how many young guys here ride a vf1000r?

hey guys im new to this forum and i was wondering how many young guys ride the magnificent VF1000R?
i have recently picked up one thats been sitting for 12 years in so cal its rough but with a restoration should be a beauty once more.

 

Without pics you are nothing but a liar LOL.


Rollin

 

Also, you may need to define some parameters for "young".

 

Young is anyone under the age of 70 - isn't that obvious.
Im young and I have 2 VF1000R's.

 

Yeah man, pics or else you are another pretty storyteller in our minds.

 

ok posting picks

 

ok by young i mean 30 or less, but you older members are the reason these bikes are what they are today so feel free to comment :biggrin:

 

I have an 86 I'm in the middle of bringing back. Came with an 85 parts bike painted that same blue, why...
Best of luck, keep us posted.

 

i know its such a crime to paint these bike any other color than what they were. i am still having troubles figuring out what the original color was, it looks like it was painted all red and with a spray can and then blue but the black seat appears to be original.

 

Good luck in your restoration.

Maybe this will serve as some inspiration on how awesome a bike/build that can be.

http://vfrworld.com/forums/showthread.php/23087-VF1000R-rebuild?highlight=

 

i can onestly say im not a fan of the bike in the post because it chopped up a classic but that being said, that is some amazing feet of engineering and a great out come.

 

Bought mine from an 18 year old whose reason for selling was right after his purchase he promptly got a huge ticket on it and his mom made him get rid of it.

 

pore guy he probably didnt realize how much attention these bike get from cops who lived through the 80s.

 

That and doing 90 in a 45 (IIRC) might have had something to do with it too.

 

i dont know it might but still not a low profile bike to be doing 90 on but i admit to nothing but my first ride on my vfr700f2 it said i was doing 115 and it felt like i was doing 65 crazy how smooth these bikes are.

 

I have an 85 and an 86. The 85 runs strong and has had the front and rear suspension upgraded and is a beautiful bike, I got lucky with this one as I only paid $1600 for it. The 86 started as a parts bike that I bought for $400 and is gradually progressing into a complete restoration project as it is mostly complete.

Good luck with the rebuild.

 

I bought, restored and sold my 86 off fleabay. Flew to Chicago and drove it back and spent a year restoring it before selling it for an obscene amount. Of course, I did convert it to the EU only Rothman's special, tank to suspension and Honda only paint. Had to receate the decals with a vendor.

Labor of love. But the ergos are all wrong for me. Great bike, glad I had it, glad it found a new owner.

Post pics of progress.

Larry

 

i love these bikes i am out of country until mid july when i will start the resto, i will post a thread on the restoration and would love advice from past resto jobs done by others and problems they ran into.

 

i currently am working for a Ferrari/Maserati/Lamborghini/iso revolta restoration shop in Germany, a perfect restoration is my goal i dont think i could do a partial restoration after seeing what a real ground up every part redone restoration looks like. must have been hard to sell that bike even if its not the perfect bike for you, what did you end up getting for it if you dont mind me asking? im considering doing restoration of old bikes as a side job if it works out on this one