Anyone got a VFR800

[RichardH 0]

As above, have you got a VFR800 vetech, if so what's your opinion of it as I'm toying with getting one

[Grumpyowl 0]

ITCHY wrote:

As above, have you got a VFR800 vetech, if so what's your opinion of it as I'm toying with getting one

No not me, but M8 had one good bike never missed a beat not over exciting but did everything he wanted it to.
toured
2 up
scratched
track day

[dick65 0]

the yamaha thundercats supposed to be a good alternative to a vfr although id go for the thunderace,afraid i cant help with the vfr

[smilinjack 0]

Not had a V Tech but I had a proper VFR800 with the gear driven cams. Superb bike, as you'd expect as it was based on the RC45. There is a definite split in the camp about which one's better. What's your intended use? Sunday afternoon blast & occasional trackday-V Tech. Two up to South of France-VFR800Fi for me.

[RichardH 0]

General use and a bit of touring, thanks for your replies
The vtech has a 50/50 split in opinion.

[smilinjack 0]

Frankly mate I'd go for a low miles VFR800 Fi. You'll get a stoater for £2000-2500. And they will last 100k miles easily. When I've got some spare dosh that's exactly what I'll be looking for.

[peejay 0]

Not had one myself but a friend had a 52 plate one and liked it so much traded up to a much newer one last year, and they love it

[Manxbiker 0]

Hi,

I have a 2004 VFR VTec. I was going to buy a GSXR 1000 and the main prupose was to blast around the TT course. However, I soon realised that I would want to go for days out and spend plenty of time playing. The downside to the GSXR was the sports bike position. I'm a fairly big lad and I would have to stop very regularly. The VFR fitted the bill with it being a sports tourer. 2 valves per cylinder at low revs and it opens up to 4 valves per cylinder at 7,000 revs.

I live on the Isle of Man and we have almost a 38 mile racetrack road (Most of it unrestricted) There are over 500 miles of roads on an island which I believe is about 200 square miles. The VFR is great at low speeds on the two valves per cylinder but it can be an incredible machine when the VTec kicks in at 7,000 revs.

I know someone that had two VFR's one after the other. He thought they were great and it was on the strength of his commitment that I went and bought one. I really am very pleased with it and with ABS and DCBS dual combined linked brakes, it is very forgiving. I like the dual underseat exhausts and the pretty indestructible engine. It was marketed as the 'Interceptor' in the States and once you've ridden one, it kinda makes you realise why. (Also goes some way to explain why the police used them and even some unmarked ones too)

Here is part of a review which sums it up quite nicely:

Engine-wise I love the way that V-four motor makes its power. It's torquey and revvy all at once and best of all, it is smooth. It's not the fastest thing off the blocks thanks to its mediocre 100bhp but it's still fast enough to give you what you need for everything from motorway to fast backroads, as long as
you're prepared to thrash it.

And if you thrash it you'll find the VTEC coming on song from 7,000rpm and the extra two valves per cylinder burst into life giving the VFR some very welcomé added top end poke and excitement. It's dead handy for punting past cars on the motorway too without having to dance on the gearshift.

The only downer is the snappy on/off throttle response from the fuel injection and the way the motor stutters if you try cruising around that VTEC watershed. 105mph in top is 7,000rpm and it ain't a good place to be - best bet is to stay above or below.

So she's fun to ride, good looking and useful too. It looks as if that 'ideal all-rounder' crown could be safe in the VFR's sweaty grasp for another year. After all, on top of everything I've already been babbling about this bike scoops the pillion honours here with the most relaxed and comfortable perch of the lot.

It is supremely comfortable, only marred slightly by those twin grabrails - they're not bad but not a patch on a single bar affair as seen on the Fazer. The VFR may now be more sports bike than sports tourer, but she's no redlining demon and really is a placcide pussycat of a thing most of the time. Very easy to ride and very unthreatening in her power delivery but as capable of picking up her skirts and tearing into the distance when she feels like it as she is sick of getting you and your chick on hols.

You could even happily put in the odd trackday on your VFR and show up a few R1s. Which gets me thinking - imagine one of these all tricked-up for the track, with wheels, titanium exhaust and what have you. Now that would be a tool...

From: Visor Down

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[RichardH 0]

It's all sounding good!