what vfr? UPDATE bought one!

[chillyman0]

well im looking to change up from my bandit to something that will handle commuting a bit better. I was looking at the vfr's and i am kinda stumped as to what one is the best/does the best/ best value etc etc

i will have around 2k to spend so where is my money best spent?
top nick late 90's 750?
pre vtech 800?
or fork out a couple of hundred more for the 2001+ vtech (probably with fairly high mileage)?

all opinions and advice wanted, cheers
Aaron

[mr.kris]

for 2 k the only V tech u can get will be FECKED enless ur Very lucky id go for a VFR800i get the best u can aford
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TS50X---CM125---MZ150---Z250---RS125---ZXR250---BANDIT600---TRX850---TL1000S---CBF600---ZX6R---BANDIT1200S---CG125---VFR800---CBR1000F---CG125---CG125---CB900F---CB900F---CG125---TUONO1000R---KLR600---GSX1300R HAYABUSA---VFR400NC30---BANDIT1200---CG125

HAYABUSA now in use!

[TUG]

Get the 750 and revel in its awesomeness, it was the best of the VFR range and is still the best in terms of reliability etc.
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[chillyman0]

[mr.kris]

i may well have a VFR 800 Vtec in a few weeks will be up at about 3250 scrapes on the right hand side nothing mega has hard paniers and will have a brand new rear tyre alarm imobilser rear brake pads and just have had a service if ur intrested let me know only going to have about 25k on the clocks tho
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TS50X---CM125---MZ150---Z250---RS125---ZXR250---BANDIT600---TRX850---TL1000S---CBF600---ZX6R---BANDIT1200S---CG125---VFR800---CBR1000F---CG125---CG125---CB900F---CB900F---CG125---TUONO1000R---KLR600---GSX1300R HAYABUSA---VFR400NC30---BANDIT1200---CG125

HAYABUSA now in use!

[chillyman0]

does sound good but thats a bit out of my price range at the moment, need to see what i can get for my bandit and my clapped out bandit4 thats sitting in my garden

[mr.kris]

lol no worrys also got a bandit 1200 for sale LTD edison 2005 alarm imob good tyres only got 7000 miles on the clock nice condision its a 1200 S im looking for about £3000 for that
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TS50X---CM125---MZ150---Z250---RS125---ZXR250---BANDIT600---TRX850---TL1000S---CBF600---ZX6R---BANDIT1200S---CG125---VFR800---CBR1000F---CG125---CG125---CB900F---CB900F---CG125---TUONO1000R---KLR600---GSX1300R HAYABUSA---VFR400NC30---BANDIT1200---CG125

HAYABUSA now in use!

[hmmmnz]

why would anyone buy the vtech honda??
the only reason you'd buy the vfr is to have the reliability of gear driven cams, and of course the lovely v4 noise,

since the vtech is just chain driven, you are essentially just buying a bike that is excessivly complicated without the bulletproof reliability of previous models.


having worked on vfr's and vf's
i'd say through experience, that if you can possibly avoid doing work on a v4... then do it, v4 = angry mechanic
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[chillyman0]

[stinkwheel]

I've found my late model 750 very easy to work on. You just need to take enough bits off to get at where you need to work on.

People get frustrated because they are trying to work around things like the radiator and airbox. Take them off.

I bet I could pull the carbs off my VFR more quickly than I could on a GPZ500 and I could DEFINATELY re-fit them quicker.
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[chillyman0]

what are the 750's like then stinkwheel? i have never seen one up close so wouldnt know how similar they are to the 800s in performance/economy etc, would you recomend?

[BenR]

VFR800Fi (pre-Vtec) the best of the bunch, certainly the best looking one IMO.
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[chillyman0]

so do the 750's poke out more power?
bikez quotes 108bhp with 74Nm torque for the 750 and 98bhp with 75Nm torque for the 800 (99 model)

[tvchimp]

[chillyman0]

yeah i read over that again, I did sound quite stupid, i just wondered what they did to 'improve' the engine that lowered the power in the newer models lol

well i think the 750 had taken my fancy more so than the 800's, and they look nicer in my opinion

[tvchimp]

[stinkwheel]

I can't really fault mine.

Yes, the exhaust needs moving to take advantage of the single sided swingarm (as standard, you have to move the exhaust to remove the rear wheel). After doing this, you can remove the wheel with four nuts. I have two wheels, one with a touring tyre for motorways, one with a sports tyre for hooning. Takes about 2 minutes to change with a high level exhaust.

Apparently the plastics are a bit of a pain on the 800s but the plugs are easier to get to due to the side mounted radiators (carbs and tappets are harder though, unless you remove the radiators). The 800 has much better, but fiddlier to work on brakes.

They're not quite as fast as a full-on sports bike but the comfort and ease of riding makes up for it. They'll carry loads of luggage and a pillion and actually handle better when loaded up. They are totally overengineered compared to anything else I've owned and a pleasure to work on (some bits are fiddly, but they come apart and go back together without breaking).
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“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[chillyman0]

have sold the bandit and just put a deposit down on this https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190389992458&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.co.uk%3A80%2F%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dp4712.m570.l1313%26_nkw%3D190389992458%26_sacat%3DSee-All-Categories%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1
being delivered for free to my girlfriends in leicester in a few weeks...
new tyres, high level exhaust, alarm and more to come

[stinkwheel]

Looks very clean.

The WP shock is a good thing.
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I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[hmmmnz]

nice one, good to see you went for the gear driven cams
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[DrDonnyBrago]

Good stuff, I expect a photo whoring session to commence shortly .

[chillyman0]

dont worry, photos will be up shortly. sold the bandit for only a £50 loss after putting on 6000 miles and some minor crash damage after having her a year! not bad i reckon.

[DEN MONKEY]

by the ad it sounds like he's looked after it and it quite honest about it.
Hope it turns out that way.

and yes pics are a must
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