Alternate choice to a VFR

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boooya said:
Yup that's the one :wink:.
Yea that price is high, the suspension is about as high end as you can get tho, she rides beautifully.
But at that price it will never move.
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I actually saw it before you mentioned it and thought it looked well taken care of but the price is much too high for that mileage.


kwtoxman said:
FJ-09 is worth a close look. Great bang for buck and rated better than the vfr 800.
http://www.motorcycle.com/shoot-outs/sport-adventure-shootout

For me, I'd do the Africa Twin. The places I could go with that........
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The FJ-09 doesn't do it for me. But yes the African Twin is nice. I've always lusted after the original.
 
I actually saw it before you mentioned it and thought it looked well taken care of but the price is much too high for that mileage.
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Well you are wrong but there is no convincing you of that.

I bought my Vstrom with 103,000 km from a similar owner with a strong maintenance background.- the guy with the CBF is obviously a very experienced owner and it's saftied.

80,000 km is nothing on a Honda inline 4 ....especially with a detuned Fireblade engine.

High mileage is nothing on these machines and that's not even high mileage.
I'd prefer that to a low mileage machine just cruised around town ...that is much harder on the machines.

Hell people are looking at $6k for a CBF600 which is nowhere near as good a ride.

I quit.
 
After reading your thread starter ...it was clear to me the exact bike you want: A 97 VFR. keep your 800 while shopping around for a nice clean 97. simple. I like carbs too.
 
Since you like the V4's have you looked at the 2010+ VFR 1200?. You can usually pick them up for a good price.

The good
- amazing V4, sounds great
- very smooth v-tech, I can't notice it
- on the sportier side of sport touring
- great build quality, paint, etc.
- Not eye watering fast like a superbike but deceptively quick for a machine of the size
- Superb heat management, great fairing protection from wind/rain

The bad
- transmission is a little lazy, it's no 50ms race track style shifting.
- Shaft drive keeps things clean, but adds weight, lash is not really an issue
- Could have been the same weight as the 800, rear rim is light as a feather front rim is made of lead for no apparent reason
- Clumsy fairings to take apart
- 2010/2011's had poor mans traction control in the form of a reduced fuel map. Just Simply wiring first and 2nd into 3rd in the gear sensor fixes it easily
 
boyoboy said:
After reading your thread starter ...it was clear to me the exact bike you want: A 97 VFR. keep your 800 while shopping around for a nice clean 97. simple. I like carbs too.
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I'm starting to think that's what I should have done. I thought it was time to "move on" but maybe not?

smergy said:
Since you like the V4's have you looked at the 2010+ VFR 1200?. You can usually pick them up for a good price.

The good
- amazing V4, sounds great
- very smooth v-tech, I can't notice it
- on the sportier side of sport touring
- great build quality, paint, etc.
- Not eye watering fast like a superbike but deceptively quick for a machine of the size
- Superb heat management, great fairing protection from wind/rain

The bad
- transmission is a little lazy, it's no 50ms race track style shifting.
- Shaft drive keeps things clean, but adds weight, lash is not really an issue
- Could have been the same weight as the 800, rear rim is light as a feather front rim is made of lead for no apparent reason
- Clumsy fairings to take apart
- 2010/2011's had poor mans traction control in the form of a reduced fuel map. Just Simply wiring first and 2nd into 3rd in the gear sensor fixes it easily
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When they came out I always thought they were lacking something, and they too suffer from the smaller tank than the other gen VFR's.

All the good qualities you mentioned are the same as my current VFR with the exception of the VTEC. I wonder what my insurance would make of getting a larger displacement bike.
Shaft drive has its Pros and Cons.

Odd that there's a complaint about the transmission. That's a first for a VFR

LOL. Funny remark about the wheels. lol
 
slowbird said:
I'm starting to think that's what I should have done. I thought it was time to "move on" but maybe not?



When they came out I always thought they were lacking something, and they too suffer from the smaller tank than the other gen VFR's.

All the good qualities you mentioned are the same as my current VFR with the exception of the VTEC. I wonder what my insurance would make of getting a larger displacement bike.
Shaft drive has its Pros and Cons.

Odd that there's a complaint about the transmission. That's a first for a VFR

LOL. Funny remark about the wheels. lol
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This comes from someone with a quick shifter on a 1000rr track bike so I'm probably in the minority in terms of being concerned about shift speed. I'm a fan of power and a v4, this meets both of those. Tank is small if ur are doing real touring. I've never found it a problem but I don't ride huge distances at a time either.

