Honda VFR800 VTEC

The VFR is another iconic bike, which started life as an all out racer, sporting it's V4 engine with pride. Through the years though, it has been softened down and has lost some of it's racing pedigree. Lucky for us though, that it has! No longer is the VFR a race bike, it's a sport tourer, which is biased towards the sports side of the equation. If i could describe it in a nutshell, I'd say it's like a CBR600F for grown ups. It has a similar riding position, though less cramped, and it has near to the same beautiful handling. OK so not quite, but it's a nicely balanced machine, offering plenty of smiles in the twisties. It also has a decent fairing, ...  Read the complete review

After my cbr 600 and my zzr 600 I decided to ride something a bit less racy this vfr has it all.I mean I can still get that buz from twisting back the throttle whilste trying to hold down the front end. The acceleration is still plenty for me but it also feels powerful unlike the 600 which rip your arms off but you know thats it. The other big plus is taking pillions with a 6 it’s a big no no but on the vfr it makes no difference. After riding for 29 years this bike has got me wanting to get out on it when I can, it makes me twist the throttle out of bends just to feel the pull and not the back tyre sliding side ways . I really love to ride this bike. O the joys of ...  Read the complete review

I have had my Vtec for 6 weeks now and despite the weather have managed a few hundred miles. First opinion is that compared with the old VFR800 the seat height may be the same but bike width is the problem for short people like me, it realy is a stretch, even after having the seat reduced The ride is comfortabe and easy and with the bike weight low down there is less stress on the arms, compared with my ZZR600 it is a pleasure to drive it around the town as the engine is very responsive at low speed. I have not used it in VTEC mode as this only comes in at 7000rpm and while running in I have not exceeded 6000rpm. Pillion position according to my wife is ...  Read the complete review