HONDA VFR800FI Interceptor (2000-2001) Specs, Performance & Photos

The 2001 Honda VFR800Fi was a sport-touring motorcycle, also known as the Interceptor, which was manufactured in 1998 as a successor to the VFR750F and shared the V4 engine designs and configuration with the VF and VFR models.

Also, the 2001 machine benefited from the upgrades brought upon the 2000 model, which included a catalytic converter, an oxygen sensor, an EFI system that entered closed-loop mode under highway cruising, and a temperature-actuated fast idle system that removed the choke lever.

The VFR800Fi offered a comfortable seat with an upright riding position, low-mounted footpegs, dual headlights, adjustable suspension, and an integrated luggage system as an option, which made it a good choice for touring ridings.

In addition, the VFR800Fi came equipped with standard features, such as a single seat with a passenger cowl, a small windscreen, a full fairing, a chromed muffler, six-spoke cast aluminum wheels, and a side stand.

For handling, the bike was built on a twin-spar aluminum frame that housed a 41 mm HMAS preload-adjustable telescopic fork on the front and an HMAS preload-adjustable gas-charged shock absorber on the rear.

As for stopping power, the bike packed two 296 mm discs with three-piston calipers on the front wheel and one 256 mm disc with a three-piston caliper on the rear wheel for optimum braking performance.

In the performance department, the 2001 Honda VFR800Fi Interceptor took its muscles from a 782cc four-stroke four-cylinder liquid-cooled engine that delivered an output power of 110 hp at 10,500 rpm and 82 Nm (60 lb-ft) of torque at 8,500 rpm.