New VFR Rider Intro

Hi All!



I've been lurking the list for a couple days now and wanted to introduce
myself. I've been riding since 1995 and was a member of the LA Biker
group. I rode a 1995 Yamaha FZR600 for a long time, and enjoyed taking
it on trips up the Crest, to the Rock Store, up and down Ortega Highway,
through Pala, and Santiago Canyon. I eventually gave up motorcycling in
early 2000 after too many friends passed away, and I hung up my
leathers.



Fast forward to last year, when my younger brother-in-law asks me if I
would teach him how to ride. I promptly told him "no" and that he would
just get himself killed. He said that he was going to learn anyway, and
asked me if an R6 would make a good beginner bike because that's what
his friends told him to buy. Not wanting to stand by idly and see him
hurt himself, I bought him a Rebel 250, and got myself an older Goldwing
and also a Sabre. All three bikes cost me less than $4000 total. I
made him go to the MSF course, then took him on a ride through Santiago
Canyon. It's a fun route, with very gentle sweepers and good scenery.
We left at 6am to avoid cage traffic, and were heading home around
7:30am. We were back in city traffic, and about 2 miles from home when
he took a left turn too fast, hit the brakes, hit the curb on the far
side of the turn and somersaulted into the bushes!



A trip to the ER, a couple X-rays later showed no broken bones, just
some bumps and bruises. I then sold off all three bikes, and my B-I-L
gave up riding temporarily. But my foray back into the motorcycling fold
was beginning. I bought myself a YZF600R (2002, used, $2200) and rode
it for a couple months then decided to give cruising a try. So I sold
the YZF, and bought a Suzuki Marauder 800. What a fun bike! But I hated
the cruising style, as it didn't have a lot of pep and carved corners
like a dull letter opener. So I sold the Marauder and picked up a
VFR750F, 1997.



When I was an LABiker, my favorite friend was Jim Dutton who rode a VFR
at that time. I rode it once and fell in love with the bike, but I
always thought they were so pricey compared to the deals you could get
on a 600cc bike. I was happy now that I was able to purchase a 1997 VFR
for $2000 from a private seller. I rode it around the block, and it had
so much midrange power, and get up and go, it was stupid easy to ride
and turn-in to corners, and it sounded great even with the stock exhaust
(something about the gear driven cams makes a great spaceship sounding
whirrrrrrrrrrrr).



Then I noticed it - on the title it had the words Salvage written in the
big red box. WTF? I didn't notice it before and the seller didn't tell
me about it. Oh well. I am currently negotiating with him to get some
money back because of that error. I still like the bike, and I want to
keep it, but I need to find out more about why it has a salvage history.
Any advice for me as to what I would want to do with the bike now that I
know this?



Thanks in advance, and I hope to see many of you out there on the road!



cuong


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On 6/20/07, Nguyen, Cuong D. @ Newport MacArthur
wrote

