The technical finesse of a single-sided swingarm and the excellent reputation for reliability brought me to the Honda VFR 750. After a long search I fell in love with a white BJ 1990 with around 20,000 km on the clock.

A friend had the previous model and assured me that 100,000km would not be a problem for this bike. That should also come true as I sold it with around 120,000km. She still had the first valve clearance adjustment and no oil consumption!

The V4 engine had completely different characteristics. The engine pulled through like a turbine with around 100 hp (74 kW) from 4000 rpm up. With that, the rev orgies were also a thing of the past, which also had a positive effect on my driving style.

With this bike I rode a lot in the Italian Alps, to the Atlantic and up to the North Cape.