Scotty Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 I first started riding at 15yo and my motorcycles have included a Honda S80, Honda CB125S, and a Kawasaki H1 triple. I also rode my brother's CB400F and CB1100F. When I first saw the '87 VFR's at the dealer, I didn't feel anything was comparable from a beauty and tech standpoint and was hooked. Bought my first VFR700 in '89 as a repo with 1200 miles from Long Beach Honda for $3000 out the door and it became my main transportation. Unfortunately, I was working on it and had it inside an airplane hangar that caught on fire and it took a number of years to replace all the melted fairings. Luckily, the bones were still good. While restoring that one, I bought my second '87 VFR from a co-worker that had two (his other was candy blue). I finished the restoration of the first and mostly rode the second, but I've taken an unintentional hiatus for almost 10 years (mostly due to raising a family and E10 gas messing up the carbs on both bikes). Recently, I got a bug up my a$$ and decided to get them running again and back on the road to enjoy. After some trials and tribulations they are now running. My original is fully stock and still very clean. The second is a work in progress . . . looks a little rough due to muffler corrosion and I want to update with more mods. Scott Picture of both bikes (about 10 years ago): Original '87 VFR700 (current picture): Second '87 VFR700 (current picture): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Wald Posted May 22, 2022 Member Contributer Share Posted May 22, 2022 Welcome from CT! Nice rides! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted May 24, 2022 Author Share Posted May 24, 2022 On my list of "Mods" for the second bike are: Race Tech upgraded fork springs Race Tech gold valve cartridge emulators Superbrace fork brace Fox rear shock/spring (with remote reservoir) RKA soft saddlebags (requires rear blinker relocation???) RKA soft tail bag Florescent red/orange windscreen Florescent red/orange powder coated wheels (in work) Shortened rear fender Lockhart upper and lower front bra (ugly???) Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Welcome to the forum from Ohio! 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Cogswell Posted May 25, 2022 Member Contributer Share Posted May 25, 2022 Great story and beautiful bikes. Nice to have you here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Duc2V4 Posted May 25, 2022 Member Contributer Share Posted May 25, 2022 Welcome from Anaheim. I’m only a couple miles from Los Alamitos… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer DannoXYZ Posted May 26, 2022 Member Contributer Share Posted May 26, 2022 Greetings & Salutations!!! 👋 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer MaxSwell Posted May 29, 2022 Member Contributer Share Posted May 29, 2022 Welcome to the asylum from the Land Of Interesting Weather. You obviously have great taste in mc's. Wishing you fun and safe riding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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