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This afternoon I picked up a pretty well sorted VFR750 on a '97 P Reg.

The mileage is on 68k but it wants for nothing and has a full service history etc etc.

In the past 12 months it's had:

Major service inc valve clearances

Forks rebuilt with hyperpro progressive springs, new oil seals, dust seals & oil

New head bearings

New Nitron rear shock

New power bronze rear hugger

Newly powder coated wheels fitted with new wheel bearings front & rear

New swing arm bearings & bushes

New rear hub bearings

New Black Shadow wavy discs front & rear with new EBC sintered pads

New NGK Iridium plugs & K&N air filter

New wezmoto braided brake lines front & rear

New Delkevic high level exhaust with stainless headers

Carbs ultrasonically cleaned, dynojet kit fitted & set up on dyno by a decent tuner near Grimsby, his name escapes me, currently at 108hp at the back wheel which for an 18 year old bike with 68k on the clock is pretty good, more than when it left the production line anyway.

It sounds fantastic, V4 motor and gear driven cams and the full exhaust system (baffle out of course). Pics to follow in the daylight Again, considering the age it looks great, the dark purple/blue paint has a nice deep shine and the wheels look great in white, how long they'll stay like that I don't know.
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Re: New bike

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Sounds better than new.

It's a Honda it will go for ever ;)
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Happy new bike day :)

Mate of mine has just bought the same bike after 7 years away. Cracking all round bike, sounds like a Gatling gun on full throttle.
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Oh new bike day :-)
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I do like a VFR :). Congrats!
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V4 and gear driven cams (raaar)
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Can't rotate the photo but you get the idea:
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That looks in amazing condition for a 68000 mile bike (lol)
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Blade wrote:That looks in amazing condition for a 68000 mile bike (lol)
Totally agree, great find Tony
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Wow, that looks tidy. Fingers crossed, if it's been that well looked after on the outside the inside has had as much care.

Good find, enjoy it mate.
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Nice, proper old school
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Nice condition. Love the wheels
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Agreed, it looks like new. Nice find.
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There are a few blemishes here and there but it's 18 years old so I can forgive those I just went for a quick 30 minute blast and it rides really well. Not an out and out focussed sports bike but still quick. Engine is nice and torquey and doesn't feel like it's done 70k (not 68k as previously stated). The suspension and riding position will get some getting used to as it's totally different to the Tiger 800XC, and the noise?! I reckon every female I went past walked home on jelly legs to change their underwear, proper gusset soaker
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Re: New bike

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(y) That'll do the job TB.

Also it will be rather heavy, so the scroates may give themselves hernias when they try to drag that one off.

Is there room in that seat hump to fit your Claymore.?
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Pmsl. Gusset soaker has got to be good.
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No it's a one piece seat StM, fack all room under the seat for storage bar the OE tool kit.
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Re: New bike

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TonyB wrote: It sounds fantastic, V4 motor and gear driven cams and the full exhaust system (baffle out of course).
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Re: New bike

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Looks good Tony. Keeper long term?
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Fingers crossed Ed, hahaha.
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