I had the 750,plenty not to like 1.total waste of breakdown cover. 2.bars 2mm to low 3.seat to narrow,needed another 1mm 4.not enough room for your mates spares under the seat. 5.rubbish at cutting grass 6.took an age to heat a pasty 7.wouldn,t sleep two 8.the engine noise would often wake you up 9.had to wear a helmet 10. And worst thing of all,my mum liked it!

You got me... I thought, the way he goes on and on about that VFR I'm very interested to hear what he hates about it, and then you go and snooker me! Damn it, man! I fell for it.

3:24 Thank me later

The lack of gear-driven cams! :-)

I consider a bandit 600 as my first bike, but the VFR serves for some headaches this last weeks. What a great product!

What a cracking idea for a video!! ....and you're quite right, we don't tend to buy bikes we hate do we, still made me smile this one and gutted I didn't do the same treatment for my Street Triple (which was extremely difficult to even come up with niggles for!). Massive thanks for the credit on the video....stay tuned to my channel as I have a little something in mind for you in one of my future productions..... ;0)

Been wanting a VFR for a while, your videos are convincing me to pull the trigger and get one 👍🏻

Watching TMF brought me to your channel a few months ago. You two(and a few other Brits) have cost me many hours this winter. Great video great channel! Peace!

I had an extremely good tour of Ireland on my VFR800 around 10 years ago, topped off with a quick sprint down to Dartmouth in Devon and finally back home to Ipswich. The whole experience was marred when going passed Colchester on the A12 my chain decided to part company with the bike, taking a chunk of the crankcase with it. Fortunately it was just a stone’s throw from the Honda dealer where I bought it. Having said all that I still loved the bike.

Must say, I was a bit confused at first but now it's rather funny after the 3.5 minute mark 🤣

A few things; I like to stand up and ride occasionally. That’s pretty hard to do for any extended period on the VFR. Almost zero underseat storage. And there are not many options to fit a throttle lock/ cruise control. Hitting the VTEC whilst on the back wheel or cornering is sometimes very unnerving. My particular fuel gauge is not at all accurate. But that is maybe only my bike. 😂 Other than that. It’s perfect. 😉

This never gets old lol.

Two days from now,- I am going to try and may be bay a VFR 800! I'm looking forward to that:-)! Thank you for giving some good vibes into this channel..:-)!!

I have a 2005 VFR800 and I love it. The only complaint I have is it does tend to run a little hot when caught in slow traffic here in California.

After 3 days of owning a VFR 800 V-tec I can confirm you are right,- There is nothing I hate with my VFR.... BUT,- I can make a long long long long long long long long long long list of what I love about my VFR...:-)" Keep up the good work:-)...

I just bought one recently (2010 model)and after owning a VF 500 and 750 many years ago I must say that it is an absolutely fantastic bike and light years away from those models. Looking forward to touring Scotland this May on it. Can't wait.

Richy, I agree with your list! Here's my number 10...I get angry with all those riders who are constantly telling me (correctly) that it is the finest sport touring bike ever made! :>)

K, I just obtained a VFR, mostly based on this video. After 1000 K's in, I'm glad I watched and bought a VFR! Thanks . . .

the only negative thing about the vfr is that it's a bit thirsty, but my gosh what a great ride. the sound,,, performance. all excellent. the only mod i will do is to raise the bars a little bit.

Brilliant richy 😀😀👍👍 Made me proper laugh out loud 😂

Before I watched the video, I was wondering how could someone say anything negative about a VFR 800! Glad to know we think alike.

1. Weak stator 2. no cruise control 3. No quick shifter 4. Short on power for its class 6. Front turn signals resemble lopped off elephant tusks 7. Seat won't recline. 8. No forward pegs and controls 9. No LED accent lighting 10. Falls far short of 200MPH.

