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Old 07-07-2008, 05:38 PM   #1
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Default V5 Vfr?

Maybe. The article's grammar is pretty bad and don't know if there's any cred to it but, a V5 on the street would be interesting...

http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/mod...r1000%2009.htm
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Old 07-07-2008, 08:01 PM   #2
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Maybe. The article's grammar is pretty bad and don't know if there's any cred to it but, a V5 on the street would be interesting...

http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/mod...r1000%2009.htm
yeah it would be slick.
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Old 07-07-2008, 08:16 PM   #3
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v5.... how?
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Old 07-07-2008, 08:26 PM   #4
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Like the RC211V that Nicky Hayden won the Motogp championship with in 2006. Three cylinders in the front bank and two on the back bank. But I don't see a V5 coming out on the street, remember that Honda did away with the V-twin RC51, and the VFR is more of a sport tour now than the race bike that it used to be.
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Old 07-07-2008, 09:29 PM   #5
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Like the RC211V that Nicky Hayden won the Motogp championship with in 2006. Three cylinders in the front bank and two on the back bank. But I don't see a V5 coming out on the street, remember that Honda did away with the V-twin RC51, and the VFR is more of a sport tour now than the race bike that it used to be.
Yea,I've often thought that way about what a Japanese motorcycle company will do...and then I see a RUNE, B-KING,the new V-MAX,FJR1300 w/auto-trans, Versys, etc and I realize that these fuckers are capable of anything!
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Bout freaking time. When Randy Mamola or Kevin Schwantz tested the V5 RC211V Rossi won so many championships on he said it would make an awesome road bike, power was completely linear and silky smooth.
That was the 990 of course, the 800 version is a lot less user friendly apparently, just ask Nicky Hayden.

If they make HRC engine upgrades available I'm selling the gsxr.
220 hp sport tourer anyone?
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Old 07-08-2008, 08:09 AM   #7
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Bout freaking time. When Randy Mamola or Kevin Schwantz tested the V5 RC211V Rossi won so many championships on he said it would make an awesome road bike, power was completely linear and silky smooth.
That was the 990 of course, the 800 version is a lot less user friendly apparently, just ask Nicky Hayden.

If they make HRC engine upgrades available I'm selling the gsxr.
220 hp sport tourer anyone?
Shoot, I would mind seeing that engine in a new generation Magna either. Competition for the New V-Max. With 3 up front and two in the rear, the rider wouldn't have to straddle an extra wide motor. Honda needs to step up and build this VFR if they haven't already.
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Old 07-08-2008, 09:32 AM   #8
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I'd be happy with a sportier VFR1000 keeping it a V4 still.
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Old 07-08-2008, 09:38 AM   #9
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I'd be happy with a sportier VFR1000 keeping it a V4 still.
I'd be in line to buy one for my next bike if that was the case.
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Old 07-08-2008, 10:30 AM   #10
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with the desmodeci rr and rsv-4 floating around its an awesome opportunity to top the italians. then again the new blade kicks so much ass i find it difficult to believe that they would abandon it so soon

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