Old Hondas never die

[Hillbilly]

They get restored! That right. restored! There's a big restoration thing happening in the UK, the US and Europe with the olf VF1000's and CBR 1000's. Here's some fine examples.

Pic 1 is a '86 VF1000FF from the Netherlands
Pic 2 is a '88 CBR 1000F aka "Hurricane" from the US
Pic 3 is a '90 CBR 1000F from somewhere in Europe

[jtzzr]

The Vf1000ff , my mate has and it doesn`t look too bad like the 1 in your pic,you just made his day!!!:rockon:

[babyB]

yep nothing wrong with a good old honda:2thumbsup

lol but wait till 2much finds da thread :dodge:

[scracha]

It's just too impossible to repair other SOB's like Suzuki's.

[RiderInBlack]

What ya mean restored. Here they haven't been "retired" yet and are still working hard. "Roxanne" (My 1990 CBR1000FL) is still going strong after 75,000Miles (120,700Km):love: @ 50,000Miles (80,000KM) "She" wasn't even showing engine wear (But I gave "her" some new rings and a hone as a Birthday prezzie anyway).

[Hillbilly]

These particular bikes were all bought off wreckers and then restored. I'll see if I can find the link the article in the UK about the guy restoring a VF1000FF. Here's another example fof a restored CBR1000F rom the US:

[Bonez]

Was wondering what all the fuss was about. Some of those old plonkers, with a bit of TLC, last a fucking long time anyway. Plenty of mint old gals, and bikes, at the Cold Kiwi this year. Cheap as chips to pick up too, I might add. Gerties got 126,000kms up and thats an old air cooled model with well known engine issues.

[Hillbilly]

I was wondering what was avilable 2nd hand in OZ as most dealers charge the earth for real POS. Below are three examples of old Hondas in exceptional condition for under $5,000 AUD.

1. a VF1000FE for $2,900

2. a VFR750F for $4,800

3. a CBR1000F for $5,900

The bikes have moderate kms considering their age. It's also possible they were grey imports.

[Bonez]

The VFR750 would be my pick of the three. Had finally got the V4 engine design sorted with that model.

[Hillbilly]

Well, here are a couple of links to guys about their VF1000F's:

http://web.telia.com/~u42107551/interest.htm

http://www.daughertymotorsports.com/vf1000f.html

Note that for this link to work click on "VF100F" on the left of the screen. You'll then get a page with the updated and modified VF1000F Interceptor.

Now for a real nostalgia trip, here are the VF1000FE, The VF1000RF and the VF1000F2 taken from the original brochures:

[treefrog]

i had an old cb750 k2 sohc in the eighties and used to thrash it between ak and whangarei for two years solid and other than oil changes nothing ever went wrong,reliable az.sold it to an older guy who restored it,i paid 800 for it and sold it for 800,i wonder what its worth now.my old man also had 77 supersport cb750,sohc,that went well also.

[Motu]

And these are old bikes??? I think it is me that is getting old.

[Mr. Peanut]

You're not getting old, the world's just getting younger.

[Bonez]

You're not getting old, the world's just getting younger.One of those things we all have to put up with. Time goes quicker as well.............................:gob:

[XP@]

This is not the sort of thread I should be reading when I am desparately avoiding forking out $400 (which I don't have) to buy a running but near trashed vf750...

Restored a cbr600 (it had seen a hard life) much fun, Engine was running on 3 and the brakes had seized. The real pain and but that needed most work was the plastic, time appears to be taking it's tole and the plastic was really brittle. At the end of the day (well year) it came together nicely and was even sold before I could put the final touches to it!

[scracha]

2. a VFR750F for $4,800


Fooking hell. Time to chop in my white $hite methinks.

[vifferman]

Checkit:

http://www.vfrdiscussion.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=28020

[nudemetalz]

Checkit:



That is beautiful !! I love the FWS 1000-style pipes !!!

[vifferman]

That is beautiful !! I love the FWS 1000-style pipes !!!
Yeah, me too.
Didja read the forum (or was it another one about the same bike...? :confused: ) - there's much more to it than first appears, with a custom subframe, and fairing, forks, tank, wheels, etc off other models of bikes.

[nudemetalz]

There's also a lot of criticism of it from people in that forum too.
I reckon they should either attempt to build a better (yeah, right), or jump off a cliff !!!

I reckon it looks nice and balanced style-wise just like it is.

(Betcha it sounds the biz too)

[Hillbilly]

The strange thing about "restoration" is that even with vintage guitars, if you restore one and change or improve components such as the tuners, you'll always have the die-hard purists who'll say "that's not original".

Speaking of original, here's a '94 CBR1000F that's for sale for $7,800 AUD. One owner who has service records to prove she's been serviced every 3,000 km from new. There's 78,000 kms on the clock.

[Sensei]

Will my Z50A is over 35ys old & still going flat out .

[treefrog]

hey guys if you like sexy old jap bikes then check this american site out
www.sportwheel.com/Collector%20Bike%20Images/... all these cool old jappas for sale.