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Honda Gold Wing GL1500 SE (Special Edition) Motorcycles

1998 VFR800FI’98 Interceptor

Engine

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DRIVETRAIN

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CHASSIS / SUSPENSION / BRAKES

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DIMENSION

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OTHER

  • Color: Italian Red
  • It had a pivotless frame and linked braking system
  • It also had an electronic fuel injection
  • The serial number began JH2RC460*WM000001.

2000 Interceptor (VFR800)

Engine

Engine Type Type 781 cc liquid-cooled 90′ V-4
Bore And Stroke 72mm x 48mm
Compression Ratio 11.6: 1
Fuel System Digital, computer-controlled 36mm programmed fuel injection (PGM-FI) with automatic choke
Valve Train Gear-driven, DOHC; four valves per cylinder
Ignition Digital 3-D mapping, computer-controlled with electronic advance

DRIVETRAIN

Transmission Close-ratio six-speed
Final Drive 0-ring-sealed chain
Primary Drive No Info

CHASSIS / SUSPENSION / BRAKES

Front Suspension Front: 41mm HMAS cartridge fork with stepless spring preload adjustability; 4.7 inches travel
Rear Suspension Pro-Arm single-sided swingarm with Pro-Link-mounted, HMAS gas-charged shock with 7-position spring preload and stepless rebound damping adjustability; 4.7 inches travel
Front Brakes 296mm disc with LBS three-piston calipers
Rear Brake 256mm disc with LBS three-piston caliper
Front Tire 120/70ZR-17 radial
Rear Tire 180/55ZR-I7 radial

DIMENSION

Rake (Caster Angle) 25.3′
Trail 95.0 mm (3.74 inches)
Wheelbase 56.7 inches
Seat Height 31.7 inches
Dry Weight 463.0 pounds
Fuel Tank Capacity 5.5 gallons, including 0.8-gallon reserve

OTHER

Color Pearl Yellow

2001 Interceptor (VFR800)

Engine

Engine Type 782cc liquid-cooled, 90 degree V-four
Bore And Stroke 72mm x 48mm
Compression Ratio 11.6: 1
Fuel System PGM Fuel injection, 36mm throttle bodies
Valve Train DOHC, 4 valve, shim under bucket
Ignition Computer controlled with 3-dimensional mapping
Starting Electric

DRIVETRAIN

Transmission Close-Raito, 6-speed
Final Drive 0-ring-sealed chain

CHASSIS / SUSPENSION / BRAKES

Front Suspension 41mm, cartridge fork, with adjustable preload, 120mm travel
Rear Suspension Pro-Link, single shock with adjustable preload and rebound damping, 120 mm travel.
Front Brakes Dual 296mm floating discs with three piston calipers, LBS.
Rear Brake Single 256mm disc with LBS triple piston caliper.
Front Tire 120/70ZR – 17
Rear Tire 180/55ZR – 17

DIMENSION

Rake
Trail
Wheelbase 1440mm (56.7 in.)
Seat Height 805mm (31.7 in.)
Dry Weight 208 kg (458 lbs.)
Fuel Tank Capacity 21 litres (4.6 Imp. gal.)

OTHER

Color

2002 Interceptor (VFR800)

Engine

Engine Type 781cc liquid-cooled 90 degree V-4
Bore And Stroke 72mm x 48mm
Compression Ratio 11.6: 1
Fuel System PGM Fuel injection, 36mm throttle bodies
Valve Train VTEC DOHC; four valves per cylinder
Ignition
Starting

DRIVETRAIN

Transmission Close-Raito, 6-speed
Final Drive #530 O-ring-sealed chain

CHASSIS / SUSPENSION / BRAKES

Front Suspension 43mm HMAS cartridge fork with spring preload adjustability; 109mm (4.3 in.) travel
Rear Suspension Pro Arm single-side swingarm with Pro-Link single HMAS gas-charged shock with seven-position spring preload and rebound damping adjustability; 120mm (4.7 in.) travel
Front Brakes Dual full-floating 296mm discs with LBS three-piston calipers (ABS optional)
Rear Brake  Single 256mm disc with LBS three-piston caliper (ABS optional)
Front Tire 120/70 ZR-17 radial
Rear Tire 180/55ZR-17 radial

DIMENSION

Rake
Trail
Wheelbase 1458mm (57.4 in.)
Seat Height 805mm (31.7 in.
Dry Weight
  • Non-ABS: 214 kg (472 pounds)
  • ABS: 219 kg (483 pounds)
Fuel Tank Capacity 22 litres (4.7 Imp. gal.)

