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I've been riding an 02 VFR for the last couple years.  I commute to work every day on it (so long as it isn't snowing).  Has anyone here been commuting on their RR?  I'm planning on buying one in Feb or Mar and am hoping for some feedback on how the bike holds up to the day to day grind. 

I commute on a CBR 600 RR sometimes, and if you're coming from the VFR 800, you'll lose a lot of confort, trust me !

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Mario Sobral

Hi Mario.  I expect some loss of creature comforts moving to the RR.  I've spent some time sitting on it at the local dealer and it feels pretty good.  I also dragged out my old copies of motorcyclist to find that ergo chart they did on the VFR and compared it to the one they did a few months back on the RR.  Surprisingly the main difference was the bar height.  It's exactly 3 inches lower but the same distance from seat to bar, and I only lose half an inch in the pegs.  I really expected it to be worse.  I'm planning on buying a pair of convertibars for it and bringing the bars up an inch for the day to day.  I should be closer to the bars than I am on my bike.  They look like they are easy to adjust, and will make the longer rides more comfortable. 

It's a short commute, I take the ferry so I actually only put about 30 miles it a day rt.  It has to be reliable, I sold my car last year when I realized I'd only put 500 miles on it in the two years prior. 

The two things I think I'll miss the most are the abs brakes (very handy in crappy weather), and I may not be able to put heated grips on the RR.  I'm concerned the stator can't take the load.

Can you think of anything beside the ergos?  Thanks for the feedback by the way.

No, besides the ergos on the downside, there's some things you'll love, like the torque and handling !

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Mario Sobral

It depends on which RR you get.  I came from a VFR to a 1000RR and I can tell you that you lose more than a half inch in the pegs on the 1000.  The pegs sit a lot higher and further back on the 1000 than the VFR.  Trust me, I just did the switch a month ago.  The bars are also a lot more aggressive.

I've not been on any other RR's so I can't speak for them.

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Tiffany
'04 Black 1000RR

Tiffany1000rr wrote:

It depends on which RR you get.  I came from a VFR to a 1000RR and I can tell you that you lose more than a half inch in the pegs on the 1000.  The pegs sit a lot higher and further back on the 1000 than the VFR.  Trust me, I just did the switch a month ago.  The bars are also a lot more aggressive. I've not been on any other RR's so I can't speak for them.

Tiffany, which gen VFR did you have?

When I sat the 1000RR at the showroom, I didn't notice a big difference in the pegs.  I half expected a big difference because when I sat my buddies RC51 I felt like my feet were way behind me, but didn't feel that way on the RR.  I'm riding a VTEC right now.  I know the bars are lower, and it's something I noticed right away but they actually felt closer, like the tank isn't as long despite what motorcyclists ergo chart says.

Admin wrote:

No, besides the ergos on the downside, there's some things you'll love, like the torque and handling !

Exactly.. 

izzatright wrote:

Tiffany, which gen VFR did you have? When I sat the 1000RR at the showroom, I didn't notice a big difference in the pegs.  I half expected a big difference because when I sat my buddies RC51 I felt like my feet were way behind me, but didn't feel that way on the RR.  I'm riding a VTEC right now.  I know the bars are lower, and it's something I noticed right away but they actually felt closer, like the tank isn't as long despite what motorcyclists ergo chart says.

I had the 5th generation - a 1998.  And no, when you're sitting on it on the showroom floor it doesn't feel much different.  But when you actually ride it, you will notice the difference.  The tank on the 1000RR is wider also which I noticed the most.  It may not make a big difference for the guys but it sure does for the girls. 

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Tiffany
'04 Black 1000RR

i've been commuting on mine for about 5 months now.  other than the heat in the summer it's not bad.  i might have missed about 4 days in that time that i didn't ride

As long as you are taking short trips like you say you will you'll probably be more than satisfied with the switch to the RR. On the other hand, if you take anything more than a 3 hour ride anywhere you'll sorely miss your VFR no matter what conversions you do. I have a 954 rr and I added a Corbin Seat and a bunch of other stuff and it's still pure joy under 3 hours and pure hell over 3 hours. I rode to Florida with a few buddies and I had to force them to switch bikes with me every few hours on the way back. One of them has a Yamaha (I forget the model number, I think its a FJR 1300, its the sport/touring one) and the difference was night and day as far as comfort goes. You give up quite a bit of comfort like Tiffany1000 said about the aggressiveness of the bars. Still, I'll take the rr any day in the twisties or the track but other than that I have to admit the FJR was much more rider friendly with enough power and handling too.

p.s. Research carefully before doing anything with the bars. I considered doing the same bar raise but a few people I talked to talked me out of it stating some things about messing up the bikes handling and performance.

Long story short; If there is any way you can afford to do so, I would keep both the VFR and get an RR - one for short rides and one for long rides.

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Mawfaki # .5

02 CBR954rr 2 Bro's; PC3; Zero Grav; Corbin Seat; Throttlemeister; etc...

I typically ride my Shadow to work since I can strap my T-Bag with two changes of clothes, 5 meals, change of shoes and other misc. feminine products onto the sissy bar. But on my "reward" day, I will ride the CBR to work. I've spent a lot of time on this bike so far. I bought it August 21st and I just turned 5,000 miles last weekend. My biggest complaint is the seat. I can handle the bars, but the seat is flat out unforgiving. I'm actually very used to it now so it doesn't bother me as much. I will be purchasing a Corbin seat in the near future to deal with this problem. My riding buddies and I will be making the trip from Eastern PA to Myrtle Beach this year...on the bikes! I'll need to prepare

Here's the seat I'm looking at: http://www.corbin.com/honda/h10rrf.shtml - they just came out with a seat for the 1000RR not too long ago.

Hey Dude, you think CBR's are hot? Have you been on an 04 or 05 R1 yet? Talk about chestnuts roasting! They're great in winter, but summer weather will give you some swamp a$$ in no time!

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'97 F3 Track Bike
'03 1100XX Blackbird



Custom Addictions
Ride every day, live every day!

I think that the bike runs hot like any other crotchrocket I've had.  Florida in August with a 230 degree engine under, now that's hot.
  Still commuting on mine, until the trucks gets fixed it's my sole transportation/  I use a daypack for about everything I need. 

That's funny, I don't have any problem with the bike causing excess heat for me. It must be a personal thing. Although I'd put money on the R1 roasting your nuts!

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'97 F3 Track Bike
'03 1100XX Blackbird



Custom Addictions
Ride every day, live every day!

I have not had any problem with heat on my RR either, I had the 600 all summer and recently traded up to a 1kRR. I have the engine out of my car at the moment getting a stronger bottom end put in and the RR is my sole transportation if the wife is working and I have no complaints commuting on it.

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2004 B/S 1000RR, Akropovic, FE, short stailks, mirror block off, solo cowl and passenger peg delete.

Roasted nuts: Check
Uncomfortable: Check
Total lack of storage: Check

Wheelie-ing your way to work: priceless...

Not practical, but if you have it, use it.

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