Over the past year, I've benefitted so much from the collected wisdom of vfrworld that I thought it was past time I started contributing. So here goes... I decided a year ago that it was finally time (I'm north of 60) to learn to ride. But what to ride? Since winter was approaching and I was on a budget, I thought I'd save some money (hah!) and look for a project bike to rebuild over the winter. I found this '86 VFR700F2 and trailered it home. It took weeks of part-time effort just to clean it of accumulated crud, and more time to tear it down - virtually every fastener was corroded and seized. Replaced a lot of parts (thank you, servicehonda.com!) and refurbished a lot more. Since the engine started and ran, I concentrated on the chassis. So far I've managed to cross these things off the project to-do list: rebuild rear brake caliper (it was seized) rebuild front calipers new front and rear wheel bearings new sprockets and chain rebuild forks replace hi-rise handlebars with used OE bars (eBay) new regulator/rectifier new left side fairing rebuild fairing stays and front cowl mounts new tires (which I mounted myself. Never again!) adjust valves I took my MSF new rider course in March (passed the riding test in blowing snow!) and rode the bike for the first time in May. The VFR's 500 lbs took a bit of getting used to (I weigh in at 155), but before long it became my daily driver, replacing my truck for the daily commute. The local canyons provide a weekend playground and plenty of opportunities to work on my cornering technique. This winter I'm back to work on the to-do list, which includes rebuilding the leaking carbs (as of today, one down, three to go), rebuilding the swing arm bushings and shock linkage, replacing the shock, replacing the stem bearings, replacing the tank petcock, and the usual plugs, fluids and filters routine. Oh, I forgot to mention... the odometer just hit 90,000 :smile:
:welcome: You'll fit right in !!! As long as you don't ask what oil or tires to use.........arty: :drinker: After 90k i'd love to know your compression numbers !
welcome i also ride a vfr700f2 as my starter bike and daily driver and i could not be happier with its performance. your bike gives me a lot of confidence in the length of time these bikes last mine is just under 27k. when i got it fuel pump and carbs leaked after trying tones of o-rings trying to seal the center fuel linkage i ended up using A/C O-rings and they stopped it right up best choice for sure, i strongly recommend using them.
