Honda VFR 750 RC36 Review

[@tonykb2193]

My vfr is red with no stickers, always get people asking if it's a Ducati, because of the single swing arm. I tell them Ducati wishes!

[@captainpotato6856]

It's actually hurtfull to be miss named as a duke!

[@bodystunt1]

The best bike in the world. No other VFR has the same level as this one. VFR (1990-1993) is perfect.

[@dubalgan]

I just bought a 1992 RC 36 yesterday :D

[@Marc_Remillard]

@@dubalgan Trade it on a Gen 4 !( RC 36 B ) My '97 is a total evolution of the earlier RC 36 A ( the motor change to "big bang" makes all the difference) and has an extra 18hp ( 38hp at 100mph with ramflow connected)

[@HeroRR]

Excellent work! I love my VFR's! I miss my RC36 those gear driven cams were heaven to my ears!

[@Adikxx]

HeroRR Amen brother. I like ur channel, also own V65 Magna. Gotta love old Honda V4s!

[@gonzalvezalvez6572]

HeroRR I love the bike so much it was my first "motorized 2 wheeller" (not even 50cc) and i still own Her today! My Bike it's not a RC36...I have a '97 RC36II! Had other bike (not going to mention brand, it was not Japanese, neither American, nor European), it was pretty unreliable and I returned it to the dealler, it was my "working mule"... My Honda never betrayed me!...well, i had the burned rectifier problem, but that was it. Hail Honda! Hail Force V4!

[@Sudden01]

I have one, bought it new in 1992 and we did several km:s the first 10 years. Not that many nowadays, but it approaches 170.000 km and the only thing (yet) renovated is the coupling to the start engine. Also own a K1300S from 2015. Have been doing quite serious touring with the Honda to southern Europe and driving from Adenau (mid-west germany) to home which meant about 1100 km without other rest than fuelling up and shopping on my way home. This bike is probably any bikers best friend, if you want a medium sized bike that has the ability to take you and a friend/girlfriend/wife long trips "somewhat" fast and reliably, with some comfort. First time me and my wife (not married then) travelled together south through Europe, we went about 800 km:s before first nights sleep. My wife was - as I - tired, but did not complain. She has told me, that if I pass away, she´ll sell the BMW and keep the Honda...

[@Diemerstein]

I have the vfr800 from 1999 and it does sound amazing, rides flawlessly. Mine is in mint condition with only 18000 miles on it and it amazes people that this is a 24 year old bike.

[@stefanwolf1603]

My bike since 30 years. Love for ever. I'm have 5 rc 36 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994. XXX Love.

[@wngimageanddesign9546]

I still have mine. Bought new in 1990. It was the most expensive 750cc bike at the time. Everything stated is true about it. One of the greatest bikes from Honda. the build quality is impeccable. And yes, the voltage regulator is a weakness. I moved mine to the rear subframe to get it away from the engine heat. Engine was very hot. As are the two headers passing by your right ankle. Without boots, it was unbearable. There is a factory heatshield, but wasn't enough. I installed header wrap to reduce the burns. The USA market didn't get the fuel petcock or digital clock.

[@uhtred7860]

Well, all the homologation special 750s were more expensive, and the F1 Ducati 750, but for the "normal" road bike 750s it was probably the most expensive. The US market also didn't get the improved 88/89 VFR750 RC24 for some reason either.

[@migueldacruz6640]

"It's all true! The Jedi, the Force, the 1990 VFR 750..." I had one and I'll probably get another soon. Best bike I've had!

[@fredericcelton6843]

Miguel da cruz formidable routiere

[@fredericcelton6843]

sa fait du bien

[@fredericcelton6843]

mais peut plus safai qelque chosedelentendre sonv4 bondiou

[@franssmulders2046]

Just bought my 5th VFR 750 . Best bike for the money !

[@simonManleeeee]

Fab video. Thanks for sharing. Just bought one of these today,with 24k miles on the clock. Pickup scheduled for next week. Cannot wait to get some miles on it

[@transientsapien8905]

I own a 95 VFR and a 954 Fireblade and the VFR is still my favorite of the two

[@peterjansen7424]

I had one like that for 3months it was and still is a great machine to ride now I drive the Vfr rc46 from 1998

[@rpik69]

Just love this bike! Great job, man!

