Pamper Day for the VFR800!

[@GeorgiaGrowGuy]

The USA tour was when i started watching your channel. I loved seeing the USA thru new eyes. I now own 4 bikes, a house on 3 acres, and terminal colon cancer. Love you channel, get yourself checked to you and your viewers, its hitting people younger every day. Cheers!

[@RichyVida]

I’m sorry to hear that, Sir. Thank you for being here, and for being open enough to share that. I wish you all the very best 💪

[@garethcouhig6055]

Life can’t get any better sitting playing your guitar among motorcycle’s nice one 👍Manxman 🇮🇲

[@simongoodwin926]

Very pretty song Mr Vida, America still has a soul, and we all need it to shine right now.

[@gavd6726]

That Steve seems a right bloke (I've seen him in previous episodes). It's great finding a genuine mechanic who will look after your pride and joy.... 👍🏼

[@RichyVida]

Yes, true. It’s a big thing letting someone fiddle with you PaJ. So finding someone you can totally trust, is a massive weight lifted. 👍

[@christianwood8772]

Nice to see the silver lady out and about 👍

[@paulbolton8699]

Great to hear you sing. Good tune. Bought a VFR myself after your views, it's the crossrunner but such a great bike. Love it

[@pah01paulpaul46]

Nice to see the vfr out again, still looks a stunning bike.

[@davewash50]

Lovely to see the vfr back on our screens Rich. Have missed that soundtrack!! Do agree that bikes look and feel great with new boots on! Thank you👍

[@RE650NZGraeme]

I haven't watched to the end yet, but as soon as the melody was strung out of that guitar, the tears starting flowing, so much passion for life, for stories and the love of bikes!! Graeme, NZ

[@RichyVida]

Wow, thank you, Graeme. It’s what it’s all about, mate ❤️

[@carlmoulton5348]

I could listen to that song over and over ❤

[@RichyVida]

Yeah me too.

[@heismysavior21]

Richy, I've been a motorcycle guy for 22 years since rising my dad's 1987 VFR750 and then owning my first R6 at 18. I've had several bikes over the years and currently ride a 2009 Victory kingpin which I love. I rented a FJR1300 for my 40th this year and can't shake the sport tourer itch... Watching your channel and reminiscing about that bike, I'll be looking for a 6th Gen VFR800 this spring. Thanks for your videos and I'm a big fan of Larry fleet by the way! Cheers.

[@RichyVida]

Oh mega, mate! Yep, LF is great 👍

[@chestypuller4591]

I put Road 6's on my 2013 VFR 1200 F. They really stick. The bike handles effortlessly. I have the black and silver model, with custom Corbin seat, DAM exhaust, V-stream wind screen, T-Rex frame sliders. Awesome machine! She sits proudly next to her great grandmother, my 1984 Honda VF700F in red, white and blue. Generation 1, nicely restored, still a screamer and a head turner.

[@RichyVida]

Ooh I bet she is! Any pics?

[@chestypuller4591]

Just got back from a short vacation. I will try to get some pics for you! @@RichyVida

[@kevinkennedy5520]

Good Chanta! Bud 🎸nice 1👍

[@willhoult]

Brilliant bike you should definitely do a tour on the silver lady soon

[@TwoFourCharlie007]

I love you singing and playing guitar, you give me goose bumps….

[@ShutterUp]

I started watching you for the VFR I believe. It was before the USA trip if I'm not mistaken. I picked up a 5th gen. I have Road6 GT's on my FJR, in June we rode home through a torrential rain storm, major flooding etc. They never skipped a beat, very confidence inspiring even in the rain and standing water. Loved the serenade, sir.

[@RichyVida]

Thank you! For your comment and you attendance! 👍

[@RichyVida]

Thank you! For your comment and your attendance! 👍

[@erikwoodward3788]

The America tour was incredible. I think I'll watch the series again. I like all of them but I think my favorite are the Big Sur and leaving Vegas.

