How long a trip would you take on your VFR?

I remember him seperating & tearing his back muscles on one side in Siberia, but don'tremember him tweaking his collarbone.






As for the Theme of things, I road all over Alaska on a Harley Dyna Glide.
So I would like to do that again but on a Dual Sport this time, because I would be a little more comfortable riding the back roads (dirt most of them) with a lighter & more traction 2 wheeler (lot easier to out run the Moose & bear when there grumpy :crutch: ).

As for the VFR I've ridden from So. Cal. to Bike week in FL. 3 times on my VFR doing about 1000 miles each day the 1st 2 day's 530 the last day in (2526 miles one way) 3 day's.
2 of the trips out we returned the same milage back in 2 day's.

next year my daughter & I will make the trip with her on the VFR 800 & hopefully me on the VFR800 with the VFR1000 motor, if not the 1000, I'll take the '06 Triumph ST Sprint.

 

DAMN!!! I wish that set up was avail. for the 92' Vfr! I'd buy that in a heart beat.

 

I've put down 300-400 miles and all went well. I'm planning a trip to Myrtle Beach, S.C. in May and that will be about 9 hrs. riding...18hrs round trip.

 

I rode from Portland, Oregon to the SF Bay area in a couple of days (via coast route) on my VFR and it was *very* comfortable. For me, it rivals my HD touring bike; the only edge over my VFR is that my HD has hard bags (and, of course, the VFR actually turns).

 

Dead right, i agree fully with the miles given.

I do long trips regulary, 12500km in 4 months, generally 500 to 600km a day is easy enough for a nearly 40 year old.

Depends how boring the trip is too.

 

I used to get the exact same thing with my old RF200 Shoei. Sounds like the helmets are all a bit too small. It sucks to hear that, but comfortable the first 10-15 minutes, or in the shop during purchase, doesn't help you 4 hours into your ride.

I would explore if you could swap out top of the head/forehead padding for thinner.

 

Outdone my expectations

I have out done my expectations of my own endurance.

I rode from Ravenswood, near Townsville Queensland to Rutherford near Newcastle New South Wales - 2238km in 2 days, expecting to struggle to do it in 3

1st day 905km - Ravenswood to Caliope Junction, 10 hrs travelling (meals and fuel stops)

2nd day 1333km - Caliope Junction to Rutherford - 17 hrs travelling - arrived 11:30PM

On the second day, I got to Armadale (350km from destination) and decided it would be a challenge to just do it. so I took an hr break and then just did it.. All credit to the bike. I did 4 x over 300km stints without getting out of the saddle. I am reasonably saddle fit but didnt think i could do that. The next day, I wasn't too sore, just a bit pinched in the shoulders and calfs were a little sore, but not bad.

Ive done over 21500km in 10 months and still love the bike. Its never missed a beat. Wouldnt have another. I trust it.

 

Long distance not a problem, 500 miles a day is doable but only thing i will say is you need hard luggage. I've used throwovers before and not doing that again. We're talking a 2 day, 1000 mile trip here (UK to Hungary)

As to comfort, the seat on the new 800's is a lot better than on previous versions as once it's warmed up, it molds itself to the shape of your a$$ for better riding comfort due to the materials used (and no, i'm not joking). At every refill i'd get off for about 15-20 mins, have a smoke and a coffee then onward.

It really depends on how fast you want to get to where you're going, i was doing around 90mph most of the way, but the VFR will do this all day, no matter how far you have to travel. It eats continents for breakfast and i'll always own one, on my fifth one now lol

 

http://vfrworld.com/forums/general-vfr-discussions/9780-touring-trip-2007-a.html

Just took a 2500 mile trip. It is not bad, but be aware, a compromise is a compromise. This bike is a blast in the corners too, which makes it quite unlike riding a couch like a harley. You will feel it after a few 300 mile days. That said, the thing is a terrific do-all machine if you just want 1 bike.

