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Hi, the name's Sean, I'm from north shore MA. Don't have a streetbike yet, but will in a few weeks.
I have spent the last 2 years riding a Sportster 1200. It was my first motorcycle. Now it bores me. Riding it has become a chore. Last riding season was nothing but a dissapointment for me, only got in 5k miles. Year before last I did 11k. It was one crappy harley issue after another last season. Plus it was uncomfortable. I have determined that riding a bike with forward controls puts a heavy tax on my back. 200 miles would have me in pain. I found myself using the passenger footpegs on any extended cruise. Not only that it was loud and ran like shit no matter what I did to the carb.
**Jump to a week and a half ago**
I was taking a stroll around a local dealership and found a bike I have never seen or heard of, the VFR 800. I have never really enjoyed the looks of sportbikes, maybe because I owned a harley, don't know. But this one really caught my attention. I love it. After going home and researching it, I have decided to sell the harley bucket and pick this guy up. I had looked at the new Connie, and really liked it, but thought it was quite large. The VFR however, fits my bill good. Comfy ergos, very sporty and I like it. Justification enough for me.
The sportster has a very eager buyer. He looked at it last weekend and we'll be finishing the deal next weekend. There is a cash hold on the VFR at the dealership until I finish everything up and get a free spot in my shed.
I know it's not going to be a track monster, or runaway from my riding partner's ZX-14. But this season I sure as hell will be tearing up the Mohawk trail and the Kanc, to name a few. Those 5-600 mile days might be just a little easier for me too. Now that I think of it, my @$$ really hated that harley.