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I love the VFR (one of my "dream" bikes) and that seems quite a bargain? Given your location/theft risk and occupation/income though I don't know why you don't just get a hornet. Is it just you don't like the looks?
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I've spent the past few days moving around testing bikes, and that VFR is a close second by a loooong shot and still niggling at me even now, but It's more of a tourer and I'd rather do that cycling.
I suppose I'm just a weird configuration kinda guy really. I've tried the Hornet/Fazer/GSXR/600RR and to be honest, I found i4's a bit...irritating in their execution of power delivery.
It's the same old shtick of power band hitting at high RPM yada yada. Hornet slightly less so, but still needs to be egged on.
Then I got on a street triple......@skinny That VFR was baby handled. It was in such good nick and the MOT history is impressively clean. Spun it around up to Enfield on a small loop and the kick on it at 6400rpm is delicious. Not snatchy at all, but you better hold on. It was racier than I expected, but not much wind buffeting. Expected better.
I don't really have much to gauge it on in regards to power, but I can see why people want more. 1000's start to make a lot of sense if you want to eat the horizon.
Chak
Looked this up yesterday
Stupidly clean and a well sorted set of wheels with much VTEC yo! I imagine it'll sit at a 100mph and doze off doing it.
If it wasn't so bulky, I'd have taken it right there and then, but 240kg wet put me off. Tiny buzz at around 4k, but all creamy after that. Hid it's mass well once moving, but you really felt it maneuvering it at stationary.
Sprints are also disconcertingly cheap.