so... I bought a 750...

[Damon]

well after some negotiations last night I walked "rode" away with this beauty. Its a old 1988 VFR 750 F J that has been ratted/streetfightered. Needs a new fork seal but other than that its good to go.

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(pictures not mine, off the ebay add. It was too dark to get any of my own last night)
My plan is to convert it to a stuntbike, so any help regarding that, would be great.

So go on, guess how much I paid?

[Scouse]

£50?

[Damon]

[Scouse]

[Damon]

[Scouse]

[quacker_boy]

VFR as a stunt bike? Bearing in mind what happened to Lukes and Binge's VFRs after they wheelied them for extended periods of time i'm not sure that's the best idea. Unless the oil pick up is at the back of the sump or you're planning on doing some serious modding?
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[craigs23]

Did the seller pay you or did you pay him?

[Damon]

yes...

Cost £400. Just spent the morning cleaning it up and taking it all apart. Everything was filthly but cleaned up well. No structural rust, new exhaust. Engine is sound, starts first time. Gearbox is smooth with no false neutrals.

And yes, that is something i have been worried about. Ive just joined a stunting forum to ask for their opinions.

At the end of the day, if it blows up it blows up, but I'm going to have a lot of fun in the process.

Bring on the rolling burnouts...

[MaybeGuy]

surely its a pretty simple job to move the oil strainer to the back of the sump? you probably dont even have to drop the engine to get the sump off.
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Blue_SV650S wrote: it was a sh1te wheelie, but it proves that he can get it up in 3rd and can do angles. In summery, mattsprattuk is a gobby little sh1tebag, dopehead tw4t, but sadly for all of us, he probably isn't THAT full of sh1te!!
Kickstart wrote: Hi I tend to agree with Matt. All the best Keith

[binge]

[Damon]

Just a quick update regarding the bike. Engine oil and oil filter has now been replaced with some nice 10w/40 oil. The colour of the old oil amazed me, it must have been changed at its last service; about 5 years ago. I've overfilled the oil slightly to allow for wheelies without starving the engine (I could have moved the oil pickup to the rear of the sump but I am lazy). New HH rated sintered pads have now arrived and are awaiting fitment. I just need to get some new brake fluid and get round to it. The airbox/ airfilter have now been cleaned and have been fitted back onto the bike. Carbs look fine and thus need no work at the present time (may get them balanced later) as the bike seems to be running fine. Compression is also fine so no worries there either. Looks like the old girl has plenty of life in her yet.

Frame is now black and rearsets have been modified to stop them folding up in an event of a crash. Fairing is now partially army green and now absent of all stickers that lurked underneath the old paint. The rear tail unit has been modified with fibreglass to give it a cleaner look. Downpipes have been sprayed with high temp paint and now look a thousand times better.

I managed to break the white plastic throttle cable holder whilst removing it from the bike. I have ordered a new one but it's a bit of a pain. Nevermind, lesson learnt.

Thats pretty much it to be honest, apart from general cleaning up of wheels, sprockets, chain etc. She is now sitting in my garage as just a rolling chassis with engine feeling sorry for herself. I still have the rest of the fairing to finish, fork seals/oil and the electrics to mess around with.

No pictures as of yet, as my sister managed to break my camera phone a few days ago.

[Type_Mo]

well done to your sis! lol

thought i was gona see the bike the other day but now i see why

if ya need any bits for it then holla at me mate
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[Rowey]

Those lights are disgusting
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[virus]

That is ugly as sin.



Wanna sell it?


Cheers
John
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stinkwheel Well I just had my hands up a pigs fanny. Which makes your concerns pale into insignificance.

[colin1]

i like it, but dont think its right to use as a stunt bike

way too heavy

but i guess that might make it a challenge
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[binge]

[Sparks!]

[Damon]

[TrickyTrix]

Does ne body know where/how to get a cheap exhaust for my vfr 750 fj? the cheapest i can find co far is around 600 quid for brand new!!!!!

Does anybody know if any other exhausts can fit??

Please Help!!!

[chris-red]

[TrickyTrix]

cheers dude but that is for 1989 version which i think is the fk im not sure it will fit unless you know iif it will or not??
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[Acemastr]

Well since this has been bumped... how long did the VFR last before it died of oil starvation?
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[TrickyTrix]

my bike is a honda VFR750 fj 1988 single exhaust on the right side (4 into 1) I only nead the front and back pipes and the collector box jobbie (not sure of technical term this is the exact exhaust that is on at the moment Honda VFR750 FJ FK 1988 Motad Exhaust Complete D7HRJK but my can is in perfect nick
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