Are you a V-4 whore?

Must be something to it, if the Moto Gp guys use em...

 

There's a very satisfying noise coming from the rear end of a V4, difficult to describe unless you have open ended cans but then it becomes obvious. Then you twist the throttle... nuff said

I agree that inline fours are smooth and have power but boy do they sound boring to me, least compared to a V configuration. I mean go listen to a Ducati and you'll know what i mean. Or dare i say a Harley even. Point is, the V type engine has bucketloads more character than any other type of motorbike engine, sound, feel, and for that God, we're eternally greatful...

 

I've owned ten V4/V2's. Yup, IL4's suck (owned 4); however, the one IL6 I had was very nice in it's own special way.

 

My 1st twin was a Ducati 996.... I came to the Duc from and R6, Dont get me wrong I loved the R6 because of the way it made me ride. On the 6 I had to learn to go into corners with a tremendous amount of corner speed to keep up with liter bikes on the exits. I think that If I had never had the r6 I would not have learned to carry good entry speed due to the fact that you can make up for it with motor.
going from the R6 to the Ducati I could carry the same entry speed but with the smooth power delivery I could get on the gas earlier in the corner with more control..... not to mention that the 996 put out similar real world power as most modern sportbikes. So I would say that is why I have decided that I prefer an motor that made a nice flat torque curve over an inline 4 motor.
I just got my vfr... Its and 87 700. Obviously its down on power to most of the all of the I4 sportbikes on the market right now but in the real world I would bet that the tq #s will make up for alot of its lacking especially with the right pilot aboard.

 

Yup I love the V4 I have had I4 and an H6 valk but I love my 2 v4s the best the V45 Magna and the VFR750F

 

I was actually looking for two v twins before i bought this 2001 vfr. I was looking for an sv1000s full fairing and a suzuki tl 1000r. Those bikes were hard to find for a good price and in good shape. After test riding a few cbrs i rode this vfr and fell absolutely in love with it. Not a superstreet bike but it does everything and anything i want it to do plus much more comfortable.

 

My first V-4.....Was when my roomate, who hadn't paid his share of the rent in quite some time, rode up on a 1982 Sabre (this was in 1988). I told him "Give me the bike, pay the rent, or get OUT". He gave the bike to me in exchange for the back rent. I've been a V-4 whore ever since. I still have the old Sabre as well as 2 Interceptors, and don't forget the 03 ACE V-Twin.

 

The V4 sound, combined with the cam noise from the VFR is what made me have to buy one... The first time I heard one drive by I was hooked...

Can't see me getting rid of my baby anytime soon. Even if it's already been replaced by a different tourer.

 

puzzling question: If you are a V4 whore, who's the pimp? The Honda dealer?

 

I have been a V4 addict since 1983 when i bought my first Interceptor.

 

Sadly, the answer is yes. He's always there to get his piece of the pie.

 

The first time I heard the VFR, I was hooked; it sounds like a NASCAR stock car. I bought my 94 back in 97 (ten years in July) still have it. Sometimes I will just stand out in the garage and stare at it. I love everything about it: the way it looks and sounds; that i can ride it all day long and not get tired of it; how amazingly reliable it's been (I once stored it for a year, jumped the battery and it fired right up on the gas i left in the tank); that it STILL gets stares even though it's thirteen years old.

I've been thinking lately of getting a dual-sport to add to the stable. Don't know if I want a VStrom or KLR650 though. And then there's the RC-51 or 675 Daytona. Decisions, decisions, but none of the choices are an I-4, which i consider boring.

 

I came off my restricted licence (which was up to 250 cc) and bought the viffer... sound, capacity, and real world rideability.
It was the character thing - something different to IL4 and litre capacity.
It was the viffer or a very soft spot for a motoguzzi with cans..( the BMW witha bra). Settled for the Honda and cannot complain.

the slug

 

I like this as a V-Twin.

2 stroke v-twin