Faults:

This bike sat in a garage for two years and needed the carbs rebuilt... that's it!!!

General Comments:

I am 6-3 and 240#, it is a joy to ride. Great acceleration, and buddy let me tell you... above 8000RPM it becomes a different beast.

I plan to remove the faded decals and replace them with paint; holding true to the stock color scheme... I like the old school look.

Removed the baffles from the exhaust and she makes noise. Will replace with new baffles so that I can keep the look original.

I only have $1600 into this bike and consider it a great investment. Over the winter I am going to restore this machine to its original glory.

I love riding this bike.

Faults:

The bike is thirty one years old and has not broke down on me yet. Normal wear items, tear in seat, tires, bearings, battery, etc...

General Comments:

My ex-wife told me that I had to park it when I became a father. My son 24 years later did the "overhauling" thing to me and stole it. My son brought it to a mechanic to get it running and returned to me on my birthday! This was in July of 2013; since then I have gone through the bike. It needed seals, bearings, fork and shock rebuild, and many things just gone through. It was a fun bike when I was a kid, and still is now.

I have recently bought a 1984 VF1000F Interceptor, knowing it weighs 15 pounds more and has 27 more HP. I am now going through that one and I'm about to pull the engine to make it quicker. My 83 750 is all original and has the rear seat cowl, engine guards (both OEM). I have a stock exhaust in storage and have an RC header four into one.

Faults:

Fork seals (who cares).

I put on the Dave Dodge oil mod for the cams, but it may not have needed it.

General Comments:

This thing is in near showroom condition, and is a blast to drive and very comfortable. Looks retro cool, and always gets comments on how nice a bike it is.

Faults:

I've had the normal components go out. Stator, front fork seals, brakes batteries and tires.

Engine is still rock solid and it has had no problems with the cams.

General Comments:

I'm the second owner of this bike. I've had it since 1985 when my sister's boyfriend's parents told him he must sell it - his loss was my gain. It is in excellent original condition, handles well and performs well enough. Not a rocket like the newer bikes from traffic light to traffic light, but on the highway it can hold its own. Young riders don't know this bike was one of the ones that started it all and most older riders tell me how great of a bike it was.

Faults:

Hydraulic master cylinder gearbox clutch went out.

- rebuilt master cylinder - problem solved, $22.00 fix.

Speedometer stopped working - replaced speedometer cable - problem solved, $16.00 fix.

Changed fluids.

Installed new tires.

No other problems!

General Comments:

This is a really great bike, and virtually indestructible. It starts right up every time, and runs great all the time. For being 25 years old, this bike is a solid tank.

Pros:

Superb reliability.

Though not as fast as more modern sportbikes, this bike has great, and in some cases considered, scary acceleration. If you crank it wide open, the front wants to come up.

Plenty of top speed, but not as fast as more modern sport bikes.

Cons:

A bit too heavy.

Sub par handling on turns.

Gas mileage isn't great.

All in all, this bike's is one of the first few classic sports bikes CBR's or rice burners introduced into the United States in the early 1980's.

It is a great bike with plenty of power, acceleration, and speed. It just is a bit too overweight.

If you don't want a Honda Hurricane 1000, Honda CBR 900, Suzuki Hayabusa GSXR, or Kawasaki Ninja 900, this bike is a more modest and inexpensive alternative with superb reliability.

You won't be disappointed; it has a wicked power band!