> I've been lurking the list for a couple days now and wanted to introduce
> myself. I've been riding since 1995 and was a member of the LA Biker group.
> I rode a 1995 Yamaha FZR600 for a long time, and enjoyed taking it on trips
> up the Crest, to the Rock Store, up and down Ortega Highway, through Pala,
> and Santiago Canyon. I eventually gave up motorcycling in early 2000 after
> too many friends passed away, and I hung up my leathers.
>
> Fast forward to last year, when my younger brother-in-law asks me if I
> would teach him how to ride. I promptly told him "no" and that he would just
> get himself killed. He said that he was going to learn anyway, and asked me
> if an R6 would make a good beginner bike because that's what his friends
> told him to buy. Not wanting to stand by idly and see him hurt himself, I
> bought him a Rebel 250, and got myself an older Goldwing and also a Sabre..
> All three bikes cost me less than $4000 total. I made him go to the MSF
> course, then took him on a ride through Santiago Canyon. It's a fun route,
> with very gentle sweepers and good scenery. We left at 6am to avoid cage
> traffic, and were heading home around 7:30am. We were back in city traffic,
> and about 2 miles from home when he took a left turn too fast, hit the
> brakes, hit the curb on the far side of the turn and somersaulted into the
> bushes
>
> A trip to the ER, a couple X-rays later showed no broken bones, just some
> bumps and bruises. I then sold off all three bikes, and my B-I-L gave up
> riding temporarily. But my foray back into the motorcycling fold was
> beginning. I bought myself a YZF600R (2002, used, $2200) and rode it for a
> couple months then decided to give cruising a try. So I sold the YZF, and
> bought a Suzuki Marauder 800. What a fun bike! But I hated the cruising
> style, as it didn't have a lot of pep and carved corners like a dull letter
> opener. So I sold the Marauder and picked up a VFR750F, 1997.
>
> When I was an LABiker, my favorite friend was Jim Dutton who rode a VFR at
> that time. I rode it once and fell in love with the bike, but I always
> thought they were so pricey compared to the deals you could get on a 600cc
> bike. I was happy now that I was able to purchase a 1997 VFR for $2000 from
> a private seller. I rode it around the block, and it had so much midrange
> power, and get up and go, it was stupid easy to ride and turn-in to corners,
> and it sounded great even with the stock exhaust (something about the gear
> driven cams makes a great spaceship sounding whirrrrrrrrrrrr).
>
> Then I noticed it – on the title it had the words Salvage written in the
> big red box. WTF? I didn't notice it before and the seller didn't tell me
> about it. Oh well. I am currently negotiating with him to get some money
> back because of that error. I still like the bike, and I want to keep it,
> but I need to find out more about why it has a salvage history. Any advice
> for me as to what I would want to do with the bike now that I know this?
>

Welcome back! Considering the deal you got I wouldn't worry too much about
the salvage title.
It probably means it was wrecked, plastic damage is my guess, to the tune of
a total. And the bike was bought back from the insurance co.

JohnA in LA
01 RSVR
98 VFR800 FI
85 RZ350N YPVS
85 RZ500LC YPVS

If you land on your head, you didn't use enough throttle when needed.

If you land on your ass, you used too much throttle...

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John,



Thanks for the information. Another question that I've got is about my
leathers. When I was on the cruiser I was happy to be in thick jeans
and a Joe Rocket ballistic jacket. But now on the VFR I feel like I want
some more protection. Back in 1995 I purchased a 1-piece custom made
leather suit from ZLeathers down in Huntington Beach. I was 23 years
old, single, fit, and weighed about 150 pounds. I am now 33, 180,
married with kids, and the darn leathers don't fit anymore.



Is there a place that will make the suit a little bit bigger so that I
can get into it?



________________________________

From: vfr-bounces@xxxxxx [mailto:vfr-bounces@xxxxxx] On Behalf
Of John Alexander
Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 1:52 PM
Cc: vfr@xxxxxx; LA Biker List
Subject: Re: New VFR Rider Intro





On 6/20/07, Nguyen, Cuong D. @ Newport MacArthur
wrote

I've been lurking the list for a couple days now and wanted to introduce
myself. I've been riding since 1995 and was a member of the LA Biker
group. I rode a 1995 Yamaha FZR600 for a long time, and enjoyed taking
it on trips up the Crest, to the Rock Store, up and down Ortega Highway,
through Pala, and Santiago Canyon. I eventually gave up motorcycling in
early 2000 after too many friends passed away, and I hung up my
leathers.

