On our Facebook page, John M. forwarded us this listing on BARF for this sweetheart NC24. For just $3400 I’m not sure how you can go wrong here. The owner has posted before and after pictures, as well as a quick video. Check it out:
quote from seller’s listing:
I’ve had this bike for about a year. Semi-tore it apart and cleaned it up. Runs well, has fresh rubber, brake pads, etc. Needs a few things still, but is a turn key bike right now and i still ride it weekly. Cali titled before I registered in Nevada (current NV registration/title), so in the CA dmv computers i think. Thinning the herd – and although this one is seriously fun to ride, she gets left home often. $3400 obo. Possible trade for the right sport touring beast.
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Details – odometer shows ~16K KM. No speedo healer – bike reads/rides in KM’s. Right now the left fork seal is weaping a bit on long storage cycles (aka if I don’t ride it often). I have a new set of seals here. The original tank has some wear and tear that the photo hides quite well – tank is original paint with some dings.
For a collector there would be several details to take care of. My feeling was ride it another 30KM’s and then take it apart and make it really clean. Truth is I shouldn’t sell this one – but I’m deadset on a more manageable bike fleet – starting with getting rid of what I don’t ride and getting my Hawk torn down and finished the way it was supposed to be.
When bike came to me it didn’t run – gummed up carbs and several other issues. Bike has stock carb settings and I’ve read that they were lean from the factory – explains the flat spot around 5-6K RPM. She sings though – really a unique engine sound while on board. The Honda techs did a good job on the exhaust/intake/cam train note. Slick shifting little bugger for sure, and more power than I expected. I frequently find myself speeding as the speedo is in KMH and I forget that 120 KMH isn’t 45 mph, hehe. She arrived to me pretty rough and had some beat plastics on it (before pic below). PO was kind enough to provide these as well, and they’re not OEM but not bad at all. I never finished mounting the windscreen, and I really dislike the mirrors I put on it (useless but I had them hanging around at the shop). But riding it is different than anything else I’ve ever ridden. Ultra-flickable and a seriously user-friendly engine and gearbox. Longest ride I’ve done is ~260 KM’s and I enjoyed every second of it. No soreness afterwards but these are smallish bikes – so the very tall be forewarned.
Have some spare bits that came with it too that will go to new owner.
Love the sound of these Honda V4’s. Sounds like my buddy’s old VFR750 in a much more sporting package.
While the seller is upfront about it not being all original, who really cares at this price and in this condition. As he states, ride it for another 30k KM’s and then restore it. Or keep riding it; it’s a Honda after all!
Thanks for the heads up John!
dc
I see a nice 1990 CB-1 (400) in the background!