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CBF1000 |
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VFR800 |
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Other? Specify |
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33% |
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V-Strom 1000!
Ticks all your boxes. Comfortable, easy to ride and tour on, lovely well proven V twin engine and superb handling. Very rarely do I take to a bike as quickly as I took to the V-Strom. After 5 minutes on a demo the decision was made and I bought one there and then. I use mine mainly solo on Scottish Highland roads and easily do 400-500 miles in a day without touching a dual carriageway. If the wife decides to come and we take the luggage there's simple suspension adjustment.
A great bike - highly recommended |
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cdlxxvi Nearly there...
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Posted: 18:59 - 13 Mar 2020 Post subject: |
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I test rode the VFR800. I started with the bike that excites me most to avoid making the final decision while still hot from it.
Straight upon hitting an open road it became obvious that with my height comfort is an issue.
Considerable buffeting right at the helmet level; at NSL (I wouldn't of course even think of speeding) it was downright annoying.
Position is definitely more forward than on the previous VFR, so it wasn't nice on the wrists as well.
Do bar raisers make any difference? If not, then it ends here.
If yes, then what matters: the engine is otherworldly.
WHAT it does is immensely solid: predictable, smooth, responsive, certainly powerful enough for me.
But HOW it does it is a mix of porn, magic, and drugs. While super cultured at cruise, under acceleration the sound goes from drunken woodpecker to a table saw around 7k rpm, and even after it calms down its potential madness is constantly felt. It may be 105hp, but it makes a show as if it had many times more; it's just a bit mad and I love it.
Other than that it feels very tidy; turning, stopping, switching all very predictable and competent.
I'l be off to BMW soon, then Kawasaki. |
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Kris wrote: | cdlxxvi wrote: | After some soul searching I decided to exclude some practicalities from the equation and replace with desirability.
So I'm having a VFR1200 because I always wanted one, and what was stopping me before isn't really that important right now.
- It looks and feels like a villain machine. Especially in black - Agent Smith would ride one.
- It has a V4 I suddenly fell love with when trying the 800. Its sound, feel and power are a riot.
- At reasonable road speeds it's completely calm and stable. I look forward to hundreds of miles in one go.
- Position is a little more relaxed than on 800; I may fiddle with a higher seat & screen, but stock isn't bad.
The downsides - fuel consumption, heaviness at low speed - don't matter because I won't commute on it.
If it turns out as reliable as people say it is, it may stay around for a long time. |
Great bikes, I loved mine.
Please tell me you got the Gen 2 with the revised brake calipers?
Anyway, they are comfortable, fast and handle much better than you expect.
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Actually your writeups helped my choice. Thanks for them.
It's a facelifted one indeed, with TC, new software, changed brakes, the works. BTW the brakes feel mighty to me. |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 3 years, 302 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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