1986 Honda Interceptor

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ATTENTION COLLECTORS!! This is #7 of the 1986 production (only produced 2 years for the U.S. – 1985 and 1986) of the Honda VF1000R Superbike. If you are looking at this ad, you already know what this is. I had searched a long time for a candidate to be refurbished and as you can expect, most found are in really rough shape. I bought this bike off Ebay in 2006 from the 2nd owner. The story was that his close friend bought it new in 1986 and he asked him that if he were to ever sell it, he would buy it. Well….I guess he finally obtained it, rode it for a while and then stored it in his own basement, which is where I found it. I brought the bike home and began going through everything it needed. It has been a painful and expensive process since there are not very many parts in the condition I was looking for. As I quickly learned, any parts for these bikes which are in good shape…. everybody wants them and they are willing to pay top dollar to get them. I want to make one thing clear, this has NOT been a frame off restoration. It has been a detailed refurbish with everything serviced, cleaned or replaced with all NOS or original equipment whenever possible. This bike still has the original finish and paint and does have it share of small scratches. The pictures always make vehicles look better than in person. It is a 25 year old motorcycle, so please do not expect a new bike finish. As best as I can tell, the paint is all original except for the front forks and the wheels. I repainted the forks using the Colorite system and it is as near a perfect match as one could get. They were too chipped up for my liking so it was either a repaint or find another set with good paint. The wheels were very dull, so they were bead blasted, primed and repainted the original gloss black. They came out really nice. I have put less than 2,000 miles on it since I have owned it and I would like a collector or a vintage enthusiast to own it. It is deceptively fast and can get you in trouble real quick. It is almost too fast for the stock suspension and it makes me wonder about those who used to race these 25 years ago. I am a 50 year old adult that just enjoys bringing these old special bikes back to life and I spare no expense to keep them as original and safe as possible. I have had the bike up to 125 mph to assure there was no high speed wobbles or vibrations. All I can say, is that once you tuck down behind that bubble fairing, it is a smooth as silk. I saw 125 and there was still a fist full of throttle left. The only item which I have not replaced is the lower fairing which has a crack in the bottom of it, but is not visible until you take it off. I would have bought another one, but in five years have not seen another one as good as mine. The seat fiberglass cowl, is from a 1985 which I did not realize until I last posted the bike and someone clarified that for me. That is why the stripes do not line up at the rear. I do have the original which is in very good shape except it has a crack on one side. It will go with the bike. I also have another set of gauges that I bought just for the ring which goes around the speedometer, but I never replaced it. The ring has crimp in it. It had small ding in it when I got it and I thought I could straighten it out, but I just made it worse. The gauges will go with the bike as well. Since much of the bike is original, there are the usual light scratches here and there from years of use, but no show stoppers. The bike shows great. I had rebuilt the first set of carbs and ran those until I came across a set of newly rebuilt ones from a business that rebuilds vintage carbs from the west coast. They ran great. The other carbs will also go with the bike. It is now just beginning to get a hesitation on the low end and a little hard to start from sitting, only when it is cold. I stored it with fuel stabilizer and let it run for 30 minutes before putting it away in November 2010. I am sure with a few miles of fuel system cleaner, they will be like new again. That is one of the reasons for selling it. It is not being run enough and I don’t want to see it go the other way. I would like to do another project, but must sell this bike first. Bike currently has 27,154 miles on it. As you can imagine, I cannot allow any test rides, because if you drop it, there is no replacing it. Money at that point will do neither one of us any good. I have attached my entire diary of the refurbishment. There is nothing to hide and I ask that all interested parties read it in great detail to appreciate what I have done. Only serious buyers need apply. I am very well versed in scams and will ignore all of those that appear to be. I have been told that I go overboard with my descriptions, but I myself do not like surprises. I would actually prefer you come see it before buying it, but don’t waste my time. Everyone want’s to see things, but at the last minute they change their minds and do not call! I have decided to part with it at no reserve auction. The highest bidder gets it. Transportation is your issue, not mine. I will not crate or ship or delivery to terminal. Payment must be in the form of cash only, there are too many fake money orders out there. If you can pay cash for the money order, you can pay cash to me. God bless and good luck! 1986 Honda VF1000R Records Date 10-1-06 Purchased motorcycle from Ebay – bought in Conn. –2nd owner - plus paid 1\2 of Paypal fees 11-15-06 Purchased original seat cowl with small red seat pad 1-7-07 Purchased replacement left switch w/choke lever 1-12-07 Purchased “new condition” rear cowl