VFRDiscussion

Hi all!

I feel as though I know most of you already, but somebody has to kick off the "Introductions" section...

So, I'm a long-time American VFR owner, having started with a 1990 VFR750FL in 1990, the first one the local dealer sold (long-gone T&O Yamaha in Lomita, California) and culminating with a pair of 5th gens in yellow and blue. In between, I have sort of become a collector of 1990s Honda JDM sport bikes and the odd exotic Aprilia. I famously almost purchased an NR...

Back in the day I went on many long m/c trips around Europe, but I now spend a lot more time tinkering than actually riding. (I hope to change that soon--while I still can!)

These days I live mainly in London, UK and Leiden, NL, surrounded by my small family and large collection of motorcycles and unfinished projects.

Ciao,

JZH

Hi JZH. One day you have to tell the story of the "NR that got away".

Welcome JZH, nice to see you here!
I also seem to have missed the story on the NR you almost got.
That oval monster is an icon.

If you are currently in the Netherlands, there were some nice days lately to ride the VFR.

Yeah, well, it's nothing like Larry Lovisone's story about how he acquired "Mr. RC45" in Mexico... I was just too late. It was the early 2000s and I saw an ad for a full, German-spec NR for sale at a specialty car dealer in Germany (at the time I was living in another part of Germany): €40k. Could not believe it, but I'd studied NRs for years and I knew it was a full-power, 125 PS model (i.e., non-J spec 77PS, non-French 102 PS), and I could just manage to scrape together the cash and stay married (this last part was more theoretical). But work commitments meant I had to wait a week before I could drive over to see it, and by the time I did, it had been sold. I comfort myself by thinking that it was probably broken anyway!

Yes, the weather has been lovely in NL. I finally have an appointment for an RDW inspection of the yellow bike in mid-July, so hopefully I will be on the road later this summer.

Ciao,

JZH

JZH....you have to post a thread on the yellow peril

Thy will be done!

I haven't done much on the bike for the last few months, but I will be turning to the yellow bike soon. I'm wondering how it will run if I remove the Rotrex and fit an air filter directly to the airbox? I've already decided to remove the Lasers and re-fit the OEM end can, thinking it can't fail the inspection due to mods that aren't there...

Ciao,

JZH

I'm slowly getting it ready for the inspection, which means I have now removed the offending induction device from the bike and fitted a new air filter to the alloy airbox. The FI map will be a little funny, but it should run!

Bled the DCBS yesterday. Still thinking about how to get the monstrous OEM end can mated more-or-less tightly to the Erion headers (which have a slightly different angle to them). A sheet metal bracket extender and copious amounts of metalized exhaust tape should create a gas-tight seal for a few hours, anyway. I'm not riding the bike to the inspection (which is scheduled for next month).

I need to check the beam pattern on the headlight units I have. I suspect that none of them (US, UK, NL) have a "kick-up" to either side. That's based on the fact that the UK-spec headlight from my blue bike looks exactly the same (in terms of bulb orientation and reflector design) as my US-spec one. I'll check the beam pattern to be sure, but if that's true, I can just fit the UK one for the inspection. All of them are "E" marked and "DOT" marked--Honda was covering all the bases!

Pictures later, after the bike gets its new yellow number plate, new forks, etc.

Ciao,

JZH

A request.. post up in the 5th gen section for the yellow peril?

Sure--after the inspection!

The only good thing about VFRD-I going down is that there's no longer any evidence...

Ciao,

JZH

Hits the laugh emoji..