False Neutral #19: It's A Small World After All

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This week, it’s only Garrett and me, as “Eric T” (if that’s even his real name) is busy moving into a new home. We discuss my recent turn as a presenting judge at the Art of the Car Concours, which led to a couple of uncommonly coincidental connections. We go on to discuss some of Honda’s late ’80s flops-turned-cult-bikes, and wonder about what future cult favorites we’re ignoring now.

False Neutral – It’s A Small World After All

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Except where noted in the captions, images are standard press kit/website photos used courtesy of the respective manufacturers.

1947 Vincent Rapide (Pete's photo)
1947 Vincent Rapide (Pete’s photo)

1965 Kawasaki SG250
1965 Kawasaki SG250 (Pete’s photo)

1972 Suzuki GT750J in “California Burgundy” (Pete’s photo)

Suzuki T350 Rebel (Garrett's photo)
Suzuki T350 Rebel (Garrett’s photo)

Garrett's Friend's Honda Transalp (Garrett's photo)
Garrett’s Friend’s Honda Transalp (Garrett’s photo)

Honda CB-1 400

Honda GB500 (Wikipedia via Hooniverse)
Honda GB500 (Wikipedia via Hooniverse)

Honda NX250
Honda NX250

Honda XLV750R
Honda XLV750R

Honda MVX250F
Honda MVX250F

2009 Honda DN-01
2009 Honda DN-01

2014 Honda NM4 Vultus
2014 Honda NM4 Vultus

Honda CTX700
Honda CTX700

1988 Yamaha TDR250
1988 Yamaha TDR250

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Peter Tanshanomi

Peter Tanshanomi

Tanshanomi is Japanese [単車のみ] for “motorcycle(s) only.” Though primarily tasked with creating two-wheel oriented content for Hooniverse, Pete is a lover of all sorts of motorized vehicles.

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  1. Maymar Avatar
    Maymar

    I’m a little shocked the whole “working some African oil field, buying vehicles online for an eventual return to North America” isn’t just a Craigslist scam (one I’ve encountered).

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    1. Garrett Michael Avatar
      Garrett Michael

      Generally, he would find motorcycles he liked that were local to me (and his home residence) and I would go make a deal for him. I’m pretty sure, however, the subject line of his email didn’t describe himself as a Nigerian Prince with a promise to pay double asking price as soon as the bike shipped 😉

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      1. Maymar Avatar
        Maymar

        Heh, I’m copying someone else’s version, but I’ve gotten variances on the following from multiple international places;
        “Thanks for mailing back,am ok with the price and the condition,am
        buying it for my vacation,because i’ll be coming soon from our rig as
        am a petroleum engineer on a rig offshore,i won’t be able to come for
        the inspection due to the nature of my work,i would have love to call
        in person but our satellite server has been down which restrict our
        calls.i will be paying you through PayPal,pls get back to me with your
        PayPal details so i can proceed with the payment and contact the
        courier agent who will come to pick it up and deliver it in my place.”
        But yeah, having a physical representative pretty much proves it’s not that kind of scam.

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  2. Batshitbox Avatar
    Batshitbox

    The NT650 Hawk is usually mentioned with its stable mates, the CB-1 and the GB500, because they were all 1990-ish and imported to the states for only 2 or 3 years. You can add the 1994-1995 CB1000 (a.k.a. ‘The Big One’) to the list of 2-year imports Honda teased our market with. Very striking when seen in real life, like a great big CB-1 with twin rear shocks. I expect the CTX700 to go away too soon, because pretty Honda.
    http://moto.zombdrive.com/images/honda-nt650-hawk-gt-1988-2.jpg
    http://gallery.mvagusta.net/image_db/dukesean/94cb1000/34028.jpg

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    1. Garrett Michael Avatar
      Garrett Michael

      I’ve always rrreealllyyy liked the NT650. It is a model I would love to own for a while.

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  3. Garrett Michael Avatar
    Garrett Michael

    I will say that I like the Honda Transalp just a little bit less now that it stranded us with a failure. Ended up being a bad CDI which I discovered only after rebuilding both carbs and replacing the 4 spark plugs (two of which required some kind of witchcraft to get to)… At least CDI’s are only $97 straight from Honda!

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