Article: VFRWorld's Reg71 takes the VFR1200F and 1200F DCT for a spin

OMG! When did this happen and why wasn't the entire SLO BBQ crew invited?? Sounds like a honest review of what might be a great bike. Of course without actually riding one my judgement is reserved... You should have had the Honda truck show up at the BBQ for a "real" test ride.

 

I wonder if that would be up my alley given the distances I put on. But I still think it looks ucking fugley. Admittedly, I have not seen this in person, only in pix

 

glad you were able to partially "taste" the new vfr. i was at first disappointed when the new 1200 graced magazine covers but after seeing it in the flesh last december '09, my opinion changed. the pictures do not justify how it looks.

 

can i get autograph 2;P j/k

 

Good writeup..It's too bad they didn't let you REALLY test drive it.

 

You wrote a very well rounded review but no review is complete without a good flogging of the bike. Honda should have let you ride it like a VFR deserves to be ridden.

Who knows, maybe some magazine saw what you wrote and they're writing up a contract for you to write for them. :thumb: Can you tell us when this test ride was?

 

Excellent article Reg!
Keep this behavior up and I have no doubt that the job offers will start rolling in. Then you really could ride the bike as they were meant to be ridden, but would you be able to write from your heart like you can now? One wonders?

I've looked pretty hard at the new bike and sat on a few but nobody offered me any keys for some reason. Perhaps my credit score wasn't quite where they wanted it or their insurance wasn't. Dealers up here expect you to buy first and test later, a pretty big leap of faith when the sticker is 20g's plus Provincial and GST tax. The bike does look really nice in the flesh though!

You lucky b$#@^%&!:tongue:

Thanks for sharing with the group!

 

OK Reg, I logged in and read the writeup.

 

Reg, thank you for an informative ride review. I hope this gives haters WHO HAVEN'T RIDDEN THE BIKE pause. I would like to ride one myself.

 

I heard that Reg ran out of gas and drewl had to be called then flown in to give him a Jo-jo infusion.

 

For what its worth, Randy, I was one of those guys that felt the same way. Fugly. Until I saw one in person, and while the can is still ugly to me, my opinion changed drastically on its looks.

Thanks for the write up, Reg.

 

I heard that Reg is now going to become an unabashed shill for the VFR 1200 and is willing to say the DN-01 is his favorite bike, as soon as that job with Sport Rider comes through like they promised.