New Toy

[burrich]

Picked up my 05 Vara last week from Marshalls in Peterborough . One owner,full Honda service history..including the 16000 miles big one. Had a few issues on the test ride,one of the hooks on the underside of the seat had been broken at some stage. Made cornering interesting!! Also there was a slight pulsing from the front brakes. I pointed these issues out back at the shop, and yes one of the discs was warped,so two new discs were fitted and a new seat. Result.
I used to have one of the carb Varas and really liked it so was interested to see what improvements they had made. I have done about 600 hundred miles so far and so far i am impressed....other than the seat. Bloody hell thats firm!! The RD-03 seat is luxurious in comparison. Hopefully this will " bed" in as they say. Fuel consumption has been good, 240 miles before the light came on. This will obviously fluctuate...
It needs a few mods..crash bars,a bigger top box. I fancy one of these
http://www.biker-discount.co.uk/cooc...grey-221-p.asp
Will try and post a piccie.

[Snaphappy]

Enjoy it
built for touring, so where are off to

[burrich]

Hi,
have sussed out how to post a piccie. Hopefully off to the West coast of Scotland next month and somewhere in Europe in the coming months

[Austin]

excellent choice. Looks like a non-standard screen, panniers look good though. My 07 has a firm seat but is comfortable for a tankful at a time.

[Alba]

Very nice burrich, lucky chappy.

Got me thinking are these daily commuting bike and whats the mpg expectation of a non-brisk ride ?

[Austin]

Very nice burrich, lucky chappy.

Got me thinking are these daily commuting bike and whats the mpg expectation of a non-brisk ride ?

have a look at africajim's report on his new vara.

[burrich]

Its not shown in the picture,but i have fitted one of those Touratech windscreen spoilers. Seems to work well.

[Jacqueslemac]

Have you had to kiss goodbye to one of your other two bikes?

[StumpyFingers]

It does look smart.

[burrich]

Have you had to kiss goodbye to one of your other two bikes?

I had to say goodbye to the armchair. She disappeared up the road on her way to Germany.