5th Gen VFR800 Part 1: What Do We Have Here? 

It's possible Life hits hard sometimes Love is lost at times too

Previous owner here. You are right, but also, it's not so simple. I did love the bike at one time. Very very much in fact. But, a lot of things changed in my life around the time this bike started sitting. Priorities changed and unfortunately I made a big mistake by not storing it correctly. At the time, my mind was completely occupied with other things. My love never disappeared, but it was forgotten.. Almost like losing touch with an old friend who you were once close with. Anyway, critisism is deserved, but at least I finally did the right thing by moving the bike along to someone who will give it a 2nd life.

@@drewtietz2274stand up comment Drew, how many k’s did you put on that bike? Shame on the storage piece….oh well makes for a good resto project!

@@patmclean1951 I put around 15k miles on it for the first 4 years I had it, then it mostly sat after that. It was amazing. More recently I've done most of my riding on a dual sport, a Suzuki DR650 completely adventure built with a touch of performance mods. Much better suited for the kind of riding I like to do.

@@drewtietz2274At least you enjoyed it a lot. That's a nice mileage in four years! Sucks life got in the way, but at least it'll get a second chance and will be enjoyed by an enthusiast!

Great color

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Agreed ! I suspect that you will come to love the 5th over the 6th but that's just my prediction. ;)

You may find that you need the fairings to direct air to the radiators.🙃

@@rpmc28615 ya side mounted radiator is a bit strange, it runs hot as it is, it gets to 230F when I ride around town.

@@spcneary These bikes are meant to be in motion. A VFR was the first bike I had seen to disappear under me, if you know what I mean. When Honda listens,,,,? And builds a 1000 cc 90 degree V4 with a reasonable 150 hp at the rear wheel, they will sell all they care to make at $22K

@@rpmc28615 I would buy one over a ducat or aprillia, if Honda slaps their name on something it’s going to be reliable.

Yep, the rc45 had a 360 degree crank (180 for the vfr800) titanium con rod (lighter means higher revs means more power) and different cam shaft. The 800 is basically a stroked and lazier rc45. The 800 also suffer from compression ratio (cant mess with that due to gear driver cam) amd pre-ignition timing (Rapid Bike Racing can help with that).

@@Flatule ..so the RC46/800 is a 'screamer' style to the higher strung 'big bang' RC45 ?? Compression ratio has a little adjustment in differing piston shapes/heights, but that's likely in very minor & a small percentage of reduced.

Haaaa!😅

That is the main interest, to attract us watching every episode till this scrap turns back to life.

I agree! I know full restorations are pricey and time-consuming, but I dislike these videos where the person doesn't even wash the bike initially and just wastes time (and money) using those spray cleaners and a dirty rag to wipe off the dirt and exclaim how nice it looks for what it is. It's lazy to me. If that was my bike, regardless of paying just $700, it's kind of special. I'd strip the thing to the frame just to make sure nothing will surprise me in the future. It if has been sitting so long, it was mistreated. The worst should be expected. If he thinks he's just gonna replace fuel, spark plugs, battery and air filter and ride to the sunset, he's in for a rude awakening. The 954 should've been a lesson on what to expect with mystery bikes.

Yeah I used that method on my SV 650 project, worked well enough.