Origins of the Honda VFR750F
STANDING ¼-MILE: 11.6secs
So poor was the V4 engine’s image in the mid-Eighties that Honda was on the verge of abandoning it.
The firm’s reputation for solid reliability was in tatters following a bungled response to problems that had emerged with its VF750F sports bike that was part of a complete range of sophisticated liquid-cooled 16-valve V4s. Camshaft bearings and lobes had
