HONDA VFR800 Interceptor (2003-2004) Specs, Performance & Photos

The Honda VFR800 was a sport-touring motorcycle manufactured by Honda since 1998, replacing the VFR750F. It shared the same engine configuration as the Honda VF and VFR series and was known as the Interceptor.

In 2003, the Japan-based motorcycle maker released the Honda VFR800 Interceptor, the sports touring motorcycle part of the sixth generation. It featured the same technical, visual, and performance specifications as the previous one without any changes.

Standard features defined its visual character, such as a full fairing, a windscreen, a single seat with a pillion seat cover, two under-seat-mounted exhaust silencers, a single-sided swingarm, and five-spoke aluminum alloy wheels.

In addition to its new bodywork features and dual under-seat exhausts, the motorcycle featured optional ABS, optional hard luggage, DCBS-linked brakes, V-Tec valve actuation, and chain-driven cams instead of gear-driven used by earlier VFR models.

For suspension, the motorcycle packed a 41 mm cartridge-type HMAS adjustable telescopic fork with 100 mm wheel travel on the front and a gas-charged adjustable HMAS shock absorber with 120 mm wheel travel on the rear.

The braking system comprised two 296 mm brake discs on the front, clamped by three-piston calipers, and a 256 mm brake disc tied to a three-piston caliper on the rear, offering excellent stopping power.

The 2003 Honda VFR800 Interceptor had installed a 781cc liquid-cooled V-4 four-stroke engine, boasting 110 hp at 10,500 rpm and 82 Nm (61 lb-ft) torque at 8,500 rpm.