Say good by to the 800 already

:smile: OK, here is my Christmas wish (for 3 years now) that will make some :tongue1: drool & others say "WTF" :jaw: !

I'm building this bike now, but would love to have Honda produce it :biggrin:
I'd buy it yesterday -so here it goes ---

Honda can't up the displacement with out competing with it own ST1300
& it's underpowerd for a sport tourer as it is (admit it, you'd like more umph!)
So -
Drop the 800 already, & lets have a little sportier or a "LOT" sportier 1000 with gear driven cam's, & get rid of that VTEC, enough already, I want all 4 of those valves from the bottom on up, for the power now.
Honda has the Tech to get good fuel milage with all 4 valves talking (except Daytona 200 CBR600RR's dig)
Honda has been talking of this for a while, & even heard that the 1000RR has gone as far as it can go & the V4 was the replacement.

Now the word in the grapevine is that is now nixed & it will be a "V5" instead ala based on last years GP bike that Nicky won on & already have some built.

If it goes the V4 route or the V5 route, I hope it has the list of goodies I listed above.
If so, I'll be 1st in line to buy one !:biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:
If you love the V4 sound, OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, you'll love the sound of a V5 !


Now let the Comments begin :blah: :blah: :blah: :blah:

 

I think you'll have to speak for yourself on the power issue - i'm totally satisfied by the power output on my '00. As far as this motor swap, that's a lot of work and modifying for an extra 15 hp, but whatever floats yer boat.

 

:biggrin: expected that,
but my engine has a HRC balanced crank, HRC heads polished & ported, bigger valves & springs, major carb work, & many more extras.
the motor swap wasn't that bad & it's hot wired now to get it running & ck things out mechanically & lined up good B-4 I finish the wiring(the fun part).
it Dyno'd @ 131.7hp but was cutting out from 6000RPM's on up, so it's in my friends shop that is an expert on Honda electronics (used to work for Honda @ HRC)& where I got most of my HRC parts from.
When running right, expecting 140 plus HP shooting for 150 (more than 15hp improvement):becky: .

I p/u the blown motor(oil drain plug wasn't put on tight & fell off) rolling Chassis 800 with 6200 miles on it @ a aution for $1500.00 & already had the the '86 V4 1000 motor from a wrecked race bike, RC51 front end & penske rear shock. When done, will have about $5000.00 in it & you just can't beat that for a VFR that will smoke all others VFR's & ride confortable as well :wink:
i'll show it to Freddie Spencer when he's up @ MMP Raceway this Summer & let him ride it if he wants to, to get his impression on it.
I'm betting it will be all smiles !!! & maybe then he can yell @ Honda to produce it - Yea Baby !

My goal is the bike that Honda has be mumbling about for 3 years now, that I'll actually have.

:smile: & yes it will float my boat to Hovercraft level

 

You just described a Honda 1100XX Blackbird :love:

 

good point, and that after its initial splash didn't sell too well, at least here in the states

Having owned a 1200 and a 1300, the VFR does what it does, as is, very well.

As to power, there are always ways to tweak out a little extra. But really, how often do how many of us, have the throttle pinned now? Not too often I would guess.

 

Well, this swap makes alot more sense to me now that I know your '05 engine was fried - good luck with it.

 

Well FWIW here's my take, First step get a RC 51 add in a SSSA off a 4th gen add a faring off the CBR1000rr then add the rear sub frame off a 6th gen. In addition too working out the diff some how with the clip-ons. But that's a nit picky detail. all is good now.

 

Although inserting the V4 1000 sounds interesting, if money wasn't a problem would like to put a stroker kitted Gen 5 engine into the Gen6 frame with RC51 front and Ohlins rear as my fun way to upgrade the current VFR still be as practical. :smile:

 

Pretty close to the same thing, but you forgot I purchased the bike with a fried motor & I already had a '86 HRC component built 1000 V4, so my way would still be cheaper than even the stroker kit installed out side of your self.

I even had considerd that to my running VFR800 until I came into the deal with the rolling Chassis (maybe a turbo ?:caked: ).

I applied for my new plate saying 08VFR51 :biggrin:

 

Taz, I like what you are doing and agree 100% with you. What I think some people forget is that most of us really want more mid-range TORQUE. Personally I don't pay that much attention to the horsepower at 12,000 rpm. What I do enjoy is the fat torque curve at 4,000 to 8,000 rpm, just like my former Suzuki Katana 1100 had, which for several years was the roll-on king until the later V-Max came along.
And when I speak of torque...I love V4 torque much more than inline torque, especially with all 4 valves dancing around from gear driven cams, etc., and of course no VTEC allowed at this party. Think TORQUE! . . . . . . . :bolt:

 

forgot Carbon fibre wheels, fairing, front disks, front fender, rear hugger, triple trees, fuel (tank)cell,by by V-tec Mapping:biggrin: , gear driven cams, & a wealthy wife !


did I forget anything :smile:

 

i was thinking the same thing. my friend has one and its bas @$$. he always wants to race bike vs bike, but i try and get him to go car vs car:biggrin: