Honda took some lumps over the cam metallurgy on the early 1980’s V4 engines, and re-introduced the engine in 1985 with gear-driven cams and impeccable quality control. Almost a unicorn in its own right, the VFR700F was a de-stroked 750 staying out of a tariff scuffle. This example has been refurbished to a level that…
If you are in the US you are probably not too accustomed to seeing a VFR700, as the 750cc and later expanded 800cc and 1200cc “Interceptor” models have been produced in much higher numbers. The 700cc edition was only build for a few years to comply with a fortunately short-lived tariff the U.S. imposed to…
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…
Hey guys, So much for new year resolutions, the mailbag has slipped pretty bad this time. But there are a lot of ads that are still active and here they are. Thanks for your submissions and have a good weekend, dc Mark has this very complete 1997 Yamaha YZF750R with 4000km in Canada on Kijiji
Hey guys, Here are the latest sale values on bikes we posted on RSBFS last month, highest to lowest. This post might be more aptly titled how to score a survivor for under $3k. Congratulations to buyers and sellers! Have a great weekend all, dc 1985 Yamaha RZ350 Sold for $9950. 1985 Yamaha RZ500 Sold…
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.…
Location: San Francisco, CA Mileage: 15,700 Price: Auction, with reserve The V-4 is a stellar motor. There are many options out there for your motor. In-line 4, in-line 3, V-Twin, etc. You got options. But the V-4 is a great configuration. Don’t believe it? Well, check out the MotoGP bikes. Honda, Suzuki (when they ran…
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…