Editing Honda VFR400R

{{Motorcycle
|name             = [[Honda]] VFR400
|photo=Honda-VFR400R-86--1.jpg
|aka              = VFR400 NC24, VFR 400 NC24, VFR400NC 30, VFR 400 NC 30, VFR400R, VFR 400 R, VFR 400
|manufacturer     = Honda
|parent_company   =
|production       = 1986
|model_year       =
|predecessor      =
|successor        =
|class            =[[Power Cruiser]]
|engine           = Four stroke 90°V-four cylinder, DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder
|bore_stroke      =
|compression      = 11.3:1
|top_speed        = 219 km/h / 136 mph
|power            =
|torque           =
|fuel_system      =
|ignition         = Digitalized full transistor ignition
|spark_plug       = NGK ER9EH
|battery          =
|transmission     = 6 Speed
|frame            = Twin-spar aluminum
|suspension       =Front: 41mm inverted forks: preload and [[rebound damping]] <br>
Rear: Rising-rate monoshock: [[pre-load]] and rebound damping
|brakes           =Front: 2x 269mm 4 [[piston]] [[calipers]] <br>Rear: Single disc 2 piston caliper
|front_tire       = {{tire|100/90 R16}} 
|rear_tire   	  = {{tire|140/60 R18}} 
|rake_trail       =
|wheelbase        = 1345 mm / 53.0 in
|length           =
|width            =
|height           =
|seat_height      = 870 mm / 30.7 in
|dry_weight       = 170 kg / 374.7 lbs
|wet_weight       =
|fuel_capacity    = 18 Liters / 4.0 gal
|oil_capacity     = 2.4 Liters
|fuel_consumption =
|turning_radius   =
|related          =
|competition      =
}}

It could reach a top speed of 219 km/h / 136 mph.  

==Engine==
The engine was a Liquid cooled cooled Four stroke 90°V-four cylinder, DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder. The engine featured a 11.3:1 [[compression ratio]].  

==Drive==
Power was moderated via the Wet, cable operated.  

==Chassis==
It came with a 100/90 R16 front [[tire]] and a 140/60 R18 rear tire. Stopping was achieved via 2x 269mm 4 piston calipers in the front and a Single disc 2 piston [[caliper]] in the rear. The front suspension was a  41mm inverted forks: preload and rebound damping while the rear was equipped with a Rising-rate monoshock: pre-load and rebound damping. The VFR400R was fitted with a 18 Liters / 4.0 gal fuel tank. The bike weighed just 170 kg / 374.7 lbs. The wheelbase was 1345 mm / 53.0 in long.  
== Photos ==
[[File:Honda-VFR400R-86--1.jpg|600px|Honda VFR400]]
[[File:Honda-VFR400R-86.jpg|600px|Honda VFR400]]

== Overview ==

You don't have to ride the NC30 to know that it is right. Everything about it just looks
right. The scaled-down version of the RC30 is perfect in it
proportions and in its detail. The reduction in size makes it
neater still.

The engine gives the impression of that of a larger machine.
Peak torque is at 12,000rpm, but it doesn't drop off, giving a
long, flexible spread of peak power. It will hold any top gear
cruise speed up to 100mph, will pull wide open in top from
2,000rpm and runs without a hiccup to 15,000rpm.

Asked whether the quality of engineering is worth £6,000, the
answer would be yes. The build quality is nearly as good as the
RC30.
The VFR400 was featured in
Bike magazine's secondhand buyer's guide, in the October
2001 issue. These are some of the things they said:
It doesn't matter who you are or what sort of bike you ride you
can't fail to be impressed by the NC30. It is quite simply the
best sportsbike under 600cc, with the possible exception of the
[[Aprilia RS250]]. Beautifully engineered, beautifully built and
beautifully finished, it exudes such quality that you wonder how
they built it at the price.

Reliable? Absolutely, assuming that it's been properly
maintained. The charging system is a bit suspect, but that's it.
Check the trueness of the wheels - they distort easily.
[Note: Regulator/rectifiers can fail, just like the bigger VFRs,
that's all].

Competition: There isn't any, really. The NC35 is even more
gorgeous (and expensive), an utter work of art. The CBR400 is a
contender. It's another wonderful miniature road burner with
superlative handling and a tough engine, but it just doesn't
have the quality feel that you get with the NC30.

==Specifications==
{|  class="wikitable"
|- 
!Make Model
|Honda VFR 400R
|- 
!Year
|1986
|- 
!Engine Type
|Four stroke 90°V-four cylinder, DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder
|- 
!Displacement
|399 cc / 15.7 cu-in
|- 
!Bore X Stroke
|55 x 42 mm
|- 
!Valve Clearance
|Intake - 0.15 mm / Exhaust 0.24
|- 
!Cooling System
|Liquid cooled
|- 
!Compression
|11.3:1
|- 
!Lubrication
|Wet sump
|- 
!Engine Oil
|SAE 10W-40
|- 
!Oil Capacity
|2.4 Liters
|- 
!Induction
|4x 34mm Keihin CV type
|- 
!Ignition
|Digitalized full transistor ignition
|- 
!Spark Plug
|NGK ER9EH
|- 
!Starting
|Electric
|- 
!Max Power
|59.hp / 43.1 kW @ 12800 rpm
|- 
!Max Torque
|39.Nm / 4.0 kgf-m / 28.8 lb-ft @ 10000 rpm
|- 
!Rev Redline
|13000 rpm
|- 
!Clutch
|Wet, cable operated
|- 
!Transmission
|6 Speed
|- 
!Final Drive
|Chain
|- 
!Frame
|Twin-spar aluminum
|- 
!Front Suspension
|41mm inverted forks: preload and rebound damping
|- 
!Fork Oil Per Rod
|390 ml / SAE 7,5W
|- 
!Rear Suspension
|Rising-rate monoshock: pre-load and rebound damping
|- 
!Front Brakes
|2x 269mm 4 piston calipers
|- 
!Rear Brakes
|Single disc 2 piston caliper
|- 
!Front Tire
|100/90 R16
|- 
!Rear Tire
|140/60 R18
|- 
!Rake
|24°
|- 
!Trail
|96 mm / 3.7 in
|- 
!Dimensions
|Height 1075 mm / 42.3 in Length 1985 mm / 78.1 in
|- 
!Wheelbase
|1345 mm / 53.0 in
|- 
!Seat Height
|870 mm / 30.7 in
|- 
!Dry Weight
|170 kg / 374.7 lbs
|- 
!Fuel Capacity
|18 Liters / 4.0 gal
|- 
!Consumption Average
|42 mpg
|- 
!Standing ¼ Mile
|12.6 sec / 175 km/h / 109 mph
|- 
!Top Speed
|219 km/h / 136 mph

|}

== External Links ==
* http://www.simonevans.co.uk/v-four/vfr400.htm

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