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I found this gem in Rocky Mount about an hour north of me in Greenville Nc. Kid had it for several years as a commuter. Said he needed to save gas, I asked him what he drove. A V10 Ford F-250! Anyways, he laid this bike down twice, once at 50 and once at 80 on the highway. As you can see in the photos it's pretty rough looking. I took it to my buddy's shop and have it pretty much stripped down. There's a laundry list of new parts going into it to prepare it for the annual VFRD forum's rally/ride on Memorial Day weekend. Cosmetics are last on the list so she won't be pretty, but functional. I've been Collecting parts the last couple weeks.
With any project you know it's never going to be as easy or as cheap as you want it to be. My biggest issues have been the headlight and nose fairing. Getting the headlight used is about like finding a GSXR that isn't stretched 3 feet. Being a VFRD member has its perks and through that network I secured a headlight for around 90$ less than buying one new through Honda would cost. The front subframe was bent and VFRD came through again, this time a member in Australia had bought a high mileage bike to street fighter, so I got a subframe from
A bike that hasn't been down so I know it's true. Lucky for me only 70$ shipped to the US! Half the cost of a new one. I'll run off the list of parts I've ordered and will be replacing so far:
Clutch lever
Foot brake
Bar end weights
Headlight
Turn signals
Nose cowl
Windscreen
Front wheel bearings
Front brake discs
All brake pads
Oil and filter
Coolant
Brake fluid
Tires (getting some Q3's)
Cree LED headlight kit
2000-2001 VFR mirrors
VFRness wiring harness
Battery
Front subframe
Air filter
I pulled the headers and will be sand blasting them and having them powder coated high temp back. The Erion pipe sounds good but looks rough, jury is still out on what powder to use since me and my buddy don't know how hot it really gets. But expect it to be black and polished as it is now. Wheels will be two tone polished lips and black spokes.
It's been some work but so far so good. It runs really well considering the rough exterior!
Cosmetics will be worked out hopefully over the next year or so. Plastics and paint jobs are very pricey so I can only do as much as money allows.
Enjoy the photos!
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