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My mate ran one of these as a courier bike for about a year, made a raspy little sound which I never really liked, but ran like a champ needing nothing but fuel, oil and tyres in the year he had it. Was on about 85k when he sold it and you'd never know TBH.
Honda V4, tried an early 00's VFR850 (?) a few weeks ago thinking I'd like it. Sort of, loved the engine, but not as quick as was expecting, or maybe because its so smooth through the range it doesn't feel that quick? Also was not as sharp to ride as I was hoping, much better than current bike at those things but not exciting enough to part cash.
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VFR800 guessing the year? I never tried one of those, did have a soft spot for the previous generation VFR750 though. They were never really a sports bike, but could be properly hustled along. The engines were creamy smooth and everything delightfully soft - you tended to be going far faster than it felt.
My hardcore V4 fetish derived from an old mate of mine. He had a couple of RC30s let me ride them every now and again when I was a wean. Different firing order from the VFR750 (which gives them the signature sound)...not that dissimilar to ride as stock. More sporty but still soft with a bit more power and brakes. Very easy to ride extremely fast, even on poorly surfaced roads. Suppose that's why they did so well at the TT.
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CBF500 are probably not the prettiest but as I'm near Brixton won't want anything too shiny.
These bike are like the ak47 of the bike world, reliable, robust and with a bit of care keep ticking along for ages.Changing for. Triumph tiger 800. XC if possible but not losing sleep if bog standard but want the foglights and heated grips as doing some rides in the dark country lanes
Jung
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Finally getting round to selling the CBF 500. Great little bike, heated grips, scottoiler, engine bars and 12v battery socket. Selling as after a tourer for a longer commute and some touring. Solid Bike, no mechanical issues but high mileage and so low price. £1000 if anyone is interested. Lots of stamps in the Book.