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Review of the 1986 Honda VF 1000 R:Big Block power |
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Author: Todd, 2004-12-05, viewed 265 times. | ||||||
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Reminds me of an old big block musclecar. Doesnt handle that great, is really heavy. But has tons of torque. | ||||||
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This was my first litre bike. I ve had several V45 bikes and liked the torque feel of the v4. I was searching for a vf750 interceptor , but decided to get the big brother. After three years of searching I found one. 8,000 original miles. A little beat up. But ran better then anything I ve owned. I road it for one year, and then modified it. The most typical mods are to use the 90-94 cbr f2 suspenion and wheels/brakes. And talk about a huge difference. Dont mess with the carbs or atleast use a Pro Factory kit, NOT the Dynojunk jet kit. With dyno jet you ll lose power and throttle response. After market pipes like the yosh complete system ( good luck finding one ) or Hindles 4 into 1 ( nonexistent except used ) are about the two best setups. Any slips ons , like cobra and anything else you can throw on there, will sound different , but lose power. My best run all stock was 11.77 @ 120 mph 1/4 mile. Top end was 155 mph. With the wheels and suspension , along with an kn air filter and NGK irridium plugs and a set of Dyna coils , 2 teeth down in front and one down in back ( stock is 17 44, mine is 15 43 ). Only one run to date 11.33 124 mph. Top end was 164 mph. But its too heavy to road race, would make a good drag bike if you could really get more power out of it. |
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