Member Contributer 91rc Posted March 6, 2011 Member Contributer Share Posted March 6, 2011 Thought I'd share a short article I came across. Enjoying ownership of my second vfr....wish I had discovered this bike as soon as some of you guys. In 2003 I was browsing my local Honda dealerships website and clicked on a bike that looked awesome to me....an 02 vfr. Knowing nothing about the bike, I rode down only to take a look at it. The salesman told me it was a "gentlemans" bike, and his personal favorite. (Quite a pitch huh?) Anyway, I singed the papers and rode it home. Now riding a 3rd gen and enjoying every minute. Thanks for all the shared info here at vfrd. http://www.visordown.com/features/the-honda-vfr-story/16121.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Thought I'd share a short article I came across. Enjoying ownership of my second vfr....wish I had discovered this bike as soon as some of you guys. In 2003 I was browsing my local Honda dealerships website and clicked on a bike that looked awesome to me....an 02 vfr. Knowing nothing about the bike, I rode down only to take a look at it. The salesman told me it was a "gentlemans" bike, and his personal favorite. (Quite a pitch huh?) Anyway, I singed the papers and rode it home. Now riding a 3rd gen and enjoying every minute. Thanks for all the shared info here at vfrd. http://www.visordown.com/features/the-honda-vfr-story/16121.html Congrats! The VFR is new to me as well. I got my 03 last April and I'm really enjoying after coming from a 2001 Yamaha FZ1 (which I LOVE and miss). The VFR is what I like to call "a poor man's BMW". Its pretty refined, smooth, not over your head, but still quite capable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metallican525 Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Thought I'd share a short article I came across. Enjoying ownership of my second vfr....wish I had discovered this bike as soon as some of you guys. In 2003 I was browsing my local Honda dealerships website and clicked on a bike that looked awesome to me....an 02 vfr. Knowing nothing about the bike, I rode down only to take a look at it. The salesman told me it was a "gentlemans" bike, and his personal favorite. (Quite a pitch huh?) Anyway, I singed the papers and rode it home. Now riding a 3rd gen and enjoying every minute. Thanks for all the shared info here at vfrd. http://www.visordown.com/features/the-honda-vfr-story/16121.html Congrats! The VFR is new to me as well. I got my 03 last April and I'm really enjoying after coming from a 2001 Yamaha FZ1 (which I LOVE and miss). The VFR is what I like to call "a poor man's BMW". Its pretty refined, smooth, not over your head, but still quite capable. The VFR is the SMART man's BMW, our rear suspension links don't snap randomly at will of the gods........... :laughing6-hehe: :lobby: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer RollinAgain Posted March 6, 2011 Member Contributer Share Posted March 6, 2011 I like VFR's too and since I am twice the gentleman as most of you here I had to buy two VFR's LOL !! Rollin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 I like VFR's too and since I am twice the gentleman as most of you here I had to buy two VFR's LOL !! Rollin John's Creek huh?! We need to ride sometime! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reaper7767 Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 i really liked the article, the best part was the last two paragraphs :happy: but what i liked the most was "To me, the VFR was, is, and always will be a Japanese BMW. And you can take that whichever way you like." :fing02: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VFR4Lee Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 And I've had people think it was a Ducati. :laughing6-hehe: Nice article, thanks. :fing02: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KanadianKen Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 And I've had people think it was a Ducati. :laughing6-hehe: Nice article, thanks. :fing02: Lee - I've had at least a half dozen folks ask me if it was a Ducati (especially when I had my tank bag hiding the Honda logo). Maybe I should say yes and see what happens.........? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Polarbear Posted March 6, 2011 Member Contributer Share Posted March 6, 2011 Ken say yes only to women... As for the article, I find it very interesting. Thanks for the link Makes me want to buy a second VFR... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Muff Posted March 6, 2011 Member Contributer Share Posted March 6, 2011 I too am asked "what is it" often. The funny thing is a Duc Dude friend of mine turned me on to the VFR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 "So, looking back on the VFR's life, how should it be remembered?" Erm, I didn't realize it had gone away. Didn't Honda recently release a 1200 version? I think the author of this article has assigned a premature death to our bikes. WTF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer landlover Posted March 6, 2011 Member Contributer Share Posted March 6, 2011 Thanks, great article. Right at the end put it best, "However you feel about VFRs, you can't refute the beauty of the compact V4 design, a layout which made the bike as attractive with its bodywork off as on. As reliable as a Swiss watch, while the VFR may often be copied, it will never be bettered." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer FHR Posted March 6, 2011 Member Contributer Share Posted March 6, 2011 I too am asked "what is it" often. The funny thing is a Duc Dude friend of mine turned me on to the VFR Me too! My buddy rides a Duc ST3s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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