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Mar232015March 23, 2015November 6, 2016by superfunk

Adding a new top case to Varadero – GIVI TRK52

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The Varadero came with a Givi Monolock top case which did the trick for a helmet or small stuff but wasn’t really big enough or durable enough for anything other than commuting. So I decided to add a larger and more touring type of top case – the GIVI Trekker TRK52.

This case is absolutely cavernous….

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Mar142015March 14, 2015March 14, 2015by superfunk

Varadero – Adding GPS and SPOT Ram Mounts

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One thing I really appreciated about buying a VFR was the excellent support from online forums – VFRdiscussion and VFRworld. VFR motorcycles must attract a ‘special’ kind of buyer and rider because they document everything. Every type of maintenance, alteration and equipment addition has been documented on those two sites – encyclopedic knowledge.

Well, buying a…

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Mar082015March 8, 2015March 8, 2015by superfunk

New Bike and New Adventure

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Last summer I sold the KLR650 I bought in 2010. To be honest, I never really liked the bike from the beginning. I know people rave about them about how cheap they are, easy to fix, and that they will ‘go anywhere’.

For me, it just never really started any kind of love affair. The suspension…

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