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First Ride: 2006 Honda VFR800 VTEC ABS
By Jon Urry on 22/09/2010 13:10:00
Clever new VTEC knows what you want and paves the way for more variable valve Hondas
Click to read: Honda VFR800 VTEC owners reviews, Honda VFR800 VTEC specs and to see the Honda VFR800 VTEC image gallery.It's taken a while to get round to it but Honda has finally come up with a solution to the issues affecting the VFR800's
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Road Test: VFR800 VTEC vs. ZZ-R1200 vs. FAZER 600
By Bertie Simmonds, Gus Scott, Simon Bowen, Daryll Young on 21/04/2008 21:49:21
Three different bikes, three different prices and three different ways to sports, tour and commute. These bikes are living proof that in the world of motorcycling, you can indeed have your cake, take it to the South of France and eat it...
of the 800s start around £4,500.This latest version takes the VFR back to its roots with radical new styling (thankfully the single-sided swingarm stays) and a complete chassis and engine makeover. There's also Honda's patented VTEC system in there too which
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Buyer Guide: Honda VFR800
By Visordown on 01/10/2010 09:06:25
It’s one of the few ‘sensible’ cult bikes in the world and a machine with remarkably few flaws. The Honda VFR800 in fuel-injected or VTEC guise is a class act – but no motorcycle is entirely without issues...
until 2001. Late in 2001 the VFR800 VTEC replaced it. It received a mixed reception.Owners loved the Fi model but the VTEC came with a version of variable valve timing which although simpler than the system used in cars is comparatively complex for a
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Niall's Spin: Honda VFR800 (2002-2005)
By Niall Mackenzie on 11/10/2010 16:20:42
Arguably the original sports tourer and certainly the best - or at least that was the case before Honda monkeyed with the formula when it relaunched the VFR with VTEC in 2002..
of five years ago or so. But there's one thing spoiling the package for me: the VTEC motor. I can't get my head around it. Below 7000rpm only two valves per cylinder are working; above that all four kick in.The intention is to boost torque at low revs
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Road Test: ST3s v VFR800 v Guzzi Norge v FJR1300AS
By Simon Bowen on 13/01/2011 22:31:48
In need of something for the weekend, the TWO crew head off to bonny Scotland to debate the subject of sport versus tour. Hi tech, low tech, no tech or V-TEC? Touring tools to cater for all tastes.
that only 20 years of development and huge success can bring. It's back in the limelight after claimed improvements to the two-stage V-TEC valve operation which, in its original guise, was an ever-present irritation. We are now promised a smoother transition
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First Look: 2009 Honda CB400
By Visordown News on 02/01/2009 10:41:20
VFR valve technology for Honda's funky new middleweight
be available in naked and semi-faired versions.The 399cc in-line four motor has been armed with variable valve technology, as seen on the VFR VTEC, with a view to boosting bottom and midrange power delivery, without sacrificing outright poke. Honda say
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Niall's Spin: Honda VFR800
By Niall Mackenzie on 30/09/2010 12:27:55
The VFR800 could be worse than its predecessor but it's still an institution to be reckoned with...
Click to read: Honda VFR800 owners reviews, Honda VFR800 specs and to see the Honda VFR800 image gallery.DID THE MIGHTY Honda make a bike that was worse than its predecessor? Some would say 'yes', citing the uneven power delivery as the VTEC extra
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The Honda VFR Story
By Bertie Simmonds on 30/04/2006 14:05:42
Honda's VFR has stood for two decades as a machine which owners and press alike have claimed to be the world's most perfect motorcycle. Surprising, then, that the VFR story was almost over before it had begun
It's all very strange. Some argue the V4 is the perfect layout for a motorcycle powerplant. It's more compact and narrower than an inline four, it benefits from a shorter, stiffer camshaft and, with a 90-degree V-angle, it has perfect mechanical balance and therefore doesn't need...
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Insurance Refugees: TLR, VFR800, ZX-12R & ZX-10R
By Jon Urry on 21/10/2008 15:22:43
Some secondhand bikes have slipped through the insurance net and can be bought and insured for less than half the price of a new supersport machine. We grabbed a 22 year-old student and found the most ridiculous insurance deals on these four
Insurance has always been a dirty word in motorcycling. Spiralling annual premiums and the crippling cost of having your bike covered puts many riders off owning a high-performance machine altogether, so much so that many manufacturers are being forced to offer subsidised insuran...
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First Ride: Honda Crossrunner
By mark forsyth on 31/03/2011 16:32:37
Lukewarm reception but a stonking road bike for the real world
-hards that inhabit this very site will testify, the VFR is one mighty fine machine that is probably (still) one of the best all rounders, er, around. It's downsides? That horrible stuttery transition of the VTEC system and a big lack of mid-range power compared
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