Horse Power = 97.5 @ 9750 RPM
Size = 83.7 in long, 28.3 in wide, 46.7 in high
Dry Weight = 465 lbs, Curb Weight = 523 lbs
Wheels = Front 120/70-v17, Rear 170/60-v17
List Price New = 1994 $8399, 1995 $8699, 1996 $8999, 1997 $9299 (All USD)
The 1994 - 1997 VFR had many changes over the previous generation. It lost some weight. Many components were made lighter including the frame, wheels, swingarm, exhaust, handle bars and brackets. The body design changed with many styling components modeled after the NR 750, Honda's limited production oval piston superbike. The only color offered in the United States is red. Europe had the option of red, black or turquoise green. The instrument cluster has changed to be cleaner looking and now has a clock and a white faced tachometer.
I knew I wanted to improve my VFR before I brought it home. I bought it from an individual in Oklahoma City that had purchased it new from the Honda dealer and had owned it for 8 years. It was very interesting since I was selling my old 1986 VFR that I had owned for 8 years. The man that was selling the VFR looked very much like an older version of myself. It was an interesting trip. A friend and I made the trip in one day. We left my house at 9am and did not get home until 10pm. I strapped that bike down like there was no tomorrow.
Anyway, as soon as I got it home I ordered the Two Brothers slip-on oval high exit exhaust in polished aluminum. I also ordered a Zero Gravity wind screen. As soon as those parts came in I went to work. While I had the tail section removed I decided to trim off the rear fender Once that was done I mounted the High mount exhaust.
After a couple of weeks I decided I was going to polish my wheels. That was a little more than I bargained for. I stripped the paint off of the ring of the wheel. After the paint was off I had to sand a sizeable portion of the wheel because it was cast. The outside lip of the wheel was machined so I did not have much work to do there but the cast part was rough and needed to be smoothed out. The most troublesome area was the parts next to the spokes. It was very hard getting into those crevices. Here is how the back wheel looked after I polished it.
It looks good, but not as good as chrome. So, in my numerous travels on eBay I found a chrome wheel for my VFR. I bought it and brought it home. I had a Bridgestone BT020 mounted on it and put in on the bike. Here is what that looks like. I also bought a Corbin Gunfighter saddle for it. It does seem to be more comfortable on longer rides than the stock seat.
I also bought a spare seat cowl. I intend to polish the passenger grab handles and cut out notches in the spare rear cowl so that it can be mounted while the passenger grab handles are installed. That will be the next set of pictures. I may also purchase a set of track skins for it. This will allow me to take it to the track without fear of damaging the scratch free stock plastic that is currently on the bike.
