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Re: [ST] for Scott - VFR1000



Interesting premise, this may explain why my '84 Interceptor was such a 
wheelie monster, but it did not suffer from slow, heavy steering.  

don draper wrote:

> >>> if Honda comes out with a rumored VFR 1000.  Might just have to
>trade in the old Stonker <<<
>
>    No one ever loved the Honda V4 VF1000 Interceptor more than
>me;... I'll never part with the one I bought new in '84.  Having said
>that, I probably wouldn't go for a new one.  The transverse triple
>(and also the fours) allow the rider to be placed further forward,
>thus weight biasing the front wheel and allowing a steeper rake with
>quicker, more effortless, more precise handling.  A new V4 VFR1000
>would very likely require the rider to sit on the gas cap to make it
>handle,... like a BMW.
>
>  
>


- -- 
John Albright
'02 RS
Chattanooga
C-RATs Pack Leader



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