I have a 800FI, last year b4 variable timing, great bike, fuel injected, gear driven cams, sounds unique, goes well, won’t sell it, to fond of it. Love my R1200gs but the VFR is unique

I don't have a VFR (I'm thinking of getting one) but here's two things that I've heard of - the side radiators of the gen 6 vfr can cause your legs to get hot - they can be very expensive to work on (that's all I've got ;)

As an owner of a 2003 6th gen I instantly clicked on this video when I saw the title! I thought, "Oh here we go..." and quickly compiled a mental list of my own . At the end of the video I was a little annoyed; I was dumbfounded as to why your #10 was the same as my #1. One of us has their priorities backwards. ; )

I started riding my '98 again after I replaced the reg/rec, stator, and harness. In the meantime was a Ducati Multistrada 1200s. And I'm so happy to be back on the VFR that I don't ride the Multi any more. The Multi might have bigger on-paper numbers, electronic suspension, ride by wire stuff but it's no match *at all* for the VFR, even though its engine is a full 1/3 bigger. Nowhere near the flexibility, woosh feeling, sound. Plus the Multi feels twice as heavy, and has nowhere near the same telepathic throttle/brake, feeling of grip, or perfect gearchange. And even though it's got more power, massively more torque, it's just not as usable. It's either too quick, or just too cantankerously irritating in the fuelling to ride at anything other than full throttle. The VFR is as beautifully relaxing at 10% pace as it is at 80%.

I have a VFR750FL, there are two niggles as far as I’m concerned 1. The weight, heavy for a 750, fine once you’re moving and very planted but heavy around the garage. 2. Charging circuit is weak on VFR’s 3 reg recs and counting since I bought mine. I also have a blackbird, heavy bike again but the difference in weight for the extra capacity is minimal. That has a mosfet reg rec so unlikely to blow any time soon. The 800 is longer than my old VFR as well, so for a shorty like myself is less comfortable over distance.

Oh my god!!! Soooooo good! But why did the video stop, just when you wanna start the count down??? :) Great Video! Thanks for laugh!

I can tell you a few things after driving a vfr800 for quite a while, 1 sometimes you can get electrical (ground wires) issues that are a headache to troubleshoot, 2 the horn button is a bit too long so sometimes you can activate it by mistake, 3 quite wide turn angle compared to a GSX for example, if you want to turn the bike on a narrow street especially if is a steep hill is not very easy. overall not recommended for the lady riders that can drop it quite easy and it would be impossible for them to get it back up. That being said is a very nice bike to ride, no more negatives, i have a lot of fun with mine.

Just seen this vid. Cracked me up. I’ve been a subscriber for a while and was wondering what you were going to say. Especially as my 1999 5th gen arrived yesterday. Thought I’d take it for a first spin for half an hour. Got home 4 hours later. (Naughty boy) 😀 Love it mate. Great channel. Looking forward to these restrictions getting lifted and taking the VFR on a south west tour. Cheers for all the vids. Help keep my sanity. I own an events company. Supply sound light and stages. Not had a gig since last feb. So your vids have been helping lift my spirits mate.

Well, that is the ‘pre-adjusted ‘ VTEC model, which can be dodgy if you are in a certain rev range when taking a lean through a corner - then it ‘snaps ‘ at you at 7K as you accelerate out. Thats why it lowered the VFR tone. The 2014 model irons that issue out (mostly) and is much better…. 😊

I know one, slow rpm speed in a 30km/h zone, that is horrible. But other then that, it still beats modern bikes in comfort, speed, power and mostly everything else. It's 115HP is more then enough to keep up with all other bikes. Going from 100 to 250KM/h is so fast, it's no problem to keep up. I know as I used to have a VFR1200F with a racing ECU, the VFR800 had no problem to stick in my mirror. Honda are idiots for not producing this bike anymore thanks to the stupid EU-rulings on CO2, that turned out to be lies in total. I will not ever sell my VFR800Fi's, ride them until they crack, there isn't any better bike on the planet. The VFR800 does it all, great speed, great touring bike, great racer....what more do you want or need? And before I forget, they never let you down, they simply don't fall apart.

Funny. I own a 2003 silver VFR 800ABS. I am selling it now as I purchased a mobile couch for this 49 year old. My new ride is a BMW R1200RT. It has all the bells and whistles lol. But the VFR is a very nice bike. And you can’t beat that V4 sound through the carbon fibre exhaust. Just can’t! 47000km on it and still going strong.

Great video, tomorrow i will probably buy my first VFR 800, your video just convinced me that this is a right choice! :D

when you can't find anything wrong with something, I think that's called love! you've got me thinking as I don't feel so fondly about my biffer...

