Threesome: 1986 Honda NS400R

The Honda NS400R is a bit of an odd duck in the annals of rare bike collections. Bigger than a 250 but lacking the brutal thrust of the 500cc smokers, the V-3 two stroke is neither fish nor fowl. Nearly all other two strokes are apples to the NS400R orange. With typical Honda flair and…

Some Assembly Required: 1986 Honda NS400R

Honda’s NSR400R was a snarling, two-stroke middleweight from an era of unprecedented experimentation; a three-cylinder, triple-piped sportbike with cutting-edge specifications. The 1980’s must have been a very discouraging time for European and Italian manufacturers. While they were barely hanging on by their fingernails, Japanese manufacturers were in the throes of an era of funky, experimental…

Two-Stroke Triple: 1985 Honda NS400R for Sale

This Honda NSR400R was up for sale recently, but did not find a buyer. Hopefully, it will sell this time around! After years of relatively conservative technology, where overhead cams were considered pretty cutting-edge, motorcycle design went into overdrive during the 1980’s and the Japanese, fueled by their 1970’s domination of the market, were at…

1986 Honda NS400R available in Texas

Update 2.24.2014: Sold over the weekend. Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc Update 2.14.2014: Now on eBay. Links updated. -dc Today’s Featured Listing is this super clean and original Honda NS400R. 1986 Honda NS400R for sale on eBay Built as a commemoration to Freddie Spencer and his GP title(s), the NS400R is a V3 two…