VF1000R on tardme

[HenryDorsetCase]

anyone know this? I've spoken to the owner, sounds genuine, has the original paperwork etc.

You have no idea how badly I wanted one of these in 1986. This one seems to be the right price, and in the right condition. I want it. The question is, how bad will the domestic consequences be?

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=306944246

[Deano]

A mate of mine had one in 1989 - cost him $5999 from memory. He blew the crank after a few months.

Beast of a bike though - awesome grunt.

[Kickaha]

This one seems to be the right price, and in the right condition. I want it. The question is, how bad will the domestic consequences be?

If you want it that badly the domestic consequences don't matter

[chiefofthehill]

Wicked, love the 80's look... has not hit reserve tho aye, so who knows what the guy wants, pipes look far are gley but bet ya it sounds the mutts nutts.

[nudemetalz]

Remember a mate having one fo these back in '89/90. Had a 4:1 one it and sounded wicked. Quite a tank to ride around town but on the open road rather nice.

This one looks well preserved and reasonable dollar for it too.

ohhh,..yet another temptation....oh I hate this forum for that

[onearmedbandit]

Never owned one but always lusted after them. However the reports I've read and heard of have scared me off owning one until I could justify spending the money on repairs.

[nudemetalz]

Weren't the VF1000R's built by HRC and not Honda?

[Crasherfromwayback]

They're actually overweight gutless piles of poo.

[nudemetalz]

My missus calls me that from time to time....

[Katman]

The question is, how bad will the domestic consequences be?

The answer is, it's always easier to beg forgiveness than to ask permission.

[nudemetalz]

As good as these VF1000R's were, Mr Gardiner couldn't beat the mighty 500 two-stroke V-4 in the 1984 Castrol 6 Hour.....

[Taz]

I owned one of these. Loved it. Did lots of k's and no problems what so ever.

[onearmedbandit]

I owned one of these. Loved it. Did lots of k's and no problems what so ever.

And therein lies the rub. For every story you hear about their reliability (or lack thereof) you will find an owner who had a great time owning one of these beasties. I suppose the only way to find out for yourself is to own one.

[hmmmnz]

they are pretty damn good, i have the regular cam chain model, and its on 90000km with no rebuild and cams are sill perfect,
you read loads of cam failures on the net, but im yet to hear from any one on this side of the world thats had problems, they were pretty much sorted oil delivery wise before they were released, or all got done on the first shop service,
basically a larger banjo was fitted to the oil line and that did the trick, but there are more options available if you want even better top end lube,

my biggest bed bug was the rear air shock, what a heap of shit!!!
its a non rebuilable air shock, eg no spring to speak of,
replace that and some heavier oil in the front and its almost acceptable to ride,
its no sports bike, but the sheer noise when she screams is damn cool,
ive been temped to buy that bike as well,
there is also a vf1000f listed as well for half the price
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=306532092
alot higher mileage, but if you want cheap thrills then...

[DR650gary]

It ain't been ridden hard. Look at the size of those chicken strips on the front tyre.

Bought one as a project a few years ago but good bits aren't cheap and the end result looked poor when compared others available at the time so I passed it on. May be worth a few bucks some time in the future.