1. Temperature raise fairly quickly and takes a while to come down. 2. Under seat storage in incredibly minimal. 3. The centre stand is next to impossible to use if you don't weigh very much and haven't got height on your side. 4. Cam chain tensioners can be dodgy. 5. The front of the engine is a right pain to keep clean. Takes ages to make it shiny after being out in bad weather. 6. 2 of my disc locks do not fit very well in the front discs. 7. Nightmare to mount a dash cam in a sensible position 8. Steering lock is temperamental (not looked into why yet) 9. Bleeding the brakes is not exactly the easiest in the world. 10. It's not a Yamaha 😉

Another great video... as usual. And Richy, today, do not leave us you too... ok? Cheers from Portugal

You got me again, Richy. As I have the same bike as you, I was very curious as to what you would say. But as I was watching, I thought to myself that you were running seriously behind on time...until I realized the point that you were making. I will say that one thing I hate about my Honda VFR800 is that it's too good of a bike to even think about trading it in for a brand new bike, which is what I promised myself I would do when I retired. I have test-driven a number of bikes the last couple of years, but I couldn't bring myself to part with the VFR. Even the salespeople tell me they think it's a great bike.

Well thought out 10 things you hate about the VFR...very informative list ;) .... haha had a good laugh

Well done, at first I thought it was just gonna be another typical 10 things list, then I started getting annoyed when you didn't have a list ready. Took me a moment to realize what you were getting at, nice little chuckle

Hahaha!!... Man,thank you for a good laugh and thumbs up for the VFR800! Incredible machine!

Quality Richy I knew you wouldn't have any before it started lol👍

100% agree. The Viffer was the best bike I've ever owned.

Good dose of comedy acting but making a valid point. I ride the 5th gen vfr800 and find it hard to fault. I actually prefer it to my two previous machines; a Yam FZ1n and a mk1 Triumph Street Triple. They were both excellent machines but lacked the versatility of the VFR (which is also a blast to ride when you're in the mood to take things up a notch). I discovered The Missenden Flyer about a month ago and I completely agree with your comments; I've watched all his videos and his reviews are excellent; Just wish there were more of them........

Haha, nice one, just picked up a 2004 one last week, so far only thing i don't like is the screen too low and position hurts my wrists because im old, cruise control would be nice, always loved them and happy to have one to play with ;)

Haha, quality, I was wondering at the beginning but you properly suckered me!!! 🤣🤣🤣

Lol I like the video. I’m guessing you love your bike 😊 I’ve not ridden for 12 years I’m 43 and thinking of getting a vfr800 I’m too old for leaning over tanks again (last bike was an r6) the vfr looks like a good bike......hmmmmmm 🤔 Subscribed so keep posting bro 😉

Hung up my helmet 20 years ago but dam you and Wildbad videos, i just bought myself a silver VFR800 and my wife now hates me lol

😂😂😂😂😂 Bravo! For someone who is looking for this bike, this is the ultimate test!

Every bike suits someone and brand snobery is embedded deep in many peoples minds. To you Rich you have a bike you love and cherish as i do with my Street Triple. I also love my BSB and TT and I do not care what brand wins as long as I have had great racing and the thrill of speed control and the sound of the motor. Good on you son and long may you make your vids.

Fancying VTEC and stumbled across your channel, great fun and nice to see roads I have always ridden as seems you are local to me. Cheers well done youth.

Back in the day I had a VFR 750 fv, 1996 I think. It was a fabulous bike but I only had it for 6 weeks before it was nicked. As soon as I was paid out I bought a Firestorm as an interim bike until the VFR800 was released. Bought one immediately but what a pile of poo - in my opinion - it was !! Then Honda released the VFR vtec; FABULOUS MACHINE in all respects. By then I was into GS's so never owned one, but a GREAT, GREAT bike.

lol well played. I'm seriously considering this bike, so I thought, "Ok, HERE'S what I need to see. The BAD THINGS about the bike. This will help me decide." Then I'm waiting...and waiting...and waiting. nicely done, I didn't see it coming, haha!

just bought one on saturday, and thanks. this video made my day

I’m a bit surprised because this list matches mine perfectly which is why I’m selling one of my current bikes to pick up a mid 2000’s v-tech VFR.

hahah funny video :)

10 things wright with the vfr just so perfect whats not to like about them god made these bikes .

