New to VFR, question about torque.

I just bought a shiny new white '06 VFR. I'm stepping up from an older Katana. One thing I liked about the Katana was that I could get on the throttle with no worries about the front end comming up.

The VFR has a little more power of course, but doesn't weigh much more. I have no interest in riding wheelies, but I want to know if it's something I need to worry about.

So far I'm loving the VFR. The only complaint I have is how small the grips are, I need to find a larger grip for my mits.

The insurance was a nice surprise too at only $518 a year.

 

That's good to hear, thanks.

 

Grip Puppies

I also wanted fatter, softer grips. These "Grip Puppies" slip on over your factory grips: http://www.casporttouring.com/store...&Product_Code=GPSMALL&Category_Code=Honda_VFR Follow the installation instructions carefully, as they tear easily.

In addition to the foam grips, I added Gen Mar risers to take some of the pressure off my hands. That put my head and sholders more into the wind blast, so I switched to the Zero Gravity Sport Touring windscreen. Now I'm happy.

You made a great choice with the VFR. Don't worry; its not going to wheelie if you don't want to. Actually, the VTEC is fairly docile until it kicks in. That's around 6,400 rpm on your '06. Then all hell breaks loose. But you're already up to speed and the front wheel is going to stay on the ground.

Follow the manual's break-in instructions. And let it warm to 153 degrees F before you ride.

Good news on your insurance. Mine went UP 30% when I switched from my Suzuki SV1000 to the VFR. Go figure...

Good luck and be safe.

 

I do not have any problems with the front wheel trying to climb to the sky on me when I crack the throttle on mine. The VFR is not really a wheelieing (sp) machine, tho with some effort (and probably a gear change) it could be done. The 06's are nice. Did you get the Pearl White or the Pearl Black? Either color is pretty, though I am preferential to the white. ;-)

 

I have a '03 VFR that I can get the wheel up when launching hard. I usually get rolling then roll on the throttle quickly and that keeps it down. Not a problem otherwise.
As for the grips, I replaced mine with some off-road Pro Grips which are larger dia, softer and sticker grip. You have to cut off the ends to get the bar weights on. Compressed air gets the grips off and on easily.
Wow, you get cheap insurance. I paid CDN$1100 for 7 mon. and that's with a 40% safe driving discount.

Vifferman03

 

My 3rd gen VFR was really heavy on the front end and never lofted unless provoked by fanning the clutch. The 5th gen I have now is quite a different story especially when it had a 15 tooth front sprocket. It wheelied way too easy and the extra acceleration was wasted. I changed it back to stock and things are better. It will still lift the front end gracefully if I roll on the gas too agressively but it is not like a big bore motocross bike. Still lifts nicely without clutching. I think the 5th gens are a bit stronger than the V-tecs on the bottom end so you should be fine.
Play with it to see where things start to happen and just work below that level if you are not comfortable with it.