Who Will Buy The First Honda VFR1200

[Orson]

 

[thecap]

UFO! UFO! UFO!

[Tar Snake]

By process of elimination:

I've met Rouge, Larry, and USA Medic. They are actual people that exist in the real world unlike the VFX. So it will have to be one of the others.  

[UFO]

Next spring I will do very scientific, economic, and aesthetic comparison between the K1300S and the VFX (or whatever they call it).

I will let you know my results...

 

[EricJ]

BLS FTW!!11!!!1  

[Orson]

Noted bike whore R Doug added to the poll  

[chornbe]

"Nothing unreal exists." -- Spock

[Diablo Rojo]

Someone in Europe.  

[rodm850g]

Guys,
I managed to find a 99 I could talk a fellow out of and I'll be keeping it fora long time to came...alopng with my ST1300....so it won't be me..
Rod

[R Doug]

Noted bike whore R Doug added to the poll  

I bleed orange now.  

[JReazor]

I think it'll be Other. He hasn't been on the site in over 2 years though.

[UFO]

This poll failed.

[Orson]

They laughed at Nostradamus too.

[Orson]

Oh, come on...

someone has to be the first to buy one of these things.

 

[Baz]

Oh, come on...

someone has to be the first to buy one of these things.

 

Watch for long term test ride reports from CW.  I think they will just borrow one.

[bassjones]

Someone in Europe.  

Winner!  There are a few real world rider ride reports from the UK on VFRdiscussion.com... and ours haven't even hit the showroom yet.  Thus far very positive reviews.

[Hunter]

BLS FTW!!11!!!1  

No, he would buy the BMW S1000RR in red,white and blue and put a Honda emblem on the tank. It's what Honda should have built to be the new vfr anyway but they failed again.

[Busy Little Whiner]

No, he would buy the BMW S1000RR in red,white and blue and put a Honda emblem on the tank. It's what Honda should have built to be the new vfr anyway but they failed again.

What??? I'd rather eat a bug than ride an I4...

[vguy]

I'm waiting for the 8th gen.  

[Busy Little Whiner]

Mercy Honda... you're going to give V4s a bad name messy with the most
perfect power band on the planet... first the silly VTEC... now this
bump... just wait till I see those Honda engineers again...

There must be a way to fool that ECU that 3rd gear is selected while
you are actually in 1st and 2nd???

Quote 2010 Aug Cycle World on the 1200cc Veefalo...

The VFR's rideby- wire system over-manages the l237cc V-Four
engine's power output in the lower two gears. Comparing output in
second gear versus that produced in fourth shows a 25-hp/lO-ft.-lb.
deficit between 4000 and 6000 rpm in second! This was not only obvious
but very annoying while trying to chase the Ducati up one of our
favorite SoCal roads. Let the revs drop too much in second gear then
snap open the throttle and the engine will only gradually deliver what
the right wrist is requesting. Maybe Honda knows something we don't,
as later in the day during a photo shoot in a faster sweeper where the
engine could sing in full glory from 6000 revs up, the VFR was laying
down long, arcing trails of black rubber a la Dani Pedrosa on his
RC212V MotoGP racer.

[maddjack]

The new VFR, is it a giant sportbike trying to be a sort of sport tourer? Or is it a large sport tourer trying to be a sport bike? IMHO its a FAIL. And at a heck of a price.  

[Busy Little Whiner]

No Veefalo for me... because Honda put a BUMP in the power band...

[Fourstring]

Damn, isn't this an ST site?  Nobody's bought one.

[bomber]

Is IS an ST site, but the new VFR is no FJR.

[UFO]

Seriously, has any fairly active member (or ANY member) bought the new VFR?

[maddjack]

Seriously, has any fairly active member (or ANY member) bought the new VFR?

I was wondering the same thing , until we all saw it and got the "price check " it seemed to be on a lot of radars,(inc mine). Bueller?

[chas]

Seriously, has any fairly active member (or ANY member) bought the new VFR?

 Here is the take by the NYT on the VFR.  With that kind of endorsement, Honda has to do some revamping.  
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/25/automobiles/autoreviews/25HONDA.html?_r=1&hpw

[sammyseaman]

Seriously, has any fairly active member (or ANY member) bought the new VFR?

