2002 VFR800...Good Bike?

[ryanmerkley]

I'm looking at buying a 2002 Honda VFR800 with 31,000 on it. Any watch outs?

[Basketcase]

I had a 1998 and it ran pretty hot. They are high performance so you have to expect that. A lot of people think the 1998 - 2001 were the best years because they introduced vtec in 2002. The main complaint about the vtec was that the extra valves would start to work at 6800 or 7000 rpm and the engine was well into the power curve at that point so you would get a bit of a boost on acceleration and if that happened in a turn it would be a bit of a handful. In 2006 they changed it so the extra valves kicked in at 6200 rpm and that was before the power curve so the bike would be more manageable at the lower rpms.

[tim white]

Had one, loved it!! Make sure the first valve adjustment has been done. IIRC it is due at 26k, and runs around $800.

[ryanmerkley]

Thanks for the insight guys. I bought it and am loving it!

[woobie]

Congrats, hope you have a blast with her, I'm loving my 06 vfr.