HONDA VFR1200F DCT (2012-2013) Specs, Performance & Photos

In 2012, alongside the base model, the Japanese maker released the Honda VFR1200 DCT, a sports-touring motorcycle, which, as its name says, came with new technologies like the Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT).

The Honda VFR1200F was a sports-touring motorcycle manufactured from 2009 until 2017. It was part of Honda's seventh generation of VFR models, which included new technologies such as the first dual-clutch transmission integrated into a motorcycle.

Power-wise, the 2012 Honda VFR1200F DCT had installed a 1,237cc four-stroke four-cylinder liquid-cooled engine underneath its fairing. The engine boasted 170 hp with a peak at 10,000 rpm and 129 Nm (95 lb-ft) torque at 8,750 rpm.

Aesthetically, the motorcycle packed standard fittings such as an aggressive full fairing with parts of the engine left in plain sight, a single headlight, a windscreen, a one-piece dual seat with pillion grab rails, a four-into-one exhaust system with a silencer placed on the right-hand side, and five-spoke aluminum alloy wheels.

Suspension-wise, the motorcycle packed a 41 mm HMAS adjustable inverted telescopic fork mounted on the front and a Pro-Link adjustable gas-charged shock absorber on the rear with excellent suspension performance and handling capabilities.

The braking power was achieved by two 320 mm brake rotors clamped by six-piston calipers acting on the front wheel and a 276 mm brake disc squeezed by a dual-piston caliper on the rear wheel.