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Honda NS 400R 1985 Found in Honda |
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Make: Honda Model: NS 400R Year: 1985 Engine: liquid cooled, 90 Capacity: 387 Bore: 57 x 50.6 mm Compression: 6.7:1 Induction: 3x 26mm Keihin carbs Starter: CDI Power: 72 hp 52.5 kW @ 9500 rpm Torque: 5.1 kg-m @ 8000 rpm Transmission: 6 speed Front suspension: Air assisted forks. adjustable anti-dive 120mm wheel travel Rear suspension: Pro-link adjustable preload 100mm wheel travel Front brake: 2x 256mm discs Rear brake: Single 220mm disc 2 piston caliper Front tyre: 100/90 -16 Rear tyre: 110/90 -17 Dry weight: 163 kg Fuel capacity: 19 Litres |
| In 1983 Freddie Spencer, riding for Honda, became the youngest 500cc World Champion ever. Two years later, in belated celebration, Honda released the NS400, a bike claimed to be a road-going replica of Spencer's machine. The result is a fast, small, very light, two-stroke sports bike, beautifully finished with quite outstanding handling and road-holding. It may be 100cc smaller and considerably less powerful than the brutal all-or-nothing factory racer but they genuinely do have enough in common to warrant the Grand Prix replica tag. Like the racer, the NS400 is a liquid-cooled, three cylinder two-stroke of an unusual configuration, a V3. The outer pair of cylinders are arranged forwards and down with a vertical middle cylinder. It is a light, narrow unit, no wider than a parallel twin. The 90 degree, V3 layout allows the chassis to be kept extremely compact. Mounted in a lightweight aluminium box-section frame, the engine weight is low and carried forward to give a good centre o | |
Honda NS 400R 1985
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