How does an '84 VF1000 stack up against the new 600's?

Hey Juice....

Did you have to do any "stiffening?" to do this mod? was it "ciales like steel" or "Viagra type plastic" or was it stiff enough on its own?

 

Well,, the mirrors themselves have a good flat part to them that sits nicely on the fairing. On the inside however where the screws came through, I drilled holes into 1/2' thick aluminum lining up with the mirror holes, to give it that much needed extra support. The mirrors stand up fantastic now. They do shake a little bit at very high speed ( just enough to blur the vision a little), very livable though. I had done this years ago to my original 1986 500 I had. I used GPZ550 mirrors on it. Was going to used them on my 1000 but the fairing is slightly different and would not sit right for the angle needed. I had a tough time figuring out which mirrors would fit. Finally took the fairing off brought it to a shop that sold every aftermarket mirrors going. The guy was great we opened every freakin package until we found that the cbr 600 mirrors would work perfect. Cost me $50 how can you go wrong.

 

What year CBR Mirrors are those?

 

I believe they are 98-02

 

It won't keep up in the twisties, but it will in a straight line! There is a lot you can do to close the gap, but it will still be a big bike. I raced mine for 4 years (while commuting with it too) and it was a lot of fun.

Doug

 

This is a similar dilemma I have been thinking about. Do I buy another newer bike (been looking at a Triumph Daytona for $5500) or sort out my '94 VFR? Finally decided to sort the VFR, mainly because it is already a pretty excellent bike and for about $1500-2000 more, it'll be great.

 

I have an 84 1000F, an 85 1000R and a 99 VFR. They are 3 distinctly different bikes. After riding the 1000F the VFR feels tiny and cramped. The 1000R feels extremely long in the reach. I am 6'2, and it is a long ways to the bars.
All 3 bikes handle different as well, the 1000F is more touring than sport, the 1000R is a lot more sport than touring, and the VFR is right between them. This is in normal riding conditions. Torque is great on the 2 1000s, and adequete on the VFR. The VFR may require a downshift to pass with authority on the highway, the 1000s do not, just twist and go.
VFR is smoother over 5 grand, the 1000s are dead smooth from idle to 5k, where they both have a vibration for about 500 rpm, then smooth again.
I use the bike that will fit the situation that I am in. Long trips, the VFR, short city trips the F, medium highway trips the R.