Ray Von Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 I have a lovely VF 500 that my dear father has given to me, as he doesn't ride anymore. It's in good standard condition and looks top dollar as it is, but you know how thoughts cross into your head like, i wonder what it would look like with some modern wheels and front end (CBR600) and a nice four into one off something like a VFR750 or early VFR400, i realise there would be a lot of messing about getting it to fit, but i reckon it would look really upto date with modern wheels and a single exiting exhaust system. She's an old girl 1985 model with only 24000 miles on the dials. Any opinons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redmarque Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 Any opinons? Take a look over on www.vfrdiscussion.com the 750 is more popular for modification. wealth of mods to do on VF's CBR600 wheels seam to fit well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy J Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 When was the last time anyone saw a VF500? Keep it stock it will be worth far more when you come to sell it. I know the inboard brakes are a bit shit but its an 80s techno quirk that makes it stand out a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilchicken0 Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 They didn't have inboard brakes ... that was the CBF550, but I agree to keep it stock. Have the engine overhauled but don't be tempted to modernise it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomfoolery Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Keep it stock. My Dad had one too. Twin headlight conversion and a very young me: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snetterton88 Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Keep it stock mate,great looking bike still in my opinion. They had a great one make race series which was pretty good too! Found a nice tidy one on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Von Posted February 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 After some thinking, i'll keep it standard, its true you don't see any standard ones about any more, or any about for that matter. My dad gave me some oil additive that honda produced to 'help' with any crankshaft problems that if i remember rightly the early ones suffered from, now he swears by it, but do you think modern oil technolgy would make this additive redundant? Suppose i should bugger of to the VFR forums, but nevermind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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