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Old 06-27-2009, 12:05 AM
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Is it me? or do they continually find a way to make uglier and uglier bikes?
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Old 06-27-2009, 01:45 AM
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Is it me? or do they continually find a way to make uglier and uglier bikes?
It is being done at the request of the insurance industry to cut down on theft.
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Old 06-27-2009, 03:11 AM
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Rant is right... because that's not the V4 I would design...
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Honda have put the engine into the only chassis it deserves, overweight tourer for an underpowered and obsolete engine configuration.
Old mans engine in an old mans chassis.
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Honda have put the engine into the only chassis it deserves, overweight tourer for an underpowered and obsolete engine configuration.
Old mans engine in an old mans chassis.
I couldn't have said it better myself...
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Obsolete engine configuration? Please elaborate, did I miss the 21st century or something!
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Now WHY did they make it so ugly?
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Obsolete engine configuration? Please elaborate, did I miss the 21st century or something!
Yes, hit the tomes and look up WSB, Moto GP, AMA Superbike, IOMTT...

Sadly a 1200 c.c. VFR wasn't what most had in mind; bring on an MGP 800 replica Honda... to compete with the new 848...

The VFR may have needed updating to bring it back to the front of the pack but a 400 c.c. jump wasn't it. Lose some weight was all really.
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Surprisingly high and pointy tail for a typical "sport-tourer" , no ? Has Honda utilized the cbr1000 diet to produce an ss-tourer ? I doubt it b/c of all the electro trickery they'll include .
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The VFR may have needed updating to bring it back to the front of the pack but a 400 c.c. jump wasn't it. Lose some weight was all really.
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