When the original “V45” Interceptor was launched, it created quite a storm. Moving the sport bike world from air-cooled, two valve per cylinder stone age technology, Honda’s revolutionary VF lineup offered v-four sophistication, including four valve technology and liquid cooling. Following the introduction of the original 750cc model, Honda released the mini-ceptor (500cc) and the…
Update 7.22.13: First posted nearly 2 months ago, the seller has alerted us that this bike is for sale for the last time and is no reserve the entire way. Current winning bid is $2550. Links updated. -dc This VFR700 has only covered a tad over 10k miles and looks fantastic. This seller’s eBay listing…
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Mileage: 17,941 Price: Auction Not too accustomed to seeing a VFR700? Does the cc designation throw you a little? Well, that’s okay. The 700cc machine out of Honda was built to come in under the 750cc tariff the U.S. imposed to punish Japanese bike builders. Can you guess which U.S.…
If you are looking to add something period-specific to your collection without paying crazy money and breaking the bank, this just might be for you. Known in the day for raising the bar in the middleweight class (remember when a middleweight was only a 500?), the smaller Interceptor features a jewel of a V-4 motor…
Location: Superior, Wisconsin Mileage: 11,445 Price: Auction, $4,600 BIN Race replica bikes, or attempts by people to build them, have been around in some form since the dawn of time. However, the 80’s seemed to bring in the current era of the factory race replica bike and the Honda VF1000R certainly played a role, along…
High School Memories: 1986 Honda VF500F Interceptor Ah, the memories. I can still picture it clearly. I’m walking out of my last class of the day and a rather good looking girl is waiting for someone to come pick her up. Her knight in shining armor roars around the corner on his gleaming, red,…
Hey Guys, I know lots of our readers love the older rides, so here are the latest picks over at ClassicSportBikesForSale.com Have you spotted something interesting you think should be on the site? Email us! dc Bonneville Speed Week August 11th-19th — Our man Brian is on site! 1983 Ducati Mike Hailwood Replica 24 miles…
Location: Morris Plains, New Jersey Mileage: 14,427 Price: Auction I ride a VFR800 so I am obviously a big fan of the Interceptor. The VFR has an outstanding history in the Honda sportbike line, being really at the beginning of the sportbike in the U.S. with the early Interceptor’s and then the VF1000R, a fully…