Description
H&H Classic Auction @ National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
15th November, 2023 13:00
1985 Honda NS400R
Estimate
£6, 500 - £7, 500
Registration No: Unregistered
Frame No: NC19-1004605
Engine No: Not visible
CC: 380
MOT: T. B. A
Iconic 1980s Honda
In very good order
Slight upgrades to forks and front wheel
Comes complete with a NOVA certificate
The Honda NS400R was a street-legal road-oriented two-stroke sport bike produced by Honda Motor Co., Ltd between 1985 and 1987 and inspired by Honda's NS500 (also known as the RS500R) 500cc GP-bike ridden by Freddie Spencer. The NS400R is the largest-displacement, street-legal two-stroke road bike that Honda produced. The limited-production NS400R was only sold from 1985 to 1988. Freddie Spencer grabbed Honda's first 500cc class win in 15 years on an NS500 in 1982, and then rode a lighter and more powerful NS500 to a 1983 500cc World Championship. Yamaha and Suzuki had already released street-legal replica racers, and Honda answered the challenge with the NS400R in 1985. The 387cc liquid-cooled two-stroke V-3 cranked out 72hp at 9, 500rpm.
This Honda NS400R is described by the vendor as ?in very good order?. It has been upgraded to with non-standard forks and a new front wheel enabling better tyre fitment. We have been advised that the Honda is running well and needs to be registered for UK roads. It comes complete with a NOVA number.
