Honda NS 400 R
| Honda | |
|---|---|
| NS 400 R | |
| Manufacturer | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. |
| Production period | 1985 to 1986 |
| class | motorcycle |
| design type | Sports tourers / super athletes |
| Motor data | |
| Liquid-cooled V-engine with three cylinders, two-stroke | |
| Displacement (cm³) | 387 |
| Power (kW / PS ) | 53/72 at 10,000 min -1 |
| Torque ( N m ) | 54 at 9000 min −1 |
| Top speed ( km / h) | 216 (lying) |
| transmission | 6 courses |
| drive | Chain drive , O-ring chain |
| Brakes | front Ø 256 mm double disc brakes rear Ø 220 mm disc brake rear |
| Wheelbase (mm) | 1396 |
| Dimensions (L × W × H, mm): | 2065 × 720 × 1150 mm |
| Seat height (cm) | 790 |
| Empty weight (kg) | 192 |
| successor | NSR 250 R |
The Honda NS 400 R was a motorcycle that the Honda Motor Co. built in 1985 and 1986 as a replica of Freddie Spencer's world champion machine.
history
Freddie Spencer became the youngest world champion in the 500cc class on a Honda in 1983 at the age of 21 . After other Japanese manufacturers such as Yamaha offered street versions of their racing motorcycles with the RD 500 , the fans of the brand also expected this from Honda. 1985 - in the same year Spencer became double world champion - the racing replicas appeared in the form of the NS 400 R, but with significantly less displacement and performance than the competing models or racing machines from the world championship.
technology
Some details of the machine were very high quality for their time and technically up to date. These included, for example, the double loop frame made of square profiles as well as the Pro-Link swing arm made of aluminum and a mechanical anti-dive on the telescopic fork . The two outer cylinder of the V-Three - Zweitakters , possessed the in-house ATAC system , in order to improve the torque. The mixture was prepared using three Mikuni slide gate carburetors with a diameter of 28 mm. As with many Honda models, the brake system was obtained from the Japanese manufacturer Nissin Kogyo . It started with a kick starter . The NS 400 had narrow tires of size 100/90 V 16 at the front and 110/90 V 17 at the rear, which was common at the time - the caster was 91 mm, the steering head angle 63.5 degrees.
The nominal output of the water-cooled 387 cm³ engine with 53 KW (72 HP ) at 10,000 rpm resulted in a liter output of 186 HP and a power to weight ratio of 2.67 kg per HP. This helped the motorcycle with its six gears - the first being designed for a very long time up to 80 km / h - to accelerate from zero to 100 km / h in 3.9 seconds and a top speed of 216 km / h. Tests have shown that the NS 400 R is “light-footed” and has an “impeccable seating position”.
The paintwork and color scheme was based strongly on that of the racing machines and the main sponsor Rothmans . The Rothmans design has also been mentioned again and again . The consumption was given as 7.8 liters per 100 kilometers.
World Champion Freddie Spencer 2016 at the Oldtimer Grand Prix in Schwanenstadt (AT)
Racing version of the NS from 1985 in Rotmans design
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Web links
- Internet presence of the interest group NS 400R
- Portrait of the machine on motor-talk.de
- Comparative test of the model in Motorrad Classic 7/2011, accessed on October 18, 2016
- Technical data on moto-data.com