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Doc Sarah's Motorcycle Pages
Honda RVF400 NC35
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Honda 90 |
Kawasaki GPZ500s | And Stephen's GSXR600 |
| Yamaha YZF600R Thundercat | ||
| Yamaha YZFR1 | ||
| Ducati 748R | ||
| Honda VFR400 NC30 | HondaRVF400 NC35 |
Having owned two VFR400 NC30's, when the opportunity came up to buy an RVF400R NC35 it was too good to miss. I was very lucky to get a 1999 bike, in pristine unmodified and un-raced condition. This little bike was a real jewel and it is a pleasure to own it. It is very similar to the NC30 in a lot of ways but has a number of advantages
Good points:
- A much better mid-range - doesn't pull like the R1, obviously, but feels much less lacking in power than the NC30 when you roll on in higher gears
- Upside down forks look very cool
- Lovely ram-air ducts
- Everything somehow feels tighter and more together than with the NC30, which is pretty good on its own
- Better arrangement for boot, fuel tap and choke.
- Still handles like a dream - you only have to think and it goes round the corner
- Colours are a bit less shell-suity than the VFR, I think
Bad points:
- Headlights are still hopeless
- I don't personally like the black matte colour on the tailpiece
- As standard the brakes aren't excellent - I'll repeat the EBC disks and HH pads that I had on the last VFR
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The RVF on our driveway |
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| and a view from the other side |