OTHER

Color

2003 Interceptor (VFR800)

Engine

Engine Type 781cc DOHC liquid-cooled 90° V-4 with VTEC
Bore And Stroke 72mm x 48mm
Compression Ratio 11.6: 1
Fuel System PGM-FI with automatic enrichener circuit
Valve Train VTEC DOHC; four valves per cylinder
Ignition N/A
Starting N/A

DRIVETRAIN

Transmission Close-Raito, 6-speed
Final Drive #530 O-ring-sealed chain

CHASSIS / SUSPENSION / BRAKES

Front Suspension 43mm HMAS cartridge fork with spring preload adjustability; 110mm travel
Rear Suspension Pro Arm single-side swingarm with Pro-Link single HMAS gas-charged shock with seven-position spring preload and rebound damping adjustability; 120mm travel
Front Brakes Linked Braking System; dual full-floating 296mm discs with three-piston calipers (opt: Anti-Lock Braking System)
Rear Brake Linked Braking System; 256mm single-disc with three-piston caliper (Opt: Anti-Lock Braking System)
Front Tire 120/70ZR-17 radial
Rear Tire 180/55ZR-17 radial

DIMENSION

Rake
Trail
Wheelbase 1458mm (57.4 in.)
Seat Height 805mm (31.7 in.)
Dry Weight
  • Non-ASB: 214 kg (472 lb)
  • ASB: 219 kg (483 lb)
Fuel Tank Capacity 22 litres (4.8 GalUS)

OTHER

Color
  • Red
  • Metallic Silver

2004 Interceptor 800

Engine

Engine Type 781cc liquid-cooled 90-degree V-4
Bore And Stroke 72mm x 48mm
Compression Ratio 11.6: 1
Fuel System Programmed Fuel Injection (PGM-FI) with automatic enricher circuit
Valve Train VTEC DOHC; four valves per cylinder
Ignition Computer-controlled digital with three-dimensional mapping and electronic advance
Starting N/A

DRIVETRAIN

Transmission Close-Raito, 6-speed
Final Drive #530 O-ring-sealed chain

CHASSIS / SUSPENSION / BRAKES

Front Suspension 43.0mm HMAS cartridge fork with spring-preload adjustability; 4.3-inch travel
Rear Suspension Pro Arm single-side swingarm with Pro-Link single HMAS gas-charged shock with seven-position spring-preload and rebound-damping adjustability; 4.7-inch travel
Front Brakes Dual full-floating 296.0mm discs with LBS three-piston calipers [Opt: Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS)]
Rear Brake Single 256.0mm disc with LBS three-piston caliper
Front Tire 120/70ZR-17 radial
Rear Tire 180/55ZR-17 radial

DIMENSION

Rake 25.5 degrees
Trail 95.0mm (3.74 inches)
Wheelbase 57.4 inches
Seat Height 31.7 inches
Dry Weight
  • Non-ASB: 472.0 pounds
  • ASB: 483.0 pounds
Fuel Tank Capacity 5.8 gallons, including 0.8-gallon reserve

OTHER

Color
  • Asphalt
  • Red
Emissions This model meets CARB 2008 emissions standards.
Model ID VFR800FI
Warranty 1 year

2005 Interceptor 800

Engine

Engine Type 781cc liquid-cooled 90-degree V-4
Bore And Stroke 72mm x 48mm
Compression Ratio 11.6: 1
Fuel System Programmed Fuel Injection (PGM-FI) with automatic enricher circuit
Valve Train VTEC DOHC; four valves per cylinder
Ignition Computer-controlled digital with three-dimensional mapping and electronic advance
Starting N/A

DRIVETRAIN

Transmission Close-Raito, 6-speed
Final Drive #530 O-ring-sealed chain

CHASSIS / SUSPENSION / BRAKES

Front Suspension 43.0mm HMAS cartridge fork with spring-preload adjustability; 4.3-inch travel
Rear Suspension Pro Arm single-side swingarm with Pro-Link single HMAS gas-charged shock with seven-position spring-preload and rebound-damping adjustability; 4.7-inch travel
Front Brakes Dual full-floating 296.0mm discs with LBS three-piston calipers
Rear Brake Single 256.0mm disc with LBS three-piston caliper [Opt: Anti-Lock Braking System]
Front Tire 120/70ZR-17 radial
Rear Tire 180/55ZR-17 radial

DIMENSION

Rake 25.5 degrees
Trail 95.0mm (3.74 inches)
Wheelbase 57.4 inches
Seat Height 31.7 inches
Dry Weight
  • Non-ASB: 472 pounds
  • ABS: 483 pounds
Fuel Tank Capacity 5.8 gallons, including 0.8-gallon reserve