[@brentbauer8258]

I have driven to 48000 on my 83 interceptor and I’m at 60000 km on my 1985. No cam problems.

[@da_garage383]

The RC36 is one of my favorite bikes! I want one in white but those are hard to find.

[@markgrice8088]

loved my Gen1 86 vfr so much, looking for an RC36 ..best bikes in the world ever :)

[@roberthorwat6747]

I don't miss my VFR at all. Because I still have it! Spot on review, and yes, the exhaust rots, the rectifier fries itself and my 40,000 mile engine is getting the characteristic clunky gear change but only slightly at the moment so I won't be splitting the crank case just yet.

[@Legend-wu7pj]

How would u fix that? New clutch?

[@roberthorwat6747]

@@Legend-wu7pj I fear selection fork damage through mainly my own abuse of the gears might be the problem. It hasn't got worse and is still quite functional, so.. if it ain't broke...

[@johnjanczuk]

I have two one is a 1988 rc 24 the other a 1994 rc 36 the rc 36 has 173000 on the clock engine never been touched apart from my home servicing still good for over 150 mph !!! the rc 24 ops out arou nd the same top speed had the rc 24 since 1989 both great bikes never had any eltrical problems with either bike in all the years i have owned them i also have a cb 900f blue print motor HRC cams had it since 1983!!!HONDA RULES!!!!!

[@f5mando]

I hah a '90 followed by a '91. Both were wonderful bikes. The only mods required were (raised) Heli bars and switching out the rubber to a 180 in the rear, while removing the forever-dragging peg stops. Bostin bike. THe only problem I had was with the '91, which would pop out of 3rd from the time I bought it used.

[@larvat34]

Best moto ever! I have RC 36II 6 years

[@martinx1525]

I have seen this video at least 100 times.

[@roberthorwat6747]

Doesn't get old does it? Just like the RC36!

[@uhtred7860]

The RC24s of 88 & 89 had 17 inch wheels front and rear, this wasn't new for the RC36, it was only the 86/87 RC24s that had 16/18 inch wheels. The RC36 wasn't as sporty as the earlier RC24s and was heavier, and no faster, and unlike the earlier bikes, were never raced by Honda (although i'm sure some owners took theirs to the track :-) The earlier RC24s had HRC race kits made for them, and were successful in racing before the RC-30 took over racing duties.. The 86/87 RC24 VFR's look exactly like the 88/89 RC24's but in fact, the fairing will not interchange, the later ones also got larger carbs and valves, a 2 position screen, a fuel gauge, a clock and some other improvements, the 88/89 models were not imported into the U.S.

[@djdarrenrv]

1994-1997, best bike ever.

[@kennykarlsson9888]

Simply a beautiful and iconic bike. I like to get me some of that one day.

[@mrlarkin6416]

I loved my one, sadly it got stolen and burnt out 😤I did have problems with the generator alright but that cam gear whine was like a supercharger kicking in 😎

[@sabre6986]

The RC36 was the 500CC the 750 was the RC 45. I keep seeing this anomaly and it's aggravating me I loved these bikes and I rode them. The VF1100S was the Saber V65 and the VF1100C was the V65 Magna I owned both

[@Adikxx]

RC36 - Honda VFR 750 RC45 - Honda RVF 750 You got the Magna & Sabre right but that's not enough to redeem yourself for the fiasco with other two. Sorry but no pass today, gotta learn your bikes 1st before making comments..

[@pineapplesalad6494]

Die Hard Trilogy Sountrack, VFR 750F. The peak 90's.

[@mikael16v]

Amazing - Super ! Nice Technic

[@peterturnham5134]

I had the first VF1000 it had several faults but was never beaten on the road at that time. Then got the first Monoshock VFR750 in red. A thing of beauty, it even had a fairing for the sidestand. Quite light , suspension superrb power delivery, enough. On a dawn sunday morning ride I took two fast cars on a windey bumpy road 100mph+ then stopped at a Café. Sat down for a coffee, three minutes later the cars arrived they stopped and they stared at It , it was their "What the F**k is that?" moment. It had one fault, cooked your legs on a hot day in traffic. It was stolen in Paris if not I would still be riding it. Replaced by 800 pgi in Blue. The last cascade of pignions. What you do not realise is that motor perfection means you put in oil and 5000 km distantt you lift out the dipstick and it is still clear NOT black

[@uhtred7860]

My old NS400R had a little bit of fairing on the side stand that perfectly blended in to the main fairing when you flipped it up😆 Ive just been offered an 86 VRF750, in white, by a friend, only 36,000km (about 22,000 miles) its spent most of its life sitting in the foyer of his office as a decoration, so will need a good going over before being ridden. I'm really tempted to add it to my small collection as its cheap, in beautiful condition and ive always liked them.

