rodh
A-Road rider Limited to 70
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Post by rodh on Aug 24, 2010 11:22:03 GMT 1
I have had a look at some Deauvilles for sale, they do offer a lot for not so much but shame about losing the single sided swing arm and the build does not look as good as the NTV. Were/are they all built in Spain or were the early ones built in Japan? Anyone know? If some were Japanese built then they may satisfy our desire for longevity.
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JJ
Bad ass biker
MAD on BIKES
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Post by JJ on Aug 24, 2010 12:52:29 GMT 1
Deauville
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Post by rj2para (Bisto) on Aug 24, 2010 20:09:19 GMT 1
I have to agree they are very practical and do offer a lot for the money. But. But. But. "They are very practical and do offer a lot for the money." £1500 does look to get you a tidy bike, I guess it depends how long you want to keep it.
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sheekbiker
All Weather Rider, well hard
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Post by sheekbiker on Aug 5, 2011 0:10:04 GMT 1
Hi, tried a Deauville some time back as we thought it would be the ideal tourer for us to do the RBR, after 3 months we sold it and went back to our 88 Revere. The main fault was the size of the panniers, too small for a fortnights gear and as they are not removable, you need the inner bags as well, no where near as good as our Cargo throw overs. The fairings not bad but if you want dry feet you need to buy the lowers and for full hand protection they do special extensions. The handling is OK but it's easy to drag the foot pegs on the twisties. Nearly all my riding is 2 up so I probably carry more luggage than Honda expects,I did fit the large pannier lids, not a pretty sight but you can get a lot more in, makes the bike very wide for filtering. I would say an NTV with throw overs and an after market fairing would be a better option at a lot less money. Hope this helps and of course it's only my opinion. Mick.
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Post by rj2para (Bisto) on Aug 5, 2011 13:06:31 GMT 1
Thanks for the input so far. I do still want to keep my Revere so it is a longer term dream. I have seen you can get deeper lids for the panniers. Interesting point on the inner bags I had seen them sold on ebay. I always ride solo which may help. No rush for now.
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Post by matgrant on Nov 9, 2011 15:30:00 GMT 1
Hi, I just bought a Deauville as my commuter bike to get me to work, I do 70 miles a day round trip all year round. I had an NTV650 which was good but 2nd gear failed completely, so i learned to double shift from first to third(!) About a year later it caught fire! I replaced it with an NTV600 which was very low miles, but after i got it to about 70k it started making horrible noises from the transmission / final drive. Then one day it really started making VERY loud grinding noises whenever you came off the throttle so i sold it for spares.
The deauville is much larger and a bit harder to get through the traffic on, but much spacier more comfortable riding positon. Apart from there isn't a lot of space round the footpegs due to the body panels. The weather protection is great as well. Haven't had it long so can't comment on the reliability etc.
If you want a commuter (or even a tourer if you don't want to go really fast) i would recomment it so far. I have a couple of other bikes fro when i want sporty performance. It makes me laugh that people say it's boring etc- it's just designed fro a particular application, and it fills the role perfectly.
I have been told by deauville owners that the 700 injected model is much better but i have no direct experience.
Cheers, Mat.
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Post by rj2para (Bisto) on Nov 9, 2011 18:02:56 GMT 1
Hi Mat, Thanks for the feedback. My personal commute is very short but a bike that would do that and tour sounds just the job. In no rush to change my REVERE yet, but the feedback is handy, for me and I am sure others. Your high miles will be a great testbed. If you want to post pics of any of your bikes I am happy to add them to our gallery. www.hondantv.co.uk/ngalleryP1.phpThanks again Roger
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