Big News from Big Red: After a four-year hiatus, Honda’s VFR800F Interceptor—the legendary V-4-powered sportbike that captured multiple Cycle World Ten Best awards and routinely won us over with its impeccable balance—returns to the U.S. market for 2014, going on sale on in May, priced at $12,499.
How fast is the Honda Interceptor?
Honda VFR800 acceleration though the gears
| Honda VFR800 Acceleration and Top Speed | |
|---|---|
| Speed | Time |
| SS/KM | 20.94 @ 145 mph |
| SS/Mile | 29.94 @ 152 mph |
| Top Speed | 154 mph |
How much does a Honda VFR800 weigh?
At a glance
| Owners’ reliability rating: | 4.6 out of 5 (4.6/5) |
|---|---|
| Annual servicing cost: | £170 |
| Power: | 107 bhp |
| Seat height: | Medium (31.7 in / 805 mm) |
| Weight: | Medium (481 lbs / 218 kg) |
What Honda bike has VTEC?
VFR800
The VFR800 was the first non-JDM motorcycle to use VTEC valve-gear. Honda used VTEC to meet tightening noise and emissions standards and to increase the peak engine horsepower.
What replaced the Honda Interceptor?
The Honda VFR800 (Interceptor) is a sport touring motorcycle made by Honda since 1998. The model was the successor to the VFR750F and shares the V4 engine configuration with the Honda VF and VFR series….Honda VFR800.
| Manufacturer | Honda |
|---|---|
| Brakes | 2 × 310 mm (12 in) disc (front) 256 mm (10.1 in) disc (rear) |
| Related | Crossrunner VFR1200F |
What new features does the 2014 Ford Interceptor have?
While it’s still immediately recognizable as an Interceptor, the 2014 model is thoroughly revised and updated, from the new LED headlight and fairing, down to the new wheels, and back to the single muffler and LED taillight with integrated turn signals. (Photos by Kevin Wing)
Is the 2014 Honda VFR800F Interceptor a refined sport-tourer?
The outcome is a refined middleweight sport-tourer that recaptures the spirit and elegance that helped the original VFRs become legends in their own time. 2014 Honda VFR800F Interceptor on the CW Dynojet dyno: Video cannot be played. Please upgrade to a modern browser. Most apparent of those refinements is the bike’s all-new styling.
What accessories are available for the interceptor?
Honda has designed more than a dozen accessories for the Interceptor, including the aforementioned saddlebags, a top trunk, a quickshifter, and handlebar risers that move the grips slightly higher and closer to the rider.
Does the Interceptor have more than one V-4?
Now it has more of all three. At the heart of the Interceptor is the liquid-cooled, 90-degree V-4 that has its roots in the first modern superbike, the 1983 VFR750F Interceptor, and has received continuous refinement since, including the watershed VFR800FI for 1998.
