The Honda AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days took place the first weekend in July at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course near Lexington, Ohio. This gathering is often considered the biggest and best vintage meet of the season. There's something for everyone here — road racing, motocross, trials, scrambles, vendor displays, a huge swap meet and enough vintage bikes to give you sensory overload. Here's a 3:22 minute video roundup for a taste of what's happening.
The second-gen VFR pictured at 00:25 is one of the "6X" works race bikes from '86-88. There's a ton of modifications done including moving the steering stem back in order to shorten the wheelbase by about 50mm to quicken the steering. This necessitated a cutout in the chin fairing for wheel clearance. From Brian O'Shea (RC24/26 Facebook page):
"(There were) four works VFRs for 1986, two for Rainey and two for Merkel. Around '87 Joey Dunlop's TTF1 bike was sent over. It had a braced frame not legal for AMA but was fitted to Shobert's bodywork and tested at Daytona, after that they parted JD's bike and cut up the chassis."
"(There were) four works VFRs for 1986, two for Rainey and two for Merkel. Around '87 Joey Dunlop's TTF1 bike was sent over. It had a braced frame not legal for AMA but was fitted to Shobert's bodywork and tested at Daytona, after that they parted JD's bike and cut up the chassis."
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