Hi all

Now it's been a while since I have written on this forum, so here is a small update.

About 6 months ago one of my mates bought a new bike. A VFR800i and popped by so I could have a test run. A very nice bike and I have always been a fan of the VFR's.

Of cause we had to try the VFR back to back in acceleration test with the CBR, and I thought that now was the time to show the VFR who was the daddy on the open road.

Off we went in 4'th gear on a handsignal, a sort of rollon test from 80 km/h to max.

I cranked open the CBR and at about 200 km/h I looked over my skoulder to look for the VFR, hopefully in the distance, and stared right into it's headlights only 5 meters behind me... WTF???

We tried it agan and again in 3,4,5 and 6th gear. Same result I couldn't loose the VFR. My CBR is tuned with K&N filters, two large race cans and puts out 119 bhp on the back wheel, the VFR only had a racecan otherwise it was bone stock.
The Cane feels faster due to the way it delivers it's torque, but it isn't

This completely blew me away, and it altered me perception of the VFR as an underdog to the CBR. Now this test is conducted by mortals and not by proffetionals, but it was a supprice none the less.


Since then I have done something terrible...

I have sold my beloved CBR1000F and bought, you probably guessed it, a VFR800i from 1998.
This is one of the best bikes I have ever owned. It's more comfy than the CBR and more flickable on small backroads.
Since then I have tested my VFR against another CBR1000F with same results as before. they are equally fast in the real world, and my VFR can follow the CBR up to an indicated 250 km/h where we backed off.

The CBR is still one of the best bikes I have ever owned, and I will recomend it to everyone who want's a big, stable and fast sports tourer. It was just time for me to try something else.

There you have it. I'm no longer a CBR owner. I have sold my soul to the devil and bought something else, and not even a Blackbird which is way to fast and painfull for me and my licensto ride
Though I havn't done something utterly stupid and bought a Ducati or something like that :-)

There you go,I have said it. Nowyou can kill me for beeing an infidel

 

I have done quite a bit on the bike, replaced a item or two,to make it stand out from the crowd, but nothing drastic.

here is a pic


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Hey Mate.
I found that 20 years ago when i moved from the CBR 600F to the VFR750f in '89.It was awesome[See my Topic about VFR]
Yup its True!

 

Sure the CBR has a more easy-going engine, but the sound of that V4 with an Remus endcan is just fantastic :-)

Here is some pictures of some of the epic moments I have had with my beloved CBR

On Omaha beach, Normandy summer 2006
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Berchtesgarden/Eagles nest in Baveria, summer 2007

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And first three pics, trip to Norway with my whife and freinds in the spring 2008

Last pic. Me and my brother in biking harmony in the Austrian alps summer 2008. The last great trip on the CBR



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Glad you managed to post it Noe.......
Well, I've said it before -
Just because you change your bike doesn't mean you change your friends.........
Visit often and tell us about your adventures (even if they are on a VFR)

 

VFR's are sweet, and you're welcome here even if you're on a gixxer. Up on 2 is always alright in my book.

 

Nice lookin bike mate , always liked the VFR as well and was torn between the two , but the CBR won out in the end.

Would be interesting to do your back 2 back test with a pillion rider!

Enjoy your bike