2006 VFR800 for sale.

**zeocen** · 3rd March 2011, 17:45

I'm super lazy so I'll just past the TM link!

I'm extremely keen to get my hands on a Sprint ST circa 2005 and up. I just need to sell mah baby first!

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=357198282

Love,

zeo

**zeocen** · 4th March 2011, 07:05

Bumpity boomp

**vifferman** · 4th March 2011, 19:42

Hey Zeocen - there was a Kiwi posting his first post on VFRDiscussion this week, looking for an '06 VFR800. Check out this thread (hope I've done it right). He's in Blenheim, but that shouldn't matter.

**zeocen** · 6th March 2011, 18:35

Cheers Viffer! Seems he's looking for one in cherry red, the fool! Black is the only colour!

If I'm having a good day I may throw this bike down to $9,000 to a KBer for a quick sale as I've got a few bikes I have my wandering eye on that I am scared they might sell quickly also!

**Clean_up** · 6th March 2011, 22:30

VERY nice

I have LOVED the look of these for quite some time now, and have been tempted to sell the 900 hornet and upgrade.......hmmmmmmmm

**zeocen** · 7th March 2011, 07:03

Go onnnnn, you know you want to! In fact I went from the Hornet to this bike, great transition!

**gale_wolf** · 7th March 2011, 08:53

I almost bought one of these myself and I have ridden this particular bike (Zeocen's viffer). It's a good machine that needs a new home so Zeocen can feed his bike habit.

BTW Zeo, your pack's still at my place, it was too unstable strapped to my tiny rear seat without a rack.

**gijoe1313** · 7th March 2011, 08:58

I wonder if he has ever owned a bike long enough to change a pair of tyres on it!

**zeocen** · 7th March 2011, 09:51

Some of them I have! Some of them I put ones I like on them like the viffer, that has sexy PR2CTs

**vifferman** · 7th March 2011, 17:46

Originally Posted by zeocen

Some of them I have! Some of them I put ones I like on them like the viffer, that has sexy PR2CTs

I've got my first ever pair of Michelins on the VFR, after years of Avons on various bikes. Got a Road2 on the rear, and a Pilot Power on the front. I really loves them!

**Ocean1** · 7th March 2011, 18:06

Originally Posted by vifferman

I've got my first ever pair of Michelins on the VFR, after years of Avons on various bikes. Got a Road2 on the rear, and a Pilot Power on the front. I really loves them!

Some don't approve of that combination, I've had good results from it.

What's the improvement you notice over the Avons?

**zeocen** · 9th March 2011, 12:46

Bump!
I had Avons for all my previous bikes too, I rate them fairly equally. The PR2 seem longer lasting though.

**vifferman** · 10th March 2011, 20:40

Originally Posted by Ocean1

Some don't approve of that combination, I've had good results from it.

What's the improvement you notice over the Avons?

I dunno what's sparked the lack of approval - perhaps mismatching? Perhaps that sports rubber sometimes doesn't get enough heat in it with more gentle riding? Beats me - I've had similar combinations with other brands.
The PP/PR combination is what the Mrkns on VFR Discussion forum recommended. I thought the Storms were great, but after replacing the last front tyre because it developed a step so that sharp corners were "leean...leeaan... Whoops!!" as the lean angle passed the normal cornering wear pattern, I stuck another Storm front on, only to have it do the same thing when barely scrubbed in!

So, I threw my misgivings of "You sure you want to throw away a couple of hundred bucks on replacing a near-new tyre?!?" to one side, and had a Pilot Power fitted. The PR2 had been on the rear a couple of months already, and didn't seem any better than the Storm (which was quite satisfactory), so quite frankly I wasn't expecting big things for the Pilot Power, despite the good reviews. The profile looked pretty much the same as the Storm, but the handling is much better. You lean in, and instead of feeling insecure, it's planted, makes you feel like you can lean further in, so you do. Despite no track days or weekend corner strafing, it's already scrubbed nearly to the edges on both sides, with no noticeable profile change. The Storm was nowhere near the edges, had a noticeable profile change, and seemed to be bleeding some of the volatiles near the edge of where it was scrubbed in (which probably contributed to the "Whoops!" feeling).

One thing both the Storm and PP do is wander a bit at low speeds. I suspect it's "tread walk", but I dunno. It's a trifle disconcerting, but at least the PP's not as bad for it (unless the pressure gets down a little).

**Ocean1** · 11th March 2011, 07:54

Originally Posted by vifferman

One thing both the Storm and PP do is wander a bit at low speeds. I suspect it's "tread walk", but I dunno. It's a trifle disconcerting, but at least the PP's not as bad for it (unless the pressure gets down a little).

Yes. But I really only notice it when I'm not paying attention and the Michelins and my riding effort decide to wander the same way.