 

Isnt it that after a few months or so, our a$$ moulds to the shape of the seat?

 

I've just come back fom 2600 kms (around 1600 miles) of France two up on the VFR - the longest we did in one day was around 500 miles - that was enough. Mind you at the end we were on the most windy (cross winds from no where) fast French Autoroute, playing roller ball (we were the ball) with French 40 ton trucks - It wasn't so much steering, more sailing the VFR between these monsters. And for any of you that have not ridden in France, most of these lorry drivers spend from about 12 to 2 each day in roadside cafes eating a 3 course meal and quaffing a carafe of wine each (it comes free with their meal - and they all drink it without exception) - so one always wonders if they really should be on the road at all!!
I agree on the hard luggage comments, and agree that the VFR seat is great. I did a long ride with a mate on a BMW GS earlier this summer, after only a few hours he was having problems where his bod touched the BMW seat. There was also no way he could keep up with the VFR despite him having 1200cc versus the VFRs 800.

Adam

 

Officially the seat moulds to your rear but i know what you're saying, remember an old CB500 i used to have, i've known softer park benches lol :biggrin:

 

Wow, I don't know how you guys do all these long rides. I ride 75 miles and am ready to get off ASAP. My posterior is burning and every 3 miles I have to de-clutch so I can get feeling back in my right hand.

HeliBars are on order, but I'm not expecting it to make the problem go away fully.

All these forums are the same. Everyone feels their brand of bike is the 'best' and has no problem riding around the world on them. Check out the Magna site...they say the same thing.

I think you just get used to what you have really.

The previous owner of my 99 rode from VA to CA and back with stock seat and bars. He must have the body of a 12 year old...I can't walk around WalMart 30 minutes without needing to sit down.

 

Chris in Va, here's a idea a The Rascal ConvertAble - 600T

No really I understand your problem, my hands go numb and i need to stop and walk around sometimes good luck

 

Chris, you gotta realise that you have to relax when you're on a long ride. I recently moved up from the UK to Sweden and did numerous trips on my vfr800 between those countries.

First thing to remember, the faster you go the easier it gets as the wind pressure pushes you away from the bike, thereby relieving some stress on the wrists. I'm talking a touring speed between 80-90mph. I appreciate this may not be possible for some people but it does do the trick.

Other things to remember is don't hold on for dear life, a casual grip does the trick, by holding on hard all you're doing is tightening the muscles in the arm, also causing tension in your hands. As to the rear end ache issue, not a lot of help is possible there, a brisk walk does the trick for me at every fill up (@170 miles or thereabouts).

If you're wrists ache and are going numb after only a few miles and you can't wait to get off after only a few miles, i'd see a doctor or get some physio done on your back, sounds like a posture issue here and nothing to do with the bike.

 

Yes you are so right if i go see my chiropractor every month im ok if not my hands go numb ? and the problem with the rear end buy a better seat ?

 

Ha...I could use one of those Rascals.

But I do have a compressed L3 I think it is, so it presses on the nerve. As for my wrists I'm really not clamping on to the grips (which are larger than stock BTW) I'm just kinda resting them on the Crampbuster. Maybe I'll get one of those cruise control devices so I can shake out my hand every 10 minutes so I don't have to coast with the clutch in.

BTW you can go 170 miles without getting off the bike? Wow. That's about what...3-4 hours??

 

@Speed

Changing the seat does help for some people, on my old vfr750 i put a Corbin seat on which made all the difference, but then the seat on my '97 vfr was never that comfy to start with.

@Chris

170 miles depending on what i'm doing and traffic conditions is anywhere between 2.5 to 3 hrs at most. As i said before i cruise around 80mph so it's easily doable. Also speaking as a former motorbike intstructor and advanced instructor, you shouldn't cruise along with the clutch pulled in, highly unsafe imo. If you're getting cramp then pull over, don't ride unless you're 100%.