V Tech Transition

I just dont get after reading another review on the VFR how these moto journalist can say that the transition when all 4 kick in is rough, watch out for it in corners.
I have had my 06 for 2 1/2 years now and it has never bothered me, made me apperhensive about gunning it coming out of corners , all I notice is that my Scropion pipes start to really purrr. Some of them make a really big deal about it. Makes me think they are more jounalist then moto part and heard others say it so chimed in with same.

 

V-tech is a phone.

 

My VTEC is smoooth!!!
I have also heard warnings about VTEC and corners not mixing well.
I have never been thrown off in a corner due to VTEC engagement mid-curve and I have never heard of an instance where VTEC transition specifically caused a spill.
I think this whole "VTEC is dangerous" propeganda is perpetuated by people who just love to hate!!!

 

don't get it either...
i'm either way past 'opened up' when i open it up in the corners, or not.
and the very few times i've kicked open the doors while hard in a turn wasn't that surprised.
maybe they are moto journal whiners who don't like surprises?? not sure...maybe they are just HATERS...
and for sure, i'm not trying to disenfranchise any of the VFR bretheren here who have found it to be unsettling.... maybe i'm just doing it wrong....

 

Oh yeah.....
It's VTEC or vtec but never v-tech....
The bouncing boobs will slap you if you make this mistake again!!!:rofl:

 

umm.....V-TECH! I'll call it anything you want for a double bouncing boob slap!

 

Any moto journalist or "expert" that claims the VTEC transition is unsafe or is dangerous in a corner is just slinging :bs:. This is HONDA people! They are not going to produce a bike that's more dangerous than the act of riding a bike already is. i've been riding my 05' for over a year now (14,000 miles!) and have never had an issue with the VTEC transition on the stock bike. I've even been on a 06' heavily modded and it only got better! Lets put this ridiculous notion that the VTEC is unsafe to bed and go enjoy our machines!:vtr2:

 

I've only had mine a few months now but it seems far from dangerous. Probably if you didnt hear it so much you really wouldnt think twice about it.

 

Seems like diffrent vfr's have diffrent transitions...only diffrence i feel is more noise...liquid smooth

 

I was reffering to those who say that it will throw you off in a corner.
I have also heard one guy claim that it nearly threw him off when it engaged.:bs:

 

Maybe the bike is too much for him to handle! :wedgie: The transition is smooth and wont throw you off in a corner or anywhere else for that matter. That is utter :bs: and was only said to stir up the masses. Please don't fall into that trap...

 

On my bike I did notice a bit of a rough transition. Not enough to through me off a corner unless I was an idiot or something. Anyway the Power Commander and good map smoothed it out and I can go in and out of vtech on tight corners all day long. I heard the rough vtech transition is mostly actually caused by a lull in power before the vtech engages so when the vtech does engage it feels a bit harsh. All I notice now is the change in exhaust note. Power is smooth all the way up.

 

I drove 50 miles to a place called Center Hill dam today. Great twisties going up those hills little traffic etc. I deliberatly entered corners around 5800 to 6000 rpm's just under vtech kicking in and then stomped on it just before mid corner each turn to kick all 4 in. (Stomped being still within limits of traction on my tires) I tried to notice any un-settleing loss of grip, jerkyness do to power surge of transition etc. Did this for many miles and lots of turns going up and then back down the road. I did not feel at ANY TIME that the transition upset my control of the bike one bit. I did have ALOT of fun. All these journalist can bite me. If they felt unsure in a corner it wasnt because of vtech.

 

My '04 is very smooth. The only way I know I'm in the vtec, it if the exhaust note changes or looking at the tach. Though I will say, it did have a slight kick, before my
32K service.

 

How can you go wrong with two I say TWO! adrenaline rushes from one bike?
nuf said.(Ride Worth the Risk!)

 

I think the V-Tech issue is perceptual. Every inline-4 sportbike I've ridden has a pronounced powerband spike about halfway up its rev range. Nobody slapped a trademark name on those power spikes, so they must be safe, right? :unsure:

The V-Tech engagement doesn't feel any different to me than those other sportbikes. It does, however, sound waaay better.

 

The ONLY thing the VTEC transition doesn't mix with is ALCOHOL!

Otherwise if I have any doubt: :hitit:

 

I was on a ride once and the guy next to me let his VTEC engage, this is all we saw...

 

Most of the time, the transition on my '06 is smooth and nothing to notice apart from more exhaust "note". Having said that, I have felt a real kick from it engaging on more than one occassion. I have yet to work out when it will feel more abrupt... I suspect it depends upon how much throttle I'm using when crossing the transition. Wide open, or small amounts of throttle don't seem to upset it, but about 2/3 throttle does...

Anyone else noticed anything like that?