It's here ...

That looks like a whore's abortion!

 

Oh. Now theres a let down - I was potentially lining one of those up
if and when I get another bike. I remember when the V-Tec came out -
we all thought it was ugly, however it aged well. That? That's going
to age like Jordan.

The front is odd (and I bet no where near as effective as the four-
bulb V-tec), it's still got CBS and WTF is that exhaust? A beautiful
single swing arm, completely blotted out by a gramaphone.

K1300S suddenly looks much more appealing...

 

Looks like something out of Tron. Almost as bad as the Voxan GT or
whatever it's called.


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It can bugger off back where it came from too.

Its fugly. Looks are an individual thing. I rather liked the VFR750. Not too
keen on the 800, though it is sort of OK. That fugs.

Big deal with the shaft drive. FFS, my old XJ650 had a brilliant and
uncomplicated shaft drive. Guzzis and BMWs have had torque/rise control
systems for years. Nowt new there. Sliding joint?. Err, since when has that
been an innovation.

Why complicate the engine so much?. Why does anyone need such a complicated
gearbox system?. What possible benefit will it offer. I think it was MCN
that did a feature on the twin clutch 'flappy paddle' style box. Corporate
willy waving.

It fugs big style with that comedy tuba of an exhaust.

Did they let an art student loose with some shrooms, a bottle of poppers and
some crayons?

 

What's so special about shaft drive?

 

Judas Priest. What's going on with that end can. And it's taken a few
punches to its face.

Is this the fabled 1200 Blackbird we were promised years ago ?

Actually it looks better in black and from the side .. very Suzuki-ish

http://www.fireblades.org/forums/honda-interceptor-vfr/28526-vfr-1200-a.html

Paul.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Ben

Cutting edge journalism from Visordown there, I see.

It must have taken some effort to cut & paste all that directly from the
Honda press release.

 

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Not the same bike

 

VFR1200 vs VFR1200F.

Near enuff for me !

What do I know. I only buy them when they're old snotters anyway.

Paul.

 

Sweet jesus, it's rancid.

 

It's this Euro emmisions thing innit? They're all throwing huge dustbins on
the back these days. Unfortunately, it looks like they threw one at the
front of this thing too.

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What's the point in buying an ugly bike. You still have to love it in
some way, wash it & polish it.

I think the 955i is the ugliest bike in my fleet at the moment, it's
fine from the side, but from the front it's all wrong, but it still
has a certain "big trailie" appeal.

Having now fettled the K+N and the Exhaust, it also goes like stink,
so I can forgive its aesthetic foibles ...

Paul.

 

Who gives a shit about the pillion seat ?! I'm never gonna be on it ..

Paul.

 

No, but you might pull.

 

That's KPH, yes?

 

Bod (Douglas) who's just bought my KRS wanted to know that it fuelled
well at low revs, so I stuck him on the pillion, put it into third, and
pointed it up our hill at 1000rpm, and away it went.

Impressed, he was.

Sad to flog that bike, actually, because it would have shared my daily
80-mile commute perfectly.

 

My god, it's 1999 all over again.

 

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I do mate. Well actually Anne does.

 

I'm not that opposed to huge dustbin exhausts, I understand that they're
pretty much inevitable with today's emission laws. My problem is with
companies trying to make said dustbins look anything but reasonable by
trying to "streamline" the design or whatnot (my gripe applies to the RSV4
and several Gixxers as well). Just put a simple shape with a roundish hole
on one end FFS, it will still be huge and ugly but at least it won't look
that hopeless.

As for the VFR's general design.... I don't really like it but I'll wait in
case I get more used to it with time. Doubt it though, particularly because
the arse is too small given the enormity of the front and makes the whole
look unbalanced.

 

But then she doesn't need a high seat to be visible ...