potential owner needs help s.o.s

Hello all

i'm a potential owner of a new VFR - v-tec but have a few questions i would like to know. Forgive me if this is wrong place to post.

Firstly i currently ride a 06 busa and i know vfr isn't going to be as quick etc.. but could you tell me

1. the km's per tank of fuel i'm aussie so if you could convert for me that would be great ?

2. How many kms could you ride comfy in a day 1 up / 2up.

3. how fast does it go ( top speed) and what spirited speed can you stick on?

The reason for coming down is that i like the busa but it just temps me to go really fast all the time so i am looking for a bike that isn't slow and still can have fun on, plus has some touring capabilities.

any help would be very much appreciated to help with this tough decision and any other advice welcomed.

Thanks:smile: :smile:

 

1. 42-44 mpg.
2. It's up to you. It is a comfortable ride.
3. 150 mph.

Sorry for not doing the conversions.

 

I get around 260 to 280Km's per tank around town, a little more on trips. I don't let it get all the way down to fumes so you could probably go a little farther. Hopefully my conversion worked out right, I usually get around 40 mpg. As for touring, IMHO the VFR is fine for 1 up but a little small/underpowered for 2up. I'll probably get a lot of disagreement on that but IF I were going to buy something to do 2 up touring it would be bigger with more Hp. As for top speed, that fastest I've had mine up to is 225Kph. In top gear you can run at 160Kph with out even getting into the VTEC. I'll be interested to see what you think of the VFR after riding a 'Busa. When I bought mine I had been riding my friends RC-51 while he was deployed overseas. I liked the VFR because I fit on it better (I'm 6'5") but thought it was a little slow. Now after having it a while I think its fast enough. Would I like more power? Sure, but I commute on the VFR, about 100 Km a day, and it does great in fast moving (120Kph) interstate traffic. See if you can bum a ride on one, or talk a dealer in to a demo ride and let us know what you end up with.

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Thanks for replies

hoping to take test ride on 3rd Jan will let you know

yeh i hope it doesn't feel too slow after the busa. The thing with the bus is that you know what it can do and you want to do it all the time. Which will probably end with losing ya license which i don't want. As long as it is quick enough and fun it doesn't matter i love the looks and honda so hopefully it has enough grunt :biggrin: speed isn't everything 225km on a vtec is still 225 on busa just one gets there a bit quicker not a big deal to me

 

Hey Rapsidy;Try it you'll like it. Anyway,I dont understand why most folks think that the VFR is somewhat underpowered to ride two up. Think about it ,a stock big twin Harley Davidson makes about 75 h.p and thats on a good day. People ride two up on those machines all the time. Last time I checked, a stock VFR makes 100 plus h.p,yet most people say "well its a little underpowered,for two up riding". I dont get it,will someone please explain! eddie

 

eddie... powerwise.... mine wont go 150 mph with 2 on it...sucked out!!

 

I can ride 575 km comfortably with a couple stops to stretch and re-hydrate. I am 1.83 m tall and weigh about 87 kilo. I do not ride with pillions.

5.88 litre/100 km is my average, that's 40 US miles per US gallon. With a capacity of 21.9 litres the bike should make about 375-400 km before running dry. There is no reserve tank, the reserve warning lights up with about 3.5 litres left in the tank.

I have had my 2003 VFR up to a GPS confirmed 214 KPH, which is where my eyeballs start to lose focus from vibration... or I run out of testosterone, not sure which Still plenty left in it, this was on a flat, straight,... um... place to go fast.

I can confirm, it will easily make 144 KPH in top gear without touching the VTEC range (2003, later models have a different VTEC engangement range which is lower)

I am of the opinion that most people will find a VFR more comfortable than a 'busa, but people and opinions vary too much for a definitive statement. The Hayabusa is definitely a different class of bike.

 

There is no problem with comfort on a busa. My wife and i rode 2up from perth to melbourne and back 8200kms in 12 days for the phillip island gp (go casey):biggrin: . Most ks in a day was 1010kms. Legs go a bit sore every 300ks, but thats it.

I have just come to realise its not practical to have all that power to corrupt your self control

And what i have read about the VFR it sounds like the perfect bike. economical, cheaper insurance, looks, awesome sound with aftermarketson, plus enough power to keep you interested when ya want to have a bit of fun.

Bring on thursday:smile: