Dutchy

A Schuberth C3 saved my bacon, T-boning an oncoming cager turning left...

Oh!

And a "vintage look"  SHOEi for the 1975 MV...

Oh baby.............

I need a cigarette now....

All helmets on the market here in NL must meet a minimum of testing criteria.

and no actual crash will be exactly as the test routine....

so they are all "safe"....

Next comes fit and comfort.

A cheap "safe" helmet may irritate you after an hour, noise, draft, rattling visor.  This is "unsafe"in my book as it takes away focus/concentration.

Then comes free disposable income and williness to spend it on a helmet or not.

why did I buy an ARAI HRC?

why did I buy an AGV tri-colore?

why did A buy another ARAI (mamola replica) and put DUCATI decals on?

You catch my drift? 

Get a pair of baby blues.....  

Welkom!

Als je met VTR1000 de "F" bedoelt en niet de "SP1" of "SP2", dan zal je niet veel winnen...

8 spoker makes for a looker

I digged (late) 70's chicks, being from 1962, my world had begun to open up 🙂 

I rest my case.....  

I know of a complete (red) set of RC36/2 (VFR750F aka 4th gen) bodypanels in the Netherlands.  Not brand new, butr w/o major cracks. some scuffs.

Where are you located?

Same chain slack on my RC51

https://www.bike-parts-honda.com/honda-motorcycle/750-MOTO/VFR/1990/VFR750FL/Frame/REAR-WHEEL-VFR750FL-FM-FN-FP-/13MT4L41/F__1400/2/10196

Honda sourced its panniers from Givi, but the mounting "design" may ve specific for Honda. I dont know.

10 hours ago, Captain 80s said:

 

On the 4th gen (never owned a 3rd gen) this switch is located under the tank, so unlike the VF500F's (which is on the LHS of the tank and has ON//OFF/RES), you only switch the 4th Gen's to OFF if you want to remove the tank.

NRP in the UK sells

https://nrp-carbs.co.uk/shop/index.php?route=product/search&search=vfr750

The inlinle  "strainer" you could replace with an external filter, or leave it out altogether.

My 4th Gen's collector box had a weld "split" when I got her a few years ago. 

Applied some Gun Gum exhaust paste and it held well, till recently.

So I McGyvered something else...

2-component metal paste

once the rains stop, I will rattle can the lot black again.

Anyone looking for a VF500F radiator?   

On 11/2/2023 at 7:05 PM, 3rdgenred said:

 The smoke fumes aren't to be inhaled, and nobody else should be near you. 😁 

Am at a used mc/spares fair in Italy this weekend.

99.8% Italian mc but I spotted this dog...

Memore for speed...

No matter what I tried, on a flat road, no taliwind, she would simply refuse to go over 200KMH (on GPS). 196 and that was it 

VFR750 246

RC51 285

1953 Gilera  91

Welcome to VFRD from across the pond 

Bought my 1986 back in 2015, sold her this year with 100k+ km on it. 60k+ of which by me

Used as commuter and long trips alike.

I keep a blog here of my VF500 (and other bikes), so have a loooong scroll...

Before spending any more sheckels, lift the cam covers and inspect the cam lobes and followers.  You had a VF500 before, so you know Honda upgraded the 86 (bigger oil pump, line bored cam journals) after their initial VF750 etc failures.

But, if your has survived running so far, good chance itsa good one. 

No fan of the paint scheme on yours, but you it looking at the fireplace while poking the fire eh?

One man's junk...

Winterization time has come for the MV....

Drained the carbs, that's all

No squatters allowed...  🙂

17 hours ago, sed8r said:

 I'll buy it so dang fast it'll make my wife's head spin 🙂 

 

Front cilinder off.

Clearly, this has been at a prison rodeo...

But..... falling forward here 🙂

picking up a good donor for heads and pistons coming week. 

I once bought a LHS Remus for redslut...

Turned out it was one for a 3rd gen, and that meant chopping one of the centre stand mounting points.

The muffler was stamped with "not for public roads" or so. 

IT WAS 'FFING LOUD!!