Honda VTR1000FV - Black (Honda VTR1000 Firestorm)

Member Name: Rabbitson

Product:	Honda VTR1000 Firestorm
Date:	15/08/00 (4279 review reads)
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Advantages: Torque, Good two up, stable handling

Disadvantages: Tank Range, Clunky gearbox

After owning various much smaller and older sports bikes (GPZ600R,TZR250 et al) I found the Firestorm something of a different animal to begin with. A first ride indicated the power delivery is very linear which I suppose some would regard as unexciting, it also runs out of puff at around 9000rpm. These characteristics don't exactly make it sound like the most interesting bike out there but in fact the bike is brilliant for the road. Overtaking is a sublime experience as the phenomenal grunt allows overtaking in most gears that would not be possible on another bike with the same sort of power (Yamaha R6 or Kawasaki ZX6R), on numerous occasions I have embarassed "More sporty" four cylinder bikes (including an R1 and a ZX9R) powering out of turns, where selecting the wrong gear out of a roundabout or turn on another machine would be an embarrassing experience, on the Firestorm you can get away with it. Sure the tank range is rubbish and the water pump could do with a mod, but on the whole this bike is great, Honda build quality and deceptively fast performance. Can get a bit flighty at very high speeds though (140mph+)

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