How many of you would buy a VFR 1000

I've owned a '98 Supre Hawk, now I have an '04 RC-51. My '05 VFR-800 needa a little more gusto when u roll on it hard.

 

I've owned 2 cars with V-tec. They both had to go in for servicing for V-Tec problems at least once.

I've had a total of 5 Honda cars/bikes without V-tec that have never been to the doctor for anything. A few more horses.. yeah, you can keep it.

But on the upside, you get all the benefits of linked brakes and nutroaster exhausts - like added weight, and... well, you got your roasted nuts... and...well, help me out here, guys.

I'd rather see the next Viffer ditch the asscans and lose some weight. And maybe make the engine a bit peakier. Larger bore, shorter travel. Higher rev limit.

 

klee27x, yeah, more horsepower alone won't make me trade my 2004 for a newer ($$$) vfr that does the same things a little faster.

john451/mika, yeah, i misread john's message. oops! ;-)

mika, glad you like your '96.

 

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These V-4 engines aren't torque monsters, are they! My bike makes 53.65 ft/lbs max torque - although the curve is pretty darned flat at 52-53 from 7100 RPM to 9400 RPM. Still, the torque wouldn't pull the hat off your head!

 

BTW, I trust that folks who want a hardened/focused V-4 sportbike will buy the Aprilia and leave the rest of us alone . . . ?

 

Well, anyone with a Gen 1 or 2 HAS a hardened sportbike... 2 decades out of date. Every gen since then has fallen a little further from the ever higher bar. But no one wants a modern VFR with racing ergos. Just a bit more power. Triumph Sprint territory, maybe. It's a comfortable touring bike that's lighter and has near 20% more horses than the VFR (and 77ft/lbs torque!?). Cmon, that's an embarrassment for Honda. A Brit bike with factory panniers kicks the VFR's tail.

 

The 1150 Sprint is 2kgs heavier than a Gen 5 and only 2 kgs lighter than a non ABS Gen 6, good point on the Power although the ZX-14R with the same ST biased riding position is not much heavier yet has 60 to 70hp on top of the Sprint, but alas it's not a V4 Honda so not for me.

 

The Sprint ST is 1050 cc, I thought. And depending on who's telling, it weighs up to 17 pounds less than the gen 6 and has better fuel economy.

It's quite telling to see so many Honda VFR fans posting on the Triumph forums
about the Sprint.

Sprint vs VFR? - Triumph Forum: Triumph Rat Motorcycle Forums

 

You're right the Sprint is 1050 but the I'm not certain about economy my Gen 6 used to consistantly get 210 to 220 miles on tour before start of single bar flashing, something my Gen 5 can't match at only 190>195miles on the same roads with similar brisk riding.

What kind of miles does the Triumph get from a tank before its light flashes ?

 

No clue. Just happened to read some of the responses on the above mentioned thread. Click on it at your own risk. The overall theme of the thread is very unflattering to the Gen 6, in particular.

Close your eyes, blasphemy to follow:
"Apparently the VTEC is supposed to give better fuel economy by only opening a couple of valves until you decide to hammer it, Triumph built a relatively basic easy to maintain 955 and even better 1050 engine that kills the VTEC for power, torque and fuel economy without even trying."

 

If the 1000 VFR sounds like this, for sure it will be mine...

http://www.moto-journal.fr/images/boutique/couv/mj1801p400.gif

 

More true words have not been spoken....

 

Yes, I just read the review of that bike in the latest mag and they said something about how feeble the VFR was in comparison (with regard to the exhaust note).

 

My simpleton opinion is that the VFR racing heritage is long gone. The bike has evolved from what it was and has become a very ''streetable'' bike. There is little left of the RC30 in what we see today. It would be cool to see that ''dual development'' v5 RC212 1000 in the F and R model configuration but I'm still waitng for the CB1000 to show up in American showrooms. So I'm not holding my breath.

 

Nah, I'll be around to haunt you guys for ever...Muhaha!!! I do want VFR that is a little more sporty, so I'm making MY VFR into what I want it to be. More sporty and comfy s well. This is only because I can't leave well enough alone and have to have something to spend my $$$ on, plus I'm probably one of a handful of ppl that actually do track days on the VFR. I do intend on getting a dedicated track day weapon, but until that happens my VFR has to pull double duty as my commuter and weekend warrior. When we went to Vlencia for the WSBK Race and time on the track, there was a new Aprilia there that we got to sit on. It seemed and felt small and light. The only 2 things that slightly bother me about the Aprilia is the exhaust, which will get punted, and the small tail. Although when you're actually on the bike the tail isn't visible from the riders perspective, so I guess it doesn't really matter either!!!

 

From this picture it kind of looks like a CBR1000 for the street, I like it, looks sporty enough to satisify the racer in us and comfortable enough for the sport tour, commuter, go to work and back that most of us will use it for...if it has the v-4 sound we all love what more could you ask for?

 

Three years later and it's still a popular topic - amazing

J

 

despite the fact that im not real big on the idea of having a track style bike (ie 1000rr, 600rr, R1, R6, etc etc), the idea of a 1000cc V4 superbike makes me wanna touch myself in a baaaaaaaaaaaad place. i really think that id break down and buy a vfr superbike if honda decided to make one, and id be every bit as content with it as i wound an RSV4 even the almighty Desmosidici RR.

 

I just bought a new 2007 VFR. And I love it. Would I up grade to a 1000, maybe in time. I think some people are forgetting the purpose of this bike. I bought it becase I wanted a sport bike that I could take on long rides. It is set up for that purpose. It sounds like some of the people should go back to the CBR if what they want is a speed machine. BTW. I like my Vtec four. I think it has plenty of power for what I need. It comes in right when you need to make a quick pass on the highway. What better timing right? Take what I say with a grain of salt, as I am only on my 3rd day of ownership on my first VFR.

 

one thing that a lot of ppl seem to forget, overlook, or sometimes dont even realize, is the fact that when they first hit the market in 1986, the VFR 700/750 Interceptor bikes were anything BUT sport touring bikes, and I would doubt that Honda even saw them as being such back in 86 when the VFR750's were tearing around tracks. it wasnt until 1990 that the vfr got its SSSA and more upright seating position. if Honda were to throw down for a VFR1000, it would essentially be taking the Interceptor back to its roots to let it stretch its legs once again. (and man, do i wish they would!!)