Tamiya Honda VFR750R Motorcycle (1/12)

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 3 - 5 working days

Honda's release of their limited production, road-going, "works racer"

VFR750R made headlines in the motorcycle scene in 1987. The VFR750R is

a street-legal counterpart of the formidable RVF750 endurance racer

which displayed remarkable potential in the world endurance

championships. This bike follows the concept seen in the RVF750,

including the use of space-age technology and components such as

titanium, carbon-fiber, kevlar, and magnesium. It betters the earlier

bikes by a wide margin. The VFR750R also uses a twin-spar aluminum box

frame, Pro-Arm (rear swing arm), and a center-lock hub rear wheel.

These superlative features and the RVF's racing reputation have made it

a collector's item even before the first unit was off the production

line. The 748cc, liquid cooled, V4 cylinder 16 valve engine has been

kept compact to keep the VFR's overall dimensions very close to the

current 500cc Grand Prix racers, for a minimum frontal area. Further,

this motorcycle departs from the typical Japanese mass-production

practice by using a great deal of human labor on each unit, such as the

FRP cowling and windscreen being laid up by hand. The Honda VFR750R is

one potent package and has been designed to be very competitive on

racing tracks in stock form, yet remain street legal. It will remain a

desirable and elusive high performance bike for years to come.