Need input on the mods made to this 92 VFR

Hi Everyone. This site rocks. I met Seattle today to sit on his bike. Super nice guy. Really like the gen 3 size. Anyways Seattle told me that there was a silver VFR on craigslist but I haven't seen the ad. Well today the ad popped up and I'm about to give the guy a call. Before I do, I need to understand all these mods that was done to bike. I myself was really looking for a complete stock bike. My concern with a heavily modded bike is depending on who did the mod, something may have gotten screwed up or performance may degrade. Anyways see the ad description at the following link and let me know what these mods are suppose to do and if there are any concerns with the mods. I know silver wasn't a stock color in 92, is this a concern as well? I'm a complete noob so I don't know what these mods are for. Thanks.

1992 Honda VFR 750 - Dodge Viper Silver

 

+1 on the Silver '92VFR. Make sure to ask if the guy installed a jet kit to go along with that Yosh pipe. The pipe by itself won't gain you much in terms of power output. The quick shift kit return spring is slightly stronger than stock. It offers just a bit more resistance at the shift lever,but it makes for a smoother,more positive,shorter throw gearshift. Thumbs up on all the listed mods done to this bike. Wish there was a better picture though. Give the bike a good once over before you decide anything,and ask lots of questions. Good Luck Philosopher.

 

With all these mods, do you get the impression that this bike was raced with? From my research, I was told to stay away from raced bikes.

 

Yes this is a first for me. I'll take the advice and look at the bike anyways. One more thing, what's the purpose of the adjustable suspension? Would this be a benefit to a shorter person in lowering the bike height?

 

There ya go...

I told ya that add was floating around. As for the quick shift kit, I forgot to tell you that I added that option to my bike as well. It makes shifting the bike much smoother I'm glad I did it. Good luck when you look at it.

 

If he buys the bike I'll hook him up with Barry Wrestle's information. Not sure if you know who that is but he's very well known around these parts and tunes suspensions really cheap.

+1 on the MSF class. I took it and was surprised that there was so much information that I wasn't aware of.

 

I did the MSF about 3 months ago and researched motorcycles for about 9 months. Thanks for all the info.

 

Are Jet Kits Bad?

I spoke with the bike owner last night. He said the bike had a stage 3 jet kit installed with a two brothers exhaust when he purchased it. I'm not sure why he changed the pipe afterwards. Will have to ask next time. Anyhow, I did a little research on jet kits and from what I read, they are suppose to provide a smooth acceleration for the bike. Is this the jist of it? I've also read that the jet must be tuned correctly for the system to operate correctly and that this is where jet kits can be troublesome? Should I be concerned about this? What should I look for in a test ride in evaluating to make sure the jet kits is working properly? Hesistation, I guess?

 

^ all very good advise, let us know how it goes.

 

What's more embarassing is that of all my friends, I'm the most "gearheaded". I know very little about bikes. I had to look up how a carburator work this morning just so I can understand the idea behind putting a jet kit on. I'm an Electrical Engineer by trade and therefore will tend to want to do all the maintenance myself after hours of googling on the internet on how to do them of course. I've read several info on the internet on what to look for when looking/test riding used bikes, which doesn't offer much to go by. Basically, my approach is do more research before looking at the bike, then go see the thing. If it looks like it's in good condition, start and ride fine. I'm buying it. I would be willing to take any advice that fellow board members are willing to offer in this
department?

EDIT: I'm probably going to spend some $$ to have a bike dealer look the thing over as I don't know what I'm looking at.

 

I have another question about this bike. When I spoke with the owner, he had the original cut and replaced with a yosh pipe from a previous VFR. Can you just do that? Don't you have to tweak the jet's for the new pipe?