OTHER

Color
  • Light Silver Metallic
  • Red
Emissions This model meets CARB 2008 emissions standards.
Model ID VFR800FI
Warranty 1 year

2006 VFR800FI Interceptor

Engine

Engine Type 781cc liquid-cooled 90-degree V-4
Bore And Stroke 72mm x 48mm
Compression Ratio 11.6: 1
Fuel System Programmed Fuel Injection (PGM-FI) with automatic enricher circuit
Valve Train VTEC DOHC; four valves per cylinder
Ignition Computer-controlled digital with three-dimensional mapping and electronic advance
Starting N/A

DRIVETRAIN

Transmission Close-Raito, 6-speed
Final Drive #530 O-ring-sealed chain

CHASSIS / SUSPENSION / BRAKES

Front Suspension 43.0mm HMAS cartridge fork with spring-preload adjustability; 4.3-inch travel
Rear Suspension Pro Arm single-side swingarm with Pro-Link single HMAS gas-charged shock with seven-position spring-preload and rebound-damping adjustability; 4.7-inch travel
Front Brakes Dual full-floating 296.0mm discs with LBS three-piston calipers
Rear Brake Single 256.0mm disc with LBS three-piston caliper [Opt: Anti-Lock Braking System]
Front Tire 120/70ZR-17 radial
Rear Tire 180/55ZR-17 radial

DIMENSION

Rake 25.3 degrees
Trail 100.0mm (3.9 inches)
Wheelbase 57.4 inches
Seat Height 31.7 inches
Dry Weight
  • Non-ASB: 470 pounds
  • ASB: 481 pounds
Fuel Tank Capacity 5.8 gallons, including 0.8-gallon reserve

OTHER

Color
  • Pearl White
  • Pearl Black
Emissions This model meets CARB 2008 emissions standards.
Model ID VFR800FI
Warranty

2007 VFR800FI Interceptor

OVERVIEW

  • In the ’80s, nobody could catch the AMA championship-winning VFR750. Today’s Interceptor/Interceptor ABS, like its predecessors, boasts the most advanced technologies of its time, like an aluminum chassis and a fuel-injected V4 — the goods that earn it best sportbike honors year after year. For ’07, we’re offering a paint scheme that lets all its racing DNA speak out — loud and clear.

Engine

Engine Type 781cc liquid-cooled 90-degree V-4
Bore And Stroke 72mm x 48mm
Compression Ratio 11.6: 1
Fuel System Programmed Fuel Injection (PGM-FI) with automatic enricher circuit
Valve Train VTEC DOHC; four valves per cylinder
Ignition Computer-controlled digital with three-dimensional mapping and electronic advance
Starting N/A

DRIVETRAIN

Transmission Close-Raito, 6-speed
Final Drive #530 O-ring-sealed chain

CHASSIS / SUSPENSION / BRAKES

Front Suspension 43.0mm HMAS cartridge fork with spring-preload adjustability; 4.3-inch travel
Rear Suspension Pro Arm single-side swingarm with Pro-Link single HMAS gas-charged shock with seven-position spring-preload and rebound-damping adjustability; 4.7-inch travel
Front Brakes Dual full-floating 296.0mm discs with LBS three-piston calipers
Rear Brake Single 256.0mm disc with LBS three-piston caliper [Opt: Anti-Lock Braking System]
Front Tire 120/70ZR-17 radial
Rear Tire 180/55ZR-17 radial

DIMENSION

Rake 25.3 degrees
Trail 100.0mm (3.9 inches)
Wheelbase 57.4 inches
Seat Height 31.7 inches
Dry Weight 470 pounds (481 pounds with ABS)
Fuel Tank Capacity 5.8 gallons, including 0.8-gallon reserve

OTHER

Color
  • Candy Dark Red
  • Pearl Blue/Pearl White/Red
Emissions This model meets CARB 2008 emissions standards.
Model ID VFR800FI (VFR800FIABS)
Warranty

2008 VFR800FI Interceptor

OVERVIEW

  • Universally considered one of Honda’s most illustrious race-bred sportbikes, the Interceptor® is also arguably one of the best all-around streetbikes ever made. Featuring a fuel-injected, VTEC-equipped V-4, aluminum chassis, comfortable, all-day ergos and an all-new color scheme for ’08, this is a machine, though born of the track, whose razor-sharp performance is equally at home on any paved surface.