I got one for you! No. 10: Everybody rides a boring silver one! And... that's about it...

🤣🤣🤣 " Number 10 ? ... number 10 ?... "

i bought a 15 vf havent got it yet ''waiting patiently'' but I hope I can share your love of this bike cheers mate mal from aus.

Richy I have the vfr800 2009. Is your Africa twin at 100 HP and 77 ft lb torque as powerful as the vfr 800? I am contemplating getting a 1100 atas

As a motorcycle courier in Los Angeles , I got 750,000 miles outta my 2002 VFR. I replaced many fork seals. A rear shock, clutch, many chains, brakes and tires. The front discs. Seat cover, front wheel bearings, the rear wheel bearing was a chore. Triple clamp bearing and a clutch slave. Reg rec and coil. And just before it was time to sell her Honda replaced the entire wire harness under a recall.

Lol, I thought you was trying to imply that the VFR was a perfect 10/10 bike. I'm sure I could prob find 10 niggles with my ZX6R starting off with its tappety cam tensioner, comfort, vibrations, mirrors, sitting position, suspension, e.t.c. But do you know what, I wouldn't change it for nought. Nice vids mate.

What a beautiful town you are riding through. I' hear you I have 4 VFR"S All 5th Gen. 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001. I hate the yellow color on my 2000...

Those who are interested who's that youtuber, it's RoyalJordanian or RJ. He owns 2 classic Yamahas, Honda Grom, BMW S1000RRs, Husqvarna Nuda 900R. Husqvarna SMR511 and KTM 1290 Super Duke R. That 1200GS was just rental but it was hard for him to give it back

Tyre valves not at 90 degree for convenience, otherwise I think you like it a lot. It’s actually very nice to see someone who does the miles and the trips you do not fall into the newest is best must change the bike mode, preferring the existing bike that actually meets most if not all their needs.

great vid's rich, been meaning to ask... whats the case/holder you have for your iphone, i need something similar for my phone

Nice work mate. I own a '04 VFR and because i'm 6 foot 3 I find it a little cramped.. But otherwise an awesome piece of machinery.

awesome vid, made me laugh. but in a serious note what exhaust do you have? were they expensive as I'm currently looking for a good set to make the V4 roar.

Were cud I side boxes for my 2001 vfr 800

Cant find 10 but 6 are enough... 1)Electric Gremlins (...if you have the luck) 2) Heat coming from radiators (Mediterranean guy here) 3) Easily gets hot (more than other bikes, but not a real problem here) 4) Surging at low revs (PC + Mapping can fix this) 5) Locked ECU. (at -2006 models) 6) Kind of expensive service (VTEC valves especially)

Ohhh that made me laugh! I’m just researching the VFR’s as possibly my next bike and this makes me feel better about my decision. Any suggestions on what year of the 6gen to get? It must be a 6th gen! I currently have a Yamaha Warrior and had an 06 R6. I hope this won’t disappoint

Just found your channel and love it, you nearly had me on this one, great humour 👍

Lol Richy that was amusing. I bet you hate the fact that you can't think of ten things you hate about the VFR! LOL cheers

I'm looking at changing from my old cbr600f2 to a vfr for touring

I bought a vfr 750 new back in the 80's. It was truly awesome. That was about 20 bikes ago. Currently on an r1250gs -the best.

I must be a thickie, it took.me a minute or two to twig what was going on. nice editing too. Enjoyed.

Very good mate. The love affair is strong!!

Lol. I just bought 2004 vfr day ago and was very interested to listen to your list🤣

there is ONLY ONE THING i hate in VFR800VTEC - weight. could be some 50kg less :) this is amazing bike... I got mine since 10 years allready...

There's nothing to hate about vfr ,this number 10

Ok, lemme help you out. You are supposed to hate the under tail exhaust. Not for its looks, cuz it looks good, but because it takes up room on the rear tail section, causes too much heat and may cut performance just a bit. You are also supposed to hate the V-tec. Its only there for emissions, and hurts performance under 6500 rpm. Also valve clearance checks are very difficult. Those are 3 of the most common, anyhow.

