Hello guys,
the first season with my VF1000R has now ended and it only lasted more or less 6 weeks.
The bike was registered on September 23rd and is automatically deregistered with the end of October.
I could ride it for rouhgly 400 km, that was enough to create a „to-do-list“ for the winter months.
What I really love about that thing is its bigness. It is big in all kind of ways:
Its weight, its torqy engine and the thrust it is providing already at low revs, the size in general. Love it!
But one has to love these kind of things and mustn´t be afraid of the sheer mass, especially when manouevering in the narrowness of the shed!
For the winter season the plan is to:
Replace the horn, which doesn´t work anymore, so I´m looking for a nice(!) Mitsuba MBH-2E Horn (just in case someone should have more of these…)
Check the clutch, ´cause it slips when reaching 7000revs in higher gear. Getting a clutch spring was difficult, finally i found a NOS VF1100C Spring, which some of you may know as the V65 Sabre. That should fit, I´ll keep you informed.
One last thing ist he consumption oft he engine. I would describe it as the opposite of thrifty……8,94ltr/100 km, is equal to 11,19 km/ltr , 6,99 mls/ltr or 26.26 mls/gallon ( hopefully no big miscalculation…)
Of course i was testing a little just to find out what I can expect from the SC16 but honestly, it was not that wild…but I´m looking forward to finding out what the consumption will be like on the autobahn.
And of course, I look forward to your tips!
Best wishes
Joe