Honda VFR800FI Interceptor reviews

Just picked up my interceptor on the 22nd of december at my local dealer. I love how this bike looks and read about every bike available. I spent around $5,000 just buying magazines and reading and test riding. I am totally glad I got this bike what can I say this is the best bike made period. Show less

This is a great machine. Purchased in March of 2003. Imediatly ordered bags and staintunes. Install them at the same time and it will save you hours of labour(find a 12mm drill bit to install the bags and the directions for the bags could use a digital photo to aide in installing.) Also, when installing the pipes use a alignment tool for routing near the right peg. The fuel injection has a flat spot around 4500 rpm and you may only notice this in traffic. Note the bike has a flat spot with or with out the pipes. My bike once in a blue moon idles down at a stop sign then quits if i don't catch it. Then I restart it and it's like it never happened. The dealer can't find anything wrong. These are not the fastest interceptors but they do everything so well and look and sound faboulous. The fairing has plastic push fastners that are almost impossible to remove with out destroying so I just pull the fairing back to change oil. As for the competition it's lighter than a BMW and the Ducati st-4 (previous bike) it has much better lights, thousands cheaper to service and chain adjustments are a snap. Fuel economy is 38-40 mpg on the highway and don't go to far past 200 miles. The factory seat is fine and you can do stoppies with fresh tires. If i could have one change it would be 120 rear wheel horspower. Good luck and try to wear a VFR out. Show less

Great bike for long trips, good on gas, plenty of power for an 800. Show less

Wwned my '85 700 interceptor since '92. Bought it for $1800 with 12k miles on it. Now has 23k on it. It's been givin a beating and keeps on going.. The clutch is original from previous owner. I have never changed it. Only recently that I let a friend have some fun on it for a week that the clutch seems fried..(don't lend a friend your bike)..last yr, took it to the track and ran a 12.92 e.t. @105mph..in '94 or so I took it up to 127mph on a cold night.. I'm sure it had more. I just ran out of room.. With a aftermarket clutch, times at the track would improve a great deal. Fitted the rear with a mich 150 70. A little upgrade from the wagon wheel. Looking now for a 4 into 1 exhaust..any assistance would be appreciated..oh and seals for front shocks now starting to leak. Show less

I have ridden a lot of bikes, this one is far superior to anything. It is nimble, yet it will blow you away with a twist of the throttle! Show less

Awesome torque... no need to downshift constantly like my old CBR... makes real world riding much more fun. V4 sound is intoxicating (w/ the right pipe). no more idle (pseudo-choke) as the '98-99. the fuel injection makes all-weather and all-altitude riding great (it's like having an auto-re-jet as you climb up out of the canyons). Large tank and confortable ergo's for good range (200-240 miles). Single-sided swing-arm makes for easy chain adjustments and center stand makes chain lube easy. Dash is well laid out w/ daul trip odo's, coolant temp, ambient air temp, fuel gauge and clock (all LCD), w/ analog tach and speedo. A touch on the heavy side, but the '98-01 (RC46) is the last of the "sport bike" VFR... the '02+ are more tour than sport (heavier, longer, etc.) - what a shame to ruin such a perfect bike (the hard bags are a welcomed option on the current model). The bike is "green" as well... meeting *FUTURE* EPA emission requirements! and get's fairly good mileage. Typical Honda quality & design. Solid. Show less

This bike is in its own category. The V-4 provides all the power you could want. With the slightest touch on the throttle the bike pulls ahead hunting for 140+mph straights and carves into the corners with grace. My ABS has helped me more than once and unlike other bikes I barley notice any fork dive. Very comfortable and agile, I've been on it for over 4 hours straight, less a fuel stop, and was only fatigued by the weight of my helmet. If anyone does a lot of traveling on a bike, toss on the optional hard bags and you've got a replacement for your car! Show less

I have owned 15 bikes in 15 years. The VFR is the first bike that I have loved. I rode 350 miles the first day on it. It is fast but such a smooth ride too. Heading to Canada next week. Thanks Honda! Show less

My wife and I had the best time while buying my '03 VFR800 I own a '90 VFR750 and have almost 100,000 miles on it. I am glad to see that Honda has not changed the feel of the bike (except for much more power and better handling) since my first VFR. I am looking forward to enhancing the performance with some Staintune pipes in the future, but for now, one word describes the bike...WOW! Show less

I bought my '01 vfr 4 weeks ago and I feel like I'm standing on the front of the titanic with my arms stretched screaming I'm king of the world. The power is beyond good, the bikes ride is butter smooth. The only draw back is the titanic scale weight of this marvelous machine (I decided one day that I'd like to see what the bike would look like on it's side). I seriously pulled a hamstring uprighting the beast. All in all, I'm really impressed with the bike and I'm planning to buy another if honda raises displacement value. Show less