Honda VFR800 (yellow)
This model was built as a commission build for a guy in Texas who once owned this motorcycle.  It was converted from the Fujimi
Honda VFR800 Police Motorcycle and required a lot of work.  The detailed description of the process can be found in the Honda
VFR800 Build Notes (5 MB PDF)

Base Kit(s):   Fujimi Honda VFR800 (kit number 4968728141305)     

Finished:        May 2020

Modifications/Additions:
- opened up 6 vents on fairing and added screening to largest one
- opened up hole under gas tank and added cylinder heads (cast from Honda NR engine)
- filled in back of swing arm
- mirrors from parts box
- handlebars modified from Honda CB750 kit parts
- remove knee pads from gas tank
- scratchbuilt rear seat cover using sheet styrene
- shortened rear fender
- exhaust collector pipes made from 2 mm diameter solder
- main exhaust pipe from 4 mm diameter bonsai tree aluminum wire
- machined muffler with parts box photoetch hanger
- scratchbuilt brake pedal and gear shift pedal lever
- Hobby Design photoetch chain, looped around machined rear sprocket
- rear brake disk machined with ventilation holes using milling machine with dividing head
- custom decals from Precision Design Co (PDC.ca)
- added brake and clutch lines
- scratchbuilt instrument panel with custom printed gauges
- Honda CBR1100XX front forks (lower part only) and passenger footpegs
- Top Studio tire valves and bodywork rivets (type A)
- Meng bolt heads replaced all of the visible bolt heads
- scratchbuilt rear shock, with separate spring
- custom license plate
- Bodywork paint is automotive basecoat yellow which is an exact match to the real Honda colour, Tamiya clear pearl and four
coats of Tamiya clear;  other colours from Tamiya acrylics and Alclad II metallics

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