Finished at last VFR700 Resto Pics

Finished, pics arn't very good, my camera only likes sunlight late in the day. I was tired of seeing parts scattered around, one piece is much better. May do the wheels later (next set of tires) but I'll debate it since I had white wheels on my 90 CBR1000F, cleaned them every ride.

Last pic was when I brought it home, it was stored 20 years, only 5K orig miles, orig tires had giant cracks in them, I can't believe they held air and made the 50 mile ride home, plus a never adj, never lubed chain.

 

I'm not a huge early VFR fan, but that machine is very well done. You should be very proud.

 

where did you get the sticker set from?

 

Nice work captain! I'll give you $500 for her :biggrin:

Regards,
Rollin

 

WOW! It was pretty darn nice to begin with. I love the RWB scheme - that's timeless!

 

Here's the Decal Set Link. They're very nice decals and good price, but the Wings are hard to get the backing off.

High Quality VFR Series Decals and Stickers 460

 

And I thought we were friends.

That really hurts NCB.

 

Nice work! I'm not far behind you, I finished the blue and clear on my tank and front fairing this afternoon.

Did you color sand and buff after clearing?

 

Nice... Needs white tires.....

 

Props

My hat is off to you. Very well done.:thumbsup:

 

OUCH !!!!

 

No, the clearcoat came out pretty nice, just polishing a few times later on should do it. I'm tired of sanding!

I restored these old but great Pattern Planes, they fly super but no more sanding.

Pic of Tank after clearcoat a little more flow enhancer it woiuld've been perfect.

 

Oh nice! I love the rear exhaust on that motor. Is that an O.S.?

 

Yes, OS V61 carb restrictor out, hi rpm nitro pipe.. it screams on 30%Nitro Heli Fuel.

 

Awesome! I've been messing around lately with a CAP 232 and an Extra 330L (both with O.S. surpass motors) but they don't compare to the Wolfgang Matt Diamant I crashed a while back. Still kicking myself for that one

sorry my post is off topic the bike is beautiful too!

 

I have a YS FZ120 in the Meridian it pulls hard on 30% Heli and leaves a nice smoke trail. The YS Supercharged engines are more finiky than the the OS thou.

 

Yea YS's are a pain but man do they scream! I had a YS fz63 in a Sig King Cobra 60 (my favorite kit btw) a while back and it was a great engine but sometime was a pain to start because it would flood all the time.

What % castor oil is in that heli fuel? I imagine its around 25% at least! Probably $30 a gallon too!

 

King Cobra and the Patriot are cool planes.
I don't run any castor, it gums everything up. I think oil content in 30 Heli is about 23% it runs great and leaves a nice smoke trail. The 20% heli is good in all the engines I've run it in too. I got tired of having different fuels so I run 20 or 30 Heli in my planes, heli's with 2 or 4 strokes in them. I've been getting 20 heli for $25 a gallon (pricey but it performs nice. That Nitro shortage fugged up the fuel prices.

 

That's a really nice bit of gear!!!! Well done.

 

Looks nice. I agree that white wheels are a pain to clean but they will really make this bike look fantastic. Thanks for sharing.