Used Bike Heaven: Season 1, Ep. 6 

That particular bike might have had old fluid, a crapped up master cylinder, crap quality or contaminated pads, and or sticky pistons from lack of changing the seals every couple of years. The lines could also have been old and blown. I'd take the 800fi over the others in a heartbeat; even in yellow! 😂 👍

He was a Typical Knobhead!! All he Needed was a🐢Turtleneck Sweater!! 😁

Yes open it up and let v-tec kick in

Tommy Dempsey 1998-2001 VFR don’t have v-tec

Funny, I owned a 900ss and described it as a sewing machine at idle and a Ferrari at speed. My 5th gen VFR w/ a staintune pipe, banging down a gear or 2 from high rpm's to set up for a turn made the most ... glorious ... sound ... ever!

It does sound like a sewing machine though. It just happens to have a rumble and growl that comes with it :D

@@tommydempsey7550 er, it has no vtec, that's the 6th gen

I agree i ve got the anniversary

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@@matthewcoldicutt5951 vfr😃

I personally agree, but a quick check of eBay tells me there's plenty of all of them and they are all in the same price range...

I've ridden a number of Triumph triples, and they are great bikes, great engines and they do sound heavenly. The Sprint ST was given rave reviews by tons of magazines around the world when it was launched, and it's basically a less complex VFR with more power. What more could you want? The styling hasn't aged well, but it's still prettier than the Ducati IMO.

Cruising the Waterways right so no Japanese bikes are sold in the UK? I do realise that Americans have this weird thing for Harleys but other than that Honda still pretty much dominates the big bike market.

what are you talking about we love Honda Bikes in the UK

The Sprint 955i is better than the VFR800fi in all regards, better fuel range, more torque, less vibrations, wider and taller handlebars, smoother suspension, comes with a 12V electrical socket for accessories and most importantly doesn't come with unnecessary technologies like the dreaded Honda candle wax fast idle starter valves and the linked brake system. The Honda VFR also suffered from a terrible Stator/Rectifier/Wiring issues that will leave you stranded on a road near you guaranteed or your money back, I've been through that headache on my '99 and '01 VFR, redid the cables, rectifier and went LiPo battery to solve it for now. Meanwhile, my Daytona and Sprint 955i needed nothing further from me to perform excellently. Did I even mention you can customs tune the Triumphs ECU with just a cable and software?! You would need to spend a lot more for a Power Commander on the VFR800 and that's just for a piggyback! 955 > 781 nuff said

@@timeless9959 Thank you very much for the thumbs up on the Sprint 955. Time Less. I'm a bit old school with bikes and have finally woken up to the possibilities of a panniered tourer. From your experience it sounds like this is a winner in the short and longterm. The guy on the review was criticised by the Honda fans, but he knows what he is about, as does his wife, and experieinced and appreciated immediately the qualities ot the ST. And he has owned a Honda or two. I think I will see if we can't find a nice one. Very grateful to you

Dave, I agree. I looked at your comment from every perspective does she take it in the wrongun, get wet talking about bike engines, could she carry off a basque under her leathers, get her ankles behind her ears and so on. I hear you brother

@@miles-thesleeper-monroe8466 😂😂😂

And yet I’ve been using cobber grease on the back of the brake pads for more than forty years without any problems - or squeels.

Actually I think Francesca got me thinking along those lines