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Hi everyone, this is my first post here. I'm in Bournemouth in the UK (originally from South Africa, though), and I just picked up a yellow '99 VFR800Fi. It's in excellent nick for a 20 year old machine, and has 54,000 miles on the clock. I'm not entirely new to VFRs, as I had a VFR400 NC30 many years ago (which was a fantastic bike, if a bit cramped), but am definitely new to the bigger VFRs. My new bike seems to have been very well taken care of. Last owner had it a year then bought a ST1100, but owner before him had it for a very long time. The mods that (I know) have been done to it are: Scottoiler on the chain Renthal handlebars conversion (very comfy, but he gave me the stock bars too in case I want to change it back) new-ish Yuasa battery upgraded RR unit MRA touring screen Oxford heated grips braided brake hoses Motad stainless steel downpipes and collector rack for a Givi monokey topbox (but no topbox, previous owner lost it) Oil was changed approx 1,000 miles ago. Everything else on the bike is stock, including exhaust can. To me it looks like the headlights may have been upgraded too but I haven't tried them in the dark yet. I'm planning on checking (and likely changing) the air filter, as previous owner didn't say it had been done. From the reading I've done so far here, it seems like the VFRness might be a good mod to make in terms of preventative measures (reliability is my #1 concern at this point)? Anything else I should be doing ASAP? Down the line would like to pick up a seat cowl, possibly upgrade suspensio , and perhaps an end can for a bit of a growl 🙂

Great site folks, I just bought a 750fv as a bit of a winter project and there is so much info on here I am astounded. My old 97 VFR is now stripped down and looking at the condition of the parts it's going to eat my bank account pretty fast. I only paid £500 for it from a mate who owns a bike dealership so at least I'm not in too deep.