Nice Cinderella story.

Bet she's more nimble than one would expect.

You have to admire guys that take on restorations of some of the lesser known or appreciated bikes. The ones that are not the flashiest, fastest, biggest displacement, nor desirable. Not that they aren't good bikes, its just they aren't the ones that show up on magazine covers all that often. So you know that when someone takes one of these on, its truly a labor of love.

Take a look at the before and after photos of this months winner for an illustration of the above statement. I will say, the bike is a looker now.:^)

Congratulations ArtFX, your 1986 VF700C is March 2025's BOTM.

A link to the post
https://v4hondabbs.com/index.php?topic=59066.0

My first v4, too.  Mile munchers for sure.

Magoo

Awesome to see some Sabre love!

Nice!
Hard to not like Sabre lines

Nice Sabre! Congrats lovemysabre!

On this side of the pond these Big Sabres (not if the were already) are getting rare. You can find some parts but a complete bike is not for sale anymore in my country.

Congratulations,lovemysabre!!
Awesome choice, Michael!
My first V4 was a V65 Sabre. Although they handle great in the twisties, they excel as a mile eating cross country freeway burner! 

Actually our friend explains in his post #5 that he re-installed the stock muffler on the right side because he preferred the stock look:



I'd add that bike to my stable in a heartbeat.

I like the like the Sabre styling.

Well, we went from -3F here to a balmy 23F finally, I actually overheard someone in the hardware store comment on how nice it was today. Right.

Time to throw another log on the fire and talk motorcycles.

This months winner is a nice example of one of my favorite bikes, the V65 Sabre. Big, powerful, and a tad heavy. Its weight was an asset on bumpy highways, its 18" front wheel tracking nicely, its 1100cc V4 made passing at will, even two up, a breeze. Not everyone is onboard with the styling, but I am. The paint scheme in grey still one of the best liveries out there. In my mind, still an incredible bargain for what you get for your money.

So congratulations, lovemysabre, your 1985? V65 Sabre is Feb. 2025's BOTM.

A link, check out the fairing, and yes there is a non oem muffler on the right side, He gets a pass on that one.

https://v4hondabbs.com/index.php?topic=55633.0

Having restored a number of V4s I can really appreciate Tom's work. His bikes make mine look like I just took a pressure washer to them and called them restored. Tom goes all the way with his projects. I love seeing his work.

Great choice Michael, Tom is very deserving to have his work featured in this forum.