As required by the homologation rules, the street bike that hit Honda dealership showrooms was nearly indistinguishable from its racing counterparts. The V4 engine produced 86 horsepower, good for a standing quarter-mile time of 11.4 seconds. It would be a shame to only drive this bike in a straight line, though, because it also featured a fully adjustable Showa suspension with a beefy 39mm anti-dive front fork supporting a radically small 16-inch front wheel for enhanced cornering.
One final racy feature was the Interceptor’s “slipper clutch” which partially disengaged the engine under heavy braking to prevent wheel hop — a first ever for a production motorcycle. At first, Honda only intended to produce enough VF750F Interceptors to qualify for racing, but the bike turned out to be a runaway sales success. This, in spite of a relatively high price due partly to tariffs on large-displacement imported bikes that were intended to protect American manufacturer Harley-Davidson.
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