2010 Honda VFR1200 coming soon?
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Oooh......that's nice
'bout time. been rumored for ever. by the looks of the pics its much more sporty than the sport touring guys may like. i'd hit it.
Hmm. I think it's going to be one of those bikes that looks 100% better in person.
Oh that's very nice...I like
I'd have to see the full kit specs to know how much I really like it, but based on this alone it seems like it'll bring some prestige back to the Viffer line. This should further differentiate the VFR and ST1300 (if they keep it) lines as well.
Single-sided swingarm? I've never seen that on a Honda (or any other Jap bike).
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I believe the single-sided swingarm has been a VFR characteristic since the VFR750 in the early '90s.Originally Posted by bostongixxer
Oh...my bad. I'm not that familiar with the VFR series.
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Honestly, I'm not either, I've been 'corrected' on here about them before. I actually thought they were always made single-sided, but I had to look it up to see it wasn't until the RC30 series in 1990. Glad they're keeping it on the new 1200, though.
Last edited by KawiSmurf; 06-23-09 at 09:06 AM.
IMO they should dump the VTEC. I wish I had never gotten rid of my 2000 Viffer. The VTEC has an annoying blip at 6800 rpm.
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Last edited by nt650hawk; 06-23-09 at 09:55 AM.
Gino
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Completely forgot about the Hawk swingarm, rode one once and had a blasty-blast. I almost bought one for my first bike.
Is this really real? For about 4 years every 4 months another one of these came out, 2 days later it would be revealed it was fake.
If they built/build a 1200cc bike and delete the ability to carry any luggage at all they probably did a focus group and they're building what most repeat VFR owners seem to want.
It's not what I want, but most owners seem to have a chip on their shoulder about the ZX-12/Busa/ZX-14/whatever being faster in a straight line.
They (VFR owners) call it a "gentleman's sportbike" but IME many are just as friggin nuts as 18 year olds on GSX-Rs.
Last edited by benVFR; 06-23-09 at 10:20 AM.
I Want It
Gino .... u think we could stuff that engine into a HAWK frame
FINALLLLLLY Honda is looking to remedy the VFR's only shortcoming ..... POWER.
I have always kept the VFR as a bike I would love to own but wouldn't buy. Kinda weird I know but there are sooooo many choices out there. If this is truly where Honda is heading ..... the VFR will be moving into bikes I will buy category
Last edited by The Crashing Tomato; 06-23-09 at 11:20 AM.
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Originally Posted by hammadown .....The rule is:
If even Zip Tie Alley says, "no you shouldn't use a zip tie on that" you REALLLLLLY shouldn't use a zip tie on that! lol
My initial thought was to take out one front and one rear cylinder.Gino .... u think we could stuff that engine into a HAWK frame
FINALLLLLLY Honda is looking to remedy the VFR's only shortcoming ..... POWER.
I have always kept the VFR as a bike I would love to own but wouldn't buy. Kinda weird I know but there are sooooo many choices out there. If this is truly where Honda is heading ..... the VFR will be moving into bikes I will buy category
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its more that a blip its like a turbo spooling. interesting in the middle of a corner. only thing i disliked about my 04.
first thing i thought when i saw the pic, wheres the luggage? i figure all the sport tourers can buy a st or keep the vfr they have. i welcome the change to a much more sporting v4.
i also rode the piss out of mine just like a kid on a gixxa
yeah its about time. Hopefully it lives up to the high expectations!
It looks pretty decent to me!
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I was just looking at a minty mint 84 750 Interceptor online yesterday and then this.
Ding Ding Ding, we have a winner! If they can put their sportbike (supposedly utterly unobtrusive) ABS system from the CBR 1000/600 on that, I think I will have found my next bike, assuming valve adjustments aren't a nightmare. Luggage would be nice, but not a priority for me
I agree, Stoinks, except for the ABS.. I still think I'm better than the ABS, for my purposes, anyway. But look at it. Velvet. They come out with it, it has no weirder a valve adjustment scheme than my Bandit, I'll either be a two-bike family, or I'll sell the Bandit and get THIS:
Also, folks above were correct. The Hawk GT and the RC30 of the early 1990's were indeed the first bikes to have the single-sided swingarm.
Last edited by toocrazy2yoo; 06-23-09 at 02:48 PM.
Have you read the Cycle World test on the latest Honda ABS? It took experienced riders several attempts to come close to matching the stopping distances achieved by the ABS equipped bike on the first try. I think the non-ABS bike only beat it on dry, smooth pavement from 60-0 by one foot. The bumpy pavement and wet pavement results were all easily won by the ABS equipped bike. Also, there's no buzz in the brakes when it engages. It feels just like normal brakes.
I ride when it's kinda cold out and I'd love to avoid the rather frightening locked front wheel experience. Presently, my gear is not my limiting factor in the cold, it's my front wheel traction while braking that keeps me in a car below 35 F. Having ABS for rain riding would be cool too.
First Hondas maybe, but definitely not the first bikes with a single-sided swingarm.
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