HELP

[Ivor biggin]

Who said strike while the iron`s hot?,because who ever it was had a point. I should of gone out and bought something before getting into this mess. Things are getting complicated on the new bike front and it can only get worse until a new ride is in my driveway. The problem started when my list of prospects sort of got expanded and some good bikes that I had not included got them selves on the list. Me, being a man of steel will and a person capable of making important decisions, decided on a HONDA VFR. O.K. you would think as there are lots of them out there for sale but then that is the conundrum that I`m trying to fathom. Should I drop nine grand on a low mileage mint example or pick up an early 750 and then spend a bit of cash to make it mine. There is enough stuff on EBay to make an old VFR look just like an RC45:cool: and right now I still have my VTR to get by on.
So, what do you guys think, any advice?
IB.
P.S. before you sugest that I spend money on the VTR remember that my Son has an RC51.

[Uwe W.]

I won't have time until the weekend to look, but I think I might still have a great buyer's guide to used VFRs that was in one of the Brit mags. I'll give you a shout if I find it. My recollection of its conclusion was that the older pre-VTEC models were the better buys. Have you tried asking around on a VFR forum?

[sportbikecalgary]

I'd be spending my coin on the later versions. The 'new' VFR has much better suspension and brakes. The comment about pre-Vtec is appropriate. From what I've heard, it added lots of noise and complexity without much actual seat-in-the-pants excitment to go along with it. The torque and ponies will never match an RC51 (1000 cc vs 800 cc) so, if you're looking to beat your son on his, you'll have to get some serious hp. The VFR has lots of options to make it become a sport-tourer extraordinaire, but it'll never match the RC at the track or in the twisties. So change the game and start talking serious distance between gas stops and km's travelled in a day. That'll silence the RC rider. Mind you, when I had my RC (with a corbin saddle) I'd quite happily ride for 16 hour days... 200km at a time.