Lorne

Michelin Pilot Roads are great tires for most VFRs. Choose the Road 6 as the GT version is intended for heavier bikes than your VFR750.

White '93 VFRs really do stand out. I like the look of my '09 a lot, but the '93 is even nicer.

I love having a centre stand on my VFRs, and wished Honda equipped the VTR1000 with 'em. However my stand has gotten scabby after 100K km and 16 years of riding. But it sure looks like the rear exhaust pipes block access to the bolts. I suppose I'll have to refinish it in place - but not till next spring and warmer temps.

Why not white? Though anything other than dark grey/black looks great in a tricolore VFR. Perhaps this comparison will help you choose.

Regarding your tile over concrete floor, Sreten Milisavljevic, of the M539 Restorations channel on YouTube, just moved to a new shop. He's had a pair of 2 post car lifts installed on top of the tiles. No idea the details of the flooring, but I'm guessing Nussbaum approved.

R157 is definitely code for Honda’s ubiquitous red. So your VFR almost certainly had a bodywork swap.

Good luck with your project, natnif. You and Burger definitely chose rough examples to recommission, my hat is off to both of you.

If it's a Canadian import the speedo & odo will read in kilometres, and the temp gauges will read Celsius. (6th gen let you swap the displays between metric and imperial) The colour code label is under the seat, as shown in the service manual. If still attached it'll tell you if silver is the original colour. Fyi, we got yellow a year before the US, as well as green and blue. Around the turn of the century several guys on the VFR list bought complete bodywork sets from Canadian Honda dealers. One fellow in California bought a yellow set for >US$1400, including the fuel tank and shipping from my local dealer. I think they sold maybe half a dozen sets to Americans over the years. Back then the US:Canada currency exchange was very favourable to a US buyer. Here's a scan of the colour label locations, and a 2001 price list from Brian Law of Dynamo Hum. Old timers will remember that he put together an 837cc kit for the 3rd & 4th gens, and a piston kit for the 5th gens(?).

this one is fighting you tooth & nail, Terry. But I suspect you'll prevail.

That's a very red pair of scooters

Is it possible the key is bent or twisted? Do you have a second key you could try? Graphite is the better choice for lubrication, too bad it wasn't your solution.

I've never felt the need to change from the stock screen on any of my VFRs - 3rd, 5th, and now 6th gen. Just enough air gets past to take some weight off my arms, and the airstream is pretty smooth. People come in all shapes and sizes, and they wear different jackets and helmets, so not everyone will like Honda's screen.

What a menacing sound it had, so different to the milder tune of our VFRs. I was fortunate to see Nicky Hayden ride it to victory at Laguna Seca in '05 & '06. Jimmy, that's 20 years ago, my how time flies.

All my recent Honda's suffered from that, but it has always turned out to be the brake lever & pivot needing a thorough cleaning. But methinks my long idle 6th gen's caliper pistons might need attention.

The rear ¾ view is one of the most flattering angles to shoot a 7th gen. And I gotta agree with mello dude, I too prefer the dark grey. (tho I don't think I'll ever warm up to headlight)