Ouch My Piles Bike Tests

The Long Awaited VFR Test Ride

After 12 months badgering i was persuaded to swop bikes with "The Grifter" and yes you have guessed it i had to ride a VFR. Nervously i put the old Bandit on the side stand and walked

over to the VFR. I looked around to make sure that there was nobody about who would recognise me and quickly jumped on the VFR and covered my face with my dark visor.

I had only just set off when i found myself making a pit stop in a lay by to make some hasty modifications. So out came the WD-40 ( Standard part of the VFRs tool kit along with gaffer tape and super glue) to lubricate the VFRs rev limiter switch which was stuck on 4000 revs and looked as if it had never been used for at least 11 months. Also checked the temperature gauge reading and re calibrated it to read 10 degrees higher in a bid to get "The Grifter" out a bit more.

Before i set off again i had a quick look around the bike to make sure there was no chewing gum or gaffer tape that had worked its way loose and then off i went again. To be fair the colour of the bike is quite nice but enough of the positives and on with the fair and unbiased rode test. The road to Scarborough was quite busy and would you believe it I got stuck behind a couple of scooters unsure whether i had enough power to pass them i moved in for the kill as i saw a straight with no traffic. As the VFRs V-Tech kicked in i slowly passed the scooters who were slowing down for petrol. A bend approached quit slowly and it felt a bit funny leaning around corners as the bike jumped off the flat spot on the tyre and used grip that had never been used before. At last the road test was over and as i pulled over in a lay by i was glad i had been out on the Bandit previously to get the flies on the helmet so i didn't look a twat when i pulled in the lay by with other bikers.

I jumped off the VFR in the lay by and was very quick to point of to a fellow biker(ZZR) that me and The Grifter had swapped bikes. After 10 mins of taking the piss out of theVFR the guy on the ZZR showed us a little Michelin man on the far extreme of the tyre and was proud of the fact that he had worn the top of his head off. We all walked over to the VFR looking for a Michelin man but he tyre was a different make but we did see a giraffe in tact with a top hat on.

All in all we had a good day out and it improved when i got back on the Bandit. So i thought i would compile a list of the VFRs good points.