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saddlebag

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Dec 21, 2009, 6:32:07 AM12/21/09
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http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/717/Motorcycle-Video/2010-Honda-NT700V---First-Ride.aspx

Twibil

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Dec 21, 2009, 5:24:38 PM12/21/09
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Two things he didn't mention, and one he did:

1. The NT's pegs are set slightly forward of where a typical
sportbike's would be located, but they're just as high and set just as
far in as were my VFR's; meaning that the bike will lean over just as
far as the VFR did before it starts scraping parts. In fact, it will
lean over a bit *more* than my VFR did until I pulled off the VFR's
factory hero blobs. (Oddly enough, the NT didn't come from the factory
with great long hero blobs like the VFR did.)

I may not even have to pull these new ones off and throw them away, as
they haven't tried to squash my toes yet.

2. The suspension is softer than a race-rep sportbike's, but the bike
doesn't nose-dive badly under heavy braking, and when the suspension's
adjusted up all the way up towards "stiff" the ride gets quite sporty.

With a little getting used to, this thing can be made to get through
the twisties in very short order indeed.

3. He's not kidding about the seat. It looks no different than a
hundred other motorcycle seats I've sat on, but it's far and away the
best factory seat I've ever set my haunches on, and is actually much
more comfortable than the expensive Corbin replacement seat I had on
the VFR. (Better foam, maybe? Dunno.)

So far I'm averaging just a taste under 50 mpg, and that means a 5.2
gallon tank is lasting me a bit less than 250 miles. That would have
been about 50 miles too far for my rear-end's sake on my old VFR, but
I can easily ride this thing for 250 miles between fill-ups and do so
in perfect comfort.

If it had 20 more horses, one more gear in the tranny, and a better-
sounding muffler it would pretty much be the perfect street
motorcycle.

~Pete

saddlebag

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Dec 21, 2009, 5:29:59 PM12/21/09
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I actually thought it sounded pretty good sweeping by the camera at
the end of the video.

Twibil

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Dec 21, 2009, 5:45:17 PM12/21/09
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On Dec 21, 2:29 pm, saddlebag <saddle...@aol.com> wrote:
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>
> > If it had 20 more horses, one more gear in the tranny, and a better-
> > sounding muffler it would pretty much be the perfect street
> > motorcycle.
>
> I actually thought it sounded pretty good sweeping by the camera at
> the end of the video.

I noticed that too, but it doesn't sound like that from the rider's
seat.

Then again, I may just be spoiled from having listened to my VFR's V-4
rumble for so long.

BryanUT

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Dec 21, 2009, 7:53:44 PM12/21/09
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I always liked the Deauville. But I have one question. What is the
valve adjustment interval? I wish the manufacturers would freely post
that tidbit.

saddlebag

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Dec 21, 2009, 8:19:41 PM12/21/09
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You could subscribe to Motorcycle Consumer News or wait to see if I
remember to post it after I read the review.

Leszek Karlik

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Dec 21, 2009, 8:31:58 PM12/21/09
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On Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:53:44 +0100, BryanUT <nest...@comcast.net> wrote:

[...]


> I always liked the Deauville. But I have one question. What is the
> valve adjustment interval? I wish the manufacturers would freely post
> that tidbit.

This is for NT650V Deauville, but I doubt the schedules are different
for the NT700V version:

http://www.deauvilleuk.org/doc/dv_service_schedule.htm

Valve clearances every 8 thousand miles. They're screw-adjusted, so
no faffing around with valve shims :-)

--
Leszek 'Leslie' Karlik

Twibil

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Dec 21, 2009, 8:32:14 PM12/21/09
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On Dec 21, 4:53 pm, BryanUT <nestl...@comcast.net> wrote:
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>
> I always liked the Deauville.  

NT700 in the US.

> But I have one question.  What is the
> valve adjustment interval?

8,000 miles. If it's like most Hondas it's gonna consist only of
unbuttoning it. checking it out, and rebuttoning it.

I never did have to actually adjust the valves on the VFR.

BryanUT

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Dec 21, 2009, 9:10:29 PM12/21/09
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On Dec 21, 6:31 pm, "Leszek Karlik" <les...@hell.pl> wrote:

- 8k miles (frequent)
+ no shim and bucket (a cave man can do it)

Twibil

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Dec 21, 2009, 10:24:00 PM12/21/09
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On Dec 21, 6:10 pm, BryanUT <nestl...@comcast.net> wrote:
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> + no shim and bucket (a cave man can do it)

Ook!

Ooooook, ook, OOK! (Merry Christmas!)

saddlebag

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Dec 22, 2009, 7:15:29 AM12/22/09
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I think that's probably true of most bikes. Even the multitudes of
valve checks done on my Ducs only lead to 2 out of spec once and that
was due to the rockers de-chroming themselves. Ducati being a good
Euro company paid for new ones even though it happened a year after my
two warranty had expired.

The really odd one is this Warrior. It claims the valves have to be
inspected every 16k, but they are the hydraulically self adjusting
type. Is Yami just showing love to their service techs or what?

My FJR is overdue for its 26k initial adjustment so I'll be sure to
provide a full report if it turns out I'm wrong...

Tim M.

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Dec 22, 2009, 10:47:15 AM12/22/09
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On Dec 21, 5:24 pm, Twibil <nowayjo...@gmail.com> wrote:

> If it had 20 more horses, one more gear in the tranny, and a better-
> sounding muffler it would pretty much be the perfect street
> motorcycle.

I remember saying the same thing about my 1992 Suzuki VX800 that
started my long, final exodus from vintage bikes.

Twibil

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Dec 22, 2009, 2:38:45 PM12/22/09
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On Dec 22, 7:47 am, "Tim M." <tomorrowaterolsdot...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>
> > If it had 20 more horses, one more gear in the tranny, and a better-
> > sounding muffler it would pretty much be the perfect street
> > motorcycle.
>
> I remember saying the same thing about my 1992 Suzuki VX800 that
> started my long, final exodus from vintage bikes.

Well, okay: perfect for a given value of "perfect", then!

Meaning, in this case, I *really* like this bike.

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