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| {{Motorcycle
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| |name = Honda NS 400R
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| |photo = 1986-Honda-NS400R-Red-430-0.jpg
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| |aka =
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| |manufacturer = Honda
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| |production = 1986
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| |predecessor =
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| |class = Race Replica
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| |engine = Three cylinder, Two-stroke, liquid cooled
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| |bore_stroke = 55.9mm x 55.9mm
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| |compression = 6.7:1
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| |top_speed =
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| |power = 72.01 HP (53.7 KW) @ 9500RPM
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| |torque = 39.09 ft/lbs (53.0 Nm) @ 8000RPM
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| |fuel_system = Carburetor Keihin 3x26 mm
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| |ignition =
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| |battery =
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| |transmission = Gear box: 6-speed, manual <br> | |
| Final Drive: Chain <br>
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| Clutch: Wet Multi disk <br>
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| |frame =
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| |suspension =Front: Air assisted forks <br>
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| Rear: Pro-link adjustable preload
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| |brakes =Front: Double disc 256 mm <br>Rear: Single disc 220 mm
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| |front_tire = {{tire|100/90 -16}}
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| |rear_tire = {{tire|110/90-17}}
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| |rake_trail =
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| |wheelbase = 54.49 inches (1384 mm)
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| |length = 81.3 inches (2065 mm)
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| |width = 28.31 inches (719 mm) | |
| |height =
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| |seat_height = 30.71 inches (780 mm)
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| |dry_weight =
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| |wet_weight = 183.0 kg
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| |fuel_capacity = 1.32 Gallon (5.00 Liters)
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| |oil_capacity =
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| |recommended_oil= Honda GN4 10W-40
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| |fuel_consumption =
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| |turning_radius =
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| |related =
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| |competition = [[Yamaha RD500]]<br />[[Suzuki RG500]]
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| }}
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| '''[[Honda]] NS400R''', 400cc, triple cylinder 2 stroke. As close as Honda ever came to a real large capacity road race replica. The largest capacity, road going 2 stroke Honda ever built.
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| Riding a [[Honda|Honda]] NS500 V3, [[Freddie Spencer|Freddie Spencer]] became the youngest-ever World Champion on in 1983 at the age of 21. The NS400R released in Spring 1985 was supposedly a road-going replica. Great idea but unfortunately [[Yamaha|Yamaha]] had beaten Honda to it with the [[Yamaha RD500LC|Yamaha RD500LC]] and the [[Suzuki RG500|Suzuki RG500]] was due in showrooms soon!
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| Although all three bikes were no-compromise two-strokes, with knife-edge powerbands and the latest chassis technology, Honda probably shot itself in the foot by producing a 400 (the most important class for its home market) instead of a more powerful 500.
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| In fact, the true capacity was 387cc, so the NS only had about 40cc and a few horsepower more than a [[Yamaha RD350LC YPVS|Yamaha RD350 Power Valve]], which cost two-thirds as much!
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| Like the [[Yamaha RD500|RD500]] and [[Suzuki RG500|RG500]], after the initial hype, sales dwindled. The NS was dropped in 1988, by which time it has been pushed into the background by a string of four-stroke race reps that were far more practical for general use.
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| NS400Rs were available in red/white/blue HRC colors or Rothmans blue/white. Even with Honda’s ATAC system there’s little power until 8000rpm but from there it picks up fiercely.
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| <gallery>
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| Image:ns17.jpg
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| Image:ns15.jpg
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| Image:ns19.jpg | |
| </gallery>
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| ==1986==
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| [[Image:1986-Honda-NS400R-Red-430-0.jpg|left|thumb|1986 Honda NS400R in Red]]
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| [[Image:1986-Honda-NS400R-Red-430-1.jpg|left|thumb|1986 Honda NS400R in Red]]
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| [[Image:1986-Honda-NS400R-Red-430-2.jpg|left|thumb|1986 Honda NS400R in Red]]
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| [[Image:1986-Honda-NS400R-Red-430-3.jpg|left|thumb|1986 Honda NS400R in Red]]
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| [[Image:1986-Honda-NS400R-Red-430-4.jpg|left|thumb|1986 Honda NS400R in Red]]
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| [[Image:1986-Honda-NS400R-Red-430-5.jpg|left|thumb|1986 Honda NS400R in Red]]
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| {{Honda}}
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| [[Category:Honda motorcycles|NS400R]] | | [[Category:Honda motorcycles|NS400R]] |