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Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 3:14 pm
by Gromit
boxerpan wrote:Gear driven cams are far too expensive - now that the early VFour dramas have faded into the mists of time
Absolutely - trouble is I do hear of a few problems (not on the same scale as the good old VF's though) with the current VFR's cam chain/CCT's. It's definitely one of Honda's achilles heels...along with the electrics.
The gear cams were such wonderfully simple (if hard to produce) solution to the problem.
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 7:41 am
by boxerpan
Gromit wrote:boxerpan wrote:Gear driven cams are far too expensive - now that the early VFour dramas have faded into the mists of time
The gear cams were such wonderfully simple (if hard to produce) solution to the problem.
.....and they make such a lovely noise
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 8:21 am
by f90x
[/quote]A VFR1000 is quite an exciting prospect - all it needs is the V-tec junking, the geared cams re-inserting, and belt drive. Oh...and can we have the RC30/45 firing pattern too so it doesn't sound like a CB500 with a duff plug lead?[/quote]
Now that sounds the nuts!
Maybe I'm a shit rider, but I use the back brake on its own quite a lot. If I'm too hot into a bend it goes on, it steadies me on roundabouts and 'U' turns and was invaluable in the pyrenees and other such twisty turny routes.
I did consider a Blackbird too but as well as the brakes (which I have too admit I haven't experienced, I just know that I dont want the front going on when I touch the back brake) it's too damned fast. I got rid of the 'Blade because a was afraid of losing my license, and I know the rider decides how much he opens the throttle but that's what 'Blades and 'Birds are for. Going fast. If I lived in Spain (what an amazing place to own a bike) I might have one of the big boys but not in the UK. Having said that, I really do like the sound of a sorted VFR1000
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 1:10 pm
by winger
Absolutely ditto re the back brake,as for the the VFR, ve-tech or linked brakes or not, it'll put BM's sales to sword,the 1200 was a marketing mistake but BM have got away it cuz Honda got backed into a corner with 800cc thing,as i told my VFR man this week, get yer order in quick, there's gonna be a rush.