"HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo)
05/27/2020 at 23:40 • Filed to: None
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"HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo)
05/27/2020 at 23:40 • Filed to: None | 0
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I just found this last night and I’m very tempted to try to buy it. I’d be lying if I said price wasn’t the main appealing factor. But I also like the size, and look if it. I’m also a fan of Yamaha bikes in general. This haft driven V twin bike looks like tir could be a lot of fun.
Oh and best of all it’s only about 15 minutes from my house.
themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
> HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
05/28/2020 at 00:05 |
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Get a voltimeter and learn how to use it. Old 80s bikes are typically full of electrical gremlins hidden by a freshly charged battery. Also check the manufacturing date on those tires. If they’re in good shape, but old, this is a project that got sat on for a while and the guy got running just well enough to dump. “Quirky, rare, limited production bike” is just a fancy way of saying “Good luck finding parts!”
CRider
> HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
05/28/2020 at 00:48 |
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Looks like project bike hell waiting to happen. Price is hard to judge ; probably fine for a 6th or 7th bike.
jimz
> HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
05/28/2020 at 08:26 |
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“Only made for 1982/1983.”
Translation: “Good luck finding parts for this, homes!”
and charging systems tend to be the weak points on ‘80s Japanese bikes, with melted stator connectors not uncommon.
shop-teacher
> HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
05/28/2020 at 08:59 |
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I’m right there with you. The temptation is strong with all the super cheap 80's Jap bikes out there. I just keep telling myself, “There’s a reason these things are all so cheap.”
This one is a looker, IMO, but also probably trouble waiting to happen.