Veefer 800 Canuck's Sportbike Pages

My '99 VFR 800

UPDATE: March, '01 Over the past few weeks, in anticipation of the beginning of riding season, I have been keeping busy working on the 800. I wanted to do a few cosmetic mods to set it apart from all the other plain red 800s out there. To that end, I had the front fender painted metallic black, and then painted the side mounted radiators black. The rear wheel was replaced with a 90-93 vfr rear wheel which has a much nicer 8-spoke pattern. The wheels were also powdercoated Silver. The front wheel bearings and seals were replaced just because. At around 30 bucks for the whole shot, I figured it was cheap insurance. The evil enemy rust was creeping in on my exhaust heat shield, so I had it nickel plated in a satin finish to add some sparkle. Helibars were installed to add to the already stellar comfort of the vfr. A Sargent seat and an MCcruise electronic cruise control unit have also found their way onto the "GL800RR".

And after the wheel treatment. Big improvement, no?

Left side of my 1999 Honda VFR 800 Before the recent mods.

And after. Also note the nickel plated heat shield and black rads.

Right side before wheel treatment.

Front fender detail. I think the fender and the rads tie together the seat and bra into one continuous swath of black, thereby breaking up the vast expanse of the red fairing lowers.

Closeup of wheel/pipe. I think the 8-spoke looks much more elegant than the original 5-spoke design. And the silver is to die for.

Here is a shot with the new ZG windscreen and Ventura sport rack.

Same day, just after a bath. Won't stay clean for long!

To your left are a couple of shots that show the bigger oil cooler I installed. It has helped to reduce operating temps to a certain degree. For the full story, click here

This one is a pretty good illustration of my custom tag and the "fenderectomy" I performed. Hacking off that enormous rear fender did wonders to clean up the lines of the bike. Total cost-Zero!

Here is a list of all the mods I have done to the bike so far:

-Lockhart Phillips tank Brassiere. -Dual Fiamm horns. (LOUD) -16 tooth countershaft sprocket. -Shortened chain to match. -Drilled ankleguards. -'86 VFR front footpegs. -2000 VFR mirrors. -Helibars. -Painted radiators black. -Ventura Rack system. -Sargent World Sport seat. -Ratrace Cycle stainless bar ends. -Smoked Zero Gravity   Double Bubble Windscreen.

-55/60 watt H-4 headlamps. -Micron hi-mount oval   carbon exhaust system. -MCcruise electronic cruise control. -Bobbed rear fender. -Relocated license plate light. -Removed all reflectors. -'90-93 spec 8-spoke rear wheel. -Powdercoated rims silver. -Metallic black front fender. -I4C digital LCD voltmeter. -Larger '86 VFR oil cooler. -Shimmed rear shock 5mm to quicken steering. -Removed airbox snorkel.