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...if it comes back to you, that's how you know. Queue "Reunited" by Peaches and Herb. I AM GETTING MY 2010 VFR1200F back. I lost my job in 2017 and was forced to sell my VFR1200. Since then, I've moved cross country 4 times, bought/sold about 8 bikes looking for the VFR1200 fizz without success. I'll be damned, I saw a FB Marketplace post from the guy that bought it off of me. I rang him up (always keep those numbers!) and am getting her back. He's only 6 hours away. He's put about 7k miles on in the last 5 years, and appears to have taken reasonable care. I'm excited to get it back home this weekend and get the plastics peeled off to take stock in what needs to be done.

REDUCED PRICE: $6695.00 package deal You've heard it all before: marriage + baby = motorcycle for sale! I purchased this low-mileage beauty from a retired engineer several years back and find myself adding fewer and fewer miles each season – grand total on the odometer at this point is just under 8K miles. The Seventh Generation VFR is a technological marvel—offering supremely capable handling, all-day comfort, and a WHOLE LOTTA TORQUE in one very attractive package. I’ve owned three different generations of the Honda Interceptor, and this one really stands out as a great all-around bike. This excellent condition, freshly inspected (and adult-owned) cycle features the following accessories: DAM exhaust canister with removable baffles (handmade in the Netherlands—supreme quality, performance, and sound. Look them up!) OEM exhaust canister 3 windscreens (OEM, Zero-Gravity Double Bubble, Puig Racing) Matching OEM luggage (top case, side panniers, mounting system) – literally used one time! Extra seat (OEM) Cover Factory service manual Owner’s manual Front and rear Pit-Bull stands Located in the Rochester NY area. Local pick-up only. No rides. $6695.00 package deal

Hi everyone, I bought a throttle tamer for my VFR1200F which has original Honda heated grips. The mechanic told me there's a big possibility that the heated grip might be damaged during removal and installation. I obviously don't want that to happen so I postponed the installation for now. What do you think? Is there a trick to removing heated grips without damaging them? I really want to get the throttle tamer on so your comments will be much appreciated...

Hello everyone. I bought a VFR1200F 2013 here in Brazil a few days ago. It has only 7000 kilometers, but is having problems in the battery. The Honda dealership said it is necessary to replace the battery with a new one. As in Brazil the original battery Honda (Yuasa) has an exorbitant price, I am thinking of importing from Italy at Ebay this new type of battery made with lithium: http://www.ebay.com/itm/SKYRICH-BATTERIA-MOTO-LITIO-BATTERY-YTZ14S-BS-HONDA-VFR-1200-F-DCT-TCS-2013-/321896168452 Someone uses this battery Skyrich? It is better than Yuasa? More details: http://www.skyrichbattery.com/p7/Lithium-Ion-Motorcycle-Battery/pages.html

Hello guys, I'm from Taiwan sorry for my poor English :( Information about this amazing bike in Taiwan is soooooo little, so I come here to find some help! In short, my VFR is about time to get the air filter inspected. All I know is the tank must be lifted to see the filter, but I don't find guides about this. Can anyone help? Or other sources I can look for... Thanks!

I am preparing to install an electronic cruise contol on the Big Viffer. I am taking the bike from New Hampshire to Seattle, Washington and back next month. The cruise will be a life saver on some of the long stretches of slab I'm going to encounter along the way. I believe this will be the last mod I am going to make to the bike. It is also the most challenging. Hacking into the stock wiring harness makes me a bit nervous. So, I'd appreciate as much insight as I can get before splicing wires. The cruise control unit is GlobalCruise from Rostra. It is the same unit Polaris supplies from the factory on their Victory products. I'm comforted in the knowledge that a motorcycle manufacturer includes these as standard equipment on their bikes. Here is the list of connections I need to make. Some are obvious and easy. Others are a bit more cryptic. A: Black - ground wire (solved) B: Brown - accessory power (solved) C: Red - brake positive (connected to brake light +) D: Violet - brake negative (connected to brake light -) E: Dark Blue - tachometer (unsolved) F: Gray - Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS) (unsolved - front or rear ABS speed sensor?) G: Light Green - Neutral Safety (NSS) (connected to gear indicator) H: Orange - Enable Output (ENO) (unsolved) The ENO is a mystery to me. I'm not sure what it does or if I need it. "The ENO function allows you to use the GlobalCruise as a driver for an external wheatlamp connected to a V+. THE ENO will drive low when the system is engaged and to a high impedance state otherwise. This wire terminates in the harness." Does this drive the LED that tells me the cruise is engaged? The items in red are wires I haven't located on the wiring schematic. Any help would be appreciated. I have attached a PDF of the schematic. Feel free to mark it up. Thank you very much! ß! Section 23 - Wiring Diagram.pdf

