1986 Honda NS400R

Description

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In 1983, Freddie Spencer became the world’s youngest 500cc World Champion, and he did it on a Honda V3. Honda responded by releasing a 250cc production bike to commemorate the win, but it took them until 1985 to build something closer to the actual size of Freddie’s champion. That was the NS400R, and even though it gave up 100cc and plenty of power to the race bike, Honda called it a “race replica”.

The two-stroke V-3 displaced 387cc and it was good for 72 horsepower and 37 pound feet of torque, both at nearly 10,000 rpm. Oh – and the whole thing weighed less than 360 pounds. For more information on the NS400R, check out this article from Classic-Motorbikes.net. Depending on who you talked to, the NS400R wasn’t as fast or aggressive as the 500cc race reps from Yamaha and Suzuki – but the tradeoff was that this was a confident handling bike. A review rehosted on Motorcycle Specs says “the NS is exciting and pretty near faultless.”

This example is VIN: NC191004886. It came to Iconic as an import from Japan; prior history is not known.

The odometer shows 13,207 kilometers (8,206 miles).

Maintenance:
In preparation for the listing, the seller had us flush and fill the brakes, clean the calipers, service the chain, chain the oil, and replace the air filter, the speedometer cable, the spark plugs, and the mirror pads. We also gave the bike a detail and installed new Bridgestone Battlax RS10 Racing tires with date codes of 2122 and 3822.

Olly did the work, he notes the following in his condition report:

Fuel Tank Condition: Ok
Tire Years – Front/ Rear: New
Tire Life – Front/ Rear: 100%
Tire Pressure – Front/ Rear: 33PSI
Brake Life – Front: 70%; Rear: 90%
Hydraulic fluid – Front/Rear: Ok, New
Transmission Oil – Level: Ok; quality:
Ok, New
2T Oil Injector Level: Ok
Coolant – Level: Ok; Quality: Ok
Low Beam: Ok
High Beam: Ok
Turn Signals: Ok
Tail Light: Ok
Brake Light: Ok
Parking Light: Ok
Plate Light: Ok
Killswitch: Ok
Horn: Ok
Battery: 12.54V

Test Ride: Ok, bike operates as intended

BIKE CONDITION
-Tachometer becomes erratic once bike warms up
->New tachometers are available

Modifications:
Daytona fork brace.

Racing Beet rearsets.

Tank pad.

Inside of the tank:

The sale includes one key.

Cosmetic Blemishes: please see the album up top for all known cosmetic blemishes. Here is a selection:

Currently located at our facility in Santa Monica, California (please make an appointment for an inspection), this Honda is offered on a clean Oregon title. Please note that as an import, this bike lacks certain compliance and emissions stickers that the state of California would require to transfer a title. Have any NS400R stories or questions about this listing? Let us know in the “Comments” tab!