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[frecklecollector]

Hey everyone, Just passed my restricted test and bought a vfr400. Wonder if anyone can help me with a question. My vfr has a HB paintjob. Spoke to a couple of people about it and no one can figure out what it is. Hopefully someone one here can help with this query. Thanks.

[catso]

[FunkyNige]

Are you asking what an HB paintjob is?

[s2rr Kitty]

At Kitty Towers we are thinking it's a tobacco sponsor from the early 90's.

[frecklecollector]

FunkyNige Im trying to figure out if it is a sponsor or not. Like Lucky Strike.

[BliarOut]

Can you post a piccie up?

[nords]

Yep, they were ciggies, so just like Lucky Strike.

[srob]

Scanned the archives and found a rider called Reinhold Rath mentioned, pictured wearing an HB cap. He came second in the 250 world championship in 1987 & 1989 riding for Honda. Googled his name and got a pic of him on his HB Honda. No idea how to post it on here though!

HB also sponsored Suzuki in the early 80's, with a rider called Franco Uncini winning the 500 World Chamionship in 1982.

I really should get out more......

[frecklecollector]

Hi,

Here is a picture of the bike. www.bikepics.com/members/giginger/92vfr400/

(Warning this link goes to a page of thumbnailes of the bike but the actual images are huge once you click on them)

I was just interested in finding out what the HB stands for. Looks like it is a cigarette company.

I havent seen any other bikes with this paint job on bikepics.com or anywhere else on the net.

[FunkyNige]

www.acronymfinder.com comes up with Haus Brinkmann, but I can't find anything about the web about the firm.

[element]

it's a german cigarette company, pronounced har-be
they're not bad actually