BMW F 900 R versus Honda VFR 800
BMW F 900 R
Honda VFR 800
Year of construction / RRP / Test report
Competitors
- Engine
- Basic price
- Comfort
- Sporty engine
- Good comfort
- Gripping brakes
- Value for money
- Reliable model
- Windbreak
- Pillion comfort
- Rear view
- Vibration
- Exhausting manoeuvring
Dimensions & Weight
Length : 2.140 mm Height : 1.130 mm
Seat : 815 mm
Weight : 211 (max: 430 ) kg
Length : 2.130 mm Height : 1.190 mm
Seat : 820 mm
Weight : 249 (max: 444 ) kg
Engine
Displacement: 895 ccm
Hub: 77 mm
Hole: 86 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: O-Ring Kette
Aisles: 6
Displacement: 782 ccm
Hub: 48 mm
Hole: 72 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: O-Ring Kette
Aisles: 6
Performance
Performance: 105 HP at 8.500 U/Min
Torque: 92 NM bei 6.500 U/Min Tank contents: 13 Litre
Consumption: 4 l
Reach: 310 km
Performance: 109 HP at 10.500 U/Min
Torque: 80 NM bei 8.800 U/Min Tank contents: 21 Litre
Consumption: 6 l
Reach: 350 km
Chassis
Bridge frame in shell construction (steel) Front suspension:
Upside-down fork, Ø 43 mm (travel 135 mm) Rear suspension:
Directly hinged central strut, spring base hydraulically adjustable, rebound damping adjustable (travel 142 mm)
Rear suspension:
Aluminum two-arm swingarm Tyres at the front: 120/70 ZR 17
Rear tyres: 180/55 ZR 17
Bridge frame (aluminium) Front suspension:
Telescopic fork, Ø 43 mm (travel 120 mm) Rear suspension:
Central strut (travel 120 mm)
Rear suspension:
Aluminum cast single-arm swingarm Tyres at the front: 120/70-ZR17
Rear tyres: 180/55-ZR17
Brakes
Double disc brake, floating brake discs, 4-piston radial caliper (∅ 320 mm) Rear brake
Single disc brake, 1-piston floating caliper (∅ 265 mm)
Three-piston caliper (∅ 296 mm) Rear brake
Three-piston caliper (∅ 256 mm)
Ideal for a sporty short trip
If things go the way they did with their predecessor, BMW has a potential bestseller in its range with the F 900 R. Why not: The machine is quite cheap for BMW ratios and at the same time quite good.
You just have to know what you want. This bike is ideal for a sporty excursion without great travel ambitions. Whose wish this was always: Test drive please!
The test bike was provided to us by Bergmann and Söhne in Pinneberg near Hamburg.
Expensive, but always back
What remains? Without sponsors, this would have been a rather expensive affair, as there are cheaper offers on the net. And yet we are glad to have dared this experiment: the Honda is too good not to try it. Our advice to all those who can make friends with a sports tourer: Definitely shortlist!
This was the emotional section of our brain, but the truth is that these costs cannot be recovered from a sale. But no matter what we do with the VFR, we have not yet decided. We just enjoy :)
That cost the fun, all the numbers in Euros:
Motorcycle: 1,600
TÜV: 80
Battery: 100
Brake pads and air filters: 230
Oil and oil filters: 40
Front blinkers: 62
Spark plugs: 146
Halogen lamp 40
Tank ceilings: 20
In total, that's 2,318 euros. To this end, we have received services from sponsors. For new Michelin tyres, LSL levers and mirrors as well as the paintwork a further 2,377 euros would have been due, so summasumarum 4,695 euros.
