Not really sure how to approach this, but I'll try.
A bit over a year ago I came across this bike and put it on my desktop as a future BOTM.
Well in the interim I some how lost my notes on it. I suspect they ended up in the paper that I use to start the kindling for the wood stove. So the pic has been there, kind of dangling for a while, anonymous, unknown.
The last few days I have had a tow through the Photo Gallery with out finding the post it came from, so I have to sheepishly admit, I have no idea who posted it, but I like the bike.
So, with out further adieu, this months BOTM is what appears to be a VF1000F11. The plates in the back round do not have a country designator so I'm guessing its a UK bike, but I'm not even sure of that.
Anyway, as stated I like the looks of this bike.
edit, the bike behind it is on the left side of the road, so pretty sure its a UK bike.
Nice bike Micheal..
IIRC it was Steevo searching for info on this colour scheme..
If not mistaken, it is a VF1000F Euro style.. Engine also hasn't got the 1985 update.. (Non linebored cams)
In 1985 the model was revised to the VF1000FF (Avialable in grey/read and grey/blue)
The VF1000F2 or VF1000FII was fully faired..
She's puuuurdy....
That was the color scheme of the parts bike I bought. It had an unusual VIN. I think it came to the US from England via Canada. I had no history on the bike except that the owner died in an skimobile accident and the bike was stored for a number of years outside partly covered by a tarp. I think I posted the VIN a while ago in another thread.
I bought it without the tank (the person I bought the bike from thought it was worth big bucks for some reason- he was wrong) or the ratty F1 exhaust cans (ditto). I bought the bike mainly for the wheels-- which were the dark blue boomies as shown in the pic. BTW- they look just as good on the RWB US VF. I'm hoping the new owner of that bike posts to the site soon.
The bike yielded a trove of useable spare parts (most of which were sold with another VF). In addition the boomies (which were used on the one owner VF I bought);
the engine (which ran great after a carb service) went into a friend's bike and the shock went to TomK.
So it didn't die in vain.