Goodbye 1st Gen...hello 2nd Gen

Okay, my bad I was thinking you had the option to use CBR600F, CBR750F or CBR1000F rims. 'Hurricane' refers to all of these models...though I don't know the specific rim sizes offhand.

 

Oh....my bad.

Yea...I meant CBR600F wheels. Apparently the front bolts right on. I dunnoh what the rear needs to install.

 

I'm definitely a fan of the aesthetics of the CBR600F rims. From what I've read, Honda took a bit of 'design inspiration' from Dymag on these, back in the day.

 

Yea...I'm a big fan of how they look too

 

A little 'magnesium' inspiration:

Dymag Classic Three Spoke



These are very close to the aesthetics of the stock VF500F rims...

Side by Side VF500F and CBR600F:

 

^^ Ooooh. Those are pretty :drool:

 

And then some sad news, if you were thinking of purchasing, - Dymag filed for bankruptcy late last year...not sure if they are up an running again.

Wheel Manufacturer Dymag Racing Enters into Bankruptcy

 

Doubt I could afford them anyways.

The F wheels look more modern than the Dynamag and the VF500 wheels. IMO.

 

Yeah, the Dymags are a bit salty. Interesting to see the progression though: Dymag, VF500F, CBR600F.

I agree the CBR600F rims are very nicely designed.

 

Hahaha....a bit "salty" ??

 

A local colloquialism down in these parts - 'salty' means expensive...

 

Oh I see.

Could get a bit confusing when talking about Pretzels, French Fries, or Peanuts :tongue:

 

Unfortunately it won't. The 86-87 VFR's use the shortest shocks of any Honda so you won't find anything else that is a direct fit.

 

Great!

You might want to get a buddy to help you set the sag properly for your weight.

 

IT runs cooler without the lowers off

 

What runs cooler with the lower whats off?

 

I think he means fairings.
I still need to put mine on to test that theory out.

 

It runs cooler with the lower fairings off or on?

It runs pretty cool now with them on....it just pipes that hot air to my butt

 

"Without the lowers off" is kinda double negativish. It implies that the lowers are off and it translates, "It runs cooler with the lowers on". However, my squirrel is a little rusty.

 

On a more topical note, how about some updates on everything you are finding one the bike, what you have or are doing to it, etc? I am really curious and interested. I almost went that '86 route too and your VFR was one of the 3-4 that I was looking at.