Kevin's Exquisite Gen 2

Reader Kevin recently wrote to me with some helpful information, and included a couple of photos of his 1986 VFR750F in red, white & blue. His bike looked to be a fresh, perfectly minted restoration, but I was blown away when he gave me his story — this is an original condition Interceptor! In his own words….

"It is in great shape! A friend of mine bought it then decided he needed to sell it, so I jumped on it. The previous owner, before my friend, didn't ride it much at all. The tires were around 20 years old and had to be replaced, and the carbs needed to be cleaned but other than that it didn't need much. It has 14,800 miles on it. There was a crack in the left fairing, where it mounts to the lower fairing bracket by the side stand. The fairing bracket was bent putting stress on the fairing causing the crack. My friend gave me a mint left fairing, and that's what's on it now along with a new bracket. The right infill panel has some discoloration from brake fluid leaking on it, so I replaced the master cylinder and put black stainless braided lines on it. The wheels have been powder coated, the original white was yellowing. Anyway, I feel lucky to have it!"