 

Engine

Engine Type 781cc liquid-cooled 90-degree V-4
Bore And Stroke 72mm x 48mm
Compression Ratio 11.6: 1
Fuel System Programmed Fuel Injection (PGM-FI) with automatic enricher circuit
Valve Train VTEC DOHC; four valves per cylinder
Ignition Computer-controlled digital with three-dimensional mapping and electronic advance
Starting N/A

DRIVETRAIN

Transmission Close-Raito, 6-speed
Final Drive #530 O-ring-sealed chain

CHASSIS / SUSPENSION / BRAKES

Front Suspension 43.0mm HMAS cartridge fork with spring-preload adjustability; 4.3-inch travel
Rear Suspension Pro Arm single-side swingarm with Pro-Link single HMAS gas-charged shock with seven-position spring-preload and rebound-damping adjustability; 4.7-inch travel
Front Brakes Dual full-floating 296.0mm discs with LBS three-piston calipers
Rear Brake Single 256mm disc with LBS three-piston caliper
Front Tire 120/70ZR-17 radial
Rear Tire 180/55ZR-17 radial

DIMENSION

Rake 25.3 degrees
Trail 100.0mm (3.9 inches)
Wheelbase 57.4 inches
Seat Height 31.7 inches
Dry Weight 540 lbs (Includes all standard equipment, required fluids and a full tank of fuel — ready to ride)
Fuel Tank Capacity 5.8 gallons, including 0.8-gallon reserve

OTHER

Color Metallic Silver
Emissions This model meets CARB 2008 emissions standards.
Model ID VFR800
Warranty Transferable, unlimited-mileage limited warranty; extended coverage available with a Honda Protection Plan

2009 Interceptor

Engine

Engine Type 781cc liquid-cooled 90-degree V-4
Bore And Stroke 72mm x 48mm
Compression Ratio 11.6: 1
Fuel System PGM-FI with automatic enricher circuit, 36mm throttle bodies, and 12-hole injectors
Valve Train
Ignition Computer-controlled digital with three-dimensional mapping and electronic advance
Starting

DRIVETRAIN

Transmission Close-Raito, 6-speed
Final Drive #530 O-ring-sealed chain

CHASSIS / SUSPENSION / BRAKES

Front Suspension 43.0mm HMAS cartridge fork with spring-preload adjustability; 4.3-inch travel
Rear Suspension Pro Arm single-side swingarm with Pro-Link single HMAS gas-charged shock with seven-position spring-preload and rebound-damping adjustability; 4.7-inch travel
Front Brakes Dual full-floating 296 mm discs with LBS three-piston calipers
Rear Brake Single 256 mm disc with LBS three-piston caliper
Front Tire 120/70ZR-17 radial
Rear Tire 180/55ZR-17 radial

DIMENSION

Rake
Trail
Wheelbase 57.4 inches
Seat Height 31.7 inches
Dry Weight 540 lbs
Fuel Tank Capacity 5.8 gallons

OTHER

Color Black
Emissions
Price $10999
Warranty 1 Year

2012 Interceptor VFR800FI

Engine

Engine Type 782cc Liquid-cooled 4-stroke 16-valve DOHC 90° V4
Bore And Stroke 72mm x 48mm
Compression Ratio 11.6: 1
Fuel System PGM – Fi Electronic Fuel-Injection
Valve Train
Ignition Computer-controlled digital transistorised with electronic advance
Max. Torque 80Nm at 8,750 rpm
Max. Power Output 107 bhp at 10,500 rpm
Starting Electric

DRIVETRAIN

Transmission  6-speed
Final Drive ‘O’-Ring sealed chain
Front Wheels 17 x MT3.50 ‘U’-section 6-spoke cast aluminium
Rear Wheels 17 x MT5.50 ‘U’-section 5-spoke cast aluminium

CHASSIS / SUSPENSION / BRAKES

Front Suspension 43mm HMAS cartridge-type telescopic fork with stepless pre-load adjustment, 109mm axle travel
Rear Suspension  Pro-link with gas-charged HMAS damper, 7-step preload and stepless rebound adjustment, 120mm axle travel
Front Brakes 296mm x 4.5mm dual floating hydraulic disc with Combined 3-piston calipers (*ABS) and sintered metal pads
Rear Brake 256 x 6mm hydraulic disc with Combined 3-piston caliper (*ABS) and sintered metal pads
Front Tire 120/70 ZR17
Rear Tire 180/55 ZR17

DIMENSION

Overall Length 1460mm (57.5 inches)
Overall Width 2120mm (83.5 inches)
Overall Width 735mm (28.9 inches)
Overall Height 1195mm (47 inches)
Wheelbase 1460mm (57.5 inches)
Seat Height 805mm (31.7 inches)
Ground Clearance 130mm (5.1 inches)
Weight 218 kg (480 lb)
Fuel Tank Capacity 22 Litres (5.8 GalUS)

OTHER

Color
Emissions
Price
Warranty

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