1983 VF750S'83 V45 Sabre

 Does anyone know if this is a good bike? I hear alot about the cam-
lobes wearing down. Any other opinions?

the bike i'm lookin at has 30,000 miles, and pretty clean.

$2,000

Any opinions?

 
You'll probably get much more realistic opinions over
at: http://www.sabmag.org/

Additionally, http://www.vjmc.com/  may be another
source, albeit to a lesser degree. However, it looks
like vjmc is undergoing some kind of maintenance.

 watt.mike@gmail.com wrote:

I know the V65 had cam problems. I wasn't aware of the V45 having them as
well.

Sounds high for that bike.

 Jeff Mayner wrote:

I know my buddy had the cams replaced in his '83 VF750F Interceptor
under warranty.

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'01 SV650S  '99 EX250-F13  '98 ZG1000-A13
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All V-4 Hondas built before 1987 had the potential for cam problems.  The
problem is low oil flow at low engine speed.  Bikes that were ridden hard had
fewer problems than those that spend a lot of time idling at red lights.

There are aftermarket oil modification kits that route more oil flow to the cams
and cures the problem.


It's almost double what a 750 Sabre is bringing unless it has the Hondaline
fairing and hard bags.  It would have to be in showroom condition with the
fairing, and even then, $2000 is high.

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Jack Hunt  IBA#12795, STOC 1870
'99 ST1100, FaST Forward
'95 Suzuki DR250SE
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