Purchased my 84 VFR1000F new while on a business trip and drove it across country. Never any issues. It destroyed every stock GPZ900R Ninja encountered! Cross country mountains all around competent performer. No regrets on my purchase!

Such a cool bike.. My first big bike in 1990 was a VF400F. I also had a VF500FII a few years later. Coming straight from a 2T Honda NS125F as a learner to the VF400F was incredible. I remember the journey home after picking it up from the dealers as clear as day!

I enjoy your channel. I started riding when this bike came out. It may be 40 years old, but it still has %50 more power than I can use.

I had a second hand '84 VF1000F. I would never consider it a sportbike, it was a sports tourer. The riding position was the trade off for the narrow engine. The engine was narrow but that made it longer hence the stretched (but comfortable for long trips) riding position. The torque curve was amazing but presented some problems on a wet road with wheel spin even in a straight line, I went through several rear tires looking for one to tame it. It was a heavy bike and you had to ride it like one. I'll never forget the growl of that engine. I miss that bike

Love these reviews, and gives me a nice idea of what bikes I might like, or bikes I might admire.

I bought my VF1000F new in Tweed heads NSW back in the mid 80s it was the blue 💙 colour it was one of my favourite bike's very smooth and quick for a sports tourer i road it regularly to Cairns and Townsville nth Queensland i regret selling her for the GPZ900 87 which I really didn't like so traded it on an FJ1200 later 80s which was very smooth reliable and fast im still riding an FJR Yamaha 1300 2012 which will probably outlive me i have many great memories of riding and cruising around Queensland and Australia on her

got a red white and blue one stood up in my garage.40 years old this year...very fast.will sell eventually when they are recognised

This engine gives you the best good vibes you search in a motorcycle. Had one. Miss it. Only issue, 16' front wheel models doesn't tell you exactly what is going on turns. But it is very stable.

Great review. Have the same VF1000 in the same colors. Still a beautiful motorcycle and it always makes people come and have a look at the motorcycle. Maintenance is certainly a very important thing, but with a motorcycle like this I automatically ensure that the maintenance is done properly and on time.

The quality is been very amazing of motovlog

I Liked this review. A great test of a Great Bike. Back then I had a long test ride in one of these and came close to buying it. My ''sensible'' head won me over to a Kawasaki GT750 shaftie instead, which I really liked though. I am thinking right now that maybe I made the lesser choice then and that the VF1000 would have been the real deal.

Would love to find one of these to add to my collection. I have an 84 750 and an 85 500. Both are great bike's and I will ride them until I can't. I love them and always have. 2 of the greatest motorcycles ever made by anybody. Nice video, I enjoyed it. Take care of that Bike. Their getting hard to find!

Great video

I saw a few negative comments here and I partly agree with them, but........using this bike nowadays means it's pretty tired. I got my first one in 1988. It was half a year old and I was 18 years old. After a lot of dirtbiking this was my first real streetbike after a few older ones. It was always a bit quirky, but you could work around it, if you got used to the bike and also had a bit of experience with, let's say, character. Unfortunately a drunk car driver totalled this bike after I rode it for half a year, pretty much every day, rain or shine, warm or cold. I found another one just last year, a real barn find...!!!! I'm the second owner of a 1988 Interceptor again. It had a little over 11.000 km on it, let's say around 7.000 miles and it looked awesome...!!! Everuthing was original, including factory stickers. Just missing a few reflectors. Exhausts were in great condition and so on. Several mechanics confirmed the low mileage and I made it up to todays standard as best as possible. I had modern tires put on, a Dynojet kit on the carbs, better brake pads en lines front and back and, very important, HyperPro suspension front and back, which you cannot see it's aftermarket stuff. The skittishness is gone now, especially at the front and it steers and holds how I want it in combination with a very responsive and pretty powerful engine. I cannot wait for spring...!!!!

I dont agree with your opinion on the fork tube stiffness. The front suspension was very good. The rear shock was OK. The rear tire was a bias ply 130 and was the weak spot of the handling. You could power slide the bike all day long exiting corners which made it fun to ride. It was just like superbike racing with sliding bias ply tires around the track and the street. For some that was a little scary but i liked it. The real shame was that Honda replaced all the cams with a different profile when they warranty the cam shafts due to pitting. Making the bike slower and took away the ability to wheelie on demand.

Thanks for a great video. I just got one of these and the starter died. I hear the starter motor is terrible with 2 brushes so apparently the vf750 starter motor is vastly superior with 4 brushes. Little tid bit. Also the cooling system is iffy at best. Can't sit in traffick or you're litteral toast! Been looking for better cooling fans. I'll flush the system first though. Otherwise it truly is an awesome bike! I believe you when you say it's fast! I'm gonna be nice to her though, she's old with 32,000 km. Thanks again for the awesome video, I might look into these mods you mentioned for the cams.

