Honda Dominator
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Honda Dominator
OK, who's got a Honda Dominator (or otherwise known as an NX650) ???
I have an '89, here in the US.
I know these things are well-known overseas...
IIRC, my Honda was manufactured in Italy.
What a long strange trip it's been, my bike would say
art k.
I have an '89, here in the US.
I know these things are well-known overseas...
IIRC, my Honda was manufactured in Italy.
What a long strange trip it's been, my bike would say
art k.
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hmm... I have seen one or two - know nothing about them though.... the 450cc class were more popular here.
I personally had a YZ250 for a while, but a BMW enduro does look very appealing (if expensive)
Have you found it to be a good bike?
I personally had a YZ250 for a while, but a BMW enduro does look very appealing (if expensive)
Have you found it to be a good bike?
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My Honda NX 650 has been flawless since I bought it - I store it with the gas tank open to keep wet gas in the carb, and never had a problem with it.
And yes, 650's are monsters that you can get into trouble with I had an '83 XL600 when I was 18, and crashed it twice. Then I flipped the 650 a few years ago too...
I re-geared it for more low-end (topped out around 85 or so on the highway stock) and it's a real stump-climber now.
And yes, 650's are monsters that you can get into trouble with
I had an '83 XL600 when I was 18, and crashed it twice. Then I flipped the 650 a few years ago too... I re-geared it for more low-end (topped out around 85 or so on the highway stock) and it's a real stump-climber now.
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Just adopted a nice 89 NX650, think it needs some
suspension upgrades/maintenance. Seems the engine
and exhaust combo are pretty good from the factory
though mufflers and jetting can add some hp.
-Jason
suspension upgrades/maintenance. Seems the engine
and exhaust combo are pretty good from the factory
though mufflers and jetting can add some hp.
-Jason
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Originally Posted by fast_st
Just adopted a nice 89 NX650, think it needs some
suspension upgrades/maintenance. Seems the engine
and exhaust combo are pretty good from the factory
though mufflers and jetting can add some hp.
suspension upgrades/maintenance. Seems the engine
and exhaust combo are pretty good from the factory
though mufflers and jetting can add some hp.
The dual exhaust (one pipe for each exhaust valve) on a single cylinder is an interesting thing, and definitely, not a big restriction for exhaust....
My '83 XL600 had a y-pipe and one muffler, the size of the duals on the NX.
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OBTW - for the sake of the "Vehicularly Correct" crowd out there:
"ENDURO" = "DUAL SPORT", for those who were not around when the BULLTACO, ELSINORE, or MAACO were the bike to have....
(250cc's of "Let's do that AGAIN!!!")
"ENDURO" = "DUAL SPORT", for those who were not around when the BULLTACO, ELSINORE, or MAACO were the bike to have....
(250cc's of "Let's do that AGAIN!!!")
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Shoot, man - not even mini-bikes are what they were back then. I could make a 3.5 horse do forty with a wore out sprocket, but the half-plastic bikes that they sell in parts stores will do a flat out 60+ with very little massaging at all...
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Can't say anything bad about the Honda 4-strokes...