Author Topic: Talk me out of a 94 VFR750 (Read 3983 times)

paxtonpony · « **on:** February 23, 2007, 09:22:22 PM »

Damn, I found a really nice 94 VFR750 for $2000. The problem is I already have 2 bikes in the garage. The problem isn't that I have too many bikes. The problem is that I have too many bikes and I'm married. So, would $2000 be a good price for this?

DarkRider · « **Reply #1 on:** February 23, 2007, 09:26:40 PM »

Well being a fellow VFR nut on here i would say thats about the going price for good condition VFs and VFRs. I bought my 85 VF750 for $1500 last fall and have enjoyed the bike ever since.

capnspif · « **Reply #2 on:** February 23, 2007, 10:09:52 PM »

Is that the actual bike? How many miles? That sounds like a >great< price.

mrblasty · « **Reply #3 on:** February 23, 2007, 10:40:27 PM »

You should buy it, you can keep it in my driveway however you will need to leave a key in case a little dust should land on it.

paxtonpony · « **Reply #4 on:** February 24, 2007, 09:28:30 AM »

Yep, that's the actual bike. It runs perfect. Feels like a brand new bike..

DME · « **Reply #5 on:** February 24, 2007, 10:00:35 AM »

Good bike, good price = buy it!

A friend of mine had one exactly like that one but crashed it on the Autobahn outside Berlin.
We were on a three week vacation through Europe when he planted it in the rear end of a VW Rabbit. Bike was trash but he and his wife came out allright.
I rode a -94 Fireblade at the time and we spent a day on the NürburgRing Nordschleife racetrack before the accident.
The VFR performed great on the track and kept up well with the Blade.
It is truly a multipurpose bike!
I would not compare the VF-series to the VFR. The VFR is a totally different beast and all the better for it !

Cheers
Dan

canyon750 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 24, 2007, 10:25:48 AM »

BUY IT! I just took ownership of a 2005 VFR800 and I LOVE it! As long as the bike isn't trashed it really doesn't matter how many miles are on it. The VFR's engine was made to go 100,000 miles with barely a sneeze. I've been able to put less miles on my CB to preserve it! (I need a new clutch anyway!

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capnspif · « **Reply #7 on:** February 24, 2007, 10:33:30 AM »

Quote from: paxtonpony on February 24, 2007, 09:28:30 AM

Yep, that's the actual bike. It runs perfect. Feels like a brand new bike..

Looks like a brand new bike! $2k is about $1-$1.5k less than I'd expect. I've ridden a '99 for years, great bike, buy it!

Canyon, congrats on another great bike! You'll have to jump in over at vfrdiscussion.com.

canyon750 · « **Reply #8 on:** February 24, 2007, 10:38:49 AM »

Thanks! I've been posting on VFR World lately so I'll have to check out your site. The VFR is a great bike Pax. There is nothing I can say towards trying to talk you out of it!

BUY IT! BUY IT! BUY IT![/size]

tsflstb · « **Reply #9 on:** February 24, 2007, 11:38:43 AM »

That is an incredible deal for a bike that nice.

For reference, I sold my '92 VFR with almost 50K miles for $3600 a couple years ago.

You could ride that bike for a few years and still make money re-selling it later.

Uncle Ernie · « **Reply #10 on:** February 24, 2007, 01:42:44 PM »

Tell your wife you got her a nice surprise!

Green550F · « **Reply #11 on:** February 24, 2007, 02:58:08 PM »

Years ago I bought a new snowmobile, two-up touring, and told the wife I got it for her. Bad choice. Just get it for yourself and explain it's a purpose macine that the other bikes can't fill in for.

grumburg · « **Reply #12 on:** February 24, 2007, 03:31:56 PM »

WOW! What a beauty. Get it. Like you may find out, there will be many things that you can get now that you won't get later

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DarkRider · « **Reply #13 on:** February 24, 2007, 05:39:16 PM »

The VF was the predicessor to the VFR. Without the VF existing and dominating the race tracks the VFR never would have existed.

paxtonpony · « **Reply #14 on:** February 24, 2007, 10:38:40 PM »

I got back after the sun went down, I'll take and post some pics tomorrow. Great, great bike. That vance and hines pipe has a growl like you wouldn't believe.
It was a lady's bike. Real nice, probably 45-ish. Her husband passed away so she didn't have anyone to ride with anymore.

DME · « **Reply #15 on:** February 25, 2007, 06:37:04 AM »

Quote from: OutlawZ24 on February 24, 2007, 05:39:16 PM

The VF was the predicessor to the VFR. Without the VF existing and dominating the race tracks the VFR never would have existed.

Yes, the VFR is derived from the VF.
But very much improved.
VF-series suffered badly from camshaft wear (pretty much every single machine has had the cams replaced). The VFR engine is pretty much indestructible.
Chassis-wise there is a world of difference when you compare the steel cradle VF-frame to the aluminium twin spar box frame of the VFR.

paxtonpony · « **Reply #16 on:** February 25, 2007, 02:29:06 PM »

Alright, here's my toys.

Took a LONG ride this morning. That thing's a blast. I love the V-4. The pipe gives a wicked growl!

paxtonpony · « **Reply #17 on:** February 25, 2007, 02:31:11 PM »

I used to gripe about all the clutter my wife had. Now I appear to be the culprit:

Oh well, life's short.

canyon750 · « **Reply #18 on:** February 25, 2007, 03:00:40 PM »

Congrats on the purchase! That 94 is a thing of beauty. I'm sure the 4 of you will have a great relationship together. Oh yes, and your Wife too!

DarkRider · « **Reply #19 on:** February 25, 2007, 09:44:55 PM »

Enjoy the viffer man!

bill440cars · « **Reply #20 on:** February 26, 2007, 05:06:21 AM »

Hey pax,

Clutter is in the eye of the beholder.

