This thing ticks all the boxes in my book.. V4,shaft,adj windscreen ITS A HONDA!!
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Was this a manual or DCT? I can't imagine any Honda V4 being lumpy. The VFR1200R certainly wasn't when I rode it but maybe the DCT version in 6th at 40 mph contributes to your experience.Only things that stands out in my memory is that it was very "lumpy" at low revs, that combined with the very high gearing meant (to me) that at town / city speeds (50 to 60km/h or 30 to 35mph) I had to ride in 3rd or 4th gear - I didn't like that.
GOOD!!! that bike was like a freight train on the highway... My 05 "only" has 62k..I did not find the throttle to be anywhere as notchy as the ST1300 nor did I have any heat issues.
Hey Phil.. That's good to know..
BTW, your old 97 ST1100 has passed 80,000 miles now ...
That's what I thought was interesting.. The 2016 1200x is like a ST1300 "lite"... Lost the 100 lbs everybody was complaining about. Ditched the power windscreen for manual... Honda made the gas tank a little bigger.The VFR1200X and ST1300 share almost identical torque and horsepower curves BTW.
I rode the (6 speed I think) manual version. This was when I was looking at options to replace my old CB1300, I rode the VFR1200 and the VFR1200X. I had around three months earlier ridden an ST1300 and preferred it as a replacement for the CB. But as new ST13's were getting hard to find here in OZ, dealers tried to tempt me with a VFR, but my poor experience on the VFR's strengthened my resolve to get an ST13. My perseverance paid, I got what I believe to be then the last new one in OZ.Was this a manual or DCT? I can't imagine any Honda V4 being lumpy. The VFR1200R certainly wasn't when I rode it but maybe the DCT version in 6th at 40 mph contributes to your experience.
The VFR1200X and ST1300 share almost identical torque and horsepower curves BTW.