1300 mile Honda NR750 goes on sale

such an ugly bike, the only nice thing about it was the carbon used in the body work and the technology used in the engine

Posted: 29/04/2010 at 11:29

It's not ugly at all! For it's time it was stunning and the fact that it became the basis for the design of the iconic 916 is proof.

The only aspect of the styling that I do not like are the arched, carbon-pipes from the air in-takes.

Othewise a timeless classic, it will not age as it was never fashionable.

Posted: 29/04/2010 at 11:44

Fascinating technology - that didn't work in the racer - so why should it work on the road ?

Oh - mind you - it has only managed to do 1,360 miles hasn't it ?

Posted: 29/04/2010 at 12:14

VisorDown magazine (back when it was TWO) I think, did a test of Niall's NR vs. the Desmo, and Jon Cantile I think said he preferred the NR, as it had more emotion when riding it than even the Desmo! 

I know that the 916 copied styling elements, but imo its not the elements by themselves that made the 916 so pretty it was the execution, and Honda didn't really have that w/ the NR, its a bit slab sided and awkward looking imo.

That being said, its an absolute corker of a bike and I'd love to have one, even if only for a piece of biking history from the original V4 manufacturer.  

Posted: 29/04/2010 at 12:52

a dealer in holland has 2 in the showroom .

Posted: 29/04/2010 at 16:25

I rode this very bike on trade plates before it got registered....

Truly awesome and rates up there with riding the factory RC45.

Way ahead of its time in engineering and style.

Posted: 30/04/2010 at 16:49

Proper Bike Porn

Right up there with the super cars of the age.

I'd love one were it not for the shocking price

Posted: 09/08/2010 at 15:56

You're right, ugly as poop.

I'd but it if it wasn't so ugly. 

Who wants to be stuck riding that silly looking, super fast, high performance, legendary, rare, inovative, iconic, historical, superbike anyway.   I'd much rather look like everyone else out there in a Gixxer or Ninja.

Posted: 16/09/2010 at 12:18

Hi there guys well its me the chap who owns this beast of a bike, so let me tell you its the dogs b----llks to ride and secondly i have just sold this baby to a guy in the States who has imformed me that this is a machine that will go down in the history books as an engineering marvel of its time, anyway if you want one i have another in my shed so just send me an email and i will send you some pics, email fjk222@hotmail.com or call 020 8997 2421 daytimes or 07973-11-12-13 just ask for Frank.

Posted: 19/10/2010 at 17:21