[@5tevieb954]

Episode 4 Andy dropping the bike was my favourite … I think that was day 2, no day 3 or was it day 4? Maybe day 5…😂

[@JIMMER15]

2 of us had Road 6's fitted before our Picos trip last year (and 1 chap had Road 5's fitted too) and we all raved about how confidence inspiring they were around the endless twist of those amazing mountains. I was leading the trip and on one day coming back along the canyon to Infantado my mate said he couldn't keep up.....I felt like such a hero 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@RichyVida]

Haha brilliant! Tyres play a massive part in any ride 👍

[@tdog2225]

I was loving that song. Sooo good!! Play it in full please.

[@RichyVida]

Thank you. Yes, I will 👍

[@ericlips2420]

Mentioning your Nashville experience, then going into Steve’s for new tyres and the choice of music. Great transition. Spot on Rich! Helmets off!

[@andytudorjones]

Great to see the VFR out and about, best bike in your garage, enjoy the Road 6’s, put them on my Vulcan before going off to the TT this year, great tyres, definite improvement on the Dunlops I had on.

[@g0arl]

loved the musical interlude, would like to have heard more, good video as usual, cheers Phil

[@LordPodlington]

Nice to see the old girl out again. I don't think i'm too far off a set of Road 6's myself with about 6000 miles on my 5's currently.

[@Sion_Jones]

Love seeing the 'Silver Lady' getting some TLC and back out on the road. The VFR is a special motorbike. Would love to see Honda bring the VFR family back with some modern electronics to compete with todays bikes. 800 and 1200 sports tourer and adventure style models.

[@RichyVida]

Yeah me too, mate. 👍

[@SmokeyGunn]

Ah. Amazing to see. Right start to the working day over my morning coffee 😊

[@martinbrown197]

I had new boots put on my bike just before WW23, completely new feel to the ride. Nice to see the VFR having some tlc

[@davidhill8163]

wow that white VFR. I love the bike.

[@andrewharrop7932]

Oh, them tyres look 😮😘👌, definitely 6's for mine when ready,bike looks 👍, see you got your out to get me eyes on again👍no matter what vehicle they drive always one 🚗🚐🚚. Take care, stay safe 👍 🏍 👌

[@beans4491]

Hi mate What a cool video, lovely to see the Silver Lady out and about, so many memories eh? Actually, nostalgic for me too……when you were invited to the launch of those superb tires in Spain…i happen to bump into you. Oooh what a night in that whisky bar in Seville. Keep well, kind regards mate. X

[@RichyVida]

Will never forget that, Beans! All the time in the world, for you, pal. X

[@WheelieGoodTV]

Love the Road 6’s on my VFR Rich, like glue! I also love that song and the way you performed it you talented fecker!😉🎸

[@andyrawlings5369]

Road 5 and 6 in my view are best tyres you can buy if i were you rich would fit a chain oiler to give the chain some love buy a tutoro one i have them on my vfrs very easy to fit would also fit a volt meter to keep tabs on charging system on battery state. And yes the vfr is a very smooth and easy bike to ride you forget yours is 20 years old dont look it the build qualitly is top notch do use the silver lady more often and keep the clips coming of the silver lady .

[@Baza765]

Enjoyed that Rich,top tune too ;-) Ride Safe Mr B \m/

[@DerrickBommarito]

Had to do a full replacement on the charging system on my vfr. Turns out they REALLY don't like running fully off the stator with a dead battery. Burned the stator up to a crisp.

[@Sharpey76.]

Had the Road 6 GT on my FJR when i had it and they were fantastic

[@johncollins3299]

Nice when i see you on the Viffer , the reason why i no you and everything after, when i got mine i court the title (10 things i hate about my VFR) and thought what have i done, and as they say the rest is history. still got mine, and been through all the things that can pop up with them. and i do believe all the Mods you can do, i like it more now than the day i got it, and the best thing from getting it was ,, meeting you and the boys, the runs out WB weekenders, meeting so many people i would have never meet. so good stuff big man, I miss a bit of detail, as you did before, prices, and where you get some stuff, as a straight talking guy value your opinion, hope i am not working on you next ride out, stay safe, and wheels on the road all the best BJ

[@place17adv]

The new rubber looks stunning on the silver lady! Loved the interlude! Hope the battery problem was just a dodgy battery - I had a few electrical issues on my VFR and when the battery started going it was never a good sign 😢🤞

[@brucekendall52]

1st class vocals.

