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VFR1200F Production Volume

11 posts Started 5 Apr 2020 Last recovered post 20 Apr 2020 Wayback Machine snapshot 30 May 2020
#1 RedlineDrifter Thread starter

Hi all, anyone happen to know how many of our gorgeous VFR12Fs were made before Honda pulled the plug?

I read that some of the main reasons why Honda stopped making them was because it struggled to meet emissions and noise regulations but I couldn’t help but think low demand (few new sales) wasn’t also a contributing factor. And that got me thinking, how many did they make/sell in the end? How many are still out there? Etc.

For sure it’ll be a few years yet before they’re considered officially ‘rare’ (and prices may then climb) but knowing how plentiful they are might give an indication how soon that might happen..

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#2 Darrenk

I have no idea, but I can count on one hand how many others I’ve seen “in the wild.”

#3 RedlineDrifter Thread starter
Darrenk I have no idea, but I can count on one hand how many others I’ve seen “in the wild.”


Yeah, same here... rare as hens teeth.

That said my opposite neighbour actually has one [image: emoji85.png]
No coincidence though. He had a ‘big bang’ R1 and wanted a sports tourer so he could take his missus on trips away. So after a little word in his shell, he bought one [image: emoji2371.png][image: emoji23.png][image: emoji1360.png]
5yrs on and he hasn’t looked back.


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#4 vfrflanders

When Honda did a recall for the driveshaft (for all F and X types between 2010 and 2015), the total number was around 30.000 worldwide. I don't know how many X or F types were involved.

#5 RedlineDrifter Thread starter
vfrflanders When Honda did a recall for the driveshaft (for all F and X types between 2010 and 2015), the total number was around 30.000 worldwide. I don't know how many X or F types were involved.

Ooohhh.. that’s an interesting nugget of info. Thx Flanders [image: emoji6.png][image: emoji1360.png]

Ok so 30k ish including F’s & X’s in 2015. Shame we don’t know what the “split” was between F’s & X’s.

F’s stopped production in 2017, and god knows how many more were sold in the last couple of years.

The plot thickens..

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#6 vfrflanders

To give you an idea:

3624 F's in the UK

1825 F's in the US

Production of the F stopped in 2013 (although you can find "later" model years)

Production of the X stopped in 2015 (although you can find "later" model years)

#7 RedlineDrifter Thread starter
vfrflanders To give you an idea:
 
3624 F's in the UK
1825 F's in the US
 
Production of the F stopped in 2013 (although you can find "later" model years)
Production of the X stopped in 2015 (although you can find "later" model years)


Thx Flanders [image: emoji1360.png]

Where were you able to find this info?


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#8 vfrflanders

Google and VFROC (Dutch VFR forum)

#10 vfrflanders

Check this out: http://www.webike.id/news/vfr1200fcfr1200x-the-first-large-tourer-model-with-dct-are-no-longer-in-production/

When Honda announced this, the production of the X was already stopped the year before. For the F was this in 2013.

For the record, a chassisnumber is just a stamp and a VIN number is just a plate.

There was clearly an overproduction of both models. Euro 4 killed the stock sale of the F model in Europe, but the F was still on sale in Russia in 2018.

#11 Spreeweiler

Of the US 1825 f's how many were DCT?

2010

2012

2013 :wheel:

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