from Ebay 2-9-07 2-exhaust gaskets, 2-muffler clamps and 2- bolts from Bike Bandit 2-25-07 New windshield – light gray smoke from Twisted Throttle 2-26-07 New Yoshimura pipes and brackets directly from Yoshimura Co. Inc. 3-2-07 Pirelli Sport Demon Tires – front and back from Motorcycle Superstore.com 3-3-07 Two exhaust pipe reducers from Advanced Auto 3-4-07 Purchased from Bike Bandit : (2) Turn rear signal stays, (4) Air Cleaner Box Screws (1) "Honda" label from rear cowl for w/shield, (1) Handgrip (Left) (1) Handgrip (Right), (1) Throttle Grip Pipe - Right Side, (1) Fuel filter (2) Bar ends (left and right), (1) Oil Filter, (4) Screws around tail light assy 3-14-07 4- NGK plugs, Spectro Semi-Syn Gold oil and Honda oil filter from Dutrows 3-25-07 Purchased a used rear shock, air line and adjustment cable from Ebay 3-25-07 I bead blasted both rims, primed black, repainted gloss black – Rustoleum paints 4-2-07 JT Motorsports mounted new tires, balanced and installed new chrome valve stems 4-2-07 Purchased Keyster carb rebuild kits (3) – rebuilt carbs 4-2-07 Purchased K & N air filter 4-2-07 Purchased from Bike Bandit : (1) Chain guard label, (2) Yellow front reflectors (4) Reflector nuts, (1) Water pump gasket, (1) Right Brake lever (2) Shock airline o-rings (2) Red rear reflectors 4-6-07 Purchased from Color-Rite.Com - (1) Honda R134 Fighting Red aerosol can, (1) Honda PB127 Candy Aleution Blue touch up jar, (1) 1090 Base aerosol can for the red, (1) Aerosol can primer, (1) Aerosol can clear coat 4-6-07 Sanded, primed and repainted both original review mirrors with two coats of clear 4-7-07 Purchased new front brake pads – EBC brand – two sets from Twiggs Cycle 4-8-07 Carburetor Synchronizer Gage Set – Sportingforless.com 4-14-07 Purchased Keyster carb rebuild kits (1) – mistake needed 4 total – ordered only 3 4-20-07 Purchased new left brake lever – Dutrow’s Honda – black 4-20-07 Purchased grip glue – Dutrow’s Honda 5-2-07 Purchased used gold triple tree from a bike with only 3,500 miles on it.Ebay – great condition 5-5-07 Change antifreeze and install new water pump gasket 5-5-07 Sand, primed and repainted water pump and front sprocket housing – gloss black 5-5-07 Installed new grips – both sides – factory replacement grips Installed used Ebay shock, air line, adjust cable and new o-rings in rear shock Cleaned and rebuilt all carbs with Keyster carb kits Installed K & N air filter Installed NGK factory replacement plugs Installed new black levers both sides – Honda replacement levers Installed new rear turn signal “stays” – both sides Installed new fuel filter 5-6-07 Purchased from Bike Bandit: (1) Helmet holder label, (1) Rear info frame label (2) Grill side cover labels, (4) Side cover screws, (1) Steering stem cap, (1) Radiator Cap, (1) Thermostat, (1) Thermostat O-ring gasket, (1) Kick stand nut, (2) Foot peg rubbers – driver, 5-16-07 Installed all of the above 5-16-07 Repainted water pump cover and front sprocket cover gloss black Polished all aluminum foot peg and helmet holder brackets 6-23-07 Repainted front fender and forks – 2 coats primer, 2 coats base, 2 coats color, 3 coats clear – Colorite system 6-23-07 Purchased gold paint for repainting triple tree 6-23-07 Repainted triple tree – 2 coats primer, 2 coats color, 2 coats clear 7-3-07 Purchased 1500 and 2000 grit sand paper, McGuires diamond cut polish and red touchup paint from McHenry Auto Parts. 7-4-07 Wet sanded, polished and waxed forks and front fender. 7-4-07 Purchased Mag-Knight Carbon Fiber Tank Pad 24 x 24 sheet 7-10-07 Purchased new fuse cover and inside label from Bike Bandit 7-13-07 Fabricated and powdercoated new brackets to hold rear red reflectors, installed. 7-13-07 Purchased temp tags and paid sales tax. 7-13-07 Purchased yellow reflective tape for front to pass MD. state inspection 7-13-07 Cutout and installed carbon fiber tank pad 7-14-07 Dutrow’s Honda – State Inspection 7-27-07 Bleed clutch lines, front brake lines and rear brake lines – bought DOT4 fluid 8-1-07 New battery from Advanced Auto 8-17-07 Purchased used handlebar right side starter switch from Ebay 8-21-07 Final registration after state inspection 8-31-07 Purchased and installed a new rectifier from R.M. Stator Inc. in Canada 1-23-08 Purchased new Vesrah clutch disks and new Barnett steel clutch plates from Dutrow’s Honda, 4 – qts of Spectro 10W40 Semi Synthetic Gold, Honda oil filter 1-31-08 Purchased new Honda clutch tool to remove clutch basket from Dutrow’s Honda 2-16-08 Installed new clutch and changed oil and filter 2-16-08 Purchased gasket remover and gasket scraping tool 2-16-08 Purchased o-ring pliers for clutch assembly 2-17-08 Purchased “NEW” 1985 owners manual from Ebay 2-17-08 Purchased and installed new “Honda” brand rear brake pads from Ebay 3-12-08 Purchased and installed new DID 530 gold chain, ACC Rear and front sprocket from Dutrow’s Honda 3-20-08 Purchased and installed Battery Tender leads 3-20-08 Repainted larger bar ends and installed with new M6 x 1.00 x 80mm SST screws 2-25-09 Purchased a fresh set of professionally rebuilt carbs from Classic Cycle of Oregon Carbs have been completely ultrasonic cleaned, replated, rebuilt and synced. 3-14-09 Purchased clutch lever bolt from Ebay – NOS 3-21-09 Purchased four new rubber inner carb boots for new carbs – Bike Bandit 4-9-09 Purchased used set of gauges from Ebay to replaced outer speedometer ring which has a small crimp in the edge of the sheet metal. 6-20-09 Installed new carbs and replaced all fuel lines with heavy duty automotive fuel lines 6-20-09 Purchased and installed four new boots between carbs and cylinder heads – Bike Bandit Current mileage is 27,154 and slowly climbing