Click on image for the ADVrider link. What: 1999 VFR800 Interceptor
Where: Longmont, Colorado
Why: Well-farkled, well-kept, great seller
Price: $3500
In the Fall of 2017 I sold Project 18, an '86 VFR750, to Michael H. When it arrived in Colorado he posed it next to his VFR800FI and sent me a pic (shown below). Michael has since lent the 750 to the St. Francis Motorcycle Museum in St. Francis, Kansas, and his 800 is the bike pictured here, now for sale.
Often considered the perfect "tweener" VFR model, the fifth-generation Interceptor bridges the gap between the carbureted 750s and the VTEC 800s, retaining the signature gear-drive cams of the earlier models but upping the game with with fuel injection and a complete chassis redesign. And Michael's 800 might be the perfect example of that generation VFR.
This bike is a sleeper — it keeps the stock look while adding quality, yet subtle, cosmetic and performance touches. Some of the upgrades include:
• DMr suspension front & rear
• BOS exhaust
• Ceramic coated headers
• Wave rotors
• Braided lines
• Upgraded charging system
• Silicone coolant hoses
• Sebspeed see-thru clutch cover
• Current maintenance
...and more
Now showing 28,000 miles and looking sharp in Italian Red, this is a primo example of the best of the best in our corner of the motorcycling world. A few months back I sold a '98 version of this bike with fewer miles, but in essentially stock configuration, for $2900. Considering the thoughtful and costly upgrades to this example, the asking price seems fair. I would buy from Michael with no reservations, and I'm sure tempted on this one.
Update: SOLD
Where: Longmont, Colorado
Why: Well-farkled, well-kept, great seller
Price: $3500
In the Fall of 2017 I sold Project 18, an '86 VFR750, to Michael H. When it arrived in Colorado he posed it next to his VFR800FI and sent me a pic (shown below). Michael has since lent the 750 to the St. Francis Motorcycle Museum in St. Francis, Kansas, and his 800 is the bike pictured here, now for sale.
Often considered the perfect "tweener" VFR model, the fifth-generation Interceptor bridges the gap between the carbureted 750s and the VTEC 800s, retaining the signature gear-drive cams of the earlier models but upping the game with with fuel injection and a complete chassis redesign. And Michael's 800 might be the perfect example of that generation VFR.
This bike is a sleeper — it keeps the stock look while adding quality, yet subtle, cosmetic and performance touches. Some of the upgrades include:
• DMr suspension front & rear
• BOS exhaust
• Ceramic coated headers
• Wave rotors
• Braided lines
• Upgraded charging system
• Silicone coolant hoses
• Sebspeed see-thru clutch cover
• Current maintenance
...and more
Now showing 28,000 miles and looking sharp in Italian Red, this is a primo example of the best of the best in our corner of the motorcycling world. A few months back I sold a '98 version of this bike with fewer miles, but in essentially stock configuration, for $2900. Considering the thoughtful and costly upgrades to this example, the asking price seems fair. I would buy from Michael with no reservations, and I'm sure tempted on this one.
Update: SOLD
Michael's 800 and Project 18
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