start saving those pennys peeps

[craigT19]

honda have decide to stick a 180bhp v5 1200cc lump in a vfr!! with there moto gp traction control and the best brakes they have ever made....


This thing looks a beast.

Its got the rc211v aerodynamics, gp style mass centralisation (everything as near to the center of gravity as possible)

look HERE

Its not set to come out till 2006 but when it does it will have the most powerfull motor everseen, there estimating that with a simple race system added your looking at 200bhp

ill start saving now
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[Phoenix]

I'll believe it when I see it, why make their flagship sportsbike in the style of a VFR? (relegated to the touring role of Honda's fleet). And whats with the Super Blackbird on it, don't like it.

[craigT19]

according to there honda uk source its set to replace the superblackbird not the blade......which in all honesty should have the v5 lump by then.....its only right
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[Trunecka]

Well think what Honda stands for. The bike being described fits in well with the image they appear to have been portraying recently, therefore this sort of bike would make a better flagship for Honda than for Ducati and maybe even Kawasaki.
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[Rory]

Apparently the current Blackbird engine wasn't going to get past emissions controls, etc, so a hyper-efficient V5, tuned for the road, starts to make a lot of sense. Add to that, that the race developed Honda V's have traditionally also been a demonstration of Honda technical abilities, and starts to look more reasonable.
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[Demonic69]

Pho, would you say the Blackbird, Busa and ZX12R's aren't tourers? Toureres make the best super-speed bikes,and vice-versa.
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[Grubby]

Having worked on Honda's V4's i hope they make the bike easier to work on than them.
Still wouldn't have one though.................it's a Honda!

[AcIdBuRnZ]

Least it ain't green
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[craigT19]

oi!! none of that...


Green is unerversaly known as the best colour ever...all the red and blue lovers are simply sheep
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[Phoenix]

[bikedudextrm]

That's going to be the muts nuts when it comes out .
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[zaknafien]

[dainesefreak]

I'd heard two stories about the Blackbird being updated and a V5 road bike being released, but not them being one and the same.

It would have me interested anyway. If this was a replacement for the Blackbird I'm sure it would permeate to the supersports machines at some point too.

A lot of people that own or fancied a Blade wanted the 04 to be a V5 and were disappointed when it wasn't. Perhaps this is Honda's next two year evolutionary cycle?

[kev]

Bet it still wont be as popular as the C90.
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[Addicted To Speed]

It's more likely to have ~200BHP stock and capable of 200mph stock, it's likely to become the big daddy.

Owell, time will tell.

[instigator]

Sounds good, look forward to seeing one, despite it being a honda.

190bhp they say, a real world 170 probably. Still, more than enough!!!

[cc123]

BAN IT !!!!

It's a danger to the road !
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[instigator]

if its anything like the newish vfr800, I certainly wouldn't want to pay for the 15,000 mile service *gulp*

[Zoffo]

[Addicted To Speed]

[jay12329]

Another old thread revived by someone without anything meaningfull to add.
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[jaffa]