[@RichyVida]

Thank you very much 🙏

[@cartzwheels]

You can’t beat new shoes day. It won’t be long before you hit that 100,000 miles milestone. That will be an emotional vid for you.

[@PicosPaul1979]

it was 2019 picos ep4 when she finally gave up, 2018 was my 1st time away. Just got the ROAD 6GT's fitted on mine they seem great i'll be very happy if i get more miles out of the GT's than the standard ones

[@TheJmebe]

The pre facelift 6th generation VFR800 still suffered with a weak regulator/rectifier. I've had 2 5th gens and currently own a latter 6th gen VFR800. Road 6s should be an excellent all weather choice.

[@KingBespokeCreations]

Beautiful Segway there bud 🎸

[@bren106]

Ticked every box did this weeks video. Silver sweetheart, Steve, and your music interlude. You must have had a new chain and sprockets when the big pamper was done by Steve surely. (don't call me Shirley) New album dropped Friday from Old Crow Medicine Show that's well tasty, I think it's a definite for me to go see them in Manchester this November.

[@P6_7R_Nick]

Still got old Dunclare's on that filling station 😂. I bet NFD look after those.

[@patrickbutler1959]

Enjoyed 😊the wee song 🎵 👌

[@allanmason7544]

great vid rich i still watch usa tour and all the others

[@RichyVida]

Thank you

[@Jim-nm1en]

Hi Richy, I have watched your Arctic circle tour as well as your USA tour several times now as well as your european tours. Each time I watch them I pick up on something I missed before. I would love to see you and Egone do another big tour somewhere. How about Australia or New Zealand. That would be awesome. I suppose that would be a 2 to 3 month tour at least for Oz and possibly the same for New Zealand. Maybe that would just be a tour too far time wise and cost wise. Maybe , a return to the USA to visit the states you had to miss out on before because of weather or time constraints would be more viable. Anyway Richy, I always enjoy watching your videos.

[@justmejohn773]

I've got Road 6s on my bike. A word to the wise they can track along tar snakes which can be disconserting. I'm going back to Road 5s.

[@RichyVida]

Interesting! Thanks for that. I hated the 4’s and reverted to 3’s until 5’s came along. I’ve had a few sets of 5’s since. Hoping I don’t have to do the same with these 6’s.

[@TheSpectre223]

Gotta love a V4 Honda, silky smooth purr. I've got a 3rd gen Magna myself, love it. Only thing that lets it down is the range, which is poor.

[@stephenpotts8170]

Hi Richy, that battery you made me curious to know if you had it on a battery tender or not, and by the way young man you have a beautiful voice, knew you had a band but that's the first time I have heard you sing, lovely. Thank you.

[@mohdhilmitahit8748]

wow.... legend bro

[@bikerkevv4692]

My favorite content is when the vfr is out

[@alexmorgan3435]

Both you and your VFR have fine voices Richy. You still have the std suspension on your VFR as fitted from new? Also do you still have the Racing Puig screen on yours? Re: new battery. I presume Steve would have checked to see your reg/rec was still ok and this wasn't the cause of your previous battery prematurely failing, again? You need to upgrade the reg/rec to a Shindengen FH020 unit. They are only £50-60 on Ebay. Kev of Kev's shed has made a couple of very thorough YT videos of how you can do this. He has a silver lady just like yours. I have just put Michelin Road 5s on my silver lady. Couldn't quite stretch to the Road 6. Would like to see you do another Croatia tour. Like all your tours but that one for me is a favourite. Watched it a few times now as well as revisiting episodes of your US tour. Many thanks for Richyvida taking me places on his VFR and other bikes that I shall likely never visit.

[@RichyVida]

Thank you Alex. Yep, all original stuff. Yes, Steve checked it all. Just putting it down to a dodgy battery. He did say that batteries of today are most definitely not what they used to be and would only really expect a good 2-3yrs out of one these days.

