Blimey that's pretty close isn't it????
I wonder where the idea for the paint scheme came from ..
Guzzi must have pinched the design then, the Guzzi NTX 650 was in production from 1979-85, later than the Honda
1988 to 1993
I agree. And even if it is built down to a budget like other bikes in this class, the old style Honda wing badge at the top of the fairing takes us back to a period when Honda build quality was better than the rest. Clever marketing.
I honestly believe that for the riding a lot of us here actually do, this bike is more than enough and a massive saving compared to a new GS. Look how capable an 1150 GS is with less than 90bhp. We have become numbed by the numbers.
I had to look it up and was going by this..
I hate being the same age as old people.
I am disappointed, tubed tyres WTAF?, it cant be cost, it has to be some idiot thinking it makes the bike have off road credibility.
The biggest omission is a DCT option, if the engine is based on the AT then how hard would it have been to offer DCT? the technology is there, the development work is done.
The DCT box weighs 10 kg on the AT, that would be a big difference on this bike
Honda when building the bike would have a ballpark figure they know they will be selling it for and a price to build to so why not release the price when it goes on sale ?....
the bike is growing on me I must say but I cant imagine its a better bike than the Tuareg .
Tuaregs available now for £8600 new.
Also if bikes won't be delivered for months may as well wait a bit to see what the new competitive models might be priced. Then each market will announce their price.
I mentioned Honda NA but we don't know if it'll even be coming here? Probably won't for this year anyway.
It would be VAT inclusive, that's 20% in the UK not sure what rate in euro landThat would be about $10,800 here does that include VAT, if so what % is VAT? That could cover the sales tax we have to pay.