Hi from West Sussex, UK

[Somatyk]

Hi all. I've been after a VFR in one form or another since 1999. I had a white VFR 750 on my bedroom wall when I was growing up. The thing I wanted most in the world. My mum essentially banned me from motorbikes. My older brother was a little 'unruly' and rode motorbikes. Broken legs. Arms. Didn't do me any favours, thats for sure. So, I got into cars. But that urge never left me. I promised myself that once our three kids had flown the nest, I'd grab my dream. I did my CBT, bought a CB125R and began my dream. It took me everywhere. I sold my car. My profile pic says it all. It never skipped a beat. Apart from the time I washed it in petrol (long story😂). I've been saving for three years for an 8th gen in white. Stuff happened. Money went, leaving me £2100. So, I've changed my target. This is in a dealer round the corner. 23k miles. Service history. 3 owners. 2000 model. £2100. It's fate, right? Blue though. And that exhaust will have to come off. I live in a terraced cul de sac. I start work at 0100. I imagine the neighbours will set fire to it quite quickly. Thoughts? Am I mad or is it my dream realised? I've done my research, but would love some real world advice. Thanks. John. 

[mello dude]

The 5th gen is a fine ride... of course then I'm biased, I own one. 

Purchase that bike, if you havent already. 

[JZH]

Welcome.  I have one just like it, but '01.  (There's a slight difference in the "VFR" decal between '00 and '01.)  OEM exhausts are available...

 

Ciao,

 

JZH

[FromMaine]

Welcome to the forum, that is a nice pick up at quite a fair price. 

 

The judges here in northern New England say "dream realized".

 

I don't recognize the high mount exhaust you have, but I'm willing to say one of the PO's dropped quite a few £'s to install it, they are not especially cheap. You might want to consider putting a DB killer in it. This would alleviate having to find a decent oem or aftermarket exhaust for a 25  year old bike and probably be the cheapest option to boot. I found these guys listed in the UK. I have no affiliation with them at all, but you might want to give them a call with your info and see what they can offer.

 

dB killer/dB eater - CafeRacerWebshop.com

 

If you really want to remove it, I have no doubt you could sell the whole system in a heartbeat. You might get lucky and find a quieter can that uses the high mount, or an oem one sitting in a garage because it was removed for an aftermarket. system. I certainly understand though that you want to be a good neighbor.

 

I like the color BTW.

[TimC]

Welcome from Ohio, USA! 🙂

 

I would buy that bike in a heartbeat.  Maybe less.  Please let us know how it turns out for you!

[Skids]

22 hours ago, Somatyk said:

Hi all. I've been after a VFR in one form or another since 1999. I had a white VFR 750 on my bedroom wall when I was growing up. The thing I wanted most in the world. My mum essentially banned me from motorbikes. My older brother was a little 'unruly' and rode motorbikes. Broken legs. Arms. Didn't do me any favours, thats for sure. So, I got into cars. But that urge never left me. I promised myself that once our three kids had flown the nest, I'd grab my dream. I did my CBT, bought a CB125R and began my dream. It took me everywhere. I sold my car. My profile pic says it all. It never skipped a beat. Apart from the time I washed it in petrol (long story😂). I've been saving for three years for an 8th gen in white. Stuff happened. Money went, leaving me £2100. So, I've changed my target. This is in a dealer round the corner. 23k miles. Service history. 3 owners. 2000 model. £2100. It's fate, right? Blue though. And that exhaust will have to come off. I live in a terraced cul de sac. I start work at 0100. I imagine the neighbours will set fire to it quite quickly. Thoughts? Am I mad or is it my dream realised? I've done my research, but would love some real world advice. Thanks. John. 

Barely run-in. Ask for a test ride.

[Somatyk]

Thank you so much for the warm welcome and all your help and suggestions guys. I really appreciate it and it's really made me comfortable to pull the trigger. So, I did it. I took her out. Did all the checks. She's for want of better word, immaculate. How the f*ck a 25 year old bike remains in this condition is beyond me. And that Black Widow exhaust sounds like the gates of hell have opened. It's awesome. So, I am now the proud owner of a 2000 VFR800. Got her for 2k. I pick her up tomorrow. Can't wait. 

[vfrcapn]

That is a gorgeous bike, congrats.

[Skids]

Nice one m8, the start of a beautiful relationship 🍻

[Presson]

That is a beautiful machine, well done. Have a look at the silencer to see if it's got the BS stamp on it. I'm pretty sure that black widow silencers are not road legal. From new they come with an inlet baffle and a removable dB killer. See If they are fitted. If not you can buy them from black widow. You might well need them for MOT purposes. Alternatively get something like a road legal scorpion can. The black widow system down pipes were compatible with the OEM silencer, so an alternative make ( road legal) should fit without issues provided it's roughly the same shape/diameter. If you want the black widow dB killers see the link below and scroll down to the active links for the 2 types of baffle

 

https://www.blackwidowexhausts.co.uk/silencer-specifications-23-w.asp

[Skids]

I doubt you'd have an issue with that exhaust, as long as it's not too noisy. Even then it depends who does the MoT.

 

My DAM makes a beautiful and loud noise but it's never checked.

[Somatyk]

7 hours ago, Presson said:

That is a beautiful machine, well done. Have a look at the silencer to see if it's got the BS stamp on it. I'm pretty sure that black widow silencers are not road legal. From new they come with an inlet baffle and a removable dB killer. See If they are fitted. If not you can buy them from black widow. You might well need them for MOT purposes. Alternatively get something like a road legal scorpion can. The black widow system down pipes were compatible with the OEM silencer, so an alternative make ( road legal) should fit without issues provided it's roughly the same shape/diameter. If you want the black widow dB killers see the link below and scroll down to the active links for the 2 types of baffle

 

https://www.blackwidowexhausts.co.uk/silencer-specifications-23-w.asp

Thank you. It's definitely baffled. I hadn't n't even considered the MOT aspect. To be fair, outside of the dealer warehouse, she sounds quite a bit quieter. Only at higher revs do the hounds of hell escape. To be honest, I'm finding the sound a bit intoxicating. I'll definitely have look at those links to see what's what.