I've been lurking and looking and finally pulled the trigger Saturday

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  1. Lancruza

    Lancruza New Member

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    I had a 96 about 15 years ago. Saturday I picked up a 99, one owner, with Heli bars, Two Brothers exhaust, Sargent seat, 2K mirrors, and Ventura rack system and top bag.. The previous owner kept unbelievable records on the bike. It was a 12 hour road trip to go and pick her up. I'm glad I was the first to get there to check her out. Saturday was a FUN day. 20170821_094515.jpg
     
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    Nice find! The fifth gen is considered by many THE sweet spot (red being the fastest ).

    Welcome to the best forum on the net!
     
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    Looks clean. Congrats. :)

    May we know the mileage and price, just for comparison shopping purposes? :Welcome:
     
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    That is a GREAT looking 5th gen., with very nice additions. The heli-bars are the icing on the cake. You are sure to love it!. Think about sending the shock and forks to Daugherty for upgrading. That is something I plan for next year on mine. Winter is the ideal time to do that kind of teardown. Welcome to "the world".

    Jose
     
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    Like I said on the other website, she don't look 46!!! Nice grab! :D
     
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    Beautiful. Wish the previous owner of my bike took that kind of care of it.
     
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    Lancruza New Member

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    I had been looking for a while. I live near Winston-Salem, NC and there hadn't been anything on CL anywhere near me for quite a while. There was a bike in Knoxville that I was interested in, but it was sold before I could get to it. This bike popped up on CL in Atlanta on Friday. I talked with the owner on Friday and then again Saturday morning. We agreed on a price and I took of on a 5 hour drive with trailer in tow. He agreed to hold the bike for me till I could get there. It ended up being a 6 hour drive down I-85. Traffic was c r a z y. The PO was super nice and anything, I mean ANYTHING, that was ever done to the bike is documented. I've never seen anyone with better record keeping than this guy. He had a Super Tenere, a ZX14, and a C0ncours 14 also sitting in his garage. He told me that he had sworn to himself that he would never sell the VFR, but the VFR kept drawing the short straw because of the other bikes. It all worked out and I loaded her up and headed back up I-85. Here's a few more pics. Thanks for all the comments. 20170822_164223.jpg 20170821_094537.jpg 20170821_202207.jpg
     
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    derstuka Lord of the Wankers Staff Member

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    Damn, she looks purdy, I mean, "IT PUTS THE LOTION ON AND DOES AS IT'S TOLD" kinda purdy! Congrats! Don't forget to swap some fluids with her, and I don't mean that in a perverted manner.
     
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    Very nice!
     
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    Looks Great. That seat looks real comfy.
     
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    Kinda personal, But what did you pay for it! Curious! ;-)
     
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