Tuesday, 27 August 2019

New to me Honda NX650 Dominator - first dual sport!


I've had a motorcycle license for five years now. I commuted to work in Stockholm on a Vespa GTS300 for the first two years. I sold that when we moved to a new city, and I have been feeling the itch for some time now. I've been more and more interested in dual sports lately and wanted to dip my toes into that world for a bit.Last week I found this bike on a local ad, and yesterday I went to check it out and decided to bring it home!It's a 1993 Honda Dominator with 50k kms. The motor seems to be running quite well, it stalls intermittently but it only happens when it's cold. The tires are old as shit (14 yrs on the front, 5 yrs on the back) and slippery. There are some small scratches on the fairings but nothing significant.I rode it to work yesterday and HOLY HELL I was not prepared for the amount of vibrations from the singly cylinder! I'll get used to it I guess. Despite that, my 5km commute turned into 20km on the way there and 35km on the way back, so it seems like we are taking to each other.I'm gonna get new tires this weekend already. What else should I check/replace/lube to make sure it doesn't kill me during the month or so of riding that is left on the season here? via /r/motorcycles https://www.reddit.com/r/motorcycles/comments/cw2nx7/new_to_me_honda_nx650_dominator_first_dual_sport/?utm_source=ifttt

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