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Well my love for VFR´s started back in the late 80´s when I came home after a motorcycle show and did see on all the brochures that I did bring home, and in the Honda one I saw this pic: Still got that broshure (have to scan and post a better pic that this found on the net Done!) Anyway, did take a bit more than 10 years until I did buy a 1987 in dec 2001. Pic from 2008 in Germany, taken by V4Rosso! I had the bike until Jan 2010, when I got tempted to get a bike you get more modern rubber to, got a 5th gen. Selling the 1987 RC24 is what I have regret many times....never felt the 5th gen was "my" bike, even a good bike! Eventually sold the 5th gen spring 2015, and after a short love story whit a sweet 1985 VF500FII traded it for a 3rd gen. Nice bike in many ways, might be best looking VFR (at least as red) but still my RC24 fever is bad. Now I have one that might buy a 3rd gen.....so the fever for a RC24 is even higher! Did go and look at a 1989 RC24 in a shop yesterday, a red as in the brochure Was sweet looking in a short distance, had a test ride, even had a rough idle (carbs in need of a clean)did ride like a champ even 101k kms on the clock and a slightly leaking exhaust, but had no front brakes! Closter inspection gave clear the rotors had surface rust deep enough to need replacement (even not that old), and a rotten collector box. Tires dot stamp did say 2006/2004! Also closer inspection did show many panels did not fit properly, and as I did take of the seat the rear parts attachments where broken or glued...also sign of a repaint. So even it had the passenger seat cover in the top box, at a last price of 1300€ (1450€ asking price) it was a walk away! Now I have 2 different options to look at, a other 1989 and a 1986. The 1989 (EU only model like the red I was and looked at) is from a local seller that lives about 2 h drive away, its color is black, not my favorit color, but has an exelent history, only 2 owners of witch seller for 20+ years! Has 134k km on the clock.....quit much. But these last, and looks very nice in the pics, so worth a look I think. Asking price is 1550€...Will go and look at it Wednesday August 3rd. , the 1986 in a shop quit far away, about 5½h drive. Asking price is 1290€ Looks quit clear even has also about 130k kms on the clock. Tempting in the way as could be titled as a classic next year if pass inspection (needs oem style brake discs as oem blue seat cover as oem rear turn signals for that at least) and I would get cheap insurance! Looks good in the pics, but that do most bikes! Lets se how it go.

So I had to change chain &sprockets even old set did not look old as I got my 1986 VFR750F as chain stretched like a rubber band. Was first to just change chain as sprockets looked like new, but decided to change all anyway, always best so. My bike had JT sprockets, new ones was to. Then I noticed the one I did take off was a JTF339, the new one JTF333! A little research tell JT list the 339 for the US 86 750F as 86-87 700 F/F2, while the 333 for the rest of world 86-89 (90-97 to) 750F! The difference between the to front sprockets is a thickness off 2,2 mm at the axle. So chain line difference is about 1 mm. Now the strange thing Honda lists just one front sprocket 23800-ML7-000 for all 86-89 VFR700/750F/F2! I just suspect the chain on the set that was on bike when I buoght it was runed becorce of wrong chain line, at least it looks like chain has been running hot