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07-27-2012, 10:43 AM
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| Superbiker    Joined: Apr 2006 From: Tri-Cities, WA I Ride: Hither, Thither and Yon ... mostly day rides | Honda's New Downsized Sport-Tourer Saw a new bike this week. Honda NT700V with a super paint job.  Shaft drive. Looks like a downsized ST1300. No other info. |
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07-27-2012, 11:25 AM
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| Chicken Strips  Joined: Sep 2010 From: Hood River, OR I Ride: 2006 Hayabusa | I saw one in Klickitat a few weeks back. The guy just loved it  It has a small pass-through between the side cases. It seems like a nice ride. |
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07-27-2012, 11:30 AM
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| Moto2 Contender  Joined: Sep 2008 From: where they don't have lawns. I Ride: Red bike, Brown truck, various collections of junk held together poorly. | 
I still think it's neat, but there's a very good chance I'm wrong. | |
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07-27-2012, 02:55 PM
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| Endorsed  Joined: Oct 2009 From: Bonney Lake, WA I Ride: 2006 Yamaha FZ1 | After having an ST1300. No thanks. Honda is lacking in the tech dept. And advancements. Go with a V-Strom. A much better platform and proven. There are so many aftermarket items avaliable. The NV is more of a "chick" sport tourer to ride along with Daddy. lol You would think that Honda would have the coolest and most cutting edge rides out there with their size and Corp. power. Sorry, too many issues that were never addressed and resolved with the bulky ST1300. Honda up your game! The ST had almost zero changes since 2003. And their attempt at the VFR1200? Hmmm. Should have been a busa eater. Instead goofy auto shift and looks like a transformer going down the road. Just saying. Much better platforms avaliable to Sport Tour. IMHO. Last edited by MaverickST1300; 07-27-2012 at 02:57 PM.. Reason: sp |
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07-27-2012, 07:31 PM
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| Race Qualifier  Joined: Sep 2006 From: protesting at the mall I Ride: Aprilia |
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07-27-2012, 08:50 PM
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| Peg Dragger  Joined: Dec 2007 From: Bellingham I Ride: 04RC51-05600RR-05DRZ400sm |
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07-27-2012, 09:19 PM
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| Pit Crew  Joined: Jun 2012 From: Everett, WA I Ride: Wearing ears. | I absolutely loved my '89 Pacific Coast, and I'm thinking I might get one of these in the future (if I don't just buy another PC800). It's not intended to be a tourer, but a commuter, and it competes directly with the SV650 in that dept. It seems a bit higher priced, but if you outfit a SV with bags, you're looking at close to the same price. The NT700 has the same big selling point going for it that the PC800 did...very low maintenance. Contrary to Maverick's opinion, Honda intentionally went low tech, reliable, bullet proof. Like the PC800 in its day, though, this isn't selling very well. I haven't ridden this, but I have a buddy with one, and if it's anything like the PC800, it's a very agile, easy to handle bike, unlike the big sport/touring rigs. About the only thing it lacks is a cruise control to really make it a good x-country tourer. I rode my PC800 from KS to Everett in 3 days, and could have kept on going! |
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07-27-2012, 09:36 PM
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   Joined: Feb 2008 From: Mill Creek, Wa I Ride: slower than you with a bigger grin! |
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