HONDA NTV 650 - any faults?

Danny · Ask Me About Stoppie School Joined: 26 Jan 2003 Karma :

Thanks again for the info, when did this new warranty law come out then?

This place is primarily a breakers yard but they do sell bikes obviously.

Forgive my ignorance but a collector is a box shape part of the exhaust? Also am I just looking for rust under it?

sickpup · Old Timer Joined: 21 Apr 2004 Karma :

Danny · Ask Me About Stoppie School Joined: 26 Jan 2003 Karma :

Well I bought it in the end for £1075 including a full service, the usual plus new fork seals and switchgear.
I'm picking it up on Wednesday subject to a successful test ride.
I got £750 for my Thundercat, which is roughly what other places quoted me.

Thanks again for all those who posted with advice, in particular sickpup who has been very helpful. Thumbs Up

sickpup · Old Timer Joined: 21 Apr 2004 Karma :

No prob mate.

WildGoose · White Van Man Joined: 21 Mar 2002 Karma :

the saga of the poorly thundercat reaches a rather terminal end then Sad

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Danny · Ask Me About Stoppie School Joined: 26 Jan 2003 Karma :

Not quite, it has to survive until Wednesday and it was spluttering on the way to work. Confused

Here's for hoping the old girl makes it. Praying

EuropeanNC30R... · Gay Hairdresser Joined: 20 Jun 2002 Karma :

What happened to that nice little thundercat? Shocked

carvell · Scuttler Joined: 05 Sep 2003 Karma :

Danny got his wombling hands on it, presumably. Wink

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Gracie Jones · Trackday Trickster Joined: 31 Aug 2004 Karma :

Danny,

If you haven't picked it up yet, bare this in mind:

I went to see it as well a few weeks ago (have since got something different) and he offered it me for £1000 - no need to pay more than that.

There are some mechanical bits that will probably be sorted in teh service and no doubt you have spotted, but just to compare notes:

The headlight / switch is fucked

the front brake is binding (I couldn't spin the front wheel when it was on the centre stand.

He said he would give it me with a new battery

The switchgear is ropey and he said he'd sort that too.

Hope all well - overall it is proabably ok as things like wheels are in really good condition. It looked neglected rather than trashed.

Best,

Luke

Danny · Ask Me About Stoppie School Joined: 26 Jan 2003 Karma :

Thanks for that Gracie Jones, unfortunately I've already paid a £50 deposit Doh!

But I'll try and get him to throw in a tank cover to make up for it.

Maurice, about a month or so after my last trackday 2nd gear went on it.
It costs about £300 just in parts to fix that and it needs lots of other stuff doing soonish.
I bought it for £2400 so I've lost £1650 in nearly two years. Crying or Very sad

But I've sold previous bikes for good money so it's all Karma

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WildGoose · White Van Man Joined: 21 Mar 2002 Karma :

i could teach you a thing or two about losing money on bikes, dont sweat it you got off lightly Wink

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Danny · Ask Me About Stoppie School Joined: 26 Jan 2003 Karma :

I went to test ride the bike today and pick it up (if it passed the test ride).

The bike felt horrible on the test ride, the C.G. was way too high and I didn't like it at all.
Luckily they gave me back my deposit when I told them I didn't like it at all.

Back to square one. Sad