Honda VFR400R

22nd July 2010

Kevin was looking at gumtree and sent me link.

A VF750F £225 or swap along with a VFR400R for a road legal 125. The VFR400R was also for sale at £180!

I then contacted Darren (with the Chituma from the Chituma report). He said he was up for it if I gave him the GS.

SIDETRACK

The GS, a 1983 Suzuki GS125, last on the road 1985, was until recently in parts in Kevins shed. I rebuilt it and got it working, it still has a couple of issues, V5 Kevin lost it, the front brake switch, reg plate (grey area) and the horn is intermittent. Anyway I said he can have it if he does the swap.

Here is said beast



Just need to get V5 and mot it then its Darrens for a while anyway.

The Chituma btw was bought with a years tax and mot for £170 so deal of the century here.

So we went down and swapped the Chituma for the black/red/white VF750F and the VFR400R.

The VF is in my other VF report.

This is for the 400R.

The 400R is a bit of a tool, ally frame and 59bhp from 400cc's in the mid 80's very impressive. Top end is 130mph and the newer versions hit 140.

It is however quite small so I doubt I could ride it very far.

Anyway details on this are made in 86 and imported in 1995 and has had 14 previous owners since being in the UK!

It starts and runs though, no drive as the clutch hydraulics need attention, its had a small fire at some point, upgraded to twin headlights.

Its missing the front fairing as well and tbh a bit of a mess really but it can come good.

Some pics



decent sized fuel tank anyway!



Thats all the pictures for now, will update this slowly I think.

And yes my back garden is like a 1986 Honda dealers.