This is Michael (my son) and I next to the bikes of Jody Williams ('90 VFR750) and his neighbor Tom ('95 Magna 750) after a really nice day ride. Tom owns the plane which is replica of a 1930's something or another. The picture of the bikes and plane was great so here it is without us.Please note that I have lost several fine pictures somehow that VFR owners sent to me. Please accept my apology.
These are recent pictures of my '95 VFR750F that show some modifications.
- Left Side View - '95 VFR750F ...
- Front View with Barend Mirror
- Custom Chain Guard & SS Brake Line
- Sargent Custom Seat
- Right Side View w/ Exhaust Hanger
- Fender Modification & Pegless
- Ole' Faithful and her Rider
A Small Gallery of VFRs from Around the World
- A great place to start is James Voth's site, The VFR & Interceptor Picture Site
- Catherine Fulmer is developing a site of VFR Listers and their VFRs
- BC Guys VFR Wheel Page
- VFR Track Pictures at VIR courtesy of Ben Woodworth. And another VFR Track Day at Summit Point. Finally, Ben has a whole bunch of pictures from Daytona Bike Week 2002. Thanks Ben!
- Ron Brothwood from Newport, Shropshire, UK is the proud owner
of this fine looking Yellow NC30 and he also has a VFR750FL. He mentioned to me that he has had a love affair (purely platonic) with these machines for many years. Thanks for the photo Ron.
- Michael Pozzo's great looking VF500.
- If you're crazy about VFRs, then this story is absolutely a must see. This bike may be the Mother of all VFRs! Special thanks to Shaun D. Nielsen for this special contribution to the VFR Garage.
- Ken Shields (Great Britain) has an interesting story. He bought his '87 VFR750 as a new standard FG model in 1987. Unfortunately, he dropped it in 1988 and hence a Blue and White paint job with a Yoshimura cyclone exhaust. Later that summer, it was blown off the stand and spent the winter in pieces getting tuned and repainted to emerge in time for the Isle of Man TT. It also appeared as a reader's special in Performance Magazine in October 1989. As Ken said, it stayed like that for a few years as he successfully managed to keep it shiny side up.
In 1996, Ken decided to turn it into a single seater with an RC30 seat unit with a few more modifications. About 2 weeks later, he was taking it to Evolution to be included in a feature article in Motorcycle News about the paint shop, only to get squished on a roundabout by a twat driving a Volvo. Nevertheless, this '87 VFR was then featured in Bike Magazine in an article about modifying VFR's (minus the bottom section of fairing).
Thereafter, the repaired Evoluation paint job was so well done, Ken's newest VFR750 was mistaken for one of the Team Bikes by a Team mechanic while parked at Calais on the way back from the World Superbikes at Assen. It stayed like this for a few years until his young son (age 11 years) knocked it over. And that resulted in the current black '87 VFR750. Btw, here is a list of VFR's modification Ken has made to his V4. Now that's a story!
- Randy probably has built and tricked out the most outstanding '86 VFR750F I have ever seen.
- Robert Gardner has a great '86 VFR750F too. The only word that describes this bike is WONDERFUL with HRC wheels, carbonfibre tank and one-piece rear section (with a seat pad from a NSR500). A photo of side view, a decal and a pic from the tank. Look and enjoy.
- Dan is also the a proud owner of a '86 VFR750F and he is from Ontario, Canada. Dan said he hopes people will enjoy this picture.
- Terje Måløy (Norway) has a beautiful deep metallic green '86 VFR750F with Ohlin suspension, Yoshimura exhaust and a Dynojet kit. Terje's website is worth a visit too.
- Nick Gamuranes has a highly modified '86 VFR750f and has given us 2 photos of this special ride. Within a few days, I will have a long list of the modifications he has made to his VFR.
- A wonderful picture of a '86 VFR700F1
. Thanks for the picture Jim.
- Chuck Hostovsky's perfect '86 VFR750F.
- Bill Pearson's Yellow '91 VFR750F with a picture of the custom exhaust pipe fabricated to turn the carbon D&D into a high right-side and another view from the rear quarter. Thanks for the pictures.
