Funny as with my previous comment, went away on a 1200mile 3 day all twisty Alpine ride with a couple of mates, ( lucky for me my third time in 4...
Oddly enough just got back from a 1200mile all twisty ride with a guy who suffering severe wrist pains due to house renovation added riser bars...
While generally agree the 600rr with ESP like handling will out speed the VFR most times especially on the smoother roads and at higher speeds,...
I have and you are quite right, the mighty little SV650S I had before my previous '03 Gen 6 was a brilliant fun machine with a fat mid range and...
While agreeing the riders ability is most important, my posts aim was to discuss that given rider's of similar ability the VFR's blend of good mid...
It's hard to start a thread like this without sounding like a wanker and in all honesty have made some generalization's but time and time again...
Sounds like a reasonable description, the brief noise is due to the pins hydraulically slipping into their slots enabling the second set of valves...
Sounds a little low, do you Rev to 12K every gear ? if only truddling around town try and keep above 4k and below 6.8k. Does the bike have PC3...
Check out the 1st page and last couple of pages of this " enthusiast " Forum based scam to watch out for. Basically a person "mud-plugger"...
Crikey, that white Klingon with Ohlins fork just over excited me, people can have thier 1098's I'll have that VFR thanks very much. :cool: :cool:...
Hope this helps here is a link to vfrdiscussion thread of one Gen6 to SP1 USD upgrade that worked well....
Think you are over worring about the Frame stiffness and if you want the best VFR possible go for it. Often ride with 2 guys with VFR's USD...
Having just pulled apart and cleaned my PAIR valves to solve :smile: a high fuel consumption problem would like to isolate them so they don't Gum...
Was just on the OzVFR Alpine Summer ride, a guy turned up on a Red '03 VTec with just a approx 16 inch crome pipe coming up at a angle from the...
Most of the mods look worthy just confused why you didn't go for USD forks from the 929/954 Fireblade's or VTR SP1/SP2 for a lift in looks as well...
I am on my 3rd set of Michelin Pilot Powers and even though I usually like to change tyres each time to newest best haven't mentally been able to...
Having gone from Gen 6 to Gen 5 can confirm you are right the Gen 6 bars are a little higher and a little closer giving you a slightly more...
Re 1) that does seem unusual, check you tyres are at recommended 36psi F & 42psi R and havn't been squared off, better still if you like the...
Agree the Tornado's rear with its funky underseat radiator vents looks pretty good also.
Was the track wet or just looks that way ?
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