1989 Honda VFR400R
Miles: 11,200
Clean Title
Crystal Lake, Illinois
$16,000
SELLER
Please don’t ask if this is still for sale. Also please do your pricing homework and don’t make snide comments.
Refer to following auction house for pricing: https://iconicmotorbikeauctions.com/sold/?_sft_pa_motorbike-make=honda&_sft_pa_motorbike-model=vfr400 for pricing information. –
Very good condition Japanese import grey market NC30. If you’re looking at this, you probably know the rarity of this bike in this paint scheme. I believe No.1, Type-1, Code-K. This is the 400cc version of the famous RC30. Illinois clear title. Currently a display piece as you can see.
RSBFS
“The Honda RC30 needs zero introduction. The looks and performance are the stuff of legend. As more and more collectors compete for a limited number of bikes on the market the prices inevitably rise. We often hear enthusiasts in the hobby lament this as it means they might not get a chance to experience the machine. The wonderful thing about this hobby is that even though specific models might be rare, there are always alternatives to explore. In this case it the RC30s baby bother, the NC30.” said William in 2022.
Is it me, or is it human nature to want to make a snide comment when asked not to make a snide comment? My first thought at seeing this bike is, “SICK”, “COOL”, “LOOK AT THE COLOR SCHEME, THE LINES”. Then I read that I’m not supposed to make a snide comment, and my mind starts getting snarky.
The seller gives a link to a similar bike sold earlier this year. That bike had 16,437 miles and this one has 11,200. That NC30 sold for $15,601.
Good luck to the buyer and seller!
I seriously want to know. What is the attraction? From a performance perspective, it is archaic. I don’t believe it is an investment grade collectible. What would lead somebody to spend a large amount of money on something like this?
If it were a 600?, if it were a 750?, IF it were a 1000??
Hello Aprilia? Aprilia!
If you know….. you know.
$1500 and that is my final offer?
What is the attraction? There are many. First of all, context – this type of 400cc multi-valve four (and 250 two strokes) were made to be the base of F3 class racers, so don’t let the ‘street’ bit fool, you these were pretty much full-on homologation machines. Secondly, the late 80s/early 90s race replicas (of any displacement) were made like a piece of one of a kind jewel. Not only ridiculous degree of R&D went into it (I mean, piston speed as fast as F1 engine? for a street bike? with a reliability of Honda Cub?), but they spared no expense on unfathomable level of attention to details (like of which we will probably never see again outside of some ridiculously prices limited specials). And it culminates in NR750.
Speaking of this particular example, I think it’s quite a bit more than market price, which also means that the market price is fairly low considering what you get.
Be honest, Then what? I love (to ride) motorcycles not tell stories about them.
@Luke Warmwater,
So should you, yes, ride it to death by all means. These are rather fabulous for that, too.
The bread and butter versions of this little V4 were popular and cheap track bikes for many years, and were raced against 250cc two strokes for Poor Man racing, lovely little bikes which also double up as a good step for beginners who didn’t want 150bhp spitting them into the hedge.
Result?- many were spanked to death and died quietly in sheds around the world.
lovely motor- engineers love them- not sure they are worth this ask but it’s a free market. Most of us will never own an RC30 but these are the closest we might get. Not for the very tall.
It’s still available…
Still available. Something usually not often heard on a true collectible.