Bikes that you have never seen in NZ?

[Taz]

I've never seen these in NZ...not saying there aren't any but I've never seen em.


Honda CB500
Honda NTV650
Yamaha FZR600
Yamaha YZF750
Yamaha Thundercat
Yamaha 600 Diversion
Yamaha FZ600 (early ones)

I've seen all of those bar the CB500, of which I assume you mean the later model twin not the CB500F from the 70's?

[nudemetalz]

I've seen all of those bar the CB500, of which I assume you mean the later model twin not the CB500F from the 70's?

I figure it's either one of these (one is twin-shock, the other is single)

[Cayman911]

Honda FMX 650

which is a shame because i'd like one.

[scracha]

Out of those ones, I've seen the NTV650 (Revere), FZR600 and 600 Diversion here.
Those early FZ600's were an FZ400 with an XJ600 motor in them for the USA market.

I'm talking about the early Phasers. Seen the newer ones and the big one but not the early 600's.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/EDITORIA...EWS/35490.html

[nudemetalz]

I'm talking about the early Phasers. Seen the newer ones and the big one but not the early 600's.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/EDITORIA...EWS/35490.html

oops my mistake.
My sister had one of those 600 Fazers in UK. Absolutely loved it.

The one I was referring to was this... (which is also rare)

[MarkW]

To my knowledge Blue Wing did bring in one NTV650 because I have it - a 2004 model. A client also bought a new one (also 2004) ex Australia and I purchased this one from him last year when he decided to reduce the number of toys in his garage. So now I have two. I believe that the one that originally came in to Whangarei is now floating around somewhere on Auckland's north shore, theres one in Napier ex the UK and I believe that a fuel injected 700 (2009 model) was in New Plymouth.

I also had one of the original 1989 NT600 Revere's - ran up 143,000 miles on it and last I heard this was in Warkworth or Wellsford. There were 19 NT600's imported in 1989 by Blue Wing and the original trial bike was an NT650. Since the advent of Japanese imports there have been a heap of 250/400/600/650 Bros/Reveres come in as grey imports. The Transalp engine (600 and 650) is basically identical to the Revere/Bros/Deauville.

[Grumph]

There were a heap of the Honda v's brought in to the SI as grey imports.
Seen a couple of 400 Fazers too - home market version of the euro 600.
There must have been at least one CB500 twin in NZ - one of the 450's on my bench turns out to have a CB500 head...450 has a cast in skull, 500 has seat inserts.

[scracha]

oops my mistake.
My sister had one of those 600 Fazers in UK. Absolutely loved it.

The one I was referring to was this... (which is also rare)

Yeah, the early Fazer 600's were cheap speed. Thundercat motor in budget frame but bloody good fun.

As for the 80's FZ400's. I had the even rarer "N" for naked model with magnesium rocker, clutch & alternator covers. Lovely bike and went like stink.

[pritch]

The Transalp engine (600 and 650) is basically identical to the Revere/Bros/Deauville.

And the DN-01, although I think the engine's up to about 670 now. All of which only makes it harder to understand why Bluewing don't bring the Deauville in. They were on the shop floor in Oz last time I looked, not here though.