Honda VFR1200 a big fat lemon?

[R-Soul]

The guy at Honda mentioned around $29k. eish!
I reckon the front is pretty (hey, one man's poison...etc), the position is great, and the bike is really small for a 1200. Low seat as well.

The engine note and 'zorst look could probably be fixed with a set of aftermarket pipes (although as I say I have not heard it on the run yet, so it may not be too bad).

The one thing that is unfixable is the small tank though - especially for a tourer. Mind you i am used to that with Firestorm. Actually the small tank doesn't work outtoo badly- it gives you an excuse to stretch your legs frequently.

[AllanB]

Hampton Honda have one in today - 6.00pm thingy this evening for any interested CHCH riders. Also the new Fury. They are booking Saturday test rides. I may go and have a perve, although no chance of purchasing it is a nice way to end the working week.

[yod]

City Honda in Palmy have the 'grand inveiling' this evening for both the VFR and the new VTX, test rides to follow

i think i'll have to give it a whirl at some stage, very interested to see the comparison with a Blackbird

i don't 'dislike' the looks per se, but they don't exactly thrill me either - interested to see a) if they have the tippy-troniccy transmission model or not and b) what it's like, i read one review where it was touted as better than the manual.....judgement reserved on that point.

[banditrider]

City Honda in Palmy have the 'grand inveiling' this evening for both the VFR and the new VTX, test rides to follow

i think i'll have to give it a whirl at some stage

i don't 'dislike' the looks per se, but they don't exactly thrill me either - interested to see a) if they have the tippy-troniccy transmission model or not and b) what it's like, i read one review where it was touted as better than the manual.....judgement reserved on that point.

They have 2 in there - not sure what trannies they are running. They have a blue VTX there as well - not my cup a char for sure.

[vifferman]

They have 2 in there - not sure what trannies they are running.

The initial bikes on the market are - AFAIK - all manual transmission versions.

[yod]

The initial bikes on the market are - AFAIK - all manual transmission versions.

go on, you know you wanna trade the 46 on the new beast.....any idea what it's factory designation is? it must be SC something....??

edit: apparently it's the SC63

[HenryDorsetCase]

Hampton Honda have one in today - 6.00pm thingy this evening for any interested CHCH riders. Also the new Fury. They are booking Saturday test rides. I may go and have a perve, although no chance of purchasing it is a nice way to end the working week.

I was going to go but am doing the trackday tomorrow at Ruapuna and it will take me all night to organise my shit. No, the Metamucil isn't helping.

[Hitcher]

The guy at Honda mentioned around $29k. eish!

And that's without luggage. A price like that will make the ST1300 chaps snort. At least they'll now be able to buy tyres off the rack.

[Swoop]

The guy at Honda mentioned around $29k. eish!

The engine note and 'zorst look could probably be fixed with a set of aftermarket pipes...

For 29k I wouldn't be spending anything on "extra" pipes. They had better be fitted already.

[TerminalAddict]

$29k bike
$1k top box
$2k panniers
$300 main stand (no chain so do you really need one?)
Some other accessories on the list that I can't remember right now.

I'm booked in for s test ride at 9am (err . .this morning)

[pritch]

Energy Honda, the New Plymouth dealer, are importing Devil aftermarket cans. The Devil carbon can looks the goods on the Predator, and in response to my question I was told they're working on a can for the new VFR.

I don't know why people go on about ugly mufflers on this or any other bike. Since the Euro 3 emissions laws came in virtually everything has an ugly muffler, the bigger the bike the uglier the muffler.

I'm taking Thursday & Friday off next week and will book a ride for then.

[7mmWSM]

Thanks for everyone who came along to the City Honda launch last night and all the keen punters who braved the weather today for a test ride.
I can confirm 2 have sold already and we have had plenty interest so far.
I rode the bike myself yesterday and was blown away by the performance and how easy it was to ride. It makes the Blackbird feel old and outdated in comparison!

[Miscreant]

Thanks for everyone who came along to the City Honda launch last night and all the keen punters who braved the weather today for a test ride.
I can confirm 2 have sold already and we have had plenty interest so far.
I rode the bike myself yesterday and was blown away by the performance and how easy it was to ride. It makes the Blackbird feel old and outdated in comparison!

Ah that's because the Blackbird IS old and outdated FFS.
It was old and outdated the day suzuki released the hayabusa.

[AllanB]

I had a look and a sit at Hamptons one today.

Ignore any photos you have seen - you need to view it in the flesh.

Even the muffler that I thought was gawd-awful in the photos looks AOK to me - it is tucked in nicely and not at all over size (see Bussa or Big Kawa for huge mufflers).

Beautiful finish to the point where tha paint is so good it would be a shame to ride it and get it marked! (how gays that then?).

I'm a self proclaimed traditionalist regarding motorcycle styling - I like to see the engine and like clean lines. This Honda is clean, almost too clean in the fairing department but I think it makes a Bussa look dated ........ And you cannot see the engine - I await the V4 sport version ....... naked of course.

Check out the rear wheel too - yum.

29k - irrelevant for me as I do not have it and would not be buying a tourer if I did. However, instead of thinking of it as a 'Honda' you need to think of it as a state of the art tourer/sporter and in that league the price is comparable. FFS if it had a BMW badge on it people would be wanking on about what good value it is (the finish is way beyond anything BMW is doing).

They had a black Fury there too. Nice chopper, it was very strange seeing one at my Honda dealer!

[TerminalAddict]

rode it, loved it, would buy it, but don't have $5 let alone $29000 (plus extras)

had Mrs ta on the back during test ride.
pulls like a school boy
uber comfy
lovely slipper clutch (I really want one of those)
Mrs TA liked it also .. loved it in fact
manged to get in 71 kms in my 34 minute test ride

Also rode el' furor (the fury) .. funny bike ... lots of nice shiny *cough* plastic ?!?!? .. meh let down by all the plastic