My 91 VFR is a "keeper"

Ralph,and interested VFR listers,

I just had to respond to your post, where you wrote about your 91 VFR. I too
have A 91 model , & feel much the same toward it (Love it). Just yesterday I
turned over 15K miles! I bought mine in (I think) 92 or 93, with less than
5k miles on it,(saw an ad in the local paper). It was so beautiful, I was
smitten immediately, And paid the asking price without even bartering (which
is something I almost never do) ,Because it looked / rode like a brand new
bike. . After learning of the VFR list, I subscribed, and lurked without
posting for a long time (several years). I started thinking of getting a
newer VFR ,but what did they have that made them any better ? Newer models
had more power (not much more), less weight (not much less),& stopped using
gear driven cams (!)
a step-backward in my opinion, I love to hear the gear drive whine! FI was
added (I prefer simplicity of carbs),as was VTEC- which I can live without.
Have any of the newer models been any quicker of faster..if so, not by much.
(Don't even bring up catalytic converters!)
So If I did get a newer VFR, it would be for ...easier/more readily
availiable parts ?

I have owned some 30 some bikes since I started riding in the mid-late 60's.
My VFR is one of the bikes I've owned that I may (probably) will never sell
..Primarily, because no one would pay what it's worth (to me) and I wouldn't
sell it for the $ that it realistically would sell for. It still looks
beautiful. I bought a full tank bra,An upper fairing bra, & lower fairing
bra soon after I took ownership of it, to protect the beautiful finish from
rock & bug chips.
So,the bike in what I call "stealth mode" is mostly black vinyl in
appearance ,with only the red tailpiece and red metal trim beneath the
footpegs visable.
(I wanted to mute the arrest-me -red color, from L.E.O.'s watchful eyes.)
I put a black Corbin seat with red piping (agreeing with the listers
consensus of poor quality construction.), rubber cushions on bottom of seat
were pop riveted to seat base! Most are missing now. But seat is comfortable
.. I remember being a little suprised @cost, think it was over $400 more than
10 yrs. ago. Severals years ago (maybe 5 ?) I decided to put on a slip-on
pipe. I was suprised that it was kinda hard to find a name -brand pipe to
fit it, as it was gettin "old" and many pipe makes stopped making the for
that generation.
I found a new TBR pipe in a closeout sale @ a website for a Ca. shop &
ordered it.
I was pleased to learn that the TBR pipe wasn't too much louder than the
stock pipe .
Much lighter,and polished beautifully, it's still on it. Looks & sounds
great.
My 91 VFR, it's a "Keeper"...Joebiker996.


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