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I recently picked up what I thought was a 1984 VF750F with less than 2K miles (claimed) on her, turns out to be an '83. I have an '84 VF700F that I bought new in '85, rode her until 2008 when she quit running, and she's been 'put up' ever since. I have always wanted the 750 sister, and I allowed that long time desire to cloud my judgement. The 'clouds' were so thick that I overlooked numerous red flags and still made the purchase, probably for double what the bike is worth. Some red flags I ignored: - was told she had run 'recently', but we couldn't get her to start - throttle action sticky as h*ll, could hardly get the butterflies moving, choke no better - nasty smelling gas in float bowls - clutch not operable - front brakes barely there, rear brake not working - right side fork cap missing - much dust/crap found under seat and in the tail section area - lower fairing melted on left side - model/VIN sticker normally attached to the frame on right side, missing PO revealed that the bike had been down. Not so much a red flag, but I should have taken a much closer look after learning this. Should have paid more attention to the title/VIN as well. Instead, I took her home. I ran a VIN check on the actual number, and the report shows 1 accident, no salvage, no theft, and multiple registrations. With every re-registration, the odometer reading is claimed accurate, a claim that isn't worth all that much I'm afraid. At home, I had a closer look: - VIN on frame does not match that on title, 2 characters incorrect - front right caliper attached with mis-matched bolts - right side engine mounting bolt incorrect - right side muffler exhibits minor scrapes - mirrors are not original - battery strap bolt not original - right side sidecover lower mount tab broken - spark plugs not stock So enough of the woe, there may be some hope. On the plus side: - externally the tank is in good shape, PO sealed the inside but may have sealed the fuel feed as well, so this is a minus and a plus - the upper fairing, side panels, and tail piece still look good, just minor scuffs you'd get with a 'barn find' - seat cover original and in good shape (no tears) - all the electrics (headlight, turn signals, etc) work - the engine cranks and spins freely - there is spark - the radiator looks fresh inside as far as I can see in there, copper look is good - forks are in good shape, almost like new - inside of valve covers very clean, cam/valve area very clean, cam lobes appear to have almost no wear. They are 90% grey still, little to no polish, and no pitting - transmission shifts up/down thru gears by hand at least So, overall, I'm disappointed, but it's my fault. Now my plan is to clean the carbs and see if she'll run. If she does, I'll warm her just enough to drain the oil, then have a look inside the crankcase covers. If these areas appear as fresh as the cam area, I'll try to make her street worthy again. I'm not sure what I gain by writing this, but I feel better having done so. And should I go ahead with this project, I will be using all the knowledge about 1st gens that this forum (and the 'other one') has, which is considerable . ACE

Hello Everyone! I am new to this forum and wanted to stop in and introduce myself. I am new to the vfr world but not new to riding, have been riding the street for roughly 10 years with a small mix of different motorcycles. My friend has a 97(I think ) that I borrowed a few years ago. I had the bike for a decent ammount of time and fell in love with it. Soooooo I purchased a red 1994 vfr750f this monday from the second owner, it had 13,005 miles and is to date the nicest example of a almost completely unmolested vfr I have ever seen. It has never been dropped and has lived life in the garage its entire life. The original owner put about 6.5k miles on it and the second owner purchased it in 2001 and put roughly the same miles himself. Obviously the carbs were clogged so just a quick clean up as soon as we got home and everything is perfect!!!

Here are the candidates. 1. VF400F 2. VF500F 3. VF500F2 4. VF750F 5. VF1000F 6. VF1000F second version for same markets (basically a VF1000F2 whit a normal F top faring) 7. VF1000F2 Also tell what color option of the model you did like best!