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smergy said:
This comes from someone with a quick shifter on a 1000rr track bike so I'm probably in the minority in terms of being concerned about shift speed. I'm a fan of power and a v4, this meets both of those. Tank is small if ur are doing real touring. I've never found it a problem but I don't ride huge distances at a time either.
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LOL. I understand.
...and thanks for your input :cool:
 
My next bike might be a gsx1000f. I saw in laying in the store & she was like a red blooded woman seducing me
 
Hardwrkr13 said:
http://www.kijiji.ca/v-sport-tourin...on/1160289287?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

Sounds like another VFR 750 is what you really want.
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I do in a way...either that or this current VFR I have is just a disappointment in the shadow of my last VFR? I expected it to be better in every way.

I saw that add and called him and it was difficult to find a time to see the bike.

However as mentioned...$5k is alot, and the bike has seen such little use in all that time it's a worrying purchase.

matthew said:
$5000 for a 20 year old bike?

$1300 more and OP can score this:

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-sport-tourin...fa/1168326225?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true It even comes with luggage.
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I saw this one too and it's a stellar deal.

I'm probably gonna get shot for saying this but the front of the GSX1250 is very odd looking. Doesn't look good to me.
 
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slowbird said:
I actually saw it before you mentioned it and thought it looked well taken care of but the price is much too high for that mileage.
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MacDoc said:
Well you are wrong but there is no convincing you of that.

I bought my Vstrom with 103,000 km from a similar owner with a strong maintenance background.- the guy with the CBF is obviously a very experienced owner and it's saftied.

80,000 km is nothing on a Honda inline 4 ....especially with a detuned Fireblade engine.

High mileage is nothing on these machines and that's not even high mileage.
I'd prefer that to a low mileage machine just cruised around town ...that is much harder on the machines.

Hell people are looking at $6k for a CBF600 which is nowhere near as good a ride.

I quit.
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Better polish up the spectacles, Mac. He's talking about Booya's old 1250 Bandit, now for sale at Two Wheel.



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Styling preference is subjective of course, but imo the GSX1250FA looks much better in person, also the front is very similar to the GSXR, so if you like that I think you will like this. The GSX1250FA is a great bike, the power and fuelling are just about perfect and is a blast to ride. I can get over 300km from a tank if I'm brave enough to make it past the multiple low fuel warnings that start with 5.5L still in the tank.
 
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Why are all the GSX1250 fans getting so butt-hurt? OP doesn't like the bike so why do you keep trying to push it on him?
 
Jayell said:
Better polish up the spectacles, Mac. He's talking about Booya's old 1250 Bandit, now for sale at Two Wheel.
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LOL! I wasn't gonna call him on it, but yea I was referring to Booyas Bandit.

Dr. Luxurious said:
http://wwwa.autotrader.ca/a/Honda/V...=motorcycles_atvs&showcpo=ShowCPO&orup=2_15_3
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Yeah I saw that one. (don't think I don't know how to search for bikes for sale. lol. I'm searching almost everyday) That is at the mileage mine was when it was written off and it was at the point where I was beginning to think about doing stuff like checking the valves, replacing bearings etc. That's with a bike that was well maintained and babied. I dunnoh about this one.
I appreciate you posting it though :wink:

Tango5 said:
Styling preference is subjective of course, but imo the GSX1250FA looks much better in person, also the front is very similar to the GSXR, so if you like that I think you will like this. The GSX1250FA is a great bike, the power and fuelling are just about perfect and is a blast to ride. I can get over 300km from a tank if I'm brave enough to make it past the multiple low fuel warnings that start with 5.5L still in the tank.
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I'm not a Fan of the GSXR front.

The GSX1250 looks like a great bike. I've been spending the past 2 days reading reviews and reading forums about it and it seems like a great all rounder. I really like it (minus the front end and that HUGE exhaust can lol) But from what I am getting from what I read, it is a heavier, less sporty, and less refined bike than what I am used to. Very plain. Does the job. jack of all trades master of none. I like the idea of that big torquey motor.

I think I'd need to test ride one to see what it's like. I'm a small dude and the VFR is already almost too big.
 
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Hardwrkr13 said:
Why are all the GSX1250 fans getting so butt-hurt? OP doesn't like the bike so why do you keep trying to push it on him?
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No one is getting butt-hurt and no one is pushing anything on me.

I welcome all the suggestions.
 
slowbird said:
Yeah I saw that one. (don't think I don't know how to search for bikes for sale. lol. I'm searching almost everyday) That is at the mileage mine was when it was written off and it was at the point where I was beginning to think about doing stuff like checking the valves, replacing bearings etc. That's with a bike that was well maintained and babied. I dunnoh about this one.
I appreciate you posting it though ..
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yeah..sorry, im sure youve been scouring the kijiji and autotrader for deals....nice 4th gens seem to come up every few months....good luck with your search !
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