…strong off idle and at low, traffic-friendly applications. Once the 4-valve configuration starts pumping, the Interceptor can really scream. The F-1 techno feel runs through the entire Interceptor's drive train. Transmission and clutch deliver seamless shifts, perfectly accented by the responsive motor.…

…head more compact - in turn making the seating position narrower. All told the new changes make for a more compact engine than even its 800cc VFR Interceptor sibling. Though down on CC, the Honda VFR splits the horsepower difference between the Hayabusa and Concours 14. Compared to the Inline-Fours in…

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…year. The Honda Interceptor makes for a capable sport-touring mount that can still carve up canyons like a sportbike. Making up for missing technical panache and additional weight in its kinder, gentler, greener transition from 1998 generation to the 2001 model, the Interceptor's valvetrain now wears…

…might add, it also creates and supports bike lines that defy convention. The luxo-touring Gold Wing comes to mind, as well as the previous VFR Interceptor. This current VFR is no different. Pressing Honda's media reps with the question of whether it views the VFR1200F as a tourer or sportbike, the response…

…tight, winding, first or second gear rain-soaked road as we closed in on Switzerland's Sustenpass. The motorcycle I was riding, a Honda VFR800 Interceptor shod with the Z6 Interact. The three of us ran up the road at a ridiculous pace considering the sketchiness of the road, yet none of us had even…

…stay away for long, our time in the dry did offer a glimpse at the tire's available dry grip. On either the Kawasaki Concours 14 or the VFR800 Interceptor test mules it was clear that on the street it will be difficult to ride beyond the limits of available traction in the dry. It's difficult to say…

…$21.95 LoopRope 5ft. MSRP: $23.95 Rocky Mountain Radar Interceptor Rocky Mountain Radar Interceptor Getting a speeding ticket sucks. It’s expensive, too. Rocky Mountain Radar has the antidote for those with heavy throttle hands. The Interceptor is a cordless radar/laser detector built exclusively for…

…protection, ample stowage space and a pinch of luxury. The Yammie, though, is a harder-edged tool than the ST. Honda's new scoot is ideal for an Interceptor rider who is willing to give up a bit of canyon prowess in return for a long-haul machine that's better suited for endless open roads. As if to illustrate…

…then, Locke was living in Newport Beach during the week, and commuting ‘home’ to Marin on the weekends. He bought a first-gen Honda VFR750R Interceptor, a model that for all its flaws, helped define the whole future of sportbikes. “I had no business on that thing,” Locke told me, of the VFR.…