Although I had owned lots of bikes, my very first "brand new" bike purchase was in 1983. I had owned a ridden a heap of smoker dirt and road bikes, then the 400 fours, 500 fours and the Big 750s from the 70's, but when I saw that sparkling VF750F in the shop window at my local Honda Dealership, I fell in love. I HAD to have it. 2 days later it was mine, it was my first ever loan & I was in debt. I picked it up in the afternoon and rode it all night and brought it back for its first service the next day. I could not believe a bike could be so good. That next weekend was a major endurance event on the Australian Motorcycle calendar, the "Castrol 6hr" First 2 places were VF750's, 3rd was a GSX1000 and the next 7 places were Honda VF750's. I was stoked, It was like I'd won the race. (Mal Campbell actually won it) My riding buddies of the day were on Guzzi 750 LeMans, Ducati 900 Darmah, CBX1000 and K9 Kwakas but my VF was a Giant Slayer, they could not keep up and eventually resorted to calling me unkind names when we stopped somewhere. Women swooned around me and whispered things in my innocent ears that I'd never heard before. Life was Grand, my VF750F had transformed me from an average nobody to a superhero. I still love that bike........ After the crash, I won't go into details, the bike was written off and I returned to being normal, the fog descended and decades past. Now in my 50's and 2 x VFR800s in the shed, I'm feeling all nostalgic and yearn for the days of swooning women and superhero antics on the back wheel. I started searching....can I recapture that feeling, is it out there? I looked everywhere for the right VF750, they had become as rare as hens teeth and were either too far gone or already restored and priced beyond reasonable. Then yesterday, a "Bikes 4 Sale" Facebook page I follow popped up a picture, Then another... I sent the guy a message asking for his phone number...... and received a quick response. After a short chat, I told him, tomorrow, I will drive the 400klms to look at the bike. He was a kid, maybe 25? He had bought the bike from a lady as a Cafe Racer Project, she had told him it had a "Drive" chain problem but she could not afford to fix it so he got it cheap. When he got it home, he went looking for the drive chain issue and apart from needing new chain and sprockets could not find any issues, when he started it his Dad shouted "Turn it off, if that timing chain let's go you'll blow the engine". The lady had said "Drive" chain but meant "Timing" chain. The kid was all discouraged because he did not want to mess with the engine, so he bought a 77 Yamaha XT500 wreck to make a Cafe Racer and the VF just sat there in the shed. Some time later, time to clean out the shed and get rid of that Honda taking up space!!! That's how we met, him not wanting much money for this stupid bike with the funny engine. and me wanting to wear my underpants on the outside. So we went home together (the bike and I) All the bits are there, they just all need some TLC. I won't try and start it, it's 31 years old and it's not ready to be ridden. It needs a proper rebirth, it needs to be loved it needs to believe it can fly again, the Legend will be reborn and I really hope the swooning women are not the same age as me. Stay tuned.

I need to run a carb sync on my 1984 VF750F. Someone on here told me I could do it without removing the gas tank, but I'm having a hard time seeing how that could be possible. By looking through the side of the bike I don't see any vacuum nipples and I don't see how I could reach the sync adjustment screws. Any input appreciated.

My love/hate relationship with my 1984 VF750F is over. Time to kick it out of the house. The final straw was the 2 blown fork seals - again! I recently discovered that the fork tubes were straightened before I bought the bike, but apparently they are distorted - which I could remedy if I wanted to keep the motorcycle. Which I do not. I am fed up with the niggling repairs, the sub-standard brakes, the specter of cam failure, yet another cam tensioner replacement, and the underpowered sheer avoirdupois of this Behemoth from the Last Millenium. I just don't enjoy riding this tank. The smaller/lighter VF500F is much more fun. Time to replace the VF750F with a small adventure bike - like a 650 GS or a baby V-Strom. Or a supermoto like a DRZ 400. So, it's gotta go. Trouble is, no one will want to buy a VF750F here in Juneau, especially with distorted fork tubes that drizzle fork oil down the tubes onto the rotors and pads. Yuck! So, I may part it out. It has a really nice NOS 1985 VF700F tank with no rust and a JD shock and a JD F2 front wheel conversion kit with modded speedo gear. The body panels are intact, though ratty. The engine has 30,000 miles on it and it runs OK (Impending cam failure? Failing cam tensioners? Who knows? Arrgh!!). So, watch this space.