Hi everybody

I'm still looking for a cheap starter bike.

1989 Honda VFR 750

Not sure on history etc but it has 53,000 miles! MOT April next year. Its up at £895.

Run for the hills or one to be considered?

Not even run in yet!!

Well not quite but they are about as good as it gets for longevity.

Headers can rust and are expensive to replace, engines are pretty bullit proof assuming they have been serviced.

You will probably need new bearings all round, tyres, chain sprocket and a service, say about £600 to be happy with it.

Offer £700 cash.

If you get a good one it will make a great first bike.

Thanks buddy. :)

Sorry, completely new to the bike thing..'headers'?
Also do you mean wheel bearings or more than that?! :eek:

As it is approaching 20 years old - would I have trouble getting parts for it?

Will go and have a look tomorrow.

That's no mileage at all but depends on the owners. You want to find out as much about the bikes history as possible. If it looks clean and well cared for, has a few interesting receipts to prove it's had a few careful owners then that looks like a good price.

On the other hand if it looks tatty and unloved, has no history and the "owner" meets you outside the pub/council estate. Run.

Screwd.

Thanks screwd

It is actually from a trader, for my first bike I am going stick to buying from a dealer to hopefully have a bit of a warranty etc.

My 02 VFR is on 90k - probably deemed high mileage !
53k is nowt providing the oil has been changed every so often.

Mate has a 120k 89 VFR so plenty of life left in it yet, arguably the best VFR was the 89 VFR FK.

people assume that because most daisy riders (fair weather bikers) only do a thousand miles a year that this must be the average mileage that is acceptable for a second hand bike. load of rubbish, bikes are very well engineered for the most part and capable of huge mileages.

Thanks guys. :)

Off to look at some bikes at last. :D

Excellent bikes, older VFRs. I had this one a few years ago, and when I bought it it had done 77k.

92 VFR 750:


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/ijeffery/VFR7501.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/ijeffery/VFR7501.jpg)

nice mate...looks good in black.

It did - bloke before me had restored a lot of it: panels, tank, seat etc.

Gold wheels looked good with black also.

They are nice bikes, think I paid £1650 for it and sold it a year later for £1750 :)

Thanks buddy. :)

Sorry, completely new to the bike thing..'headers'?
Also do you mean wheel bearings or more than that?! :eek:

As it is approaching 20 years old - would I have trouble getting parts for it?

Will go and have a look tomorrow.

'Headers' - The downpipes from the engine to the can at the back. Can be expensive. If can is standard and looking tatty just stick on an aftermarket one.

Quite possibly all the bearings, headstock and wheel not expensive job.

You should have no troble getting parts, there were lots of these bikes sold, you can still get everything from Honda and many second hand parts too.

Just be aware that you might have to spend a wee bit once you have purchased the bike. This is no band things providing you get it at a good price as then you at least know the jobs have been done.

Thanks mate

With an FK you will be restricted a little on your choice of tyre (they are non radial and somewhat odd sizes compared to modern stuff) and not all parts are available from the big H - I think from memory (and therefore might be wrong) you can no longer get oe discs for example but plenty of pattern supplies out there.

Mate of mine is as quick as anybody on his BT45s on the road and the bike is more than quick enough for road riding, circa 95-100bhp. He couldn't get ohlins for his rear shock but hagon/wp do them, wp recommended.

Cheers Bakerman...FK?