HONDA VFR1200FA (2009-2010) Specs, Performance & Photos

The Honda VFR1200F was a sport-touring motorcycle in its seventh generation part of the VFR and VF line of motorcycles in Honda’s range, powered by a transverse-mounted V4 engine. The bike included new technologies at the time, such as the first Dual Clutch Transmission (DTC) offered on a motorcycle.

After the VFR800 was discontinued, Honda made available the 2014 VFR800F, also known as the RC79, and the larger VFR1200F, which was discontinued in 2017, as it no longer complied with new emission standards and noise regulations.

The production of the VFR1200F started in 2009 and the first models were delivered in 2010. Also in 2010, the Japanese motorcycle manufacturer launched the Honda VFR1200FA, a sport-touring motorcycle that came in the same package as the standard model, but with an additional ABS braking system.

For suspension, the bike packed a 41mm HMAS adjustable cartridge-type telescopic fork on the front and an HMAS Pro-Link adjustable gas-charged shock absorber on the rear for optimum suspension performance and handling.

As for braking performance, the bike packed two 320 mm floating discs with six-piston calipers on the front wheel and a single 276 mm disc with a tow-piston caliper on the rear wheel for strong stopping power.

In the power department, the 2010 Honda VFR1200FA took its muscles from a 1237cc four-stroke four-cylinder liquid-cooled engine that delivered an output power of 170 hp at 10,000 rpm and 129 Nm (95 lb-ft) of torque at 8,750 rpm.