Fast forward to last year, when my younger brother-in-law asks me if I
would teach him how to ride. I promptly told him "no" and that he would
just get himself killed. He said that he was going to learn anyway, and
asked me if an R6 would make a good beginner bike because that's what
his friends told him to buy. Not wanting to stand by idly and see him
hurt himself, I bought him a Rebel 250, and got myself an older Goldwing
and also a Sabre. All three bikes cost me less than $4000 total. I
made him go to the MSF course, then took him on a ride through Santiago
Canyon. It's a fun route, with very gentle sweepers and good scenery.
We left at 6am to avoid cage traffic, and were heading home around
7:30am. We were back in city traffic, and about 2 miles from home when
he took a left turn too fast, hit the brakes, hit the curb on the far
side of the turn and somersaulted into the bushes

A trip to the ER, a couple X-rays later showed no broken bones, just
some bumps and bruises. I then sold off all three bikes, and my B-I-L
gave up riding temporarily. But my foray back into the motorcycling fold
was beginning. I bought myself a YZF600R (2002, used, $2200) and rode
it for a couple months then decided to give cruising a try. So I sold
the YZF, and bought a Suzuki Marauder 800. What a fun bike! But I hated
the cruising style, as it didn't have a lot of pep and carved corners
like a dull letter opener. So I sold the Marauder and picked up a
VFR750F, 1997.

When I was an LABiker, my favorite friend was Jim Dutton who rode a VFR
at that time. I rode it once and fell in love with the bike, but I
always thought they were so pricey compared to the deals you could get
on a 600cc bike. I was happy now that I was able to purchase a 1997 VFR
for $2000 from a private seller. I rode it around the block, and it had
so much midrange power, and get up and go, it was stupid easy to ride
and turn-in to corners, and it sounded great even with the stock exhaust
(something about the gear driven cams makes a great spaceship sounding
whirrrrrrrrrrrr).

Then I noticed it - on the title it had the words Salvage written in the
big red box. WTF? I didn't notice it before and the seller didn't tell
me about it. Oh well. I am currently negotiating with him to get some
money back because of that error. I still like the bike, and I want to
keep it, but I need to find out more about why it has a salvage history.
Any advice for me as to what I would want to do with the bike now that I
know this?


Welcome back! Considering the deal you got I wouldn't worry too much
about the salvage title.
It probably means it was wrecked, plastic damage is my guess, to the
tune of a total. And the bike was bought back from the insurance co.

JohnA in LA
01 RSVR
98 VFR800 FI
85 RZ350N YPVS
85 RZ500LC YPVS

If you land on your head, you didn't use enough throttle when needed.

If you land on your ass, you used too much throttle...






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I think I would contact Z-Custom leathers. They're a
high end leather company, and should be able to do the
work for you....


--- "Nguyen, Cuong D. @ Newport MacArthur"
wrote:

