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Old 10-02-2008, 02:56 PM   #1 (permalink)
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So I was looking at all the new bikes and I came across this one. Its a 2009 Honda DN01, its one of the most hideous bikes I think I have seen!

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Old 10-02-2008, 03:17 PM   #2 (permalink)
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It kinda reminds me of a scooter.
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Old 10-02-2008, 03:18 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I think the 2009 Victory Vision Tour has it beat.
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Old 10-02-2008, 03:39 PM   #4 (permalink)
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So I was looking at all the new bikes and I came across this one. Its a 2009 Honda DN01, its one of the most hideous bikes I think I have seen!
Wow, the floorboars are directly under the handlebar grips. To have tha kind of a setup on a bike that looks more like a sportbike is very interesting.
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Old 10-02-2008, 03:45 PM   #5 (permalink)
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LOL...I saw one the other day.

What a waste of money.
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Old 10-02-2008, 03:50 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Yes, let's just keep making the same old designs until the end of time. Let's never try anything new, or dare step outside the comfortable little cognitive pillowcase some people call a life.

I applaud both Victory and Honda for being innovative.

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Old 10-02-2008, 04:38 PM   #7 (permalink)
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both bikes are a bit much for my taste but people will buy them
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Old 10-02-2008, 07:54 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Flame on but I really like it. It is listed as a standard on their site. I dont now about the automatic transmission (kind of like an auto stick shift car). It is only a 700.
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Old 10-03-2008, 08:24 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Interesting ergonomics on that one.
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Old 10-03-2008, 10:25 AM   #10 (permalink)
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gosh if I was into sport bikes that would be the one for me....
I LOVE red...and the lines on that bike are not silly like the V Vision.

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Old 10-03-2008, 12:55 PM   #11 (permalink)
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That's just it - it ain't a sportbike. Forward controls, pulled-back bars, big fork angle. It's a cruiser in sporty guise.
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Old 10-03-2008, 01:23 PM   #12 (permalink)
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That's just it - it ain't a sportbike. Forward controls, pulled-back bars, big fork angle. It's a cruiser in sporty guise.
It's the first motorcycle hybrid, front farring off a Sport bike, ergo is a cross between a cruiser and a touring bike, The pipes off a cruiser, v-twin. Interesting concept.

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Old 10-03-2008, 03:48 PM   #13 (permalink)
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I'm still waiting for this to hit production

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Old 10-03-2008, 03:52 PM   #14 (permalink)
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That's just it - it ain't a sportbike. Forward controls, pulled-back bars, big fork angle. It's a cruiser in sporty guise.
A "Spruiser"? A "Cruistbike"?

Looks like they took a Honda AquaTrax and stuck some wheels on it. At least they can save money by sharing a lot of parts.

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Old 10-03-2008, 04:03 PM   #15 (permalink)
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From what I have read it has a CTV type transmission (like the scooters) that has programed points so it simulates shifting of a geared trans or no shift like a Nissan CTV auto transmission.
I bet Honda is laughing too, one place I read that their sales were over 13 million cycles last year. That would put them far ahead of number 2 if it is true. Not my choice of bike but someone else may rave about it. I guess the market will have the final say.

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From what I have read it has a CTV type transmission (like the scooters) that has programed points so it simulates shifting of a geared trans or no shift like a Nissan CTV auto transmission.
I bet Honda is laughing too, one place I read that their sales were over 13 million cycles last year. That would put them far ahead of number 2 if it is true. Not my choice of bike but someone else may rave about it. I guess the market will have the final say.

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So it runs like personal watercraft as well?
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So it runs like personal watercraft as well?
Don't know, never had a motorcycle in water that deep.

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