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Tpoppa

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I've had reservations about these since they came out, but curiosity got the better of me.  It also helped that I found a smoking deal on a used VFR1200 (normal gearbox) with hard bags. I like it a lot more than I expected.  What's good about these just doesn't stand out on a spec sheet.

  • The chassis is the high light.  It's uber stable in high speed sweepers.  Handling is totally neutral with predictable steering.  It's capable of knee dragging.
  • Build quality is through the roof.  Even better than other Honda's
  • You can throw a leg over it for the first time and feel immediately comfortable after just a mile or 2.
  • The 1237cc V4 is deceptively fast.  I found myself doing 110 in the highway without trying.  It was effortless and just felt like cruising speed.   170hp at the crank.  145-150 rwhp and loads of torque.
  • IMO, It doesn't need to weigh 590lbs (wet), but the weight doesn't affect the handling as much as you would think.

If your body doesn't agree with a RR anymore and you can't wrap your brain around a ST1300 yet...you should test ride a VFR12.

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I havnt heard anything about the vfr12's, and didn't know much about them.

That sounds badass! I'm jealous!

I'm going to start keeping an eye out for these as a replacement to my k1200.

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Cool. Those will be bikes like the Hawk GT and others that in 15 years people will say, "How come more people didn't buy these?" For me, it was the $. As mentioned, time solves that problem.

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