86 VFR700 For Vintage Roadracing

Hi. Brand new to the board and to VFRs. Currently building an 86 to go vintage roadracing with next season. I'm interested to know if anyone else out there is racing a vintage VFR? From reading the other posts I know the wheel swap issue is a frequent topic. I've already mounted a Hurricane front wheel on the bike, did I read somewhere that the Hurricane rear wheel is also a direct swap? And a VFR800 shock? I would appreciate any information you can provide about this or any other useful performance mods. Thanks in advance.

Kris Larrivee
Larrivee Roadracing
AHRMA & VRRA #473

 

Here's a link to the conversion info:

http://www.one-ring.net/vfrfaq/WheelFAQ.htm

The hot setup is to use the F2 front end and wheel as well as the F2 rear to get tire size up to 160. Can sell you a complete package with forks, brakes, steering clamps, clip ons, and VFR800 shock for $500.00. Chuck Crites at Cobalt Racing in Ohio is the real master of the early VFR; you should look him up.

 

are you racing the vfr in wera V7?

 

Be careful on hurricane rear wheel. I bought front and rear from a 600 hurricane and the rear is totally wrong. The rear from a cbr1000 from the same era (1987-1990) looks to be the same after a bit of research. Make sure you get the rotor with the wheel you buy coz they're about $160 to get new. The front wheel will fit and use your VFR rotors if you want. for all the trouble, look up chuck crites and get a kit to go to F2 gear. His E-Bay id is VFRchuck. i have an old E-mail address somewhere but there's no response to that one. good luck