1988 Honda CBR

1988 Honda CBR1000F. 17,998 miles. Perfect bodywork with new deep red basecoat/clearcoat paint. There is MUCH to tell about this bike, and I will add to the text as soon as I get a chance. Suffice it to say that this 1988 is an updated custom and is an easy project to finish. I will go through everything I've done when I add to the text. My problem is that I just plain have too many cars and motorcycles and I will never find the time to do them all. I MUST thin the herd. Thank you for your patience! On Jul-23-10 at 18:03:40 PDT, seller added the following information: Hi! Finally. This bike was pretty much an instant classic when new, and there is a serious cult following. A good bodywork set ALONE can easily go for $1000. I would rather see someone do the easy job of finishing this CBR1000F than part it out for what would be a hell of a lot more money than I'm asking for a great bike that, like I said, just needs finishing. Parting it out would be a crime. First, I have ALL the parts needed to put this bike together. Included but not in the pictures are the perfect condition carburetors and air box with a new UNI brand filter installed, and a black 4-into-1 header that needs painting. They were at my house so I wasn’t able to include then in the pics, which were taken at the building I had to rent because, like an idiot, I have 14 motorcycles and 15 cars. But again, I have those items and they’re perfect (except the header, which, again, needs painting). Also, shown in the pictures are brown paper bags in the blue container. Whenever I do a project, and especially since you don’t always know when you’ll get back to something, I bag-and-tag all the hardware and set the bags into a container in the order in which they are removed, while at the same time, I write down each step on a tablet. You’ll notice the tablet in the pictures. When reassembling, I just go backwards on the list and things just fall together, this time for YOU. I got this bike 8 years ago with a clean title. It had been laid down on its right side and there was a pretty good sized dent in the right side main frame rail. After it went down, it stayed in the previous owner’s basement for a few years. I bought it, took off the damaged parts, cleaned the carbs and fuel tank, threw a battery into it and went for a spin to make sure it was worthy of the project. IT WAS! Everything worked great and it ran like a bear. I got all the parts to fix it but that dented frame bugged the hell out of me so I looked for another frame. I still have the steering head with clear VIN as well as the matching clear title from the original frame. It is a 1987. Finally, I found a 1988 frame, along with a bunch of extra parts, in Ohio. It was a nice frame but had a salvage title. I had no intention of selling the bike so I wasn’t concerned with what the title would say as long as it was legit and legal and I could put the bike on the road. It is really easy to do that these days. Once a bike is completed, the “enhanced inspection” is the only difference in going from salvage to “R’, and there are a zillion inspection stations doing that these days. Also, there’s even “International Title Service”, a legit company where you can get ’93 and older bikes on the road that have NO title at all, with just a bill of sale, through an easy process that winds up costing less than the total cost of a normal title transfer. I know. I and several people I know have done it. Again, I had no intention of selling the bike after making it so nice. Well, here’s to good intentions. I COMPLETELY stripped the frame, then it was cleaned, prepped, and sprayed with gloss black epoxy paint. I then started cleaning, prepping, and transferring everything to the new frame. At the same time, all the bodywork was painted a Chrysler red that I’d seen on a late model Jeep Grand Cherokee coming out of the post office one day. It was sharp and I liked it. The valves were adjusted. The cam chain and tensioner were fine. There’s no rust in the tank. The skinny wheels with crappy tire selection were replaced with wheels from a 1990 CBR1000F, 3.5 x 17 front and 5.5 x 17 rear so you can use the best rubber. There’s a good Dunlop D207 on the front and a 190 D208 that’s about brand new on the rear. The front wheel also has the good later model rotors that are more impervious to cracking and warping with heat expansion and contraction, unlike the earlier ones. It also had to be converted to the later system that drives the speedo from the countershaft sprocket instead of the front wheel. It’s got a 1990 swingarm and rear brake. It has a dark smoked Zero Gravity windscreen, and a spare stock unit. It has everything to put it together, instructions, and tons of extra parts. What more do you want for a classic at this price? Obviously, this Honda is being sold AS-IS, but you WILL be pleased! Thanks! On Jul-23-10 at 19:01:23 PDT, seller added the following information: By the way, I may be able to help with delivery if you are between Pittsburgh and Chicago/Milwaukee or between Pittsburgh and Florida, especially stops in the Maryland/Virginia/D.C. area, Myrtle Beach, Atlanta, and the Clearwater/Tampa/St. Pete area. ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE OR HAVE BEEN MILITARY. It's the least I can do to say "Thanks". I have family along those routes and it would be an excuse to visit.