Hiya folks, anyone know if anyone makes a rear hugger for a 1998 nt 650. If not what do you all do to protect your rear shock and swinging arm from the winter...
I find squeezing a pannier lid in firmly is an effective way of getting it to lock. Good luck with the forks. Are you sure it's leaking? Once I had a bit of...
... getting ... Once I ... but ... them. I ... head ... worth ... front ... height ... end ... work. If ... Oh yes, it was leaking like the titanic! Panniers...
I have a persistent problem with the trim that fits on the fairing parts and forms a vibration absorber with the tall fairing. On my machine it is black and I...
Graham, I had the same problem. I binned the trim. Each winter I change to the tall screen. Some do not bother with the trim or to fill the gap. I use a...
Thanks Peter. I wondered if the dealers had the same problem - sounds like another of those little 'design faults' that no-one would admit to. I was wondering...
Hi Graham, yep - they all go that way - I did the paint method until the whole thing just fell in half !!!! I replaced with a motad - which is stainless on the...
Thanks Jon - VERY helpful. Knowing that the Duchess was stored for nearly two years beneath a leaking roof, with rain dripping through the right pannier onto...
Hi all, Jon - not making excuses for them but maybe your Motad exhaust was one of a bad batch? They put one on my Deauville over 3 years ago and it's only just...
I bought my DV new in June 2000 and almost within days the exhaust downpipes began to rust (at the back where you can't easily see it) I took them off and...
Hi Andy, Maybe I should have - but getting it wsa such a hassle + I can't have it off the road for even a day - so just went for a real quality item - Yes it...
HI fixings and top plate from most dealers, expect to pay 40-50 quid all givi's will fit. Regards Stephen P S anyone want to buy a none runner for spares,...
Hi Folks, I now have the following genuine Honda manuals for the NT700V Deauville in PDF format on CD: Setup Instructions; Workshop Manual (includes the...
I am currently thinking about getting a new bike, and wondered about the pro's and con's of getting a brand new bike (the NT700) over a 2 year old NT650? ...
Andy, The new 700 is reckoned by those who have one or have ridden one to generally be a much improved version. However I would expect a 2 year old 650 to be...
I don't know if anyone is interested in this, but I'm intrigued by motorcycle slow handling skills and so ordered a DVD by an American police trainer, Jerry...
Im riding a 2000 model, should be getting it out from the workshop ard End August. Had a BAD frontal crash. Parts are NOT cheap and easy to get. Regards, ...
Does anyone know if a brighter headlight bulb is available for the DV? When I'm riding along country lanes in the early hours of the morning on my way to work...
Hi All, Well the Div is up for sale at my local dealers, pity really as I only had it for about four months and I did like it very much. However my wife is...
I added additional driving lights fed from a relay using the side lights power to provide the relay power. I used Ring mini cruiselights and mounted them under...
Hi Paul Russ has already mentioned the additional lights solutions - I've seen a few DVs with these - some mounted beneath the crash bars, some beneath the...
Hi, Eugene, I am member from Singapore. You can get spares from uk at www.davidsilverspares.co.uk you can get all the parts . cheaper by normal mail but...
Heard abt this website. will be ordering some stuff. As for mirror, only my glass is cracked. No need to buy the whole thingy. Just need to find a shop that...
Quite simple - I was brought up with miles and gallons - I know
approximately what a gallon looks like in a bucket, I can walk and know
approximately when I've...
Yes it is about ANYTHING so all are equally valid, if not universally understand and/or liked. People tend to speak as taught. I therefore make the presumption...
