The Honda VFR800, also known in some markets as the Interceptor, is a motorcycle sold by Honda since 1998 featuring a V-4 engine configuration shared with the Honda VF and VFR family of motorcycles. The VFR features heavier construction and a more upright riding position than a pure sport bike, though lower than a cruiser. Lighter and more aggressive than a pure touring motorcycle, the "viffer" revived the category known as the sport touring motorcycle first created by the BMW R100RS.
The VFR800's predecessor was the VFR750F (700 in the United States), which scored highly in many press reviews upon its introduction in 1986. While the new VFR was originally intended to be a sports bike, the introduction of lighter competitors (including the nearly 30 kg or 66 lb lighter GSX-R750) prompted Honda in 1990 to transition the VFR into a mid-sized sport touring bike, a category of which the VFR became the de facto benchmark. However, by 1997, the Triumph Sprint ST and the Ducati ST2 and ST4 presented Honda with significant sports-touring competition, so Honda responded with an all-new VFR, the VFR800, in 1998.
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| Manufacturer | Honda |
|---|---|
| Also called | Interceptor |
| Production | since 1998 |
| Predecessor | VFR750 |
| Successor | VFR1200F |
| Class | Sport touring bike |
| Engine | 782 cc liquid-cooled 4-stroke 16-valveDOHC V4 |
| Bore / stroke | 72 mm × 48 mm (2.8 in × 1.9 in) |
| Compression ratio | 11.8:1 |
| Power | 104 hp (78 kW) @ 10,250 rpm |
| Torque | 55 ft·lb (75 N·m) @ 8,500 rpm |
| Transmission | 6-speed chain drive |
| Brakes | 2×310 mm (front) 256 mm disc (rear) |
| Wheelbase | 1,458 mm (57.4 in) |
| Dimensions | L: 2,120 mm (83 in) W: 735 mm (28.9 in) H: 1,195 mm (47.0 in) |
| Seat height | 805 mm (31.7 in) |
| Weight | 481 lb (218 kg) US Spec (dry) 520 lb (240 kg) (wet) |
| Fuel capacity | 5.2 US gal (20 l; 4.3 imp gal) |
| Related | Crossrunner |