1997 Honda VFR750 5408 miles

[srsupertrap]

Looks like a nice VFR750 in Loveland, CO. $5999. I have read the last of the Honda RC36-2 models are collectable and the engines are GS reliable.

https://wyoming.craigslist.org/mcd/d...574499393.html

 

[Nessism]

I like that model VFR. Don't like it $6k worth, though.

From what I've read, all the VFR's are extremely durable. The early VF's, not so much.

I had a 1987 VFR700, and the engine was wonderful. The suspension sucked. They fixed that on later year bikes.

Anyway, I love me some VFR. I HATE people that hack off the rear fender. It's a disease with motorcyclists, it seems, though.

 

[oldGSfan]

I had the same red 4th gen as well, a 94 in around 98 to 02, then the later 05 6th gen VFR800 model, with the chain not gear driven cams. A UJM in its own right, in that you could commute on it daily (like I did) and then go canyon riding on the weekend. That 4th generation is one of the best IMO but yeah that's a bit steep. Neither one ever had a single thing go wrong in the ~20K I put on them.

 

[Suzukian]

My brother in law has a couple of these. He didn't block off the carb intake and mice made their homes in their. The urine literally melted the cylinder head. He was so proud of the low mileage, matching numbers bike, and now it looked like someone poured acid on the top of the engine. His house insurance covered an engine replacement, and he found one on EBAY. I rode it before, and after the calamity. I just never liked those bikes. The shaft version, VFR800 I believe, feels like their are 16 lb. bowling balls on each end of the handlebars. Lots of torque but handle horribly. I told him I thought something was wrong because every time you hit the front brake, a big clunk could be felt in the seat and heard. He insisted nothing was wrong with it. He had a friend help him with his VFR. He couldn't get the engine out. I told him he needed to raise the frame off the engine, but his friend, who was the North East Service Manager for Honda Motorcycles told me I didn't know what I was talking about. Finally, they asked me to life the rear end up, then said release it. I told them if I released it, the bike would flip over onto it's side. I also asked what they were trying to do. They said remove the engine. I asked, what going to hold up the frame, they said the center stand, I informed them that the center stand was attached to the engine. One and a half hours of going in circles.

We stopped talking last year. His dementia has turned him into a vengeful mean son of a b*tch. I knew him for over 50 years. $6K for a VFR is way too much money. Buy a Blackbird, much nicer bike.

 

[Cipher]

Its alot to pay but it barely been used. I wonder how many still exist as regular driven bikes.
Ultimately you can get a much newer bike of equal performance for the same price.
if I was rich I'd buy it.

 

[oldGSfan]

The shaft version, VFR800 I believe

Never a shaft drive on that bike. The main difference from 750 to 800 was in the engine, they changed to gear driven (you could hear the gear whine) to chain driven cams. The VTEC was also more noticable on the 750, a 'bump' in the power. I had a 2.2 VTEC in my '97 Accord over in Australia, what a great car that was.

 

[Big T]

Wow, I know most of you are old, like me, but none of you have it right.
The VFR 750 90's models, up thru 1997, had gear driven cams.
The 98-2001 VFR 800/Interceptors had gear driven cams and fuel injection. These are the years that purists love and are getting collectible.
The 2002 and later VFR 800s switched to chain driven cams and VTEC. My son had 2 of them, so I wrenched on both.
The VFR 1200 has shaft drive.

 

[oldGSfan]

Oh the 1200, I didn't consider that one. Yeah old, lame, infirm and ready for the grave.

 

[Suzukian]

I run circles around those over complicated bikes. I'm not a big Honda fan. The CBX had spindle forks that you could see wobble through turns. The VFR's are "special" to the people who think they are "special", and they will over pay for them every time. Good for them, they've created a group of people who have convinced themselves their VFR's are special, and now they can have fun achieving their dream of exalting them to some status. I just don't think they handle that good, and I've had the opportunity to ride a few a lot, as my brother in law has 3 of them, in showroom condition, that he got for almost nothing. Seems like every time he goes to start them, a plug is fouled or something,and he is a motorcycle mechanic, I think he lets them sit too long.

I'll take my ZZR1200 over the VFR1200 all day long (though I do like the shaft). Your entitled to like the bike you like.

 

[Rob S.]

Cycle World was enamored of those bikes.

 

[Buffalo Bill]

Joey Dunlop made good use of them.