They make it sound like a fork lift...Originally Posted by Big Dave
Sounds like a fun and carefree ride though.
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They make it sound like a fork lift...
Sounds like a fun and carefree ride though.
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or a tractor, and we all know how fun they are to cane round inThey make it sound like a fork lift...
Sounds like a fun and carefree ride though.
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Sorry, but that is just a heap o' shit.
Honda have made some truly incredible machines over the years, but that thing is just a great steaming turd sitting fairly and squarely on top of their entire back catalog. That this could come out of the same factory that made the CB750, RC30, original '75 Goldwing etc brings tears to my pained eyes.
Lessee here, 60hp from a 680 wouldn't be so bad....until you slap a power sapping slushbox behind it....along with 270kg of shite bike.
And it's a "sweet handling" bike you say? With a 1650mm wheel base, 28deg rake and tyres sized to tame a 160hp sportsbike, I wonder what it is that you find "sweet" about it? That it doesn't head shake? Amazing.... It's got no ground clearance so you'll only ever use half the tyres, and a crap turning circle which is pretty bloody ordinary for supposed urban transport.
Economical transportation? In comparison to a car maybe, but it's nearly twice the price of a cheap new car, so what's the point?
And I haven't even mentioned the styling yet....
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Are you trying to quit the coffee or just having a bad day?
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It would be a bad day if I had to ride that thing. As it is I'm just disappointed, I didn't think they made bad bikes anymore. And I'm disappointed that testers set the bar of acceptability so low, just 'cos it's different doesn't make it good.Are you trying to quit the coffee or just having a bad day?
Fun? In comparison to what, pedalling? Doing a quick mental list of bikes worth close to $24,000 and every single one of 'em sounds like more fun than this.They make it sound like a fork lift...
Sounds like a fun and carefree ride though.
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Ah, yeah they do.
My old XJ900 would hoist off the pipe in first gear, and stay there till I was done with third.
Seen some pretty impressive efforts on Moto-Guzzi's in photo's. Impresive when one considers the crank, and drive shafts spin in the same direction, (on the older ones at least).
Never have been able to figure out why people say it cant be done...Please enlighten me.
could catch a monkey
Mmmm, and you only buy that magazine for the articles??
One hell of a ride.
I'll take some notice when you have done 1,000km on one.
Easy Biker
I bet there were naysayers around too when Formula 1 cars went to pushbutton gearboxes. Do those same people not like quick shifters on bikes now? There is nothing wrong with progress I reckon and unless some manufacturer tries stuff there will be no progress.
As for these bikes they were racing around Rome in numbers when I was there in January along with all the other multitude of scooters. In the stoplight grandprix and cobble stoned road conditions of that city what was lacking in numbers were sportsbikes. They would be just too uncomfortable in those conditions.
It did surprise me too there were few dirt bikes or motards - I suspect the issue with them is high maintanence costs and lack of rider weather protection.
The DN-01 I would say is a great big-city bike for sure, a step up from a Burgman.
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Merv
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Yup, I may err,...cough,..umm had my V11 up on the back wheel just to see if it can be done,...and from what I recall, Dangerous has had his LeMans up there quite a number of times !!
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Nice get outta jail free card.
You and Honda both say it's a bike not a scooter, yet you haven't compared it to any other bikes. So how does it compare acceleration wise against that Bonneville who's power claims you quote?
You also reckon it makes a "pretty good show" of "out and out sports riding". In comparison to what other nearly 700cc bike? How's about that Bonneville which is some $6000 dollars cheaper......
You call it "economical, reliable, urban transportation", yet with the auto box and heavy weight it's probably quite thirsty for a bike, especially compared to other urban targetted bikes (which actually have luggage space), and I'd fuggin' expect a $24k bike to be reliable.
You seem suprised that a 680cc motorcycle can keep up with traffic for chrissakes. You'd expect far more of an SV650 or Er6n which both kick it to the kerb by almost any measure, and are only half the price.
The DN-01 wins points for ease of use, but compared to other motorcycles (which is what you/Honda claim it to be) it just doesn't stack up. Ask yourself if you'd buy one, if not why not.
Sorry Dave, you seem to have gone into this test with exceedingly low expectations of a $24,000 "motorcycle".
Geriatric hoon
BIKE magazine put one in a hill climb and it didn't finish last. It beat a KTM six hundred and something single.
I thought it possible that the KTM might have been experiencing some technical difficulty, but that wasn't reported.
This is not mentioned to upset owners of KTM 600+ singles, but that really was the result.
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I'd happily ride it . . . but someone else would have to pay for it - no way I'd pay that much!
How would the Honda DN-01 compare to a Suzuki SV650S for performance? Because the Suzuki can be bought brand new for $12K (list price). I think I would rather have a clutch than pay twice as much for a bike that performs worse!
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on the up
Mate - it's an old joke. Like all Honda riders are gay.
And I to my motorcycle parked like the soul of the junkyard. Restored, a bicycle fleshed with power, and tore off. Up Highway 106 continually drunk on the wind in my mouth. Wringing the handlebar for speed, wild to be wreckage forever.
- James Dickey, Cherrylog Road.
One hell of a ride.
Or an open mind.
Some guy on a litre sportsbike isn't going to like it.
Some return to riders - or experienced ones - who are looking for ease of transport/riding as paramount, and a unique, stylish vehicle will love it - and it will serve them well. It does everything well - except 200kph. That suits me just fine in a road bike too.
Peformance wise - it goes like a trans alp - and they are quite popular - solid and unremarkable.
5yrs time this type of gearbox will be an optional extra on performance motorcycles. That's what I think is most noteworthy about the vehicle.
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