- Chris Solberg's '92 VFR750F on top of the Walker Mountain range near Pulaski, Va (USA). Nice photo Chris.
- Phil & Stell Mather's '94 VFR750F in the Pyranees. Texas is a little short on that kind of riding. Phil and Stell (behind the camera) are from Manchester, U.K. Wish I could join you.
- Tony Boggis has a fine '94 RVF400RR (NC35)
. Thanks for the photo Tony.
- James Boswell's beautiful '94 VFR750F with a RC45 custom painted body. Work was done by Evolution Paint Work at 01604 602175 (UK) which also sponsors the "Old Spice Ducati Team" and "Team Kawasaki." The custom paint is insurance approved.
- Fred Ziglar and his hot red '95 VFR750F.
- Herman van Santen's great looking Custom Pearl White '96 VFR750. Thanks for the photo. Herman and his bike are from The Netherlands.
- Jim Beechey's trick Black '96 VFR750F. The custom paint is Mitsubishi 3000GT Black. This bike has a TBR (left side high exit) w/ aluminum canister, Factory Stage 1 jet kit, K&N air filter, Sargent's seat, braided steel front brake lines, '91 VFR 5.5" rear wheel, MEZ-1's, LP windscreen, & a Tapeworks graphic kit. Jim chopped the rear fender, removed the center stand, rear pegs, & the air pumps. All of Jim's work makes me want to do more on my bike. A great VFR and Jim isn't done.
- A fine '96 Silver VFR750F owned by John Meneray from Vancouver, BC, Canada with a TBR high left exit pipe. John and his VFR in Wheelie and Carving Mode.
- A picture of a '96 VFR750F with a high right-side Staintune exhaust and a close-up view thanks to Steve Schwing.
- An interesting photo of a '96 Silver VFR750F with carbon fiber MIG exhaust, carbon fiber front fender, carbon fiber tank protector, carbon fiber air intakes and lower body parts... an "aluminium and carbon look." Thanks to Jean Michel (France) for these pictures.
- John Berg and his new '97 VFR750F
- A lovely metallic blue '97 VFR750F from Great Britain
- David Asencio's great looking '97 VFR750F with a meticulious RC51 paint scheme - Worth a Look and just too cool! (requires that cookies are accepted)
- Honda's 50th Anniversary VFR800 - Enough Said.
- Bruce Armstrong made a custom chain case for his VFR 800. The jpg shows the cardboard buck, the wood mold and the first copy along wih the final chain case on the bike. The chain case is attached with a small wing bolt at the top and velcro at the bottom. Bruce said that his chain remained perfectly clean when used with a Scottoiler. The chain has not need adjustment in 9000 miles. Well done Bruce!
- Kelly Rhyne has a very interesting VF 1000r with a Special Paint Scheme. Kelly's Site has many more and is certainly worth a visit.
- Thomas Westby has a highly modified VF1000R with CBR900RR forks and a single-sided swing arm. Very nice work Thomas.
- Scott has without question, the cleanest, sharpest, RC30 east of the Pecos River. The '86 VFR, the RC30, another '86 VFR750, my VFR and a '98 Triumph took their Riders on a day trip into the north Texas backroads.
- A fine photo of the RC30 owned by Ron Holland. According to some Viffers, this great bike is the big brother to the VFR750. Thanks for the photo Rod.
- RC45 Photo from somewhere on the net.
CW2 James Greer's Photo Corner
These truely great pictures are provided by CW2 James Greer for which we are very grateful.
- 15 VFR's in a row from UK, Belgium, and USA (Germany) during a Dutch rally on March 23, 1997, with a wide-angle pic to include one (1) GPZ 550.
- European Green VFR750F
- VFR750F with a RC-30 paint job
- VFR750F with creative decal work
- Lilac VFR750F with Euro windscreen and a full tank bra
- Bimota 2-Stroke 110 hp Screamer
- Bimota SB7 Hummm
VFR's just makes us smile!