Great video buddy, Question! I have a vfr the same as yours and find the throttle return spring very strong, so after 100 miles or so my hand is killing me. whats your thoughts. ? my hate is 0 storage

Richy, quick question> Do you wave to other riders in the UK? right hand or left?

Hilarious! 😂😂😂😂 So good, love it! Cheers mate🍸

I love this video. I have owned A VFR800 for a couple of years now and I love it. I just sent this link of your vid to a mate who is going to look at buying one on Tuesday night. Same colour as mine. He canny see green cheese. lol Hope your well Richy.

No helmet hanger/lock ( was on the 5th gen). The stupid dual exhaust ( heavy). Rear shock ( no rebound adjustment). Stock seat ( crams ur nuts into the tank). Linked brakes (Maintenance and hoses). Steering bearings die at about 20K miles. A frikkin' bear to service. That being said, I love it to death....have had a 3th, two 5ths and a sixth generation bike. Well over 150K miles combined on these. All of them ran flawlessly until, in the case of the 3rd gen ( crash), one of the 5th gens ( run over by a chickee on her cell phone ) terminated their life. Still have one of the 5th gens and the 07RWB. ~VFR Steve

I don't want to put a downer on things, but there were 2 things that annoyed me about mine.......although it was not the bike itself it was pretty much perfect, it was more Honda I suppose. Incidentally you have a new fan! Just told my mother I watch your channel, so she looks you up, and gives me a running commentary over the phone of your ride over the Grossnockler, which I've already watched. "Think I'll watch some more of him" she said...

when the penny dropped ( 3:48 ) I burst out laughing. You are a genius!

Lovely scenery.Bike has a nice note when you gave it some welly.I find the FI on it is abit like a on/off switch.Hard to keep a steady speed on it.Thanks.

Love my '07 Viffer, but yeah there are some things. 1) LED screen starts to have pixel issues after a while - certain bits fail to display. 2) The bike looks better from the side-back than it does from the side-front, due to the weird pointy nose. You have to virtually lie down on the road and look at it from the side-front for it to not look weird and pointy. 3) Styling is starting to look quite dated (though I still enjoy the weird angles of the thing, except from said pov). 4) Those glaring round headlights look like something off an old FZR. Honda should have given them a bit of shape to go with all the other angles on the bike. Otherwise, love the bloody thing.

richy do you know what i hate about your vfr ?.... the fact that i am not seeing it at least twice a week on new uploads lol... i subscibe to a fair few but you are the only one i have notifications for .. you lot are simply the best love all your utube vids never a thumbs down from me mate ... now get another vid on qwik before i do 😂😂😂👍👍👍

Linked brakes. Lack of storage under seat. Lumpy down low. Little top heavy. Under seat pipes get flipping hot in traffic. I had a 56 plate couldn't gel with it. Now have a vfr800f 2015 cured most of above. But gained stupid self cancling indicators. A basic traction control. But vfrs are lovey I have had 3 of them.

Absolutely brilliant. I hate all those same things as well.

The VFR is a great bike but if you want to come up with 10 things to hate about it just try doing some work on it. For example; to get the throttle twist grip off you need to disconnect the cables at the throttle body end. There's a little plate with a couple of screws for doing just that... except Honda put it right behind the frame, so it's almost impossible to undo them without chewing them up. Turning a five minute job into an hour or so of struggle. Even if you have an old one, with no VTEC, you'll need to remove the front end to get to the the front valves for checking. Most people take them to a dealer of course but these difficulties are why the costs are so high. Trying to come up with 10 things to hate about riding it would be virtually impossible, once you've de-linked the brakes.

Lol I was wondering, like what's this guy gonna say, it goes too fast? Too good looking? Great stuff

Haha loved it this has now become my dream bike and when i saw 10 i was like “10?! Please i dont want to not like it” any suggestions about what to check when buying one?

Thinking about picking up a new leftover 2014. Thanks for the honest and informative insights. :D

That's Funny. I know one ,sometimes it gets dirty but it's enjoyable to clean it & make it Shine. You might need to be a standup Comedian also , a man of many talents.

Maybe time to revisit this one Richy... given your current love for the AT!... maybe #10 is that the VFR is not an AT.... :D