Have a friend trying to decide between the FJ9 and a left over 15 Deluxe--- was told by a dealer here in LA that HONDA is pulling the VFR soon. If this has been discussed here I definitely missed it. Say it ain't so Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Duccy, has to happen eventually, 30 years of production with very few changes and most of those in styling, I think they got very good mileage out of the V4 design
I wouldn't worry about it. Dealers are not the least "in the know about Hondas". Otherwise, they would be respected. Also, who's knows less about marketing than Honda?
After all the discussion on how horrible a bike it is, why wouldn't they drop it? It's too heavy, slow, outdated suspension, etc, etc. You'd think by reading these pages and some of the reviews that the most recent VFR was a total embarrassment to Big Red. How can they go on with such an albatross in their lineup.
It's been a good run. The bike just took a different direction to what the mainstream took. I would pay 20k for a magnesium cased, supersport oriented VFR/RVF....cue the "somewhere over the rainbow" music.
If we're dreaming, why not both? The RVF and a new VFR with the same power plant, suspension, and relaxed ergonomics.
Because I'm one of the people that thinks the current iteration is obese and has shitty suspension :doh: I have always been in the camp that thinks they should have never gotten away from the superbike heritage they started with. It's a great sport touring bike, I guess, but I can't get past the shortcomings just to have that engine, and believe me, I spent a lot of money trying.
Ya we all know HONDA dropped the ball along time ago---- glad I ta experience my first St bike---84 Interceptor, that bike back then could do no wrong Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
The dropping of VFR's doesn't even register on my "worry list". I own a VFR and if I'm still alive when it wears out, there are other FANTASTIC machines out there to own.
The '84 interceptor is still not too shabby even by today's standards. A local collector has a cherry low mileage vf1000f and a near complete parts bike W/ running motor and wants $3,500. I would love to have the 1000f parts bike w/ it's V&H exhaust. I am pretty sure that I could shoehorn that motor along with its intake carbs and exhaust into my '84 700f. Or better yet use my 700 bits to complete the 1K bike. Too bad I set (or was that the wife) my budget for my first bike so low. For sure my vf700' will spank anything else I can get and put on the road for under $1500 or even $2000. It's a shame that Honda thought, since the vfr was bought by those who the expected would buy saber and Magna's, the vfr should be turned into more of a big mega cruiser. When it seems most people went with the vfr because you could ride it hard similar to the super sport bikes, then kick back and cruise in relative comfort. Personally a 1200 is probably be a little big for me. Even the old 700 with its slightly lower stance (5 cm) versus the 750 is a bit tall. The spirit of the old school vfr, may have been lost for the last year and certainly so if the vfr is discontinued. It is a niche that I hope won't be empty for long. Although I would be thrilled with a late model 750cc or an earlier 800 V-tec.
Here's what's going on, even the new CBR isn't being touted as an all out track weapon, it's a street friendly super sport. In 2018 the RVF 1000rr will be introduced as the real competition to the S1000RR, the R1, and the Zx10R, leaving the CBR out in the cold. In 2019, a street friendly version of the new RVF1000RR will be introduced with a single sided swingarm arm, 150-170hp, fully adjustable suspension, etc and will be labeled the VFR1000. Of course, riding will be interesting with all those pigs flying around.
It ain't so, Joe. :tongue: My '98 VFR will live forever! Well maybe not, but I'm gonna fix it and ride it! I do like the look and specs of the 8th gen.
Your right, the 83/84's are not too shabby, but there is a world of improvements in the 14/15's. I go back and forth between them all the time.
