November 30, 2009
How rare is the 1984 Honda VF700F Interceptor Motorcycle?
I recently purchased this motorcycle and I have been trying to find reviews or articles about it online. I paid a really good price and the bike runs great, so I am just wondering if anyone knows anything about the history of this motorcycle.
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Here is a site with history.
http://www.cyclechaos.com/wiki/Honda_VF700F
How rare is the bike?, not terribly. True there are not a lot of them on the road today, but in their day there was quite a few so that makes them not especially collectible. To check availability go to eBay Motors and this site.
http://www.cycletrader.com/find/search-results/Type-Motorcycle/Price-0,/Year-1984,1987/Keyword-interceptor/Sort-Year:DESC/
i see lots of them for sale for parts in the classifieds, so there were lots to start and not so many of them are still on the road…. ahh honda quality
you don't see a harley for sale for parts
The interceptors were very popular , but most are gone now. When they first came out we had about an 80% return rate on them into our shop for repairing crash damage. People did't know how to ride that new radical design and with the V-4 incredible Torque and HP they had, people jsut got into trouble with them all the time. Most were lay downs from going into corners way too hot, and the rest were crashes with cars that got in their way. We reccomended lot of sfty modifications at the time, like headlight modulators and 130/150 watt H4 bulbs we got from Canada(both illeagal at the time), along with louder 4 into 1 pipes. Anything to make the basic White bike be more visble. Unfortuanely, I see very few of them these days in any size. The Early V-4 egines has some serious problems in head oiling, and repeated cam chain issues. These issues were resolved in 86 When the bikes became VF"R"'s Revised is what we liked to call them because Honda solved the oiling problems, and went to gear driven cams instead of chain, which resolved all of the problems they were having with them. if your bike has not had any of the aftermarket, Mod Article oiling modification done to it, and you want to keeo it, make sure you have those mods done. The oil supply orifices in the unmodified engine are too small to supply enough oil to the top end, causing premature cam wear (and lot of it, especially ion the front two cylinders). Most of the mods add an adapter that installs beneath the oil filter with two oil lines coming off ot it which are routed drectly to the head. Other kits ran new lines from other high presure points on the block up to the heads as well. Either way, You'll want to get it done. Seriously though, if you like the style, get a VFR and have worry free riding..
To the guy who mentioned you don't see harley's for sale for parts. I see LOTS of them, from basket cases to parting out. When I worked for 2 years at a harley delership, I couldn't believe how many engine parts we went through on warrenty claims. 75% of the bikes sold were back within 3 months for Rocker Box oil leaks, base gasket leaks, intake O-ring leaks, inner and out primary case oil seal failures and oil leaks. All of the MAIN parts however were pretty tough. Tranny, crank, rods, pistons, and actual valve train were pretty solid. They should be. They had worked out the kinks long ago on an engine design dating back to the early 1930's. NO advancements at all in the basic engine, until the V-Rod came out. I had left Harly at that point so I can't speak to the V-Rods reliability. Hopefully it's much better.
Rich in Seattle ..again
Have fun.
Rich in Seattle