[@jean-jacquesbrisse6001]

Vive la technologie ! A condition que ça marche. Je me suis débarrassé de mon 800vtec et je ne regrette rien (sauf le confort).

[@YoShImUrA53]

I was wondering what the music was and all of a sudden it hit me! From the PSX videogame, Die Hard Trilogy, part II!

[@Adikxx]

Well done, regards to a fellow PSX fan :)

[@YoShImUrA53]

Great video too. My dad bought a new black '90 VFR750F and considering getting one for myself these days...

[@Adikxx]

Truly one of the best motorcycles to ever come out fro Japan!

[@Chris-ye6wc]

very nice bike and video

[@mariagrz2158]

Najważniejsze , że komuś się chce,a tobie się chce * brawo

[@frankg87able]

Gran Bel video! Complimenti!! Great Video!! Thanks for sharing!

[@andyrawlings5369]

vfr a well built bike got 3 of them .

[@tottolino9802]

You don't need 3 of them. You can only ride 1 of them in the same time. You can give 2 of them poor people ... 🙂

[@andyrawlings5369]

@@tottolino9802 work my balls off thats why i have 3 vfrs dont go to tree in garden and pick money off it wish i could my motto you want it YOU WORK FOR IT .

[@kingdavewoody]

The engine is made from adamantium

[@helloslayer666]

Press-release on 1000RR hondanews.com/en-US/powersports/releases/release-7b33749331c74557224517004c34c456-cbr1000rr-engine-technology and on Fireblade 900RR 98года mwkworks.com/1998CBR900RR/cbr90098.html These pistons run through aluminum composite cylinder sleeves high-pressure formed from sintered aluminum powder impregnated with ceramic and graphite for improved wear resistance and superior heat dissipation. Ceramic is a aluminium oxide(alumina=corundum). VFR750F has seem cylinder sleeves, and 2 repair kits (piston and rings)

[@Krezo200]

Maybe i will buy one some day

[@Krezo200]

lol, just bought one yesterday

[@mughug9616]

What we use to call in those days - 'Chocolate Cams'.

[@armandblake]

2019 Looking to buy one and sell my KTM duke 690. I love retro Japanese bikes... am I getting old?

[@J2I3H]

Youre getting wise😎 I had a vfr rc36 ten years ago.. still miss it

[@captainpotato6856]

I call them ktm PUKE

[@uhtred7860]

We all have to get old😆 I love 80s 90s Japanese bikes, I have a small, but growing collection of them 😃

[@brentsmith5647]

Brilliant video thank u👁️♥️👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@davalavin6962]

Hello this is my father bike this is super bike

[@wiktorgsxr]

Lovely video, i felt like in '80,'90 thanks mate

[@thehardmenpaththehardmenpa8348]

I Love my bike!

[@roadwarrior8560]

Brilliant

[@georgemierlut]

1992 best bike ever made!

[@captainpotato6856]

Why 92 specifically? As 1990 to 1993 are the same...94 to 97 newer shape..

[@georgemierlut]

@@captainpotato6856 because its mine! 😀

[@captainpotato6856]

@@georgemierlut 90 is better...mine! And 97! 🤪😁

[@mariagrz2158]

Młody, bardzo dobre ,tak trzymaj

[@ricksanchez694]

yea, really great video.... actually this video help me alot decide if I should buy a VFR750 - from 1992 or not as my secound bike' and Im pretty sure thats the right choice now. Did you se how that girl looked at the bike ? I want that shit ! jk lol

[@zoltankiralj8055]

I have this motorcycle, I love it :)

[@weliketomoveitmoving1403]

I have an 86 vfr 750 and I have to part my ways with her

[@fawkthescene666]

Fukkk...this is making me want a VFR again haha

[@tonykollar6870]

My speedometer stoped working ..anybody can put me in right direction what to look for?

