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Honda NS 400R Rothmans Rep 1986 Found in Honda |
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Make: Honda Model: NS 400R Rothmans Rep Year: 1986 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 |
| Here's what certain riders of the beveled toe think they know: Nothing could better transform the moderately talented mortal into a backroad tiger than a genuine racing machine. Here's what factory engineers know: Genuine racers are for those few gifted pilots who can survive on the thin line of forgiveness. Therein lies the great irony of the repli-racer: The more it approaches the real thing, the less forgiving it becomes, and the greater the likelihood its normal mortal rider will find himself beveled head to toe. Solution: Build a motorcycle that looks exactly like a genuine racer, but doesn't cross the line between racetrack precision and street forgiveness. The NS400R is convincing evidence that Honda knows precisely where to draw this line. As Honda's first attempt at cashing in on Freddie Spencer's Grand Prix success with the NS500 two-stroke triple, the NS400R had to be true to the original | |




