NC24 – 1987 Honda VFR400R Custom

In Cafe Racer, Japan by Abhi2 Comments

The 2nd generation of the VFR400R, the NC24 was built in ’87 and ’88 and was the first production Honda to use the ELF-designed Pro-Arm SSSA. This example retains the sweet swingarm but changed a lot from the base bike as it changed into this custom cafe racer.

Honda VFR400R NC24 - Left Side Old

Comparing the current state of this bike (VIN: 2BG60915441003745) to an old picture (above) shows that a lot of work has happened, though some of the decisions are a bit odd: the taillight is from a ’59 Cadillac Eldorado, the headlight is a projector from a Ducati 999 and it’s mounted in an Air-Tech R90S fairing and the exhaust has been split into two. All are interesting ideas but I just don’t think the execution works. But the beauty of custom bikes is that you might like something even if I don’t, so find this cafe’d VFR400R for sale in Bellingham, Washington with an unmet opening bid of $5,000