How many of you would buy a VFR 1000

I guess we'll have to agree to disagree here. I don't feel the need to go a gear lower for extra accellaration because I don't want my wife flying off the rear and she doesnt like to go that fast anyway. Extra power is simply useless with the wife on the back.

 

Damn I hear that My girl won't even get on the VFR but she does love the Magna and Valk

 

I am dying for one.

 

It seems that every time a new model comes out, it get more technologically advanced which is great, until you have to work on it.

 

If honda wouldmake them it would be one of my top 10 wet dreams

 

It was in MC news some years ago...3-4years I think.

 

Yeah that would get my attention.
or

Take the current 781cc motor and let it really be a 800+cc motor. Put the gear driven cams back in and reduce the weight by a big chunk (80-90#).
That would also get my attention.

 

Reduce the weight by 80-90# and you have a race replica.
1000cc v5 basically the same bike out now but with gear driven cams no vtec and fully adjustable suspension, I'd pony up 12k, and I'm cheaper'n hell.

 

to answer your question ,,,yes i would but 1000cc vfr in my opinion it should always have been 1000cc's

 

Whether touring or scratching have founds my Gen 5's 800cc's enough for my riding needs.

Personally think the VFR750 in '86 was the right capacity for its market at the time. Honda had the VF1000R for the richer go faster mob and CBR1000F for the folks wanting a large capacity heavier sports Tourer.

When the VFR went from 750 to 800 in '97 the CBR1100 Blackbird was Honda's newly launched big bore Sports tourer so again no real reason to have two similar spec machines fighting for sales in the same area of the market place.

Where it does make sense is now when the SuperBlackbird is about to cease ( has ceased ? ) production and the current 2002 VFR is starting get a little stale and in dire need of a major freshen up, hopefully Hondas idea is not the dull new CB1000F the Europeans have been forced to buy. :frown:

 

Um, er ah, that would be the Honda Super Hawk ( a.k.a. "Super Chicken" ):wink:

 

As for a modern VFR 1000, (See my avitar Bike list).

but Everything most of you described is "WHY" I bought the '06 Triumph Sprint ST, although it's not a V-4, it does have a awsome engine note.

It was what I wanted Honda to do for years & wouldn't, & since I own both, I can make these comparisons.

Honda VFR
800 cc
108 hp
SSSA-Yes
Motor-V-4
under tail exhaust
Hard bags-additional cost
handles well
brakes linked, option linked ABS
Great gas milage
Reliable
Good looks

Triumph Sprint ST
1050cc
138HP
SSSA-yes
Motor-Inline 3
Undertail exhaust
hard bags come with purchase
handles well
Brakes: Non-Linked (thank God !) Non-linked ABS option
Great gas milage
reliable
great looks

So basically the same wth the differences of Engine config, decplacement, brakes, & HP as to what I wanted & waited for for years from Honda & didn't get.

Now since I have the Sprint, Suped up VFR, & a '04 VFR, the only thing for Honda to do is make a Sportbike/Superbike V-4 900/1000 or RC61 V-2, to bring me back !

 

Started looking at Jays picture and found the french web site where this picture originated, took me 30 minutes to learn how to make my computer translate french and the translation is a little rough but I thought this was interesting...



Honda VFR 1000
VFR 1000: the return to the roots

What can one reproach the VFR 800 V-tec well? Certainly not its rigour. Then, for 2008, Honda could approach the original spirit of its motor bike launched in 1998 and reinforce the links which then linked it with the competition.






Honda VFR 1000

Admittedly, the last years saw the reinforced road qualities and the performances of the VFR. The last evolution of the motor bike, which embarks variable distribution V-tec and ABS since 2001, is not made to dominate the comparative ones and to attract comments praising the rigour of its design. And it is justified: the VFR, except a lack of imagination to control, does not deserve that praises so much the homogeneity of its behavior is obvious. Then, to approach its initial spirit today, Honda could reposition its motor bike towards more sportivity. Wasn't the VFR in other time a cousin close to the RC 30 and another RC 45, which has to offer her 4-cyclindres out of V before disappearing? Yes, the VFR over the years is more geared toward touring and not involved in the sporting crenel, leaving this noble task to the CBR 1000 RR.

