NOW SOLD 1996 vfr750 perfect winter bike

[ogri48]

ok, lemme think..1996 in red..new fork springs/seals and fluids (stock weight)Rebuilt MTC rear shock from much lower mileage bike with 4mm pre load shims genuine 30 thousand miles. was in storage for about ten years...new bt021front and back..just had new plugs/ oil/ 4 x oe quality Japanese carb kits fitted. new battery six months ago. best-quality-I-could-find reg/rec ( metal finned heat sink type) full tool kit (including all important chain adjuster c spanner and spark plug socket to get in behind radiator for front plugs) ..swinging arm stripped out new bearings and cleaned/ greased where wheel sits in it so adjusts smoothly. .exhaust pipe work removed, checked (sound) cleaned and painted in wurth high temp paint. not too loud ART race can and undamaged stocker...25mm bar raisers fitted. Givi wingrack two and  46 litre box engine looks manky under bodywork, but mechanically very very good. bodywork looks ok but if you look close almost every panel has a scratch or small crack, tank has couple of hard to notice dents. think that's it...1100 without rack and luggage 1200 with rack and topbox ( holds two helmets) :-)I'll get some photos up later

[ogri48]

Video of it starting and running today..
http://youtu.be/V2vo00fryMM

[ogri48]

Some photos

[ogri48]

More..

[ogri48]

And more..

[ogri48]

Even more..

[ogri48]

The first weekend we had it me and the missus went touring with full luggage and it didn't miss a beat. There getting old now but still the perfect all rounder

[Frosties]

Soooooooooo, how does this compare with say......oh I don't know.......say a Gen1 thou 

[Mick-H]

Soooooooooo, how does this compare with say......oh I don't know.......say a Gen1 thou 

Every bit as good IMHO.
I've had 2 of them and 2 Fazer's, had I not been for having back problems I'd probably still have one.
Even with different more upright bars I still struggled, at one point I did consider cutting the fairing so that I could put LSL raisers and higher bar's but couldn't bring myself to do it.
Luckily a friend of a friend saw my VFR and just happened to have a Fazer, the swap was done and I'm more than happy to be back on a Fazer.
I do miss the sound of the VFR with a Staintune can on it, it never felt or sounded strained or overworked no matter how fast it was ridden.
Had Honda brought out a VFR 1000 based on the gear driven cam's of the 750 they'd not have been able to keep up with demand. The V-tec 800 and more so the VFR1200 are not in the same league as the old 750 and have lost Honda a lot of customers.
 

[ogri48]

Yup, exactly what mick said.
I'm 6 2 and sixteen stone, but its reasonably roomy even with a chunky monkey like me onnit. I just had to uprate the shock and front end which had gone baggy after twenty years. can't fault it to be honest, I've just always wanted another gen one, and the perfect bike ( for me) came up so it was a done deal. If I could I'd keep the viffer for commuting I would but I've got four bikes and I had to promise penny ( and mean it) one would go if I got the fazer. The other two are lifetime bikes (old Harley and a mint zzr1100 with 5k onnit me brother in law had in dry storage for over ten years) so it's gotta be the Honda. It's going on evilbay tonight on auction

[Frosties]

sold....SOLD....'KIN SOLD.


Ahhhhhhhhhhhh c'mon - gimme a break will ya. First the Gen1 then the VFR 

[ogri48]

Me mate has bought it for his missus bud :-)