My usually understanding wife, Patti, expressed some "concern" when I came back from Fort Atkinson, WI last week with this pretty little '86 VFR700F in tow. She claims there's now 12 bikes in my hoard...err...collection, but that remains to be officially verified.
In any event, I came across this 700 on Craigslist, where it was offered together with an '07 R/W/B Anniversary Edition VFR800. The seller, Russ, is making the transition over to big cruisers and his pair of Interceptors is up for grabs. To say I was tempted by the 800 is an understatement, but I managed to resist, at least for now.
This one is a pretty complete example showing 24,000 miles and sporting a 4-into-2 aftermarket slip-on exhaust. There's no identification, but it looks to be an F1 brand to me. The bike has been sitting a few years and Russ did his best to get the carbs functioning, so it starts right up but is running rough with partial throttle — carburetors. The bodywork and seat are very useable, the flaws being a small dent in the rear portion of the fuel tank, a missing seat cowl and the right mid-fairing damaged to the point of being a parts donor. This is also a California model so some carb plumbing will need to be dealt with (trashed). Everything else seems to be in order with no further modifications made over the years.
I expect a stock-looking refurbishment, keeping the slip-on in place, and some carb tweaks. It should come out very nicely and back on the road where it belongs.
In any event, I came across this 700 on Craigslist, where it was offered together with an '07 R/W/B Anniversary Edition VFR800. The seller, Russ, is making the transition over to big cruisers and his pair of Interceptors is up for grabs. To say I was tempted by the 800 is an understatement, but I managed to resist, at least for now.
This one is a pretty complete example showing 24,000 miles and sporting a 4-into-2 aftermarket slip-on exhaust. There's no identification, but it looks to be an F1 brand to me. The bike has been sitting a few years and Russ did his best to get the carbs functioning, so it starts right up but is running rough with partial throttle — carburetors. The bodywork and seat are very useable, the flaws being a small dent in the rear portion of the fuel tank, a missing seat cowl and the right mid-fairing damaged to the point of being a parts donor. This is also a California model so some carb plumbing will need to be dealt with (trashed). Everything else seems to be in order with no further modifications made over the years.
I expect a stock-looking refurbishment, keeping the slip-on in place, and some carb tweaks. It should come out very nicely and back on the road where it belongs.
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