http://www.motorcycl...Conclusion.aspx
Rated highest HP at 144, but
Rider Magazine also has ST shootout with Honda VFR at 150. I'm really beginning to like the looks of the VFR. Makes the others look a bit dated.
I will drink to this, and say :cheerleader: :cheerleader: :cheerleader: while I'm at it. (not a 7th gen owner, btw)
:cheerleader:
:beer: :beer: :beer: :beer:
[image: View Post]MiddleTBabb, on 20 October 2010 - 04:19 PM, said:
I will drink to this, and say :cheerleader: :cheerleader: :cheerleader: while I'm at it. (not a 7th gen owner, btw)
:cheerleader:
:beer: :beer: :beer: :beer:
Its funny, as im reading this review i find my self agreeing 100% with the article, yet when i was reading the hell for leather i found my self saying "are you fcking kidding?"
And thats my non-bias opinion. If i didnt like this bike ide sell it.
Great to see the positive results! :fing02:
Funny, the VFR rates lowest in Touring ability! :blush:
[image: View Post]BaileyRock, on 20 October 2010 - 06:11 PM, said:
Great to see the positive results! :fing02:
Funny, the VFR rates lowest in Touring ability! :blush:
Well, its not a sport tourer anymore, its listed under sportbikes now in the honda website :-)
[image: View Post]choco, on 20 October 2010 - 03:55 PM, said:
http://www.motorcycl...Conclusion.aspx
Rated highest HP at 144, but
Rider Magazine also has ST shootout with Honda VFR at 150. I'm really beginning to like the looks of the VFR. Makes the others look a bit dated.
The article states the FJR wasn't included because Yamaha wouldn't let them borrow one to test. They speculate it's because a new model is forthcoming, so Yami doesn't want their "old" product being tested against newer bikes. Same for the BMW K1300GT. Makes sense.
[image: View Post]jaimev34, on 20 October 2010 - 06:32 PM, said:
[image: View Post]choco, on 20 October 2010 - 03:55 PM, said:
http://www.motorcycl...Conclusion.aspx
Rated highest HP at 144, but
Rider Magazine also has ST shootout with Honda VFR at 150. I'm really beginning to like the looks of the VFR. Makes the others look a bit dated.
The article states the FJR wasn't included because Yamaha wouldn't let them borrow one to test. They speculate it's because a new model is forthcoming, so Yami doesn't want their "old" product being tested against newer bikes. Same for the BMW K1300GT. Makes sense.
Maybe they should have thrown a 1200RT in to the mix after all it does have a new motor (sort of).
[image: View Post]UltraMagnus, on 20 October 2010 - 06:27 PM, said:
[image: View Post]BaileyRock, on 20 October 2010 - 06:11 PM, said:
Great to see the positive results! :fing02:
Funny, the VFR rates lowest in Touring ability! :blush:
Well, its not a sport tourer anymore, its listed under sportbikes now in the honda website :-)
That's kind of my point, it won a ST shoot out and it's worst asset is ST'ing! :goofy:
[image: View Post]BaileyRock, on 20 October 2010 - 08:13 PM, said:
That's kind of my point, it won a ST shoot out and it's worst asset is ST'ing! :goofy:
Yup, I consider my VFR1200f a hypersports bike like k1300s or a hayabusa with bags. Those were the only bikes I considered (and the Spring ST) when I was shopping for new bike. It's fast and comfy!
[image: View Post]choco, on 20 October 2010 - 03:55 PM, said:
Rated highest HP at 144..
Now put a Jardine pipe and Powercommander on it, and add 9 HP. :cool:
As an owner of an 06 VFR800, 05 ST1300, and with about 50 miles each on a Concours 14 and VFR1200f (dual clutch), I posted a comment on that article to compare/contrast the new VFR verses my 2 bikes and the Connie and it got pulled about 2 hours later. I didn't bad-mouth anything, but instead just gave my opinion on why I wouldn't replace either my VFR or ST with the 1200f unless I just REALLY wanted the dual-clutch auto shifter. I don't know if they didn't like it or what, because there's plenty of other comments saying that they didn't agree with the article's conclusion.
I also noticed how they stay it's being "marketed" as a sport-tour, but in the USA it's in the sportbike section of the web site...go figure. I'm just waiting to see what the 1200T looks like and see if or how they integrate the dual-clutch into the new 'Wing. It better be good otherwise this Honda lover just may dump my mid-2000 bikes for a K1600GT. Same weight as my VFR outfitted with full bags, but more HP and torque...that's what I'm talking about...Well, until I see how much it costs anyway!
In the Rider Magazine shootout they compared the VFR 1200 with the Connie, FJR and Triumph. Three out of four chose the Connie because it's plush, has bigger windscreen and lots of torque. One rider who likes to ride the canyons chose the VFR "hands down" over the others. The female writer/rider jumped back and forth between the FJR and Connie and loved the VFR but thought it too cramped and sporty to ride long distances so she eventually settled on the Connie. Funny thing about the article, that I thought was pretty weak in detail, they tested the DCT version of the VFR but used an old test of the normal clutch version and complained about poor shifting. They said nothing about the DCT transmission and how it feels even though that is the bike they tested. Very strange treatment. In any case, it sounds like the VFR is the one to have if you like the sporty side of sport touring and I do.