I was just wondering whether folks here might want to discuss the NR750. No, I didn't search for previous threads first...
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I think at one point or another a good portion of us have done a deep dive on those bikes.
There was a vid going around a while ago of a girl dropping one trying to let the clutch out... It appeared she had no business on it. Hard to watch.
Very cool bike, very interesting attempt to subvert the rules. I'd love to have a go on one. But not on the list if bikes I'd buy if I had the $$$$$$.
I keep waiting on joel or Dmitry to say he has onesomehow those guys end up with the coolest shit.
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Originally Posted by riot View PostDon't spend money and buy, spend time and learn.
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Bike was $60k when it came out, not really fast or good looking (unlike 916) just an exercise, a Halo bike, and I'm sure I even at 60k it was a big financial loser. Big companies like to do sometimes just as a PR, to show off, create a buzz...
I like NR, but don't think I'd want to own one, would rather get a fleet of other RC bikes that I can enjoy instead of one museum piece
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Originally Posted by ricksax View PostThe idea was that it would have a racing advantage in the 750cc formula. It didn't.
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Originally Posted by Captain 80s View Post
The idea was that the oval piston design could be a distinct advantage with the FIM 4 cylinder limit rule. The FIM then declared all pistons must be round.
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The oval piston design was NEVER meant to power a super bike or normal street bike. The NR750 TT-F1 racer was a missile but Honda knew the class was dead and there was no point of developing it and the very expensive in their own right RVF/RC30 based racers.
Honda was flush with so much money they could lose money on the NR750 for an ego trip/flexing on other manufacturers. We will never see machines as awesome as the bubble era ever again.Last edited by joel; 03-02-2022, 07:43 PM.
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Originally Posted by old_pirelli View Post
dunno - cant see much of the 916 in the NR - I see lots of design cues in my 97 vfr in the NR though
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