HONDA VFR800 Interceptor ABS (2008-2009) Specs, Performance & Photos

In 2008, alongside the base model, the Japanese maker released the Honda VFR800 Interceptor ABS, a sports touring motorcycle, which, as its name suggests, was fitted with an additional safety package. In other departments, it was identical to the 2008 non-ABS model year.

The Honda VFR800, also known as the Interceptor, was a sport-touring machine created by Honda in 1998 as the successor to the Honda VFR750F. It shared the same engine configuration with the Honda VF and VFR series.

The last revision was made in 2006 when the motorcycle received changes to the tachometer face from black to white, a remapped Electronic Control Unit (ECU) that offered a smoother transmission into VTEC, clear turn signal lenses, and changes to the electrical wiring that fixed issues with the charging system.

The 2008 ABS model visually packed standard features, like a full fairing, a large headlight unit, a windscreen, a single seat with a pillion seat cover, an under-seat-mounted exhaust system, and five-spoke aluminum alloy wheels.

The bike was built around a twin-spar aluminum frame with a 43 mm adjustable HMAS cartridge-type fork on the front and a Pro-Arm single-sided swingarm with a gas-charged adjustable shock absorber on the rear.

The 2008 Honda VFR800 Interceptor ABS's heartbeat was set by a 781cc four-stroke V-4 liquid-cooled engine mounted at its core, boasting 110 hp at 10,500 rpm and 82 Nm (61 lb-ft) of torque at 8,500 rpm.