At Honda, we may be thinking of sport with the renewal of its CBR R, but we are not forgetting the everyday motorcycle. A good all-purpose machine, reliable, functional, discreet. The opus existed in the range of the winged coat of arms under the name of Deauville. He has since disappeared. But he could come back very quickly. By being more muscular...
La Deauville arrived on the market in 1998, succeeding a NTV Revere who had cleared the ground for reliable and functional motorcycles. It used the V-twin engine opened at 52°, developing a modest power of 55 horsepower for 5 mkg of torque. Final transmission, via the five-speed gearbox, was still done by shaft and universal joint. In 2006, the 650 was replaced by the NTV 700 Deauville. The bore of the twin cylinder increased to 81 mm and increased the displacement to 680 cm³. Power increased to 65 horsepower at 8 rpm, for torque of 000 mkg at 6,8 rpm. His career ended in 6.
But in 2020, it could well resume. This versatile motorcycle, capable of moving around the city daily and traveling in absolute comfort, would return next year with a new design and the parallel twin of the current african twin 1 cm000 and 3 horsepower. But also with DCT automatic transmission…
Another possibility would be to mount the new 850 engine from the small african twin which should appear alongside the new 1100. Cardan transmission would be required. The new model would also feature a power-lift windshield and a new TFT dashboard, along with driving modes. To be continued !
