2010 Honda NT700V Discuss

[nt650hawk]

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Hello NT700V
http://www.bikeland.org/board/viewth...da-nt700v-pics

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Also planning how I can get it into the Hawk Frame...

[Manny]

Ouch. Lets ope they have really good marketing folks.

[noxin]

Dude, they finally made the night-wing!

The new shadow looks good to me actually

[Honclfibr]

Ouch. Lets ope they have really good marketing folks.

Have you ever found yourself thinking "Hey, I like the SV650, but I wish it could be heavier, uglier, and more expensive?"

Introducing the all new 2010 Honda NT700V. The bike made for nobody. Reserve yours today!

[SteveM]

I'm interested. As a commuter, the bags are critical. The weight seems heavy. Is this a slightly reworked version of the transalp they sell abroad?

[Kurlon]

Also planning how I can get it into the Hawk Frame...

I'll be interested in seeing how you deal with the shaft drive output...

[kb1]

Interesting...not sure my feelings on it.

[nt650hawk]

I'm interested. As a commuter, the bags are critical. The weight seems heavy. Is this a slightly reworked version of the transalp they sell abroad?

And similarly a Hawk GT.

+1 on the weight. 550 is a little portly. But it is a tourer. That instantly add another 100 pounds.

I'll be interested in seeing how you deal with the shaft drive output...

Got to see the countershaft

[The Crashing Tomato]

Ha .... I'm portly ..... that thing is begging to be trimmed down, upgraded, and flung around a race track ..... nekkid


I'd buy it just to put the eng in a real Hawk frame.

Josh ..... ya just have to change the output shaft in the trans to accept a sprocket IIRC

[Kurlon]

+1 on the weight. 550 is a little portly. But it is a tourer. That instantly add another 100 pounds.

That's the big kicker against it in my book, that bike should be 450lbs dry, if not less. My ST3 with a 992cc liquid cooled 3v VTwin, bags, full fairing, etc is 440lbs dry.

Given that you can already punch a Hawk to 700cc, what's the hoped for gain with this motor over the NT650 power plant?

Edit: Oooh, 4v heads... so that plus EFI, assuming there is room to bore the throttle bodies out, could be interesting.

[nt650hawk]

Oooh,

What Bites is that it is still a 5 speed.

[Karaya One]

Looks like a new version of the euro only Deauville. And its not any better looking...

[SteveM]

...and it's going to cost $10K...

I just put my reservation in to buy a 2010 in 2013 as a 3 year old left over for 7,500.

[Jim]

Have you ever found yourself thinking "Hey, I like the SV650, but I wish it could be heavier, uglier, and more expensive?"

Introducing the all new 2010 Honda NT700V. The bike made for nobody. Reserve yours today!

[SteveM]

The idea that this bike was made for nobody (which I can't totally disagree with) is an interesting contrast between the way America sees motorcycles and the way the rest of the world sees them.

Here, they are toys meant for recreation. Elsewhere, they are transportation. It goes a long way toward explaining the limited offerings that come to the US from all of the big 4.

The US divisions of those companies essentially buy the bikes from the menu of production offerings and import them. The final cost is affected by the exchange rate (not favorable) and emissions requirements. Consequently, it is pretty hard to justify bringing in bikes that make sense but won't appeal to the American market for toys.

..and none of this is likely to change until America becomes more bike-friendly.