Way to go guy, enjoy.

Later on, Bill

paxtonpony · « **Reply #21 on:** March 19, 2007, 09:30:46 AM »

Man, this is a great little bike. It just clicked over 21k miles this weekend and has been a blast to ride. I've already got a couple of 6-8 hour rides on it and it has been perfect. Great bike and I have to highly recommend this bike to anyone looking for a daily driver. Good power, handling and brakes and yet it's still comfy to ride. I put a double bubble windscreen on it this weekend and it works out perfect for me. Now I just need to find some side bags that I can afford.

canyon750 · « **Reply #22 on:** March 19, 2007, 11:06:27 AM »

Now don't start neglecting the SOHC in the garage!

She'll bite ya!

andy750 · « **Reply #23 on:** March 19, 2007, 11:58:53 AM »

Hey Pax if you decide to sell it at some point let me know - looks like a great ride!!! Im in the market for a modern bike

cheers
Andy

paxtonpony · « **Reply #24 on:** March 19, 2007, 12:15:03 PM »

Quote from: canyon750 on March 19, 2007, 11:06:27 AM

Now don't start neglecting the SOHC in the garage! She'll bite ya!

LOL, ya, she's been sitting in the garage for a few weeks. She was a little hard to start on Sunday, took me two or three kicks to get it going. Usually it's a one kick deal, the extra kicks must have been in protest.

Andy - If I were you, I'd look around for 90-97 VFR's. The price is right on these bikes (2k-3.5k) and they're going to do everything you need them to. Of course, your 'Busa buddies are going to leave you in a straight line but that goes without say. Look around and you can find a low to mid mileage for what ya want to pay. From what I've been reading, the models with gear driven cams will last well into 100k miles.

canyon750 · « **Reply #25 on:** March 19, 2007, 05:25:01 PM »

Not just the gear driven cam models will last. don't get sucked into that "group"of people.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with the VTEC model. For nostalgia purposes, the gear driven cam models were the original but if Honda kept the VTEC and the gear driven cams te bike would have been priced out of most people's range (think $17 -19K). My 2005 VFR VTEC will still keep up with and in most situations out run your 94...

paxtonpony · « **Reply #26 on:** March 19, 2007, 07:02:39 PM »

Quote from: canyon750 on March 19, 2007, 05:25:01 PM

My 2005 VFR VTEC will still keep up with and in most situations out run your 94...

And yours looks better doing it. I love the look of the newer models but I'm cheap and this one delivers what I need for the right price. I gotta admit, I wasn't totally stoked at the styling at first (I like everything but the headlights and windshiled) but the growl from the pipe and the gear noise lured me in. A quick ride and I was hooked. I put a double bubble light smoke windshield on the front and it looks pretty good now.

paxtonpony · « **Reply #27 on:** April 18, 2007, 01:43:48 PM »

Sold my GS 500 for $1900 to a young kid. The wife's happy because there's one less bike in the garage and I'm happy because I made a couple hundred bucks extra off that thing.
That was the only thing good that came out of that day though.
First, I burn out the regulator on my "rock solid" VFR. During my walk home (almost made it), I invented new variations of curse words.
No problem, I've still got my ever faithful and "rock solid" CB 750. So I drive it to work, to and from lunch and to a meeting. When I came out, I appeared to be missing a couple of cylinders. Idles fine but sounds like a harley once I give it the guns. I'm thinking I got some clogged main jets because the sparks is fine etc.
At that point I was pretty sure I had somehow angered the motorcycle gods. I figured having 2 Hondas crap out the same day was a bad omen and I wasn't going to be transfering a title that night. I was pretty sure the wheel or something was going to fall off if the dude went for a test ride. But everything went well and I sold off my suzi. Was a fun bike to get back into riding but it was time to say goodbye.
Now that I got the space, I'm thinking real serious about a complete teardown of the CB.

Also, the regulator is coming on friday and man it wasn't cheap. :/

canyon750 · « **Reply #28 on:** April 18, 2007, 02:52:40 PM »

From what i read on the forums at VFRWorld.com, this is common for mid to high mileage mid 90's VFR's. You should take a look for a few solutions they have come up with on the VFR site to help prevent this from happening again in the near future. I don't have a direct link since it doesn't relate directly to me.

As for the motorcycle God's, the fact you owned a Suzuki was enough to upset them!

Now that you have found the error of your ways and have an all Honda garage the planets will once again align in your favor. I need to stop neglecting my 750 and give her thenew clutch and tires she needs. The other day i was swinging my leg off of the VFR and kicked the rear turn signal on the CB. Snapped the thing right off!

I better fix things soon before the motorcycle God's frown on me again...

heffay · « **Reply #29 on:** April 18, 2007, 03:55:11 PM »

every vfr i've ever ridden, (probably about 20) new or used, was comfortable, punchy and a blast to ride... and, of course, way too big for a sportbike. but, honestly, i've never ridden one of the 750s... maybe an earlier vintage is all i need.

my girlfriend rides a 98... well, i say ride... she hasn't ridden it in about 6-8 months. it's way too big for her and she realized it when she was run off the road and had to actually "handle" the bike instead of letting it handle. she sticks more to the ex500 these days. i give her and the bike props though, it was her first bike, it bucked her off, she broke both wrists, she got back on and took a 2000+ mile trip after that on the same bike. (after i put both of them back together of course)

yes, it gets ridden... i rode it today as a matter of fact... best running bike we have. i attribute this ALL to fuel injection. would i take it over my bikes... hell no.

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Author Topic: Talk me out of a 94 VFR750 (Read 3983 times)