According to the respected Visordown web site….
“Honda VFR1200F becomes UK top-seller in Feb 2010. All-new VFR surprises critics with promising post winter sales
Posted: 8 March 2010
by Visordown News
HONDA’S new VFR1200F sports tourer has becoming the top-selling motorcycle in the UK in February 2010, notching up 97 sales nationwide.
Figures released today by the Motorcycle Industy Association showed sales of the all-new 1200cc V4 more than quadrupled that of the usual strong-selling BMW R1200RT, of which just 22 units were sold last month.
The news will come as welcome relief to Honda UK, after the V4 was panned by many journalists at its world press launch for the bike’s small tank range, quirky looks and £11,500 asking price.
February 2010 UK motorcycle sales by category
ADVENTURE SPORT BMW R 1200 GS 40
CUSTOM Yamaha YBR 125 CUSTOM 12
NAKED Honda CBF 125 M 64
SCOOTER Yamaha XC 125 53
SPORT/TOUR Honda VFR 1200 97
SUPERSPORT Yamaha YZF R125 60
TOURING BMW R 1200 RT 22
TRAIL/ENDURO Suzuki RV 125 VAN VAN 15″
Imagine what sales will be like when the (brief) British Summer rolls around…
Just looking at that picture makes me wonder again about how the exposed exhaust headers are going to cope in filthy weather, and especially in the salt-covered British roads. Time will tell, I guess.
sanoptic says
From that angle in the pic the bike looks great…i must be getting used to it now.
Allways wondered why you would need a 1000-1200cc bike in England though being such a small country.
My mate who lives in England rides a 600 bandit & says thats all you need unless you go touring in the continent.