How nice for you, Andrew, to live and work in Sweden, especially in the south where it's easy to drive to Copenhagen or Jönköping. Seeing you ride makes me want to ride, so when I finish my work today I will saddle up my VFR for another short road trip in the beautiful Indian summer weather.
@@andrewonmyway8184 Enschede, the Netherlands, but We used to spend our holidays near Jönköping and I had friends in Norrahammar. That is some time ago, I might add, but still nice to see the familiar Swedish countryside
I have had 3 VF hondas, the VF1000F, had several faults but was never beaten on the road, first monoshock VFR750 the most beutiful. No other bike in the world I have ever seen had a special fairing for the sidestand. It had only two faults, both solved in the VFR 800. It is in my garage now
As good as the 5th and 6th gen VFR 800s were they are 20+ years old tech in the case of the 6th gen. I too have an '04 bike the exact same as yours silver mint with 17k miles on the clock. The modern electronic gadget I wish that it had is cruise control but you can only have CC if your bike has a ride by wire throttle which the VFR doesn't. On a long day in the saddle cruise control is so welcome. Have it on my Speed Triple RS and it is a revelation and also in my car. You can take your hand off the throttle or your foot off the accelerator minimising aches and pains. Also most bikers are now buying adv bikes as they don't want the bent over cramped riding position of sports tourers let alone sports bikes. They want a more upright relaxed riding position so sales of new sports tourers are pretty low mainly because there are so few on the market now. Maybe only the Kawasaki Ninja 1000SX or the Suzuki Hayabusa? I think a successor to the 6th gen VFR would be one of the very last VFR800s which might have cruise control not sure but Honda stopped making them as they weren't prepared to put money into making their VFR engine Euro 4 or 5 compliant. Also later 8th gen maybe lost some of the soul of the 5th and 6th gen bikes. I have Staintune exhausts on mine which sound awesome and look almost factory spec. The bike market is in free fall atm. The bikes that seem to be selling are the much lower capacity and power 350 and 650cc REs and CF Moto which do nothing for me. Triumph has brought out 400cc bikes. I think bigger displacement bikes will become even more expensive as sales drop and manufacturers need to maintain profitability. Mine's definitely a keeper.
Thanks Alex for watching and your very knowledgeable comment. We are certainly in changing times when bikes sales are concerned. The smaller adventure bike market seems to be selling well . People seem to be down sizing. As you say sitting upright is certainly more comfortable. I can see the Chinese motorcycles putting a big dent in the Jap. MC sales especially when you look at the quality of the bikes being made today. The VFRs will hopefully still have a following in the future and people will appreciate the glorious character the bike gives to the rider!
Thanks for watching! There are so many second hand cracking machines out there .Of course they might need a bit more time to look after but they hate more character! The FJ is a great bike too. Check out my vids on that! The VFR 400 is certainly worth waiting and saving for. Thanks for watching!
How nice for you, Andrew, to live and work in Sweden, especially in the south where it's easy to drive to Copenhagen or Jönköping. Seeing you ride makes me want to ride, so when I finish my work today I will saddle up my VFR for another short road trip in the beautiful Indian summer weather.
Where are you then?
@@andrewonmyway8184 Enschede, the Netherlands, but We used to spend our holidays near Jönköping and I had friends in Norrahammar. That is some time ago, I might add, but still nice to see the familiar Swedish countryside
Nice to hear that! Thanks for sharing!
Yes of course its still worth it. Its a very iconic bike with a great pedigree.
It certainly is matey! Thanks for your support!
By the way the drone images are top notch!
Thanks for that!
I have had 3 VF hondas, the VF1000F, had several faults but was never beaten on the road, first monoshock VFR750 the most beutiful. No other bike in the world I have ever seen had a special fairing for the sidestand. It had only two faults, both solved in the VFR 800. It is in my garage now
That’s a wise choice my friend! Look after that VFR 800 of yours and thanking you kindly for stopping by!
Great comments I agree get a bike that you can ride instead of a bike that does all the riding and you're just a passenger to the electronics.👍👍
Thanks mate!
As good as the 5th and 6th gen VFR 800s were they are 20+ years old tech in the case of the 6th gen. I too have an '04 bike the exact same as yours silver mint with 17k miles on the clock. The modern electronic gadget I wish that it had is cruise control but you can only have CC if your bike has a ride by wire throttle which the VFR doesn't. On a long day in the saddle cruise control is so welcome. Have it on my Speed Triple RS and it is a revelation and also in my car. You can take your hand off the throttle or your foot off the accelerator minimising aches and pains.
Also most bikers are now buying adv bikes as they don't want the bent over cramped riding position of sports tourers let alone sports bikes. They want a more upright relaxed riding position so sales of new sports tourers are pretty low mainly because there are so few on the market now. Maybe only the Kawasaki Ninja 1000SX or the Suzuki Hayabusa?
I think a successor to the 6th gen VFR would be one of the very last VFR800s which might have cruise control not sure but Honda stopped making them as they weren't prepared to put money into making their VFR engine Euro 4 or 5 compliant. Also later 8th gen maybe lost some of the soul of the 5th and 6th gen bikes.
I have Staintune exhausts on mine which sound awesome and look almost factory spec.
The bike market is in free fall atm. The bikes that seem to be selling are the much lower capacity and power 350 and 650cc REs and CF Moto which do nothing for me. Triumph has brought out 400cc bikes. I think bigger displacement bikes will become even more expensive as sales drop and manufacturers need to maintain profitability.
Mine's definitely a keeper.
Thanks Alex for watching and your very knowledgeable comment. We are certainly in changing times when bikes sales are concerned. The smaller adventure bike market seems to be selling well . People seem to be down sizing. As you say sitting upright is certainly more comfortable.
I can see the Chinese motorcycles putting a big dent in the Jap. MC sales especially when you look at the quality of the bikes being made today. The VFRs will hopefully still have a following in the future and people will appreciate the glorious character the bike gives to the rider!
Funny I have a VFR800 6th gen too and plan on getting an FJ1200 as well haha. Iconic bikes. My dream bike is a VFR400R 😊 one day... one day...😊
Thanks for watching! There are so many second hand cracking machines out there .Of course they might need a bit more time to look after but they hate more character! The FJ is a great bike too. Check out my vids on that! The VFR 400 is certainly worth waiting and saving for. Thanks for watching!
I love the fj1200 I bought one a few weeks ago and am loving it . Never had a vfr
YES
Thanks for your support!
Have same bike same color ..77k miles
Great man! A keeper! Thanks for your support!
i have red :-)
Red is a beautiful colour! Ride safe and thanks for watching!