The first VFR I ever owned was the 1200 and I have found it to be a great bike. It has also awakened my interest in other VFRs and the general history of Honda V4s. Now also as an owner of an earlier VFR, I know the 1200 deserves and is a good chapter in a proud VFR story. So it is interesting to see forum posters concerned about the poor sales rate of the VFR1200 in the USA and more recently no new model years. This is simply part of the VFR tradition going all the way back to 1986. The 1200 is a quality well designed road sport machine that was designed in its own tradition, not following the market trend. The original VFR750 was not a major market success in the US either but still became a cult bike that people hold on to for many years. Greg Pullen in the history of the Honda V4 notes that despite the Honda VFR750F "... winning the Best 750cc sportsbike award from Cycle World an accolade it would win again and again ... the VFR did not live up to sales expectations in the US market. Indeed, some 1986 models were still available after the 1987 versions had arrived ... For 1987 only, the 700 version was imported to the US, but no VFRs at all came into the USA during 1988 and 1989". Sound familiar? Honda generally back themselves with their innovation ie the VFR, the ST and the Goldwing. None of these bikes were market followers, they created new niches which are still here today. They are often highly refined, quality items with good reputations for reliability. So I would not be too worried by its lack of sale's success. We are just experiencing a reasonably predictable part of the Honda story. Critically the VFR1200 is generally highly acclaimed, not unlike the original VFR. See UK Bike magazine rating the 1200 as 5 stars, and it prevailed in the original Motorcycle USA comparison with the BMW K1300S which is a similar design brief. I think in the end it will become acknowledged as a special bike but it will take a long long time, just as it still is for the original VFR750 which many classic bike magazines are only just beginning to acknowledge. In the end the original CB750 became a classic and so has the originally maligned and very poor selling CBX1000. So in the meantime, until I am proved right, I will just have keep clocking up many enjoyable miles on the big beast, maybe using the money I save from not having to upgrade to buy one of those very original 1986 Interceptors, in red, white and blue of course!

So I bought my 2010 used from my local Honda Powersports. It was owned by one previous and maintained by the man like no other. He owns the local car industry where I live (Chrysler all the way through Mitsubishi, one of the largest in the Northwest). Hew maintained it like no other. Had just under 13,000 miles on it, heated grips, saddlebags with liners, and the tires were sitting at 95 miles fresh. Picked it up for $10,000. My motorcycle history begins with a 1995 Rebel 250, then a 1985 VF500F Interceptor, then to my 1981 CB750F SS. I'm an aviation mechanic, and because of that I liked to tinker with what I have. The Rebel I never touched, to this day it has been the best bike I've ever owned. Hands down. The Interceptor was an absolute brute. Even standing at 6'3" and 200lbs, that bike would take me places. Best handling bike ever, I'm always on the look out for another. The 750 I did EXTENSIVE work on. Changed handlebars, electronics, ignition, cam shafts, added Goldwing Saddlebags, swabbed front end, swapped rear shocks, jetted it with pod filters (I think I'm one of a handful that made that mod work for those STUPID vacuum carbs). I know my way around. I was looking for a new bike and always had that in the back of my mind, along with the 1300 Sabre, Triumph Thunderbird, and a few others. So I saw this 1200 at the dealership and decided to go for a test ride. It was immaculate. It handled almost exactly as my Interceptor, which was a jewel of a feeling again. A bit more top heaving for cornering, but I could take it further to the ground (still haven't found the max lean of the thing!) and the power is unspeakable. I've ridden PLENTY of other bikes, Harley, Ducati, Suzi's, Kawasaki (The Concours was very disappointing) etc. But the VFR just had everything I needed. Riding position put strain on my right wrist and lower back, my wrist worked itself out but I'm still working on my lower back. I'm 21 and I have these issues...I digress. Like almost all, complaints are the 1st and 2nd gear limiter and gas tank size. Seat is an issue, but I look past that by how frequently I have to fuel up which makes me ignore it by how many times I get up. I can manage (with my 125lbs girlfriend) about 125 miles on a tank and about 140-50 with just me. Bags, so far as I can tell, haven't made a difference. I bought the Bazazz Z-Bomb and immediately had to relearn the bike. It was absolutely brutal! Thing wants to murder me! Totally manageable though, I just have to control myself. The bike will take that wind at freeway speeds and just shove you down. Oddly, I think it's more comfortable going 80mph on the freeway than 50 at the back roads on the island I reside, but then again the back roads have a lot more issues with the pavement. Not the bikes fault, and the adjustable suspension makes up for it easily enough. Handling is odd, it doesn't quite want to lean for the first 10 degrees or so, but when it gets past that mark it throws itself down until you decide otherwise. I kind of like that, it's almost ask permission to chase the tennis ball before going at it, and when I finally say yes, it and I are having the time of our lives. Brakes are too good, and I'm being serious. With just me on it, I can keep myself back, but with my girlfriend, I even tap the brakes and I'm half way up the tank and she's in my seat! The owner did put on ceramic composite pads on, but the calipers are doing all that work. Zero torque pull from the shaft rotation, I know that was a problem for the earlier cruisers of Big Red and some BMW's. I was concerned about that, but my concerns were not justified. I feel like Honda could have done better with fuel efficiency, the first Gen VF's were marvelous, I've heard all the way up the chain they have been in this regard. I wonder why not this go around. Freeway is nice though, around 60mpg, but around town maybe 42-45. oddly though, If I'm heavy on it just shy of 40. I'm typically on it since it doesn't effect gas mileage enough for me to care. So it does around what my 09 Lancer does for mileage. All in all, astounding bike. I just wish there were more options for rear luggage or backrests for my girlfriend (soon to be wife!! :-D )

Just got rear ended by an inattentive pickup truck driver as I was waiting to join the main road a couple of hours ago. The impact was pretty sizable, his bumper got bent. I didn't fall down thank god. When I saw the truck's bumper, I thought my swingarm or wheel would both be damaged real bad but to my surprise they are both fine. The bike tracks straight, no weird noises from the wheel hub or anything. So I guess the tire absorbed the impact. The licence plate is bent, the tail (where the bags are attached) is cracked, but nothing else is damaged as far as I can see. I'll never stay in the same line as cars next time, I'll move to the right hand side so I have no cagers behind me. I'll get the bike to my mechanic this Wednesday (to have a Hyperpro shock and fork springs installed - both progressive) so I'll have him check for damages, but I sure could your advise as well guys. Any suggestions where we should check on the 1200F?