Without anything to change with the bases of its motor bike, Honda could thus soon reveal a mounting whose V4, more generous of cubic capacity, would propose an exploitation definitely more sporting. One questions oneself then as for the utility of the variable distribution, more inclined to meet needs specific to the road motor bikes. One likes to imagine a machine comfortably accumulating the miles, but especially all been willing to stimulate the Egro's by the power and the neat character of his mechanics. ABS would not be quite obvious step called into question, but one would appreciate the arrival of a radial device, just like that of an entirely adjustable reversed fork. Side line, the austerity of the current model has its place with a more dynamic reinterpretation, consequently approaching the spirit inspired by the CBR 1000 RR. A return to the root's and in force.

 

:tongue: Ohhhh, if they would only make that, I'd snag 2 & race one of them :biggrin:

 

I would like a VFR 1000 if it did not have a VTEC engine, the weight was comparable to the new CBR 1000, if Honda provides accessories such as bags and high mount exhaust, and also I want dual brake disc in front and rear. Also most importantly Honda needs to use a heavy duty heavy gague harness and a reliable rectifier & stator, and the bike needs a battery level meter (in other words build the bike without cutting corners). I would like the VFR 1000 to be an improvement over the VFR 800 and setup to be a tourer (intercom with a radio/CD and bluetooth for MP3 players and hands free phone usage - a GPS option would be good also).

 

Probably been said already...

Count me in on the VFR 1000 if:
Gear driven cams were provided
And options on the paint:
I'd like to see the Pearl Cyrstal White make a comeback, maybe with some really crazy decal scheme

If this were the case I'd blow my money in a heartbeat on one!!!

 

I want to potentially save you guys some cash. I recently purchased an '08 KLR650. If you want to make your 800 feel like a rocket, spend about 2 days on the KLR then mount the VFR, instant "holy shit this is fast" feeling

 

I would sell my soul to the devil for that bike.:madgrin: I would still need 12 thousand dollars though.

 

true but (see my avitar) I ride a different bike every day, & hate to tell you, the VFR 5th& 6th gen, is not a RR, it's a sport Tourer, with a little more towards sport. But I can tell you it can be a snail compared to others .

Reason to as why it would be nice to see a long awaited upgrade to a 1000, as per this topic :wink:

 

While I've said before that I'd wait to see a 990-1000cc V-5 before I lay down the cash to replace my aging 3G VFR, I recently had the opportunity to ride a new 2007 CBR600RR. This has made me realize just how much more fun a lighter VFR would be.

On top of it, in BC, our insurance is classed by cc's and the relevant ones are 401-750cc's and then 751-1150cc's. My old VFR fits a much cheaper class than the new "800"s and the new VFR doesn't offer much performance for the higher insurance cost, or the cost of getting in to a new and more complicated bike for that matter.

The CBR fits the cheaper class, and while it is no VFR for ergos and smoothness, *WOW* what suspension, what brakes, what handling, what power - and yes, it has midrange...mostly due I think to the fact that it is *SO* light and this pays off in *every* area.

I'd like to see the VFR get back to its roots as a middleweight do-everything bike and forget about pursuing technology for technonlgy's sake. Make it light (!!!), give it suspension, brakes and power to weight ratio of the new 600RR and make it a better street/touring bike - keep the classic VFR ergos, smoothness and wind protection. I'm fighting the urge to just get a new 600RR but it has too much midrange vibration and the ergos are just not quite there for me.

A bigger VFR is really already covered in the market with the Sprint ST, the CBR 1100XX and all the other Hypertourers like the new Connie 14, ST1300, FJR1300 etc. What we really don't have is a good, new, middleweight option that's not overweight, overcomplicated and under-spec'd. A light, top shelf VFR would clean up in this class against the light all-rounders (BMW F800, SV650, Versys, Street Triple) as well as the bigger hypertourers in my books.

Even if they do go with a bigger engine, I'd like to see the bike go with top shelf bits, and keep it simple, effective and light. Anyone remember the Aprilia Futura? Just add Honda reliability and make it a V4.