Reader Brian has been working with his friend, Dave, to bring Brian's 1986 VFR700F back on the road. Brian has owned this Interceptor for nearly 32 years, through many long-distance moves all over the U.S., amazingly without a scratch. Brian even states, "I haven't dropped it…it has really never been dirty." Now with some 20,000 miles, the bike was in need of a thorough maintenance regimen, and that's when Dave made contact with me for some advice and encouragement.
But it's Brian's backstory that explains his deep connection to this motorcycle. Enduring a difficult and traumatic childhood that would leave most of us scarred and bitter, Brian used some of his young Mother's estate to buy this bike. In his words, "to put it mildly, we were a family that had little, sometimes no food, ratty clothes, etc. When my mom died young I was 25, she gave me my proceeds from her estate, and I used that to buy the VFR, catching it at low tide, I think. $2500 for a mint VFR with 6k miles was a steal even then. Now you know why I have vowed to never sell it!"
Another case where our machines can represent more than the sum of their parts. Thanks for sharing, Brian.
But it's Brian's backstory that explains his deep connection to this motorcycle. Enduring a difficult and traumatic childhood that would leave most of us scarred and bitter, Brian used some of his young Mother's estate to buy this bike. In his words, "to put it mildly, we were a family that had little, sometimes no food, ratty clothes, etc. When my mom died young I was 25, she gave me my proceeds from her estate, and I used that to buy the VFR, catching it at low tide, I think. $2500 for a mint VFR with 6k miles was a steal even then. Now you know why I have vowed to never sell it!"
Another case where our machines can represent more than the sum of their parts. Thanks for sharing, Brian.
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