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Old 08-26-2009, 08:56 AM   #1
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and the current 1 is ugly as sin too........
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Old 08-26-2009, 08:58 AM   #2
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The VFR isn't really my style anyways BUT the red one looks pretty decent to me considering how the pictures looked at the beginning of the thread.
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Old 08-26-2009, 09:57 AM   #3
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and the current 1 is ugly as sin too........
better than your old relic IMO
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Old 08-26-2009, 10:07 AM   #4
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better than your old relic IMO
not IMO, the 98-02 were the last of the greatness for the VFRs. they suck nowadays.
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Old 08-26-2009, 10:13 AM   #5
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not IMO, the 98-02 were the last of the greatness for the VFRs. they suck nowadays.
Agree.

chain driven cams. blech
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styling. blech
price. blech

I would say the 98-02s were the best ones ever(with the 86-88s a close second)
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Old 08-26-2009, 11:16 AM   #6
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Here we go again. You guys seriously think the first pic looks better than the second? You're on crack. The first one has an ugly seat, ugly headlight, ugly turn signals, and exhaust that's hung too low.

I think you guys are just saying "I hate the new engine so I'm gonna hate its styling too"
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Old 08-26-2009, 11:27 AM   #7
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Here we go again. You guys seriously think the first pic looks better than the second? You're on crack. The first one has an ugly seat, ugly headlight, ugly turn signals, and exhaust that's hung too low.

I think you guys are just saying "I hate the new engine so I'm gonna hate its styling too"

I'm not a fan of either.

The second one is so ugly that by default I am forced to chosse the first.

The previous bike shits all over both of those:
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Old 08-26-2009, 12:10 PM   #8
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The previous bike shits all over both of those:
Troof. Early-mid 90's bikes owned. 98-02 bikes were horrid from all manufacturers, with the exception of the R1.
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Old 08-26-2009, 02:52 PM   #9
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The previous bike shits all over both of those:
A great bike (esp. for its time), but nowhere near as capable or refined as the 5th or 6th gens.

I'm partial to the 5th gen myself (with plenty of tweaking), but I'm admittedly a bit biased:




As for the 7th gen 1200 - like all other bikes previews I see in mags or on the net, I'll look at them but reserve judgment until I actually see it in person and have a chance to ride it.
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