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I had the VF1000R with gear driven cams. It was way too tall for me but cool.

My Dad bought the VF1000F new back in 85 I think. It looked awesome. He sold it after having the biggest tank slapper in his life, combined with fuelling issues in high summer with those banked carbs. It was swiftly replaced with a GPZ900R.

Loved The Review And Thank You Mate I Had The Baby VF400FD In The Day And Wish I Never Sold IT I Now Ride A VTR 1000 Fire Storm And LOVE MY BABY!! PS I Visit Bristol In My Job And Recognised The Route You Took LOL SUBSCRIBED !!

I’ve got the1986 model and I love it some scumbag tried to steal it a couple of months ago just finished the repairs can’t wait to get out on it again

I had a 750 until an old lady pulled out in front of and totaled it. I ended up in ER watching the 49ers beat the Dolphins in the 1985 superbowl, a day I will never forget.

Beautiful

V4 rules!

One of these won the Castrol 6 hour race here in NZ ninja 900 was winning but it’s front brakes seized on

I used to own this bike and it was FAST !!!

Infamous...? Hardly! I'm still riding my 84 Interceptor 1000 that I ordered in the fall of 83. Proper bikes they are..:

So do you think my 84 VF1000F will be a pain to get going again it was previously lasid over on the left side the fairings took most of the damage other than a little road rash on the engine cover on that side. But the guy bought the bike from his insurance after the crash but then never did anything with it. Its been setting in his moms graage since 1985 not long after the crash. Its really low miles as its only got 1400 some miles on it. The gas tank other than a dent on the left side is super clean inside as well. The carbs though seem to be very sticky so pretty sure they were left with fule in then and it has turned to the molasses like goo. Other than those few things the bike is untouched even still has stock exhaust with baffles still in the mufflers. Oh and the keys are nowhere to be found but i dod have a clear title. I was hoping that a good carb cleaning and some new rubber carb joints and definitely some.new tires as they are dryrot from setting so long and going low.

What ever the performance can't beat the style.

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i tried to order 8 roller rockers at one time for my interceptor and there were only 3 rockers in stock and they were owned buy honda racjng team. i dont know why they didnt equipt all v 4s with roller rockers. 11000 red line and low cost valve train. only in japan

I still want an interceptor

I bought the VF100F tjhe year it came out to replace my 900 Ducati. At that time it beat ANYTHING on the road and would ride London to St Tropez in a day. You say it's handling is mediocre. Yes, heavy and high, I had been riding Nortons and Ducatis, HOWEVER this bike took corners at 130+ Mph. As for 150 in a stright line no probloem. It was tall gerared and faster than the VF1000R top speed. OK it had two faulots. They put some kind of shock absorber on the clutch to protect it from the power. That meant it was sloppy at low speeds. Then the compstar wheels clickied a bit, that was not Honda perfection. Since then I have had VF750R and VF800Rs in the garage. One more beutiful the second a better all round bike,

Agree with better oil for the bike. New synthetic oils should help prevent the cam pitting but who knows. The one scary part of the bike is tha faster you ride it the lighter the front wheel gets making the bike skittish at speed. This makes the bike not handle hi speed corners very well. No one really tried to race this bike for good reason.

The later VF1000FF added different bodywork and an 18 inch front wheel, there was also a touring Bol'D'or model, I think the U.S didn't get those models, onnly Europe, Australia, NZ, South Africa and maybe Canada.

now, do the 500!

Amazing motorcycles from the 80s! and thats where they belong .....wish I had a time machine and go back just for a weekend...

Can these be modded into a Scrambler

I swear you like all the same bike I do lol I have a rf900r looking at buying one of these vf1000 and also still want a fj1200

How tall are you?

Ducati is just catching up with their V4s

I was an original owner of the 1984 VF100F here in the USA. I want to say that Honda Engineering really failed to properly design this bike properly in two very specific areas. One was the bad Cam Shaft hardened surfaces failed on my bike before 4,000 miles, as it failed on most all of the V4 Honda engines in that period. Secondly the weight distribution was wrong, which is why the tester commented on how the bike feels strange. THe bike feels different because of the 16” front wheel and because the engine was too far back in the frame, making the front end light. This made the bike uncomfortable at high speeds because the front wheel was barely touching the ground at the speeds this bike was capable of. Honda failed to properly test the bike prior to release and correct these issues. My bike was down for 7 months waiting for new Cams from Honda. I paid $5000 for that bike and was happy to get rid of it.

2:53 1000CC Super Bike? Not Really a Super Bike.