Hi all my name is Jordan and currently own a 1987 vfr 700 f2. Over the last several years my father has bought and sold bikes, which I rode with him on when I was younger. In summer 2010 I started to have a desire to own a bike of my own. Not long after I was given a 1981 KZ440 ltd. I promptly went through the carbs, replaced the plug wires and plugs. On Thankgiving day 2010 I bought a 1982 GPz750 for $500 which sat a for a couple years and needed to have the carbs cleaned and a new battery. Few months later my father saw an ad on craigslist for a 1987 VFR 700 for $500 with an 86 parts bike. I rode the GPz for a month (which is how long the permit lasts in NH, and is once in a lifetime here). Sold the GPz in June or July to fund getting the vfr repainted. Got my MC endorsement in august, was a very happy day for me. I have been riding ever since on almost every nice day. I love the V4 sound and the helpful people on this forum.
I will have pix tomorrow I need to find the pictures of what the bike looked like when I bought it and take a picture of what it looks like now.
She is soooooooooooooo sexy, welcome to the madness. Good to see you follow your father foot steps Nice job bringing the girl back to life, wish I can find something like that out here (Ca) for $500
Holy schnikey! That's the exact same color scheme and everything that I had. Talk about a flashback! I did have an aftermarket can on it though.
Was it a mac 4-2-1? The bike was great to ride other than having a loose cam chain. Sold the bike for $1200 to a guy who had several other GPzs.
My details are a bit sketchy at this point. We're talking back in 1987-91 that I owned this. I just remember flying down the Garden State Parkway to get to the shore and know how many chicks I could pick up since I had a bike, lol. Doing burnouts when leaving every toll booth (because there was always oil that would have dripped on the road from the cars). If I recall, the exhaust was 4-2-1 because I seem to only remember having one pipe on it. But for all I know, that's the way they all were. I don't even know what a "mac" 4-2-1 is! My story is like so many others - eventually settled down, didn't ride the bike, gave it to friend who moved on, and who knows where the bike ended up. 20 years later, I stumble across a 2000 VFR... I guess its like a fist love - you never forget. When you posted up that picture, I had a flood of memories come back. Weird, but awesome! Glad you shared that.