[@alexmorgan3435]

@@RichyVida Thanks for your reply. Only 2-3 years you say. That's not good. I think mine still has it's original from 2004 and it is currently starting fine although the first owner might well have changed it but it does look original. Was thinking of getting mine up to Steve Scott's for some fettling at some point on the strength of your videos visiting him and your satisfaction with his work. ATB Richy. Enjoy riding yours on it's new Michelin Road 6 GTs.

[@ReMotorcycle]

Great stuff!! Sign me up for you next US adventure!

[@edgybikercop]

Lyrics Tired of drifting, searching, shifting From town to town Everytime I slip and slide A little further down I can't blame you if you wont take me back After everything I put you through But honey you're me last hope And who else can I turn to? Come on Silver Lady take my word I won't run out on you again believe me Oh I've seen the light It's just one more night without you Here I am a million miles away from home The Indiana wind and rain cut through me I'm lost and alone Chilled to the bone Silver lady

[@johngarrity7777]

Brilliant! 👍🏍🏍👍

[@darrenmilo9565]

Was a pleasure to meet you at Steve’s whilst you were having the slinky replaced 😂.

[@RichyVida]

Slinky hahaha. You too, mate!

[@slic71]

Nice vlog. I am trying to get my Zx7r p2 back on the road. What I need is a bike mechanic like that in South Birmingham. Difficult to trust anyone with my baby....

[@RichyVida]

Make the journey up to Mansfield if she’s your pride and joy..

[@slic71]

I might just do that. Thought you where way further north than that. Cheers

[@RichyVida]

Steve is in Mansfield Woodhouse. You’ll not find anyone more trustworthy - or old school! 👍

[@PCG2022]

Pretty sure I seen you riding out towards Newark waving ya arms (both) in the air like a madman? If not, you came to mind for some reason.. :)

[@RichyVida]

Haha no, don’t think so? 🤔

[@derbyshireruralrider9398]

Time to release “difficult” second album?

[@SeattleForge]

Hello Richy, I hope this finds you well. I notice that you use the gopro mod on your helmet set up. Do you hardwire the power to it? Isn't changing batteries a huge hassle with that kit on?

[@RichyVida]

Yes I do. One battery and external power. No hassle at all 👍

[@5tevieb954]

Hey mate it was picos 2019, it was me that pointed it out. Is that the same lid you wore across the states as well? Also would love to hear you cover Rich men of north richmond .

[@RichyVida]

I LOVE that song! And yes, I’ll give it a shot. No, different lid. The USA one is still in the garage, though 👍

[@UncleWally3]

The dodgie battery in my VFR turned out to be stinky stator. So far, the only problem I’ve had over 73 000 kilometers.

[@rlw85]

It’s ever so strange seeing my home town on KZbin, do you ever nip into maggies on the hill or bakers shop cafe

[@RichyVida]

No? Don’t think I’m aware of those? Where are they?

[@rlw85]

@@RichyVida Richard and Maggies chip shop on Stanton hill and the bakers shop cafe Unit 13 Maun Cl, Mansfield NG18 5GY near council yard.

[@johnsutherland8239]

You really need to leave the bike connected to a optimate , and only buy yuasa batteries, I can get at least 10 years out of a yuasa and that’s with the bikes standing , not doing a lot all year , killed my battery on one of my bikes because I left it at work for 6 months over the winter and never charged it 😳

[@willwye410]

Is the VFR really heavy enough to need GT Road 6s? Might the sidewalls be too stiff? Let us know after a few k miles.

[@RichyVida]

Nothing to do with sidewalls. GT’s just have an extra ply in the centre. 👍

[@freddielyttle647]

Hey Richy what was the name of the song you played in the garage it was beautiful.

[@RichyVida]

I’m obsessed with it at the mo. It’s called “Where I Find God” by Larry Fleet

[@freddielyttle647]

Cheers buddy

[@IgorNikonov47]

Hi! What kind of wind screen do you have on your bike? I have a gen 6 as well with stock screen, thinking of changing it..

[@RichyVida]

I gave a Puig screen on. Spot on 👍

[@IgorNikonov47]

@@RichyVidaPuig Racing one? Thanks in advance!

