VFR 800 VTEC ride with commentary / review. 

No worries, I'm really missing the nice weather too. She's in a garage now until March I guess. I'll have to do a proper review when spring comes!

Thanks man, will probably get better at commentary soon and hopefully make some less rambley videos 😅

Thanks man, and enjoy. I'll make a well structured review in the spring I reckon!

@@StormTEC What are your thoughts on valve checking?

@@GermanJobbies it will be expensive So most owners put it off. And a lot of people in the owners club get theirs done at 60,000 miles with No valves out of spec. That's Honda for you

@@StormTEC 😎 I'll buy one for around 3K and give the valves a miss then 😀

@@davebryant6905 cheers mate but I ended up buying something else 🙏🙋‍♂️

Yeah I think I got the trick now, it's a lot easier if you pull up on the rear passenger footrest

Yes officer

In this one I had a GoPro hero 9 black I believe And for sound I have a Tascam DR-05X in my backpack

If you use the rear brake it will only apply a very low amount of the front, so low speed stuff will all be the same. The main difference you will notice with the combined brakes is that the bike will be nice and stable when braking at higher speeds. It will be faster and heavier than the 650, so I would take it easy especially for corners and slowly build up skill there. Below VTEC line this bike is very easy to ride. And the other thing is the weight, try not to get it in awkward positions like when parking, or facing downhill! haha Honestly probably a great first bike, but really don't get carried away for corners as a beginner, that's where all the crashes for all beginners happen. If you overcook the entry, you can keep leaning until the pegs scrape the floor. I would also suggest not going above 3rd gear for B roads for a few months. Best bike you'll have, Stay safe ;)

@StormTEC fantastic, thanks for the reply. Oh, I'll be riding like an absoulte fan for a long time 😆

@@V4demon_ Sweet dude! I'm actually just uploading a full review of the bike so I think you might be interested lol

@StormTEC after that review I went for it. 1400 quid, 20,000 miles and a brand new bell helmet thrown in as well. Cant wait. Needs a good service and a ride... been sat 19 years! Immaculate though.

@@V4demon_ amazing price to start at, what model year is it?

I wish they would make a dedicated sport version again with an updated engine!

@@StormTEC agreed, to my understanding the VTEC cuts 2 cylinders out at low rpm's ? I don't think mine does but 3500 rpm's and below there's not much pull as soon as it hits 3500 it's like a rocket 🚀

@@StormTEC they also moved away from the gear driven cams i think? mine is gear driven cams such a unique sounding bike, drop a sub if you get a chance pal would be appreciated

@@fkingride.5500 As far as I understand it, it just adjusts how much the cams open the valves after 6500RPM so more air gets in, hence VTEC, Variable Valve Timing. I think it's different in cars though. And my Toyota Celica has something similar with it's VVTLi - engine was made by Yamaha for that car. Yeah if Honda made a new VFR that had less weight, vtec and gear driven cams that would be amazing. Subbed!

@@StormTEC I see, thanks bro ride safe 🏍️👍🚀

Yeah I'm loving this bike too. CNC bar risers 200mm. They go right on the forks and the clip ons clip on top of them basically. Took me 5 minutes with 1 tool. I'm sure you'd be able to move the grips from one bars to another, if anything, take it to a mechanic and they'll blow them off with air in 10 seconds lol I'll be installing heated grips myself soon

No worries man, I'll make a better one in spring :D

Oh nice, you'd have no issues with the VFR in my opinion.

I had a kawasaki er6n 650 before this one. You should deff change to a vfr800. It’s a lovely bike to ride. Great sound planted and solid,powerfull to. It’s another world when it comes to suspension compared to the kawa.

Yeah I can imagine, it's a struggle pushing this around with a full tank. Got me thinking about big loaded up tourers. But then my mechanic who's quite small just pushes all the bikes around like they are 125s so I guess it is all confidence and experience!

Yes, it will hit 105c pretty quickly on normal roads, then the fan will come on. I'm pretty sure it's the same for everyones bike!

Yeah lol, I did figure out, you have to grab and pull up on the rear passenger footrest, it's the only way it will go on properly. But it still takes some muscle.