I'm still waiting for my bike to be delivered >_<! Anywho, in the mean time my brother an I have been debating about the speed differences on a vfr vs. 600 sport bikes. According to specs we found... 1996 vfr 750: 101hp @10500 rpm; 54lbs/tq @ 8000rpm dry weight: 461lbs 2001 gsxr 600: 98hp @ 11800 rpm; 47lbs/tq @ 9500rpm dry weight: 360lbs 2003 yzf600r *brothers bike*: 100hp@ 11500rpm; 48lbs/tq @ 9500rpm dry weight: 412lbs soo...that said...obviously a vfr shouldnt hang with a gsxr because it is so much lighter...but what about the yzf? Has anyone raced any 600cc bikes (both of you being stock)? what were the results? At what speeds did you/they pull away? I'm not trying to say that the bike is the only factor, i know the rider has a lot more to do with it, but in a perfect world, same driver on both bikes...wouldnt you think a vfr could easily keep up with 600cc bikes? Anywho, not really a big deal. I'm more excited about being able to take comfrotable road trips with it once it arrives
They are pretty close. The 600s are a little faster but not enough to just pull away provided they are stock. In the real world it's all about who gets on the throttle first these bikes are within tenths of a second through the 1/4 mile so if you are the first to open it up you'll probably stay out front. I never had a problem keeping up with any 600 on my 98vfr. Maybe up top long after 130 they might have an advantage but I doubt it my VFR would pull pretty hard to an indicated 140 my brothers cbr600 stops pulling at 125 but it's had a gear change.
I had a chance to go head to head with some 600's on the strip with my old 91VFR and it did pretty well. I was able to get consistent 12.3 to 12.4 ET's on the VFR running around 115 through the traps. If they flinched I had them! If they had the balls to launch hard and got a good 60 ft time, they would get me by 2 tenths at the most. I was successful in running against liter bikes as well when the riders were afraid of the throttle. I would get a huge jump on them off the line and then they would run me down on the big end. I had stock gearing which hurt me really bad but the VFR was very consistent. On the street is another story! If the roads are straight HP rules. Put some twists in and it anybody's game. It is a hoot to pass these dudes on the outside and leave them shaking their heads. Of course they catch you on the straights. You just can't overcome a 50 HP defecit in a straight line. The bottome line....the VFR is no slouch and suprises a lot of people when ridden well. It is so much nicer in traffic and around town with the extra torque as well.