[@RichyVida]

Yes 👍

[@IgorNikonov47]

@@RichyVida Thanks!

[@scottyuk]

Enjoyed the vid but dont get why you went for GTs. The manufacturer prob knows a little more abiut tyres. Tyres are mean to spread to increase the contact patch. Extra rigidity without the extra weight means they wont. They wint be awful but the standard ones are better for solo riding on normal sized bikes. Even bigger bikes like my old Blackbird shouldnt have the GTs unless mainly used two up.

[@RichyVida]

Longevity, Scotty.

[@scottyuk]

Michelin claim the Road 6 has 10% better longevity than the PR5 but I don't see any claims for the GT getting even more. 🤔 I just asked an AI engine and here's the response. Personally I believe what the manufacturer says. "The disadvantage of using a Michelin Road 6 GT tire rather than a Michelin Road 6 tire on a medium weight motorbike is that the GT version is specifically designed for heavier motorcycles, typically touring or sport touring bikes. If you use the GT tire on a medium weight motorbike, which doesn't require the extra load-bearing capacity and stiffer construction of the GT version, you may experience certain drawbacks, such as: 1. Reduced handling and agility: The GT tire's stiffer construction may result in decreased maneuverability and a less nimble riding experience on a medium weight motorbike. 2. Reduced comfort: The GT tire's design prioritizes load-bearing capacity rather than comfort, so you may experience a firmer ride and potentially more vibration. 3. Increased wear and tear: As the GT tire is designed for heavier bikes, it may wear out more quickly when used on a medium weight motorbike, leading to shorter lifespan and increased maintenance costs. Therefore, it is generally recommended to choose the appropriate tire model for your specific motorbike to ensure optimal performance, handling, and safety."

[@mike.boysen]

Mr. Vida chocolate bars. Now there's an idea.

[@RichyVida]

Haha

[@ΒασίληςΚυριαζής-γ8ι]

Oy richy how tall are you sir ? Iam into this beauty of a bike and i am wondering at 191m (6ft2) how i will feel it

[@MS-RBP13]

I am 6ft 4 and I find my VFR comfortable

[@ΒασίληςΚυριαζής-γ8ι]

Thanks for the reply mate Any adjustment on the bar or the original?

[@MS-RBP13]

@@ΒασίληςΚυριαζής-γ8ι I kept it original .. could try bar risers I suppose to see if it adds to the comfort. After riding a lot of different bikes I can say position seems spot on.

[@RichyVida]

I’m 5ft 10

[@richardbriggs1335]

When are we going to see the 100k ? Put it in a glass cabinet in the front room.

[@RedDragonUncaged]

Love the VFR, gen 5 better though 😅. Stopped watching once the guitar case opened ... 😂

[@RichyVida]

I’m pleased for you.

[@alexmorgan3435]

I have 5th and 6th gen VFRs, 1998 and 2004. Neither is better, they are just different bikes. The 6th gen handles better though, turns in easier feels more eager. Both mine are std very low mileage examples in mint condition.

[@RedDragonUncaged]

@RichyVida no idea what you mean by that, is it sarcasm?

[@alexmorgan3435]

@@RedDragonUncaged He was being polite despite of your rather rude comment.

[@RedDragonUncaged]

@@alexmorgan3435 rude?

[@neilrd350]

You should arrange to meet Eddie Hall the beast! After all he is a biker🏍🏍🏍🏍

[@RichyVida]

Eh?! 🤷‍♂️

[@Chris-mn7yy]

Loved the song!

[@greengoblindave]

Always live the sound of your VFR. But 40000 miles on the chain. On a bike you love I do hope it’s just memory loss 😂 Nah. Chain must have been ok or it would of flown off by now.. Great bike that. Think you have given it the live it deserves. Great little song. Might have to watch this again though. I was in and out… Keep an eye out for September… And don’t forget to say NO… Take care ride safe. Hope to ride with you again soon…

[@simongoodwin926]

Terrible, I thought you said tear-able, that would be impressive!

[@TwoFourCharlie007]

First????

[@NBMoto547]

Typical lorry drivers lol

[@MB-qk5it]

A very poor vlog, boring.....