VFR800-v-tec?

Subtle?

Moike

 

I got the impression from the article I read that the clutch-leverless
system was standard on the FJR now and they would not be releasing a
model with a conventional setup.

Nev..
'04 CBR1100XX

 

GB... Just exactely what are you trying to say about the mighty Honda
range ? ;p

Johno

Beer mate?

 

i was wrong , couldnt be related or it would have went

fucking shitbox trumpies , wouldnt piss on em , wouldnt
have one if you gave it to me , pieces of shit

 

Yeah true, semi auto like the paddle shift cars, different to the postie
bike's centrifugal.

Probably a good one to buy recently second hand going by Tim's experience

I dunno, the semi auto thing would be nice in stop start traffic - when
it's choked and the lanes are too narrow to split then it would be nice,
fairly limited usage though

JL

 

So the answer is yes.... then, in the spirit of Harsh Week, I fart in
your general direction.

I admit to having a reluctance to own a Triumph which is probably based
on completely illogical memories of a Triumph from a long time back.

OTOH, so long as I am reasonably polite about it and don't heap shit on
others who don't agree with me, then I am as entitled to my prejudicies
as anyone else.

regards,
CrazyCam

 

JL wrote:

Yup.

The more I think about it, the more sense I see in buying second hand.

Doesn't help with the big Yamaha since it has only just hit the market,
but could be a valid option for the likes of the VFR.

BTW, I did get a decent test ride of the 06 VFR today.

Sydney City Motorcycles gave me a brand new one, 34 ks on clock.

I was very impressed.

The heat business is still there, and could be a problem to some folk.
Even in today's cool, second set of lights I stopped at, temp hit 104
and the fan(s) cut in, starting the roasting process on me.

Handling, comfort, brakes were all as I remembered them from the last
one. Simply excellent.

Engine sounded odd. No nice whine, but, depending on revs some kind of
strange farting/popping, then getting into a reasonable rasping noise.
I could live with it.

Coming from a naked Hornet, it was hard to judge some of the
performance, 'cos without the wind feedback, going from 60 to 80 tended
to be actually going to 95 or 100... it was effortless and smooth, and a
wee bit more than I expected.

The transition from 2-valve to 4-valve operation was, to me, fairly
smooth and not something that would worry me. It did feel like there was
a reasonably sharp increase in power, but not enough to cause any problems.

It seems to me that, if you wanted to potter about, without risking a
speeding ticket, you could do that comfortably at fairly low revs in
2-valve mode...presumeably without using too much petrol.

Turning up the wick to 4-valve, it has what I'd consider adequate power.
That is, more than enough for any reasonable requirement of mine. Sure,
it isn't a sports bike anymore, but, properly steered it would still be
pretty quick.

The only slight disappointment to me was that it is still quite a heavy
motorcycle. I had somehow expected it to have shed some weight in the
years since I last rode one.

Back then, I had built up muscles from the K100RS, and didn't think the
VFR was terribly heavy. Now, with the Hornet being my heaviest bike, the
VFR seemed like it weighed a ton when I wanted to roll it back.

All in all, I am very tempted. 2006 models are red (well maroon) and
black, while the 2005 ones available are a nice blue. Full price on 2006
is 17 and a half, with the 2005 at 15 and a half.

<sigh> Nice bike, but 15.5 is a big chunk of money.

regards,
CrazyCam

 

Not so. Was at a rally a few weekends ago, and ran into an old mate who
had just purchased the 2006 model - got all the other changes, but not
the clutchless transmission. Not sure whether the higher ratio rear
drive was also optional or extra.

---
Cheers

PeterC [aka MildThing]
Before an accident, most city drivers say "****!", whereas most country drivers
say "Hang on to this stubby, mate, while I show you some awesome driving"
'81 Yamaha Virago (XV) 750H (work in progress)
'01 Yamaha FJR1300

www.dmcsc.org.au
http://eladesom.com.au/ulysses/
# 37181

 

With no link as to what he's talking about or to whom he's responding!

 

It just occurred to me today but two aus.moto people died riding VFR800s
(Boky and Ben) and another on a VFR750 (Triggers).
That's not a good record.

 

Ben was on a VTR1000F...

 

Stuck it under the front of a car some years earlier, if I remember the
story he drunkenly slurred on the balcony of a chalet in Jindabyne...

 

Was he?
Ooops sorry. Had he sold the VFR?

 

Well [thinks desperately] FUGGIN HONDAS then!

 

I mean it just runs cleaner/greener. I don't think 2 or 4 valves changes
the economy any more the increase in revs.

110 in top is about 4.5k rpm, so over 7k rpm is not licence friendly.

No problem.

 

Those are the two Honda systems used on cars.

The motorcycle version doesn't alter timing or lift. Honda call it Hyper
VTEC and it is simply a solenoid that kicks in at about 7k rpm. The
solenoid allows oil pressure to engage a pin which locks the extra valves
into operation. The valve timing and lift stay the same. A few other
things happen like flaps on the airbox open to pressurise the airbox ready
for two additional valves suddenly kicking in and fuelling changes, but
thats about it.

I've been told the car version with variable timing would be too bulky on a
bike?

Skuz
'02 VFR800

 

Bronnie knocked the shit out of a wombat on her vfr750.... you trying
to tell us something Clem?

Johno <vfr800>

Beer mate?

 

Well, you can always learn to balance throttle butterflies...

 

Honda claim the dry weight of the CB1300S at 230kg. VFR, 213kg. Note
that Cam was, earlier, grumbling about the weight of the VFR.

 

of course you would

fool injection requires throttle sync just like carbs

see learn something new everyday