Last week I took the Bonneville out for 200-mile run through "The Kettle" in southeast Wisconsin, and yesterday was the VFR's turn. This would be 90-mile coffee run in the morning hours to beat the forecasted heat wave, which is now upon us here in the upper Midwest.
This 1993 VFR750 is a joy to ride on these varying backroads — smooth, composed and made more comfortable with lowered pegs and raised bars. Whether it's 80 MPH sweepers traversing Walworth and Racine counties on Hwy D, or the wooded twisties on the many Rustic Roads in the area, this bike is a willing accomplice. A perfect example of the balance Honda achieved with the VFR lineage.
My destination was a familiar one, the 2894 On Main coffee shop on the town square in East Troy, WI. As I rolled up to park I couldn't help but notice a perfectly patina-ed Corvette looking perfectly out of place on this perfectly Midwestern town square. I loved it…weather challenged charcoal finish with just the right amount of unpainted Bondo repairs, a stance right out of 1975, old-school styled mags — fatter rears, of course, the beefy meats uncontained in the flared wheel wells. The classic T-tops were left at home, befitting this balmy summer day, while the original interior compliments the exterior, proudly displaying the original 4-speed shift lever between the two-tone seats. The front and rear "bumper" treatment indicates 1980-82 vintage.
I enjoyed my coffee and blueberry scone on the picnic table nearby, hoping to catch a few words with the owner, but he/she never showed. Too bad.
This 1993 VFR750 is a joy to ride on these varying backroads — smooth, composed and made more comfortable with lowered pegs and raised bars. Whether it's 80 MPH sweepers traversing Walworth and Racine counties on Hwy D, or the wooded twisties on the many Rustic Roads in the area, this bike is a willing accomplice. A perfect example of the balance Honda achieved with the VFR lineage.
My destination was a familiar one, the 2894 On Main coffee shop on the town square in East Troy, WI. As I rolled up to park I couldn't help but notice a perfectly patina-ed Corvette looking perfectly out of place on this perfectly Midwestern town square. I loved it…weather challenged charcoal finish with just the right amount of unpainted Bondo repairs, a stance right out of 1975, old-school styled mags — fatter rears, of course, the beefy meats uncontained in the flared wheel wells. The classic T-tops were left at home, befitting this balmy summer day, while the original interior compliments the exterior, proudly displaying the original 4-speed shift lever between the two-tone seats. The front and rear "bumper" treatment indicates 1980-82 vintage.
I enjoyed my coffee and blueberry scone on the picnic table nearby, hoping to catch a few words with the owner, but he/she never showed. Too bad.
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