> John,
>
>
>
> Thanks for the information. Another question that
> I've got is about my
> leathers. When I was on the cruiser I was happy to
> be in thick jeans
> and a Joe Rocket ballistic jacket. But now on the
> VFR I feel like I want
> some more protection. Back in 1995 I purchased a
> 1-piece custom made
> leather suit from ZLeathers down in Huntington
> Beach. I was 23 years
> old, single, fit, and weighed about 150 pounds. I
> am now 33, 180,
> married with kids, and the darn leathers don't fit
> anymore.
>
>
>
> Is there a place that will make the suit a little
> bit bigger so that I
> can get into it?
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: vfr-bounces@xxxxxx
> [mailto:vfr-bounces@xxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of John Alexander
> Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 1:52 PM
> Cc: vfr@xxxxxx; LA Biker List
> Subject: Re: New VFR Rider Intro
>
>
>
>
>
> On 6/20/07, Nguyen, Cuong D. @ Newport MacArthur
> wrote
>
> I've been lurking the list for a couple days now and
> wanted to introduce
> myself. I've been riding since 1995 and was a member
> of the LA Biker
> group. I rode a 1995 Yamaha FZR600 for a long time,
> and enjoyed taking
> it on trips up the Crest, to the Rock Store, up and
> down Ortega Highway,
> through Pala, and Santiago Canyon. I eventually
> gave up motorcycling in
> early 2000 after too many friends passed away, and I
> hung up my
> leathers.
>
> Fast forward to last year, when my younger
> brother-in-law asks me if I
> would teach him how to ride. I promptly told him
> "no" and that he would
> just get himself killed. He said that he was going
> to learn anyway, and
> asked me if an R6 would make a good beginner bike
> because that's what
> his friends told him to buy. Not wanting to stand by
> idly and see him
> hurt himself, I bought him a Rebel 250, and got
> myself an older Goldwing
> and also a Sabre. All three bikes cost me less than
> $4000 total. I
> made him go to the MSF course, then took him on a
> ride through Santiago
> Canyon. It's a fun route, with very gentle sweepers
> and good scenery.
> We left at 6am to avoid cage traffic, and were
> heading home around
> 7:30am. We were back in city traffic, and about 2
> miles from home when
> he took a left turn too fast, hit the brakes, hit
> the curb on the far
> side of the turn and somersaulted into the bushes
>
> A trip to the ER, a couple X-rays later showed no
> broken bones, just
> some bumps and bruises. I then sold off all three
> bikes, and my B-I-L
> gave up riding temporarily. But my foray back into
> the motorcycling fold
> was beginning. I bought myself a YZF600R (2002,
> used, $2200) and rode
> it for a couple months then decided to give cruising
> a try. So I sold
> the YZF, and bought a Suzuki Marauder 800. What a
> fun bike! But I hated
> the cruising style, as it didn't have a lot of pep
> and carved corners
> like a dull letter opener. So I sold the Marauder
> and picked up a
> VFR750F, 1997.
>
> When I was an LABiker, my favorite friend was Jim
> Dutton who rode a VFR
> at that time. I rode it once and fell in love with
> the bike, but I
> always thought they were so pricey compared to the
> deals you could get
> on a 600cc bike. I was happy now that I was able to
> purchase a 1997 VFR
> for $2000 from a private seller. I rode it around
> the block, and it had
> so much midrange power, and get up and go, it was
> stupid easy to ride
> and turn-in to corners, and it sounded great even
> with the stock exhaust
> (something about the gear driven cams makes a great
> spaceship sounding
> whirrrrrrrrrrrr).
>
> Then I noticed it - on the title it had the words
> Salvage written in the
> big red box. WTF? I didn't notice it before and the
> seller didn't tell
> me about it. Oh well. I am currently negotiating
> with him to get some
> money back because of that error. I still like the
> bike, and I want to
> keep it, but I need to find out more about why it
> has a salvage history.
> Any advice for me as to what I would want to do with
> the bike now that I
> know this?
>
>
> Welcome back! Considering the deal you got I
> wouldn't worry too much
> about the salvage title.
> It probably means it was wrecked, plastic damage is
> my guess, to the
> tune of a total. And the bike was bought back from
> the insurance co.
>
> JohnA in LA
> 01 RSVR
> 98 VFR800 FI
> 85 RZ350N YPVS
> 85 RZ500LC YPVS
>
> If you land on your head, you didn't use enough
> throttle when needed.
>
> If you land on your ass, you used too much
> throttle...
>
>
>
>
>
> > _______________________________________________
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I think that Z will do alterations.
Anyone know for sure?
Then again, a 30# gain might require too much new cow!

JohnA

On 6/20/07, Nguyen, Cuong D. @ Newport MacArthur
wrote:

>
> Thanks for the information. Another question that I've got is about my
> leathers. When I was on the cruiser I was happy to be in thick jeans
> and a Joe Rocket ballistic jacket. But now on the VFR I feel like I want
> some more protection. Back in 1995 I purchased a 1-piece custom made
> leather suit from ZLeathers down in Huntington Beach. I was 23 years
> old, single, fit, and weighed about 150 pounds. I am now 33, 180,
> married with kids, and the darn leathers don't fit anymore.
>
> Is there a place that will make the suit a little bit bigger so that I
> can get into it?

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