@@finebasn It's already a classic sports bike. I think it will become highly sought after in the near future, especially when it's in great condition.
You're absolutely correct, especially with smoking pot and riding/driving. Several years ago my best friend got peer pressured into smoking pot before driving home. He felt extremely unsafe, pulled over, and asked me to drive him home. I happily did so.
I dont know how different the er6f is compared to the er6 engine wise, but i remember i really didnt like the 2016 er6 engine i did my lessons on. Even prefered my '89 cb450s
@@acvn-hg9gy hmm I have to say I didn’t like my teachers cbr 650 while taking lessons, but when I drove the same bike a year later, I did like it, maybe the lesson engines get beat up?
@@acvn-hg9gyi thought similarly, it’s just what you’re used to. Hated my ER6F when i got it because i was used to my cb350 but after riding it a while i like it better than any other bike! Just give it some time and then go back to your other one to see how you feel then
In a lot of countries you wouldn't be allowed to have something this big. I've got the 83 VF 750 Magna and besides from the speedo drive gear I've had no trouble getting new part. Mind you some times they do cost a small fortune. As for the speedo I just use a tom tom gps speedo. It's a lot more accurate and comes with a speed alarm so it's a lot better.
Got the 750 FV in the best colour, BLUE. RR replaced 10 yrs ago but relocated onto a heat sink down by radiator to get better airflow. Put the 8 spoke rear wheel on, looks better! 72k miles, runs sweet as, just run in I would say. Have the bigger brother to now, 1200X but not the same without gear driven cams 👌
I do not agree that you shouldnt get a bike instead of a car if a car is too expansive. The monthly costs are WAAAAAY cheaper (atleast here in NL) amd work on your bike can be done yourself most times, of you have atleast one right hand and a service manual, especially older bikes (like your vfr! Love the vfr.). Riding when tired or ill though.... couldnt agree more. In now 6 years of riding (and about 200k km) i crashed once, after a 16hour shift at the airport (on kingsday) which is where i failed a emergancy stop for a trucker that ran a red. There was a speedbump in front of the traffic lights, wich send me over the bars, bike totalled, i fortunatly only hurt my knee (rip my first vfr). My helmet was ground through the foam. Wear full gear people! I started riding again the same week. Bought a cheap 500cc, checked it over, and started tiding again so i wouldnt get scared or traumatized. The next time i had a shift like that... i slept at the job. They even got me dinner and breakfast.
Agreed when you have two right hands, but generally speaking, a bad maintained bike is a liability. I had a 500 euro car for a few years just in case I didn't feel like riding 😆 (It was a Mitsubishi so it never failed me).
Got mine at the start of the summer, 80k on it. was FULL of problems. Insane. But its all due to severe neglect. The 700euro bike is about 4,5k now, but it has a rebuild engine (bearings, rings, pistons, oversized), oem+ rebuild forks, hyperpro shock, 525 chain kit, dynojet kitted the carbs and finetuned it on the dyno (110hp at the wheel!), BMC filter, TYGA performams HRC style headers with kevlar exhaust, new tyres, throttle cables, rebuild brakes and SS lines, full EBC clutch kit, new stearing stem bearings, wheel bearings front and back, iridium plugs amd brand new OEM coils amd spark plug caps, new coolant lines, amd some more small stuff. Next is brake disks amd pads when the disks are officially under spec (0,15mm left) and then i'll repair the fairings and powdercoat the forkstems and subframe, amd replace the swingarm and pro-arm bearings. In the far future, it might get to be a rc30 replica. In short.... i love the bike so much that i'm willing to spend this kind of money on it.
We should definitely meet up! I love working on older bikes, though I’m not the greatest mechanic myself. Would be awesome to collaborate and learn a few things. Where are you located?
@@edsmotomindset i'm near alkmaar myself! Working with you some time would be nice! Would be next summer though due to time and weather contraints. Doing a bachelour outside of working hours right now. But some day would be awesome!
I had the pleasure of owning an RC30. That was a beautiful machine I'm every way with basically the same engine. It was of course a sports bike and not a tourer like these bikes.
Im a firm believer that everyone should start on the dirt. Get a dirtbike. Get your skill level up. Then, buy a small displacement motorcycle. Baby steps
@edsmotomindset it's a blast! I've had more fun in the dirt than I do in the street. Doing 50mph on a single trail feels like 100 on the street. Them trees come up real fast
Uhh... people need to learn to chill the f out. Bikes are not a toy. They are fast and potentially deadly. Learn to ride properly and keep a good head on your shoulders. People want to cosplay Valentino Rossi on the street and thats why they end up dead. You follow that and riding a bike is probably one of the most liberating things you can do.
You lost too many brothers but really you haven't lost any brother just because someone dies on their motorcycle doesn't make them your brother 🤦 ride fast take risk do drugs and enjoy evey bit of it because you only have one life everyone dies who cares if you die on your motorcycle if you do you where a bad ass mother fucker who really lived life un like this Muppet
I'm 61 and It's therapy to me. Wife says I go miserable and come back happy and she's right, I do. I don't ride a bike because I need therapy. I ride a bike and it calms me down, Settles me and makes me happy. If you are Drunk angry depressed or suicidal don't go near a motorcycle.
