Which is the best version of Honda VFR800?
The Honda VFR800i is the best version of the best motorcycle ever built according to some. Honda VFR800i is a consumate all-rounder that looks great and goes better whether you’re on a track day, commuting or heading on a two week holiday with pillion and luggage.
Are there any problems with the VfR 800fi?
2002: All-new model, featuring VTEC variable valve timing, chain driven cams, fresh bodywork and styling. ABS option. You can have problems if you neglect the chain-adjusting hub in the swingarm. The hub can seize solid, preventing you from tightening the chain, and landing you with a repair bill of up to £100 at a dealers to sort it.
What causes a Honda vfr800i to stop?
Rectifier issue (Honda’s Achillies heel) can cause the Honda VFR800i to stop, potentially with a boiling battery. Non-Honda units are cheap and solve the problem before it occurs – later Honda units also work well on the Honda VFR800i. As it’s the pick of the Honda VFR750/800s used values are high.
How long has the Honda VFR been on the market?
It does absolutely everything, and does it well. If there’s any bike that can showcase Honda’s design philosophy, it’s the VFR. On the market since 1986, the V4-engined sports-tourer has always been able to boast class-leading performance, reliability, comfort, and user-friendly character.
When did the Honda VFR800 Fi come out?
But after Honda updated the VFR again in 2002 with the hugely controversial V-TEC model, the VFR800Fi also started to be viewed as the last of the ‘pure’ VFRs and certainly less technologically awkward than the V-TEC bike.
2002: All-new model, featuring VTEC variable valve timing, chain driven cams, fresh bodywork and styling. ABS option. You can have problems if you neglect the chain-adjusting hub in the swingarm. The hub can seize solid, preventing you from tightening the chain, and landing you with a repair bill of up to £100 at a dealers to sort it.
Which is better Honda vfr800i or Honda in line 4?
V-four layout is unusual – it’s more costly and no more powerful than the all-conquering in-line four. But the Honda VFR800i feels and sounds far more exciting and produces more grunt low in the rev range. Competitors like Triumph’s Sprint beat the Honda VFR800i for power and torque, though. From the MCN forums… Q.
Is the Honda VFR an all rounder bike?
Forget the pipe-and-slippers image, Honda’s VFR has taken the term ‘all-rounder’ to a new level. It does absolutely everything, and does it well. If there’s any bike that can showcase Honda’s design philosophy, it’s the VFR.