[@jean-jacquesbrisse6001]

Quel top cette moto! Avant qu'il ne passe au 800 à injection( un nids à emmerde) rien à voir avec l'ancien modèle. Honda aurait dû changer le look de l'ancienne mais ne rien toucher au moteur increvable...

[@simovtransportmedia1137]

It's classic!

[@markhorsten72]

Just love

[@Tjboler]

Great review! and I love that footage from the 90's! Can someone help me out in finding it?

[@woutersijtsma1232]

Had one in 1995, hated it. The wind hit me right in the helmet, making the ride very unpleasant. I could never find a comfortable seating position either. The clunky gear change didn't work for me either. I changed to a Yamaha TRX 850 and never looked back.

[@tottolino9802]

You should go to foot! Then you'll have no wind in your helmet! 😆

[@CptSlow89]

My only problem was weight.

[@agustinescuderogutierrez6030]

Tenéis cadenado de honda vfr 750 c36 año 1995 ?

[@mavisbeeswax8136]

It's pretty much what those Sphegheti eaters can't copy... with desmodeuce BS. 😅

[@apo5]

no youtube video reflects how this motorcycle sounds in real life

[@nigelmitchell351]

If only Honda had done the decent thing by their customers and recalled the earlier engines more of them might have gone on to buy Honda again. Unlike this one who maintains his discust with Honda. This problem was not confined to the 750 motors. The 1000cc and 500cc motors were of the same flawed design.The clue to the problem is the lack of semicircular rubbers in the cylinder heads. The bearings for the cam shafts were not line bored, therefor had no accurate alignment. So Honda increased the running clearances and lost the oil pressure. These motors were a disaster, mine failed at 869 miles, one of the rockers flaked and the cams fretted. I blue printed my heads and it was fine but by then I had lost faith with Honda, I didn't buy another for 17 years. Funny never had a single mechanical problem with any of my Suzuki's or Kawasaki's.

[@nigelmitchell351]

@Goetmhmiac Problem mainly with the press, do you work for Honda ???? No excusses, punters like me put their hard earned cash for this shit !!!! The design was badly flawed and the bikes should have been recalled ! I had owned GS & GSX Suzuki's and GPZ Kawas far better bikes . Kawasaki even made the 16 inch front wheel work unlike the VF which was liable to tip you in badly at low speed. I was disgusted with honda and didn't buy another for 17 years. Then I got a fireblade.

[@nigelmitchell351]

@Goetmhmiac The issue was not fixed under warranty, the issue was being kicked into the long grass. Fixing the issue would have entailed replacing the cylinder heads, Honda only did this with the late model 500. Then not retrospectively. Most punters probably didn't even know their cams and fork rockers were being changed at services. So Honda just kept changing cams until you were out of warranty. Bye-bye. They denied anything was wrong full stop for ages! No apologies, no recall, just bullshit like the "special tool for tappet setting, ha bloody ha! The cam chain tensioners were probably OK by design, if the location for the cam sprockets on the cam had been adequate then they would not have run accentricly and worn out the tensioners. This design must have been Hondas worst, but they cannot be so easily forgiven for their contempt for their customers! I am sure the later gear driven cam model was good, but there's would have been no need for this expensive option had they got it right in the first place. As for the 16 inch front, my GPZ900 had a far better geometry which gave alot more confidence at any speed. That was a praise worthy bike.

[@uhtred7860]

Here in NZ, I only came across the cam problems on the 750 engine, I never saw, or heard of a 1000 with the issue, or the 400 and 500. Our shop raced both a 1000 and 500 in production class, and we never saw cam problems on either bike, or on any we sold. Unlike the VF750. Honda sent technical bulletins and we attended workshop classes at the importers HQ, to deal with the problem, they sold an oil additive and told owners to thoroughly warm up their engines without letting it idle for long periods. There were also modifications, but If i recall, the fix finally came when they line bored the head and cam cap differently.

