Updating To 17" Wheels On An 86 Vfr

[Mahatma]

Hi.Am considering following my own advice here and get an '86 VFR 750,and wonder how hard it is to update the wheels to 17 inch.Looking at a CBR 600 f early 90's front wheel and a VFR 89 rear wheel which states on the net is compatible.Anyone here knows if it is just plug onto the '86 VFR brakediscs to the new wheels and it's a straight swap,or do one have to do some minor/major adjustments for them to work?

Anyone with experience about Race tech's gold valve rebound emulators for the forks is worth the upgrade?

Thanks in advance:)

[ssray]

No advice(for a change) do it, would like to do the same

[vfiend]

Rear wheel is a straight swap,

but will lower ride height marginally (the later bikes had a different linkage / shock),

In my opinion it's already a rear heavy bike without dropping the back half an inch.

For the front, you may aswell get a complete front end off a later VFR750 or early cbr600, you will then have the benefit of bigger forks.

It's not a big job and saves any wondering about how calipers / disks & wheels / spacers interact.

Alternatively, Avon do very good rubber for your existing 16"/18" combo for either road or track.

You CAN fit a 150 section on the 18" rear, handles better for it too.

I have a 120 section on the front for the 16", which is lovely,

But may not be strictly legit for road use as it is on(/past) the limit of what's supposed to fit the rim.

These tyres as a combo work very well and balance the bike out whilst alleviating (a bit) ground clearance issues on extreme lean.

You can even get a fork brace for the earlier bikes.

Mine:

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[Mahatma]

Thanks Vfiend,fantastic piece of leathers in the bottom pick Another question:Would it be relatively safe to buy a VFR 86 or 87 model with alittle over 60k miles on the clock?