Rubberrabbit
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I had a 2014 VFR800F with the VTEC system. It's quite unique when the VTEC kicks in between 6000 and 7000 rpm. It's like a little turbo boost and she starts chattering loudly from the engine. As I said, you have to like it.....I wasn't a big fan of it. With the predecessor of my RC79, i.e. the RC46, the VTEC was even sharper and started with a real jolt. THAT was fun, the successor had toned it down because so many wimps complained that it was too inharmonious for them.
The bike was really perfectly finished, a real Nippon bike, but also not the most agile with 245 kilos and "only" 106 hp.
As for the VVT... well when you see how many problems BMW has with it to date because their system is just too fragile... I'm wondering if I want it. How often there were problems with the adjusters or whole camshafts had to be removed, which BMW did not accept and wanted 3500 euros for it (only the camshafts) Whole engine is 12,000 euros! Sometimes, in my opinion, less is more! As we stuff more and more technology and electronics into it, we can't ask ourselves why the bikes don't last as long as they did in the good old days.
The bike was really perfectly finished, a real Nippon bike, but also not the most agile with 245 kilos and "only" 106 hp.
As for the VVT... well when you see how many problems BMW has with it to date because their system is just too fragile... I'm wondering if I want it. How often there were problems with the adjusters or whole camshafts had to be removed, which BMW did not accept and wanted 3500 euros for it (only the camshafts) Whole engine is 12,000 euros! Sometimes, in my opinion, less is more! As we stuff more and more technology and electronics into it, we can't ask ourselves why the bikes don't last as long as they did in the good old days.
