Honda VFR1200FD Quick Review 

You beat me massively on mpg! Am on Road 6 already, the difference of input needed to get the bike to change direction between my VFR and my BMWR1200RT is massive, I appreciate the handlebars are a lot wider on the RT, but I assume they have to make the VFR very stable at very high speed and this is just a knock on, I’ve ridden other (less powerful) sports bikes and they have been much lighter.

How the hell do you get that? I did a charity run obeying all speed limits and most done at mid 50's. Made no difference to the tank range

Mines a 2016 and I’ve heard the seat was an improvement post 2012….still don’t rate it though :) have considered replacing the seat but I generally don’t rider for much more than 1.5 hours at a time and it’s liveable at that distance. I absolutely love the bike though…just think it fair to point out the downsides

Absolutely agree about it being a great, underrated bike. When I ride mine gently I can get better than the mileage you do, but normally on my commute, which is 125 miles round trip and I’m nudging the reserve pretty much every time. Mine certainly gets hot enough you don’t want to touch it with your bare hands though :) For every moan I have about the bike though, I love it and have no plans to change it!

I’m very tempted to get an X, the only thing that puts me off is I find my F a little top heavy and have read the X is even more so..and as I’m only 5’8” , that’s a bit worrying!

@@whojamaflip1 You can get a lower seat for the X . The weight is not an issue once you move.. It also has more low down torque than the F. Try one you will be surprised.

@TheZanshen I use the F for commuting to central London so do a lot of very low speed work, I also have a bike for touring and was thinking if an X for that but went for a R1200RT BMW for that do I had a completely different type of bike…though I do miss the DCT when on the BMW.

Not ridden the manual, not sure if the extra weight of the dct would impact fuel economy but I have read/seen stuff which suggests Drive mode on the DCT actually keeps the rev range too low, thereby stressing the engine and worsening fuel economy…who knows :)

@@whojamaflip1 yeah my mate has the dct model it does change very early.

Thanks for the recommendation. Must admit I love mine despite its faults, in general I think the faults are pretty minor (to me at least!)

Thanks 😁

It is a DCT, but not excessively ragging it! In discussion with various owners of manual version it looks like the DCT makes the engine less efficient as it causes it to run lower in the rev range, so more laboured

Btw, watched loads of your videos over the last year or so and got a whole load of good tips off you…..thanks matey 😀

@@whojamaflip1 That's really appreciated thank you 😊😁😁, you've a great bike their.

@@whojamaflip1 yes although I really fancy a dct, I'm aware it's best in sports mode for the reasons you mention.

Really like the DCT, but it’s much smoother in normal than sport for day to day driving….so you kind of can’t win….that’s just me though, lots prefer it in sport mode!

It’s got some big advantages too, I absolutely love mine and have no plans to change it…but it’s definitely not perfect.

I regularly tour with 2 mates on z1000 sx ninjas, we all need fuel at roughly the same time. They wish they had my relaxed engine and shaft ,I wish I had their higher bars ,lighter steering .. different animals.