You might have missed my post. Bought this on the 24th. One owner, 4400 miles. Totally mint. Gets delivered 14 Jan Just realised. Did you mean an SP-1? Nup. I'm in restraint mode.
Yes, Daytona might be this Saturday if dealer can prep it in time. RR-R SP Is April, but you might have read that I've already P/Xd the RR4 for that. Think I'm about set now, but @gary1966 keeps getting ahead of me.
No. You after some of my harem? I might let you have the NS. I'll send it via Hermes!! Guess you won't be holding your breath! [For those who won't understand this, Charlie sent me a parcel 12 months ago that Hermes 'lost' (their words). Tracking showed it was in their depot, they denied it, but some weeks later it turned up - in their depot!! They returned to Charlie rather than me. There was a few weeks of backwards and forwards emails with the usual corporate denial and deflection]
They tend to float around the £7 -10K mark. Mid 7s - 8s would be a fair price. Nice Rothmans on eBay at the moment for £8395: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/honda-ns400r-uk-bike/184100858473?hash=item2add442a69:g:tEkAAOSwG4Zdtf~Z
Fun. Totally different to what we're used to with the Blades. Nice seating position and a good handler, BUT very peaky as to where power is available. If you want to enjoy spirited riding, you must be prepared to keep them buzzing at 7 - 8500 revs otherwise they just bog down. Perhaps most of us, including @NS400R keep these relics for the fun and nostalgia value rather than as a 'daily ride'. Not a bike to make money on, but they at least hold value and should be able to sell for the purchase price. I give it 3 stars in my Pension Plan!
The 400 is a lovely bike to ride. As Nigel says, a sweet handling bike as standard. I would not have described it as being peaky as Nigel, but then I grew up on strokers. My son's CBR500R monsters it on roll ons, so I guess it us peaky. I like it so much, I took it to the Dolomites this year instead of the SP. Didn't miss the SP at all even riding with a 1290 Duke.
You're hooked! Didn't miss the SP? Now I'm all for heaping accolades on any model of Honda, but you gotta do some serious self-evaluation. Even putting those two bikes in the same sentence is like comparing dates with Susan Boyle and Cameron Diaz!
Now let's see. The NS was a successful racer, the SP It depends if you're all about horsepower or just enjoy riding a nice bike quickly whatever its power. I often take the NS to the TT.
Sp2 fuel tank there about at odd times so are the plastics, you try finding an un cut rear fender/tail for sp1 under £700 or a fuel tank 2nd hand , wait a minute I have both ha ha
I can't handle those who cut rear original fenders. Was done on my RR4 and I purchased an original at a good price. Fortunately my 929 is orig and it appears the new VTR SP-2 is untouched also. If I ever need a red tank, I'll keep you in mind @gary1966 .
