Sunday, July 10, 2011

VFR800FI

Yes, the FI stands for "fuel injection"It was just really starting to make a move around the year 2000, well in the motorcycle world anyhow. What even with the scare of Y2K @ the time Honda said....."go with this new thing, electronic fuel pump, single sided swing arm and lets do this weird taillight thing," I admit I am not a fan of the tailight design but what the hell, its the folks behind me that primarily have to look @ it right?

I will say that the V4 engine gives plenty of grunt on the low end and by George this thing will downright scoot on the high end as well. I challenge you to find a better all arounder for the price or style from this era. It is just all together a damn fine bike and a damn fine reason I am into the Honda's.

Precisely

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

DRZ400

Ok...we could sit and talk of d-bags all day long but we wont....we got better more fulfilling and productive things to do. It can be tough at times. Bang out a few paragraphs about a bike. Swenson appears to have took his own life. Just found out today while purusing an SI. Damn I feel out of the loop at times and mostly thats the way I like it. Partly thats why I left Ass-ville...er...ASHEville. to much in the loop and everyone walkin around like they so damn hip...Me..."where ya from?"...Ashevillian...."right here"...Me.."no I mean where's your roots"....Ass-villian...."Haywood." Me...."Screw you trusty...your a Midwesterner like the rest of us" Note to Ass-villian....the harder you try the more dumbass we all know you are.

Oh yeah...the bike...Uh. Awesome little 400. good rubber, hand guards a box of extras and a whole host of goodness in the good graces of trusties and hipsters alike. OK. so maybe the Goodwill skinny jeans guys might think it a bit uncool but who cares, those guys are dorks anyhow