I see too many riders that don't know how to ride,use gearbox, take lane positions, wear proper gear, take off or stop correctly, etc. They shouldn't be on the streets with a motorcycle!
Anyone with a bit of physical coordination and half a functioning brain can get a motorcycle license endorsement by graduating the class of 3 PM on Sunday at the local Harley dealer, never once leaving the parking lot. Nothing takes the place of experience on the street.
I've never had a friend who lost a life but my girlfriend at the time crashed and broke her leg, we had only been going out for about 6 weeks and it totally soured the relationship. Gotta stay vigilant and safe out there.
It can be greatly therapeutic, and has helped me so much over the years... self diagnoses and self lead "therapy" is rarely the way to go though if you really need help. If you are struggling, get some professional help as well.
Agreed. Many people who self-lead their own "therapy" don't really get better. They just bury their issues inside hobbies because they're scared of therapists.
I love motorcycles and have owned three of them. I don't anymore because I guess I've wussed out, not question they're crazy dangerous. My main thrill was running up canyon roads though, driving around in the city and on the flats isnt fun in my book.
Ok thats fine, but consider people like who who have Bipolar, PTSD, Fibro, and other disabilities where you're stuck inside constantly all the time time all day nothing to do to stimulate positive growth and coping skills. I was declared disabled a few years ago due to horrific abuse and physical health problems involving essentially untreatable pain, motorcycles are one of my only places in life where I can, absolute, push all things out of my mind, focus, breathe, and feel in the moment. Motorcycles are Therapy for people like me who have nothing else. And no stop... dont tell me to get a therapist and psychiatrist. I have both of those. When the internals of your mind is a very dark place, and there feels like there is no way out, when images haunt your memory of things you wish desperately you had never seen, a motorcycle is the one thing that keeps out, and lets me think here, now, in the moment, and focus. There is NOTHING like riding a motorcycle. Not even flying an airplane cuts it quite close like tipping into a corner as fast as you can and that pavement is milimeters away from your pegs. There is nothing that calms the hell storm inside of a broken bipolar mind, quite like zooming up and down a twisty road back and forth. For you it may not be therapy, but for me it's one of the only therapies that's keeping me above ground. I cannot tell you how many medications I've been through, how many sessions and therapists I've been through to try to find some semblance of peace, even temporary. But then I got a motorcycle, and I discovered something I cant live without. I discovered a serenity and peace on two wheels. I discovered a goal and a reason and a community. I discovered something that makes life a little bit more worth living. I can tell you the pride and smile I'll have on my face when I see that Fat Boy 114 and Versys650 sitting next to each other in the garage, and knowing those bikes they gave me something more than just a machine. They gave me a new lease on life. Motorcycles wont solve my problems, but neither will yapping at a therapist, or drinking alcohol or getting lost in a video game. But motorcycles at least are the one where my mind is finding the most peace and meaning.
I would argue that riding works therapeutically but it’s no therapy. If you searched for help and riding is a part of calming down and releasing stress, great! But do know that it’s your brain healing, not the bike. A bike is just a tool. Keep safe ❤️
@@edsmotomindset Being a bit of a pedant here, if something has therapeutic effects then it is a form of therapy. This is not to say that riding is a replacement for a complete mental health plan, but it can be part of one.
You've got the wrong kind of bike. Crotch rockets are dangerous and insanely uncomfortable. They are designed to crash. Get a cruiser, hit the road, and just kick back, relax, and ride across a couple of state lines.
Buddy, you got it all wrong. The sport bike is the safest bike on the planet. It does everything better You obviously don't have a clue, It's the rider that wants to go to 200 miles an hour in a 40 zone is the problem.
@@gsxrkzThere is no safest bike built yet...and sports bikes on long hauls is just disaster. I know some people can take sports bikes on a 1000miles trip but this is just passion that very few can make.
@The_Touring_Jedi Yes, it's tough to do major long hauls on the sport bike, sport bike is definitely safer as it does everything better far as performance goes .
I disagree completely sport bikes tend to have much higher quality suspension, much higher quality breaks, much better chassis, much less weight and better weight distribution. I find it much safer to be riding 10+:) miles an hour over and only have to worry about what’s coming at me from the front Then mired in traffic on some porky cruiser
I call it "therapy" insofar as riding provides me with a proper dopamine recharge and the occasional shot of adrenaline. In that sense it's more like an addict getting his fix. I find that it can help me work through some stuff, but I agree with you, it's no substitute for proper help where it is needed. And certainly there's no need to add additional risk by riding whilst intoxicated or otherwise impaired.
VFR 750 is quite a special apparatus. It is reliable, mainly comfortable, nice sound and the design, while definitely aged, still good looking. Maybe it is a bit heavy, but it was never ment to be ridden off road.
Good thinking and reasoning! I agree, if you don't sit in peace on your bike it becomes dangerous. I sometimes go for a run before riding to level my energy and to ride without aggression. And let's not forget, way too many bike accidents include alcohol!
2 jaar geleden m’n rijbewijs gehaald en een gsx750f wat een genot om ermee te rijden. Mooie kleur ook blauw/zwart krijg er ook vaak complimenten van verschillende mensen. Voor mij is het DE motor zal m ook altijd bewaren nooit problemen en altijd klaar voor een rit. Gr uit Zeeuws Vlaanderen.
