. At least for the Honda bags, you can't have both of these. The bag mounts actually connect to part of the fender. However, you can remove the mud-splash portion of the fender, and that helps improve the look in my opinion. I learned this only from making the mistake myself and having to remount the fender. Enjoy the ride. __________________ He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to keep what he cannot lose. - Jim Elliot

11-01-2009, 07:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
scotty v Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Last Online: Yesterday 02:45 PM Location: Western MA My Ride: 07 RWB VFR, 06 Accord CM8 Posts: 22 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	^^Appreciate it. __________________ "You gotta spend money to make money."

11-01-2009, 07:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
jay956 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Last Online: Today 03:27 PM Location: Caroline County, VA - Find Me! Posts: 575 Thanks: 25 Thanked 31 Times in 28 Posts	sweet bike. fyi bimotas use ducati engines __________________

11-01-2009, 08:24 PM	#8 (permalink)
motorhead1977 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Last Online: Today 04:25 PM Location: Albany, NY My Ride: 2007 VFR800 RWB, 1985 VF500C, 1984 VF1000F Posts: 119 Thanks: 3 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts	Where did you have to go to get it? There is a guy near me who has a Bimota. Another RWB! Seems we have become a trend! Good for you. __________________ "You have not converted a man because you have silenced him" John Viscount Morley c. 1874

11-01-2009, 08:29 PM	#9 (permalink)
crustyrider almost banned Join Date: Jul 2008 Last Online: Today 05:49 PM Location: Santa Barbara CA - Find Me! My Ride: 1986 honda Interceptor 700 1985 Suzuki GS700E(RIP) View my Photo Gallery Posts: 1,577 Thanks: 105 Thanked 120 Times in 99 Posts	you chose wisely __________________ charter member: Chat Hooers Union, Local 151 http://www.tricountymotorcycles.com/ " the return of the mullet will be the rebirth of our nation" TOECUTTER "stick like shit to a blanket" K1c "I'm the guy that keeps Mr.Dead in his back pocket" Max

11-01-2009, 09:23 PM	#10 (permalink)
dhridr Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Last Online: 11-12-2009 09:25 PM Location: Phoenix My Ride: '07 VFR800 Posts: 17 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	good choice on the RWB

11-01-2009, 10:10 PM	#11 (permalink)
TimRav Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Last Online: Yesterday 09:38 AM Location: NE Ohio My Ride: 2004 Honda VFR Posts: 231 Thanks: 26 Thanked 24 Times in 18 Posts	Congrats on your new VFR! Be careful with the fender eliminator and the OEM bag mounts. I've seen them in combination before, but there had to have been a custom-made bar, bracket or something going across the back for the hard mounts back there. Or like B.Craig said, maybe they had cut down the plastic on the rear fender to tiny proportions. As for aftermarket cans, I know there are at least a couple that work with the OEM bags, including Staintunes.

11-01-2009, 10:19 PM	#12 (permalink)
Deadsmiley Member Join Date: May 2009 Last Online: Today 03:42 PM Location: White House, TN My Ride: 2002 CBR 954 1998 VFR Posts: 97 Thanks: 20 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts	A friend of mine got a leftover 07 in red. It's pretty, but I kinda like the RWB better! It's a sweet bike. __________________ Member: VFR World Safety Police

11-01-2009, 11:01 PM	#13 (permalink)
Maggot Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Last Online: Today 04:26 PM Location: Park Ridge, IL My Ride: 2007 VFR 800 RWB 1972 CB 750 K2 Rebuilding 2000 RC 51 View my Photo Gallery Posts: 204 Thanks: 31 Thanked 35 Times in 22 Posts	Nice choice!!!

11-02-2009, 01:19 AM	#14 (permalink)
jasonsmith Uber Guru Join Date: Oct 2007 Last Online: Today 05:26 PM Location: Vancouver, BC My Ride: 2007 25th RWB View my Photo Gallery Posts: 1,299 Thanks: 34 Thanked 139 Times in 121 Posts	atta boy, pat on the back to you. __________________ . < "Links" Proud Member - Sixth Gen Militia - 1st VTEC Battalion

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