Took a short (400 miles) jaunt to get away from the world for a bit after not getting out as much as I wanted last year. Replacing a cracked oil pan last year turned into then welding a new muffler flange into the mid-pipe (collector) because the right side snapped off, which is apparently a common enough issue on these.
1984 Honda VF700S Second owner, 32000 miles ridden since fall 2019.
It's actually a proto sport tourer, sibling bike to the Magna and closely related to the VFR Interceptor. The big Sabre 1100 was one of the fastest production bikes of the early 80s, but the 700/750s are a bit more tame, with mid-70ish horsepower.
I've basically turned it into a retro VFR800x Crossrunner, which Honda never brought over to the states.
The original owner put 7000 miles on it since buying it new, and I doubled it within 2 years haha. I did 2 1000+ mile rides back to back in '23. It's been a good bike.
That's a sweet rig
The fairing and luggage are both period correct, too. I managed to snag the aftermarket fairing with the bike specific mount off of CL for $100 (and a several hour drive) still wrapped up new from someone who bought it in '83 and never got around to fabricating a mount for the bike he wanted to mount it to. It's always a strange feeling to open up new packaging that's decades old.
So sick, thank you for the explanation
As you can probably tell, I've got a bit of a connection to the bike haha