New VF500 owner in Ontario

[NuggyBuggyV30]

I dreamed about this bike when I was a kid.   I had a picture of one in my locker - specifically the one from Honda’s sales brochure.

 

i finally found one I could afford.  It’s a fixer upper for sure - lots of work to do,  it I’m very happy to finally own the bike of my dreams.  I hope to get it running and restored to as close as stock as possible.  I have no illusions that this will be easy, especiallly with some significant financial constraints.  If I can make that happen, I will keep it forever.

 

i expect to be badly in need of technical advice and support, and hope this is the right place.  I’m no wrench, but am willing and eager  to learn.

 

if anyone has a line on parts for these beauties, let me know! I am in the Southern/Central Ontario area.

[Captain 80s]

Good for you.   So which year/version was on your locker?  That is a mash-up.

[NuggyBuggyV30]

It was the ‘84 500.

 

This was the particular picture I had in my locker, right next to a picture of Heather Thomas and a beautiful girl from the cover of a Myrtle Beach area tourist booklet called “the Strand”.

 

[Terry]

I drooled over those (the bike, not the girl) in the magazines and then when my local dealer got the first one, I had to buy it. Had a great run for about 6 months until I was spotted by The Man doing an ill-advised velocity on a motorway offramp and a suburban pursuit followed, all at about 2am. I managed to give them (2 cars and a bike) the slip and was slightly amused when they descended on a house one street over from my parents' home and woke them all up; to be fair, I had seen the occupants chased home twice during daylight so they had "form". I sold the 500 a few days later, much too visible/rare, changed my riding gear, and bought something faster...I am much older and wiser now (and if you believe that, I have a bridge I can sell you). 

 

[TimC]

Congrats on your VF500!  I wish you the best in fixing it up!  🙂

[Captain 80s]

15 hours ago, NuggyBuggyV30 said:

It was the ‘84 500.

 

This was the particular picture I had in my locker, right next to a picture of Heather Thomas and a beautiful girl from the cover of a Myrtle Beach area tourist booklet called “the Strand”.

 

 

Awesome.  My first street bike was an '84 as well, but the blue version.

 

I still have my second bike, an '86, as well as a VF500F Race Bike.  And I have one (or two) more project 500 to build.

 

Have fun and good luck! 

[DannyDrey]

Welcome to the forum!