Ben Ros and his VX

 

Here are two pictures of my bike with a fairing. One picture with Krauser panniers (I believe K1)  and a Givi PointBox.
This fairing is manufactured by a small business in Holland which is run by a former Dutch 125cc motorcycle champion: Jos Schurgers.

Schurgers Polyester
Address: Bennebroekerweg 214
              2142 LD Cruquis
              Netherlands
Telephone: +31 (0) 23 5283367

I think the fairing (980S) is still produced but don't know whether it's still available with VX800 mountings. The lower parts can be taken off in about 15 min. which is very nice when it's hot in the summer. A half top remains.

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Some words about  me and my VX:

Way, way back when I became 18 years old :) I got my motorcycle drivers licence (before the car licence). I was mad about bikes.
Drove different bikes for some 10 years during my studenthood and after. But after a while, well you know how it is, wanted to raise a family. I can't remember how long since I didn't ride a bike but it must have been about 20 years.
The last couple of years I had been thinking of getting another bike again but never came to buying one until last April 1999.  Looking for a sporty tourer bike I came across a VX800 in the bike shop close to my work and was immediately interested.

What a nice design! I really liked the looks of it. The bike seems to be very consciously designed
as a whole. Oh well, that just a matter of personal taste. Took a test-drive which was very strange to me after 20 years. The first bends I took at very slow speed! It felt completely different to what I had
expected. But after a few blocks I already got used to it and could try the power. Wow, it pulls!


Still, didn't know anything about the bike. It was a 1990'er with 23000km so I wanted some more background as to reliability an things. Searched the internet and there I came across the homepages of quite a lot of VX owners!.
Surprised I emailed to Ko Harthoorn for info on the bike. His reply and some very good reviews I read convinced me to buy it and I certainly didn't regret that since.
 


Ben