Monday, 31 January 2011

Drogo's VRX400

From Drogo in London.

Hey Gary,
So here is one hopefully for the 'small Jap street bike' corner of the blog. Grey import Honda VRX 400, a spongy gutless thing as stock but with a little help and some cool bits from the guys at SP-1 in Japan, she's a tight, torquey number for London traffic death matches!
Got the magazine and ust sneaked a half hour read when I'm meant to be designing the sets for a TV commercial... Will get stuck in later, ignoring my wife and kids will have less severe consequences!
Best thing since 'Harlem Heroes' in 2000AD, and that's the highest praise I can give...
Cheers,
Drogo
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15 comments:

  1. Giannis1 February 2011 at 10:11

    i love VRXs but i have seen only one in Greece Wish they could still import Japanese bikes here... i have seen some wild ones....

    check SRV250 is a cafe racer with Virago 250 motor....

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  2. mp1 February 2011 at 15:11

    Is that the one from Shepherds Bush? I always see a bike like that around Sh'e Bu

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  3. Dr-Ogo1 February 2011 at 15:56

    Yeah thats me MP, I was also at Kempton last weekend,a fool for riding in,I almost died of cold...

    Digging the art by the way....

    Drogo

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  4. mp1 February 2011 at 17:02

    @Dr-Ogo If its the bike I'm thinking of then You must live around the corner from me ha ha
    One thing I completely forgot to do at Kempton was look around the bike parking bit. Too cold.

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  5. Dr-Ogo1 February 2011 at 17:14

    Well I'm Percy Road, so if that rings a bell I raise a pint to neighbourly
    Sideburn reading, art making bike dudes!

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  6. Nick1 February 2011 at 17:21

    Ugly Duckling turn's into a Swan

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  7. Anonymous1 February 2011 at 22:46

    Cool bike, you must have the only one in the UK. Makes a nice sound as well as I'm sure I was behind you going down the Marylebone Rd a good few months ago one morning.
    Rich

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  8. Dr-Ogo2 February 2011 at 00:12

    Hey Rich, thanks. Yes that must have been me as I'm always tearing down the Westway going to work in Soho....

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  9. Unknown17 May 2011 at 14:22

    I think you have sold vrx and have something diffrent now, it's been a good few months i could not see it on your street

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  10. Dr-Ogo17 May 2011 at 15:00

    Mariusz, nope still my day to day work horse although less loved since the new bike! It was a BP of SB back up bike only last week....

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  11. Chester Belter19 May 2011 at 22:18

    Drogo, how can I get hold of one of these in London, did you import it.

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  12. dirty arse28 April 2012 at 08:39

    please can you tell me the rear tyre size of your vrx 400, ive built a bonny flat tracker with this back wheel on but lost tyre while getting wheel rebuilt...cheers...dirty arse..

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  13. dirty arse28 April 2012 at 08:42

    please can you tell me the rear tyre size of your vrx 400, ive built a bonny flat tracker with this back wheel on but lost tyre while getting wheel rebuilt...cheers...dirty arse..

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  14. Anito20 July 2012 at 11:35

    Hi Drogo, if you ever decide to sell this bike, please let me know, I love it!
    Anna

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  15. Sideburn Magazine20 July 2012 at 11:44

    Hi Anna
    this bike sold already a while ago.
    BP

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