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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)

Wel I have had the brakes completely apart for cleaning, and they are certainly not lacking in feel or power, but I need to get them out into the twisties to be sure; 50km through traffic is not really a good way to judge them, and I haven't spent any time looking at the suspension settings yet either. The brake lever action is not quite right yet as it feels a little "sticky" and may need a bit more attention to get rid of that. What was your experience with the cooling fans? Mine seemed to be coming on at every traffic light, but I was mired in slow traffic for most of the trip so not a lot of airflow. The fans are particularly loud/whiny so maybe I just noticed them more. I'm waiting on (hopefully) a last shipment of OEM bits and bobs, not having a complete set of the correct fasteners annoys me more than it should, and I also needed a new wave washer for the gearshift. I have greatly enjoyed getting rid of the surface rust on this bike; when I got it, the rust was omnipresent, but now I think I have hidden it all away. I will keep pottering along.

"Sneaky fast," and "super steady." Yes, exactly. What is your impression of the brakes--on your limited riding experience so far? My 2010 had the best brakes I've owned, the Nissins better than my two current bikes with Brembos. Keep the updates coming please, fun stuff.

Thanks MBrane. The only two things you can't avoid are death and taxes. The weight distribution is really different to my ST1300. That bike has a short wheelbase and surprisingly quick steering; the downside, with the big fairing, is the bike gets pretty nervous whenever you follow other wake-inducing traffic. The VFR by comparison is long, low and heavier steering but that gives it a rock-steady feel, and I can imagine on an autobahn this would be very confidence inspiring. The gearing on the 1200 is also pretty tall, with the engine turning at a lazy 3500rpm at the legal limit, which is a fair bit lower than the ST.

Next time I have the front end apart I'm going to move the horn down where the charcoal canister used to live. Then I don't have to deal with it when using the steering head stand, and more weight down low.

I always thought of the 7th gen as the gentleman's sport bike. Good job on the restore. She's lookin' good. Good luck with the gubment crap.

The neighbours may (or may not) enjoy the start-up when I left for an early start at work...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzgQsBul1tc&pp=ygUWaG9uZGEgNSBjeWxpbmRlciBzb3VuZA%3D%3D

So I have started the journey towards "road legal" status; the bike was an insurance write-off and was deregistered as a result, so I need to get it back into the NZTA computer system, which requires "Entry Certification", basically a thorough check over of the various items needed for compliance like lights, horn etc. That went well but because the bike was written off, I now discovered I need a "Repair Certificate" from an engineer. And...there's no one in the largest city where I live, the nearest is an hour's drive away in Hamilton, and booked out for a couple of weeks. This bit is proving costly in time and money, the repair cert is NZD710 and 3 hours time, on top of the NZD520 and 2 hours spent to get the entry certificate today. I thoroughly enjoyed my 50km round trip through morning traffic however; the bike is sneaky fast, super steady and effortless on the motorway, and ran perfectly. There was a fair bit of cooling fan action at traffic lights but the heat was well managed (unlike my ST1300 "Frying Pan"). Anyway POIDH.

Me too please. Although I suspect low throttle running in traffic might be troublesome

Standby... I've had multiples delivered to, and shipped from me with Sebastin - 8053878287 Motoshippers.com

xtremedecals.com should be able to provide any decals that you want

Also, if one wanted the decals applied is there a source for the OG "VFR" and "Interceptor" decals?

Appears less expensive than having the old ones painted, especially if they can somehow recreate the decals faithfully. I'd like to know if anyone has bought a set and the quality/fit.

Sweet engine... gimme 2...

Bleeding the rear brake... Fluid control hack.... Wahts next? Oh wait... forks? really?

Catching up with adding dual horns.. ran the rear one solo for a bunch of years, it's quite loud on its own. A good replacement for the OEM... (front one is a parts bin job) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003NE73GY/?coliid=I7OVWQGO28A8B&colid=2OYJOR9CMN4G9&psc=1&ref_=list_c_wl_lv_ov_lig_dp_it

Ohhhh... I like it!

I've used David Miller directly for a few vehicles. 346-347-6313. Bridgeway Logistics LLC. https://www.bridgewaylogisticsllc.com/ https://maps.app.goo.gl/YmjHFxAsxGT8zj1c8 uship is good, but you have to wait for the high bids to die down and be willing to negotiate with them.

I was sorting thru some old photos and found these two from my 2001 trip to Laguna Seca. Honda displayed the 5-cylinder RC211V engine, and the looked amazing. It was a pretty successful GP bike, winning 2 championships for Valentino Rossi and one for Nicky Hayden in its 5 year career.

The tax disc came off my 91 VFR I had in Falmouth in 2015. The 8 spoke seen was on the same bike, so they're like siblings. 🙂 I took both when I sold the bike on. The new owner understood the tax disc as I think it was discontinued the year I sold the bike. Still don't think he understands why I had to have the rim.......

Keep plugging away, you'll have a lovely, unique VFR when it's finished.

Enjoy the miles!!

Hello everybody ! Some well due updates ! I have painted the wheels today, and I'm very glad on how it turned out. The back end is coming back together nicely now, finally got the bearings sorted out as well as the caliper and master cylinder which I have rebuilt. I got the forks back last weekend, they've been refurbished and cerakoted. And I change the steering stem bearings while I was at it (not easy !) I also fitted a voltemeter to the dashboard and changed the lighting. Front calipers have been rebuilt and painted too. I should soon start to fit the front end back together. I can't believe it has been already a year since I started this 😅