Afternoon all, Just signed up. I had a Rothmans painted VF1000RE about 10 years ago which I loved but I swapped it for a Ducati 750GT. I'm still mainly an Italian bike man but I recently saw a standard rwb '84 VF1000R on ebay and was tempted. It has a few cosmetic issues but seems good mechanically and has a new MoT. If you're out and about in the Cotswolds keep an eye out for a big fat bloke on a slightly tatty VF1000R! IanE
Just can't get enough VF1000R pics! Congrats and Welcome Ian. :welcome: Just love the paint scheme on those old VF1000R's. :love: More pics please! BTW-What's an MoT?
Hi, Thanks for the comments. An MoT is a Monistry of Transport roadworthiness test - an annual check of the basic condition of a car or bike. Where in WI are you? I have had a friend from Madison staying this week, took him to a brewery on Wednesday and he's off to a mutual friend's in Lewes in Sussex for a big firework event tonight. Cheers IanE
I Come From The Land of H-D. LOL!!! I hail from a sleepy little snowtown that's tucked snuggly upon the frigid ice strewn Western shores of the Great Michigan Ocean which folks around these parts fondly refer to as Brewtown. :smow: Mad City (where your friend is from) is the Capitol of The Frozen Wastelands of Wisconsin. It's a crazy College town about 80 miles or so West of Brewtown. That town really rocks this time of year on Saturdays during College Football season. :rockon: GO BADGERS!!! It's funny you should mention Sussex,because here in The Frozen Wastelands there actually IS a little village called Sussex which is just a bit Northwest on the outskirts of Brewtown.
I'm not biased at all, but nice bike! I believe that the US version of the '86 VF1000R (which I have) is like your '84 with the dual headlights, but the paint scheme is closer to the '85. Any plans to restore it?