No kidding. Here we are on the definitive sport-touring site in the interwebs' world with the most highly anticipated sport-tourer to come out in a while and all we're hearing are crickets. Lots and lots of crickets.  

[Orson]

  Here is the take by the NYT on the VFR.  With that kind of endorsement, Honda has to do some revamping.  
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/25/automobiles/autoreviews/25HONDA.html?_r=1&hpw

It's not so much that we need reviews...

It's that, with Larry not posting pictures in every thread anymore, we need someone else to pick up the slack, so that Honda-bashers can fine tune their chops  

[UFO]

Bueller?  Anyone?

[kevin_stevens]

Bueller?  Anyone?

I don't know if many Buellers are going to be interested in the VFR.  Very different bikes.  

KeS

[Baz]

For such a claimed amazing motorcycle, I am amazed to have not seen one on the road.

Have they sold any of these?

I know that finding out that the MSRP before any accessories here was $19,999.00  made me look away.

http://www.honda.ca/MCPE/Motorcycle/Models/ModelOverview?L=E&Type=Sport&Year=2010&Model=VFR1200FADCT10

[chas]

It kind of reminds of the demise of the muscle car.  After 1966-1967 they became bloated, over priced and over-rated.  All I ever needed was one of these at $2500.

[maddjack]

I have never seen one on the road. Looks like a miss. Price too high?????  

[bassjones]

It's still on my radar... sort of... For $5G less, I could get a fully equipped leftover FJR though, so it really doesn't make much sense... In NBA terms it's a "tweener" and that's not normally a good thing. It's not small enough to be a sport bike, not fast enough to be a hyper bike, and not comfortable enough or long enough fuel range for a proper ST mount. Then again, it's plenty fast enough, much more comfortable than any pure sport bike, much more "fun" than any big ST mount, and it's got that maintenance free shaft drive now...

[Orson]

I liked that BIKE magazine article where they compared the VFR1200 to cutting edge sport bikes of the past, to see which one it most resembled.

I think they said the performance numbers matched a 10 year old cutting edge superbike, which isn't such a bad thing.

We're pretty spoiled with modern bikes and sticky rubber these days  

[nater]

Damn, isn't this an ST site?  Nobody's bought one.

That's becuase the new VFRs are dumb.

[UFO]

That's becuase the new VFRs are dumb.

 

Still waiting for the first ST.N member to show their new VFR...or did I miss it?

[garry]

 

Still waiting for the first ST.N member to show their new VFR...or did I miss it?

I think one of the newer members (within the last month) has one.

[Jetpilot5]

hispanicslammer has one, but he rarely posts.

[wibornz]

It looks like the new vfr has turned into a big turd.  Dealerships are hating the fact they have them on the floor.

[sammyseaman]

I'm surprised that we don't have at least a couple people on this site that have bought one of these. Seems to be Honda's MO lately (i.e. last 20 years  ).

[ConPilot1]

Does anybody cite worldwide sales figures on these???

[maddjack]

Does anybody cite worldwide sales figures on these???

i would love to see how many are sold,i looked thought , UGH and walked away

[Baz]

I posted on another topic, but the only one of these I have seen in Western Canada was bought at our local dealer & traded in only 2000 km later. The salesman would not give me a reason why.

If it sits around long, I may try to demo it.

I did sit on it, and while it fits me nice, It does not do much to inspire me.

[Orson]

I posted on another topic, but the only one of these I have seen in Western Canada was bought at our local dealer & traded in only 2000 km later. The salesman would not give me a reason why.

If it sits around long, I may try to demo it.

I did sit on it, and while it fits me nice, It does not do much to inspire me.

Baz added to poll choices  

[birdrunner]

I posted on another topic, but the only one of these I have seen in Western Canada was bought at our local dealer & traded in only 2000 km later. The salesman would not give me a reason why.

If it sits around long, I may try to demo it.

I did sit on it, and while it fits me nice, It does not do much to inspire me.

Honda Extreme had one sold last spring,  was this the one?