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No need to hope to resist – once you meet her gaze, you will never cease to be captivated by this sportswoman of a different kind. A pure sport motorcycle, of course, but much more. And yet, for whom? A 400 is good for Japan. What would she come to do with us, where we cannot enter her in any championship? ? The answer is simple: the VFR 400 R did not come to win races but to win the hearts of lovers of beautiful machines and beautiful mechanics. A record ? His big sister RC 30 has already taken care of it. She, only came to make the throbbing bang a little harder.
War paints are for everyone’s appreciation. For the rest, it oscillates between the magnificent and the “Ouhaouhhh!”. In addition to the impeccable build quality, the VFR 400 R provides little respite from a list of equipment and specificities that is copious and suggestive. Do you think you have a little RC 30 in front of you? The silhouette, the diamond-like aluminum frame, the single-sided arm and the V4 inscription never cease to fuel doubts. What a pleasure to contemplate this rim in all its splendor, revealed by the characteristic single-arm and stripped of its exhaust installed on the left (its distant cousin 750 VFR is not entitled to so much lightness). Radial tires, double 296 mm disc with 4 piston calipers, all stainless steel exhaust … These very sporty attributes only underline the spirit that perspires of the NC 30 (its code name). Even her heart is inspired by the growl of one of the best racers in Superbike (the RC). A 399cc V4 lives in the bowels of the VFR and, once awakened, if its song is higher than that of the 750, its beats remain characteristic of the architecture of the VFR-R.
Struggling with blood, it nevertheless immediately puts forward the Honda philosophy when you get on it: controls ideally placed, very quickly put at ease; with the added bonus of a sport driving position but less radical than that of the RC 30. A few kilometers of secondary roads quickly highlight the qualities of the chassis and the engine. The latter is also astonishing for a 400. Of course, it does not have a monstrous torque, but it is very usable and responds to the right hand even under 8000 rpm, the area where it is really revealed. It does not take long to get there – once past this point, you are entitled to a good thrust, until the needle reaches maximum power. At 12,500 rpm, the V4 outputs 60 hp and it can still climb the towers. However, we do not try to hit the needle in the red zone and the reports are linked before. In the chapter “aggressiveness in the towers”, a Kawa ZXR 400 is more convincing.
Unperturbed on the road, the VFR 400 R quickly invites you to go to the track. We feel that it is there that we will really get our feet wet. Didn’t you whisper it enough, with its minimalist protection, reduced comfort, the firmness of its suspensions and its first gear as long as a freight train?…
If you really have fun on the road, you can enjoy driving the VFR 400 R on the track without limit. Light as anything (- 200 kg all full) and with formidable precision, the machine is as impressive as it is enjoyable to take between the vibrators. Whatever the trajectory, it remains welded and perfectly guided. A tool that can be controlled with the finger and the eye and gives pride of place to piloting. As for the quality of braking, it is in tune with all the performance of the machine. Perfect the painting? Almost. The selection of gear ratios lacks precision. Too bad, and weird for a Honda. Can’t you see a kidney in the mirrors?!? And then you use it on the track ?
Let’s not beat around the bush. The Honda VFR 400 R is quite simply a machine to make the pilot dream. Of course, it is very expensive for a 400; and in addition, its distribution will be limited. Of course, its displacement is confusing and its positioning ambiguous. And yet, we can only be ecstatic in front of it, and be conquered by the exhilaration of its piloting. Get on his handlebars before thinking – In a dream, the numbers do not speak…
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Max speed:
about 210 km / h -
Acceleration
0 to 100: 4 s -
Consumption
medium: 6.40 l
The technical aspect
Honda NC 30 – VFR 400 R 1991
- Frame
- Frame: Double aluminum beam
- Tank: 18 liters
- Seat height: 755 mm
- Length: 1,985 mm
- Width: 705 mm
- Height: 1,075 mm
- Wheelbase: 1345 mm
- Dry weight: 175 kg
- Weight in running order: 193 kg
- Train before
- Telehydraulic fork Ø 41 mm, deb: 120 mm
- 2 discs Ø 296 mm, 4 piston calipers
- Front wheel:
120/60
– 17
- Transmission
- 6 speed gearbox
- Secondary chain transmission
- Rear axle
- Mono-shock, deb: 120 mm
- 1 disc Ø 220 mm, 2 piston caliper
- Rear wheel:
150/60
– 18
- Motor
- 4 Cylinders
in V at 90 °
, 4 stroke - Cooling: Liquid cooling
- Carburettors
- 2 ACT – gable cascade
- 4 valves per cylinder
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399 cc
(55 x 42 mm) -
59
ch
at 12,500 rpm -
3.70 mkg
at 10,000 rpm - Weight ratio /
power
: 2.97
kg / hp - Crit’air:
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