After the excitement the '86 VFR750 brought me - memories, etc., it was hard to stop... An opportunity presented itself to pick up an '87 VFR700...
An update... With the mechanical items (regulator/rectifier, spark plugs, tires, all fluids, etc.) in the past, it's nice to be able to rely on...
Bill - thanks. Great to hear yours is stock as well - that's the intent here as well. Some quick updates from this weekend: Drained the coolant...
Indeed...the customary copper color anti-seize compound. I'm still perplexed at how 3 out of the 4 plugs were practically loose. Also, I had...
Sixdog - wise words. Fortunately, I put less than 40 or 50 miles on the bike, doing safety checks and such. Here's a picture of the other two...
Good point on the stems - should be installing this weekend. Also, I replaced the two rear spark plugs - the ones the previous owner said were...
Some additional updates: Installed the new rear tire; both tires (Pirellis) are now new and no longer 6+ years old (with hard rubber) Replaced...
Finally registered the bike and got plates. Couple of additional updates: fixed the seat - it wasn't staying down; I smoothed out the top part...
Wow - that looks ugly! Some significant progress today. Mounted a new front tire and reinstalled. Also, changed the oil/filter and also added...
The terminals above the starter relay and the fuse. Note the bubbled surface on the fuse - haven't seen this too many times. The salient...
General pictures of the r/r installation; note: this is just a preliminary installation - I'll be replacing the tires over the next couple of...
Some progress to report. On Tuesday, received two rubber spacers for the fuel tank (the spacers that go between the frame and the tank). One was...
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Good advice. Some additional notes: The bike actually runs and we've done that. She appears to have the customary R/R issue - have already...
Joined a while back. I've been looking for a 1986 VFR 750 for about 4 years. Why? Because I sold mine in 1994 when we were being transferred to...
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