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  1. zombie

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    So there I am this afternoon, setting up the trampoline for my daughter in the front yard when I hear a bike coming down my street. It's red, has dual headlights. Could it possibly be? is it really?
    Yes, its a 5th or 6th gen VFR riding right past me. My bike is in the driveway just behind me. My daughter now thinks I'm more than the usual crazy as I am jumping up and down trying to get the attention of the only other VFR I've ever seen in Guelph.
    Sadly, it was all for naught though as it kept on going right on past me and off into the distance.
    My daughter, bless her 10 year old heart says "but Dad, it's just another bike!" and gives me the look I now get when I try to hold her hand at the mall.
    It was just another bike, but it was a VFR, and red, just like mine........maybe I'm not alone anymore and I don't always have to ride with my friends that ride cruisers, the guys with the CBR's are OK to ride with. They understand why we let the cruisers get such a big lead when leaving the lights or intersections.:eagerness:
    It was another VFR!!!
     
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    Hi fellow Guelphite!

    It wasn't me but I own a VFR800 as well (white/black 2009 with ABS)! I bought it in May 2013 (after a 15 year hiatus from bikes) and have enjoyed every minute on it. This is only the second motorcycle I've owned. The first was a VF750FF Interceptor (1985) that I rode for 12 years before selling it 15 years ago.
     
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    I don't think I was driving around any residential streets in Guelph that day...
     
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    what part of guelph? anywhere near watson rd/parkway? i just got a red 98 model and commute to guelph from ayr daily, been lurking on here for a while so thought i should join up!
     
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    Great to hear from some locals, I'm in the riverside park area.
    We should hook up some time for a coffee and a ride, I have a few other friends riding CBR's and a couple of ... cruisers... that I ride with occasionally and I like to ride to work in Mississauga when the weather permits.
    PM me if you want to meet up.
     
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    I don't think it was me either. I've got a red '99 and have visited a few friends in Guelph over the last few weeks.
     
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    033.jpg 036.jpg 035.jpg did a couple pics today, pretty stock except for gunmetal powdercoated rims
     
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    Zombie you crack me up... good laugh. Hey Dave, is that a stock paint you lucky bastards get oot there, was just thinkin about doing that to mine with the black on the fairing and tank
     
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    I saw someone today! Turning from from Royal road onto Woodlawn Rd, a red 5th gen with a tail pack I think! I was in full camouflage though, riding my wife's Kawi Super Sherpa...
     
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    wasnt me,
     
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    Wasn't me either. my ass hasn't met the sargent in over a week. Been too damn busy but I do hope to get out this upcoming long weekend.
    x-pat mike, that VFR sticker down low behind the front wheel. Where did you get it? I always thought that mine needed something there.
    Where are you an x-pat from?
     
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    This is a fun thread guys! Nice to see that everyone is getting out there a bit now that the ice has thawed. I can see a group of "Guelphers" ,whatever that is, coming to a coffee shop soon!

    I finally got out for a ride on Mothers day but the only other VFR I saw was in the dealers showroom :(
     
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    hi zombie, i am from england, been here 9 yrs now, i think the decal is the original one from new,
     
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    My 5th gen has the same sticker as x-pat mike's. The paint is stock on mine as well.
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    I'll do a ride-by if u want me to, Zombie :)
     
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    Dave, is that a custom paint job?
     
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    Hey nookiaz, if you're going to do a ride-by you at least have to give us a heads up so we can go for a coffee before you head back. :)
    X-pat, me too. Been here a bit longer than 9 years though. What area are you from? My hometown was Plymouth.
    Maybe we should arrange a local / Southern Ontario get together sometime soon.
     
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    I'm in Montreal, the only Canadian town with the other NHL's Can. team left in the Stanley Cup playoffs :D
    I sure love to get a beer, & coffe afterwards to sober up before the ride home, better yet, sleep it off in a motel in Guelph. I always wanted to visit the rest of Canada by bike, so I guess I'll start somewhere nearby :)
    Well, not so close to my home Guelph is. I guess I'll see how comfy my new sargent saddle is :D
     
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    any of you guys going to the bike show in paris next weekend?
     
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    Didn't know there was a bike show in Paris. I am heading to Port Dover on Friday though.
     
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