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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.

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[โ€“] 0ops@piefed.zip 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[โ€“] Curiousfur@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

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.