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fasterthanyours
11-06-2008, 02:44 PM
It's called a crossover

http://powersports.honda.com/motorcycles/cruiser_standard/model.asp?ModelName=DN01&ModelYear=2009&ModelId=NSA700A9
http://powersports.honda.com/assets/images/model/model_hero_shot/Motorcycles/2009/large/DN-01.jpg
mandingo
11-06-2008, 03:01 PM
:lmao: Yeah.
MrDude_1
11-06-2008, 03:07 PM
uhh.. WTF am i looking at here?!
MrDude_1
11-06-2008, 03:10 PM
btw, the transmission is cool, but i didnt expect it to be in some kind of stretched out goldwing with a shark nose...

they should have just offered the trans in some kind of sport-touring bike... but not the ST....
Tootles
11-06-2008, 03:11 PM
It's called a crossover

http://powersports.honda.com/motorcycles/cruiser_standard/model.asp?ModelName=DN01&ModelYear=2009&ModelId=NSA700A9
http://powersports.honda.com/assets/images/model/model_hero_shot/Motorcycles/2009/large/DN-01.jpg


And then there is the color, AWESOME!!!:D
fasterthanyours
11-06-2008, 03:32 PM
If you can get past the look, the seat looks comfy :D
fasterthanyours
11-06-2008, 03:34 PM
More pics
http://www.cruisernet.com/blog_files/Merlin/Image/honda_DN01_2.jpg


Looking comfy :D
http://www.cruisernet.com/blog_files/Merlin/Image/honda_DN01.jpg
mandingo
11-06-2008, 03:39 PM
Should've made it like a 919 or something to that matter. Hell it might look good in person, but right now......:yernuts:
ND4SPD
11-06-2008, 04:11 PM
Honda's design department has gone off the deep end.
Tootles
11-06-2008, 04:29 PM
I also like the looks of the handles, they look high enough for me so it won't hurt my neck
Turbo storm
11-06-2008, 04:52 PM
Looks like a land-shark! Ready to eat some unsuspecting Suzuki riders.
Professor Fate
11-06-2008, 06:09 PM
Looks like some shoved two wheels under an AquaTrax.:eew::puke:
fasterthanyours
11-06-2008, 06:31 PM
I think some of those features wouldbe better suited on a different bike.
t-cell
11-06-2008, 08:44 PM
WTF!!! That has to be a joke! It looks like a collection of leftover parts -
Turbo storm
11-06-2008, 08:47 PM
WTF!!! That has to be a joke! It looks like a collection of leftover parts -

Hey! You talkin about Skully again???
jason 41
11-07-2008, 09:41 AM
So your saying I shouldn't have ordered 15 of those things?:) We Have already taken 3 deposits on them. :wave:
MrDude_1
11-07-2008, 09:46 AM
So your saying I shouldn't have ordered 15 of those things?:) We Have already taken 3 deposits on them. :wave:

you going to have a demo one?
i kinda want to check out the CVT myself....
jason 41
11-07-2008, 09:49 AM
you going to have a demo one?
i kinda want to check out the CVT myself....
It will have to be after the first three go. But yeah you can come by and ride one.
MrDude_1
11-07-2008, 09:52 AM
cool...
sometime in the next decade, i predict that atleast a few of the sportbikes will have CVTs instead of conventional transmissions...
jason 41
11-07-2008, 10:08 AM
I think you are right. I rode the Manna it was cool. I could see were there is a market for that type of bike.
fasterthanyours
11-07-2008, 10:10 AM
CVT would make sense, I think, on Sport Touring bikes.

Having one on my FZ1 would have been great, as long as I had the option to switch to manual shifting.

As I understand it the CVT has several different modes of shift points?
ItsDomino
11-07-2008, 10:27 AM
to me it looks like a Harley Road Glide and a V-Rod had a threesome with a Honda and the Honda got pregnant.I do like it though,i think its cool looking in that it is different and i like different.
MrDude_1
11-07-2008, 10:45 AM
CVT would make sense, I think, on Sport Touring bikes.

Having one on my FZ1 would have been great, as long as I had the option to switch to manual shifting.

As I understand it the CVT has several different modes of shift points?

yea, as i understand from reading about Hondas take on it, the transmission is entirely computer controlled.. by adding a "manual mode" it can shift into preset positions... just like having gears.
taking it one step further, it could allow you to "tune your gears" to whatever you liked...

if the level of trans ratio precision ever became high enough, i could foresee a time when a rider could have the engine at peak power (or efficiency) RPM mid corner, but the transmission would be regulating the rate at witch the bike accelerates... :chin:
t-cell
11-07-2008, 04:23 PM
Hey! You talkin about Skully again???

I would never talk about Skully - it has Kawi influence!!!

I guess the recession is really hitting the Honda design team hard -

Jason - sends
the_MAC
11-10-2008, 10:55 AM
if the level of trans ratio precision ever became high enough, i could foresee a time when a rider could have the engine at peak power (or efficiency) RPM mid corner, but the transmission would be regulating the rate at witch the bike accelerates... :chin:


i'm not sure if honda's cvt trans operates the same way, but this is exactly how most newer automatic 4wheelers operate. the engine stays at peak operating power and the clamshells in the trans adjust to change the output ratio accordingly. (until they get packed with mud, of course...)
Turbo storm
11-10-2008, 05:20 PM
Looks like it has ABS on the front too. I like it. If you get one in Jason, let me know.
jason 41
11-10-2008, 05:33 PM
Will do :yeah:
Professor Fate
11-10-2008, 06:20 PM
Looks like it has ABS on the front too. I like it. If you get one in Jason, let me know.
If ya go on a test ride don't forget your helmet and life jacket...:lol: