Do the different years sound different?

Hi;

My first post here....

I've loved VFR's for years and always wanted a mid 80's red one with white wheels. I rode one on a Honda free ride and fell in love with the engine note!!!! I've always wanted to get one and put a sport pipe on to advertise that amazing motor.

My question....... do the newer ones sound the same? I've heard a few newer models and they don't seem to have that "high strung V8" tone to them (and they aren't red anymore either) . The salesman says it's just the exhaust...... I'm a little skeptical..... have they changed the firing order or something over the years?

Thanks;

Neil Meckelborg

 

And that cam whine turns into an absolute howl at upper rpm's. As for exhaust, nothing sounds as badass as my '94 with the 2 Bros full system; it sounds like something that turns laps at Talledega.:biggrin1:

 

Rev: The salesman that sold me my machine has a 94 with a Two Bros. full system and, you are absolutely correct about the sound. The best word I can think of is "menacing."

 

Nice!

I'm in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada (to reply to an earlier post).

That's good to know. I loved the one i rode (probably a mid-90's), but was concerned that they started making them run more like an ST-1100 later on. I owned one of those as well, great tourer but just to bulky for much fun.

I recently re-aquired the VFR bug when a local fellow put a sport pipe on his mid-90's VFR. Damn, does that sound good!!!!!! I'm sure he did it this summer, because I'd have recognized that sound from miles away. It's such a breath of fresh air after hearing all the inline 4 bikes.

I'm glad they haven't changed that, now I can look for the newest one I can find. I just wish they still came red with the white wheels, that's what I'd really like to see (except with the gear drive cams).

Thanks;

Neil

 

My understanding is the RC24, RC36 and RC46 all have 180 cranks. The made for racing RVF RC30 and RVF RC45 have 360 deg cranks although I know a guy with a Gen 1/2 who installed a 360 race Crank which did sound different. The Gen 5 VFR800 has the motor from the RVF RC45 but with a 180 degree crank for its better mid range.

Think the exhaust note with stock exhaust sounds dull but a Gen 6 with spuds out Staintunes and motad headers sounds like a small block and can sound as good as any previous catless gen although admit the best VFR I've ever heard was a 4th Gen with a Tingate end can.