[@nigelmitchell351]

@@uhtred7860 Here in the UK, I don't think the 500 & 1000 sold in the same numbers as the two 750 models, meaning the shaft and chain drives. Both of these suffered the same issues. All this, oil additives and special tappit setting tools, was smoke and mirrors. If there really were no issues with the 500 & 1000's which shared exactly the same cylinder head design and manufacture, I'd be interested to hear why not..... Honda's cavalier attitude to us as customers still annoys me, this was the first brand new bike I ever bought.....

[@uhtred7860]

@@nigelmitchell351 The problem was traced to mismatched cams and bearing caps, it was cured, by line boring the camshaft journals so the cams were running true in their bearings, once that was done they stopped having cam issues. Blue Wing Honda (the NZ importer ) was far better in acknowledging the issue and dealing with it, and customers than what ive heard about Honda UK (and other countries) probably due to the way smaller population and amount of bikes involved (tiny compared to the UK) We had a Honda bigwig come over and talk to us, (about Hondas quad bikes and farm bikes, not the cam issues, they were pushing hard to become the leading brand in NZ then, a spot Suzuki held and still does) and the boss of my shop grilled him about the issue, he was adamant the issue was not picked up in testing, and i believe him, they were very embarrassed by the whole affair, and Honda had had a number of bikes with issues concerning cam chains and tensioners around that time, CX, CBX550. I would have been pissed if i had just bought one and had been treated the way Honda treated many people like you. I actually had a similar experience with a Ducati SS in the mid 90s, put me off Ducati for life.

[@jrgodoys]

The Honda VFR does not deserve such a poor quality video like this one !!

[@agustinescuderogutierrez6030]

Necesito cadenado de honda vfr 750 año 1995

[@SH-rm4gw]

appreciate your enthusiasm, but this is not a review, but rather more like several commercials regurgitated into one.

[@CosgroveNotts]

Fn brakes are total rubbish. Exhaust system is rubbish too. Charging system is rubbish. Plastic clips break like carrots . Back shocker is rubbish I've got one. 7 grand when new in 1992 or 3.

[@akos696]

What you 're saying is a totally rubbish. :) Brakes good enough, factory pipe is loud enough, there are no clibs, but a fast, half turning bolts... Charging systems only weak point was the voltage ragulator. i've have one for 11 years and have no problems these things (I've upgarded the brakw with steel brake line and TRW pads, its almost perfect).

[@Marc_Remillard]

Not a RC36 ! its a RC24........

[@Adikxx]

No absolutely not. RC24 is the 1986-1989 models. From 1990 till 1993 it's RC36A and from 1994 it's RC36B. You have no clue..

[@Marc_Remillard]

​@@Adikxx wrong dash ! No white tacho Wrong gauges, ( RC 24 dash ) No clock above tacho. Wrong fairing inner, ( I own A RC36 ! ) Wrong headlight shroud, should look similar to a NR750 headlights....... Even the engine note was wrong ! ( RC 36 is a "big bang" motor ! 2 cylinders firing at the same time )

[@Adikxx]

@@Marc_Remillard Once again i'm repeating to you. You have no clue. The bike which you talk about with white tachometer and clock above it is a 1994-1997 VFR which is known as RC36 B. The bike in the video 1990-1993 is known as RC36 A. In other words all VFR 750s between 1990 and 1997 are RC36 ! They are just known as early and late RC36. RC24 is a completely different bike without single sided swingarm (1986-1989). Do you finally understand?

[@Marc_Remillard]

@@Adikxx sooo My RC 36 B IS "big bang" And has 18hp more than a RC36A..... ( Rated at 118HP in Australia, 138hp with ramflow connected at 160 km/h )...... I didn't know the early RC 36's were so Soft...... No better than a RC 24.....

[@Adikxx]

@@Marc_Remillard Engine in all RC36 models has the same bore, stroke, transmission, clutch etc. Later version is more of a extensive face lift rather than new bike. I wouldn't want to spoil your mood but 118 HP you mentioned is very far fetched(in fact BS) Both versions actually produce very close numbers in terms of power(just a tad over 100HP) and the difference is extremely marginal. Later bike changed in many other ways but numbers put out by the motor are nearly identical. I imagine you love your bike but what i would suggest to you is taking it for a quick dyno run(probably 100 OZ bucks i'd imagie) and you'll probably see 90HP(95 at most) at the wheel.. Add 10% to those numbers to compensate for drivetrain loss and that's what your bike's engine makes.