Tech Tour De Force - Honda VFR1200F
Honda Two Wheelers India have launched their most expensive and one of the most technically advanced motorcycle anywhere in world, VFR1200F Sports-Tourer in the Indian market.
The radically styled VFR1200F comes with a transverse mounted 1237CC fuel injected liquid cooled V4 engine delivering 172 bhp of maximum power @ 10,000 rpm and a maximum 13.1 kgm of torque @ 8750 rpm. The engine is just the start as the VFR1200F boasts some of the most cutting edge technologies ever used on a motorcycle. The bike launched in India comes with a DCT or dual clutch transmission, one operating 1st, 3rd and 5th gears, the other operating 2nd, 4th and 6th gears. The transmission operates in one of the three available modes – ‘D’ which is a fuel efficient automatic mode, ‘S’ which is sportier in that it changes gears at higher revs and ‘M’ or the manual which lets the rider change gears whenever he wants using paddle shifters mounted on the handlebars! The gearbox is the first of its type fitted to a large capacity motorcycle. The bike also comes with a slipper clutch that allows downshifts to lower gears from high speed without the transmission jerk or the rear wheel loosing traction.
Other high tech features include standard ABS which works in conjugation with Honda’s CBS or the combined braking system which applies both the front and the rear brakes via a single lever for safe and sure shot stopping.
All that technology in a two wheeler doesnt come cheap. The Honda VFR1200F has been priced at a whopping Rs 17.5 Lakhs, Ex-Showroom, New Delhi. The bike will be sold through Honda’s exclusive ‘Wing World’ showrooms in New Delhi and Mumbai with deliveries starting in late August 2010.
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