Fancying a change......

[mrmistoffelee...]

So been riding the teapot for eight months or so now since passing my test (thanks to the many people for their advice on this), Fancying now a VFR

Spotted this one

https://www.marshallsofeston.co.uk/used-bike/honda/vfr-800fa-2/lovely-vfr-px-vehicle-rides-lovely-cheap-px-bike/for-sale-in-middlesborough-north-yorkshire/aetv61252883/

The price however seems a little on the to good to be true side....Can anyone see any glaring problems from looking at the pictures ?

I've sent a request asking if it's had the major VTEC service done at the required interval. If not I'll be asking for at least £200 off

Wondering what the value of my teapot is on trade in. 750cc 1998 28k Part service history. average condition. Does 750-800 sound about right ish ?


Thanks in advance

[kgm]

Price seems about right to me going by what I've seen locally. A friend has struggled to sell his 38k '05 for £2300. Reckon he would take 2k for it. His is in fair condition but hasn't had the valves checked.

[Copycat73]

[mrmistoffelee...]

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[Copycat73]

[mrmistoffelee...]

[Copycat73]

13.8v .. but it will move up and down a bit with engine speed.
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[BillyJ]

It looks like the LCD section of the clocks is fucked and the liquid has leaked underneath the display.

I've seen another one with a similar thing.... unless it's a feature
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[mrmistoffelee...]

[Doink]

Is says it's a cheap PX bike in the advert, I'd assume by that it's being sold as seen due to known faults.

[Robby]

Test ride one before buying it. I had a much older VFR750, and I wasn't that fond of it. Ponderous and heavy around town, poor ride over bad road surfaces, and then just boring on the motorway.

Only seemed to come into its own on fast, sweeping, well-surfaced A-roads.

[Diggs]

That does seem cheap. I reckon the last model VFR750 looks much nicer though, and these seem to be holding their value to the point that a good one will soon be worth more than the model you've seen. Worth considering?
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[Copycat73]

[mrmistoffelee...]

[Copycat73]

[mrmistoffelee...]

[Rogerborg]

[Copycat73]

[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

[GTR1400]

Might be worth considering the pre-VTEC VFR800. Plenty around, and can be had for < £1500 in decent nick if you look around. A well looked after example will give you no issues, very solid bikes.
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[c_dug]

I had a v-tec 800, I wouldn't have another.

It was undoubtedly good at everything, well, most things. It just really had no (and I hate using this word) soul.

In comparison my Fazer 600 is shite at some things, yet I'm enjoying it far more.
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[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

Honda don't do fun very well.
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[c_dug]

It's too blustery at motorway speeds for a start. Also the gearbox on mine is really fussy about chain tension. The headlights are on par with the six vaulters on my old ts50x (not a joke). The front suspension is too soft. The pillion pegs are the worst of any bike my other half has been on by a long margin (out of cbr600f, sv650, k5 gsxr1000, diversion 900, vfr 800 and the Fazer).

Thats about it.
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