1988 Honda NX650

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КОМЕНТАРІ • 108

  • @johnelaschat2462
    @johnelaschat2462 3 роки тому +5

    These bikes are becoming highly collectible. We only had these in the states for 2 years. I have a 1990 nx250 that i will definitely hold onto for a long time

  • @marceloendosruedas
    @marceloendosruedas 19 днів тому

    You can see in my profile photo that I owned an NX 650, excelent trial bike from the 90's Transalp XLV600 younger sister, Africa Twin XRV 750 grand doughter, I rode it in the city, I took her through highways at 120 km/h or 75 miles/h all day long, off roads, mud, you name it. Not a problem, excelent bullet proof machine.
    That one looks mint condition but it doesn't have the engine skid plate and the luggage rack behind the seat
    Greetings from Argentina!

  • @2stroke4me
    @2stroke4me 3 роки тому +21

    I didn't like selling Honda bikes at all. They didn't break down and we never saw the (happy) customer again.
    (That was what we actually said to our customers!)
    The NX650 was ahead of its time. This kind of alroad bikes (simple, lightweight mid range engine capacity) is now in high demand. Awesome bike! It's practical, comfortable, reliable and so much fun offroad!

  • @darrinwoodward14
    @darrinwoodward14 3 роки тому +13

    Very clean!! That bike was very popular in Europe. Ken,I did a header wrap on my 650l,and I'm now running a oil temp dip stick from xr's only.before I did the wrap it was running 250 degrees, now it only hits 190.the header is very close to 2 oil lines and also the frame where the oil is stored. It made a huge difference!!.

  • @RicardoValdes-r6w
    @RicardoValdes-r6w 2 місяці тому

    Another excellent video and Honda bike .. Thank you Kaplan Cycles and staff. !!

  • @robertblanchard6196
    @robertblanchard6196 3 роки тому +18

    That Nx looks newer than most today. I haven't heard of it till now!

    • @dustinh4175
      @dustinh4175 3 роки тому +2

      One of my dream bikes. The older one with the lower front fender looks better

  • @TheAjs71
    @TheAjs71 3 роки тому +4

    Sold as the Dominator here in Straya, very underrated motorcycle IMO, typical Honda quality and reliability. That looks like a sweet ride KK Snr

  • @taffydownunder6457
    @taffydownunder6457 3 роки тому +1

    Had a Honda dominatier 650 loved it put it in the shead moved over seas it sat there. For years got my brother to sell it for me wish I still had it great bike

  • @woodysworld9688
    @woodysworld9688 3 роки тому +1

    Best time of the day my garage my bikes and Kaplan cycles UA-cam 💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪

  • @brianrichard1768
    @brianrichard1768 8 місяців тому

    wow, had this bike when I was 18. The dual exhaust was cool. thx for the flashback.

  • @2-strokeracer531
    @2-strokeracer531 3 роки тому +6

    "This thing will Wheelie all the way up the street.. I'd be more than happy to Demo that for you...." 🤣🇺🇸🤣

  • @josefmika9878
    @josefmika9878 3 роки тому +1

    Had one shipped to London, trekked all the way to the Carpaty Mountains. Best summer break ever. I miss her very much. she never barked back only forward. why, just why do not make them any more

  • @yemyesil28
    @yemyesil28 2 роки тому

    so respect to old air cooled adventure riders

  • @rickbachman993
    @rickbachman993 3 роки тому +1

    Nice! My Brother had one. Beautiful bike. He wishes he had kept it. Thanks ✌🏻

  • @timothysmith3311
    @timothysmith3311 3 роки тому +2

    The reason it feel faster is because the 2nd gear isn't as tall as the xr650l. I sold my 650l because of that reason, many people mod their 2nd gear with one from the NX and also the final gear since it's taller on the NX

    • @timothysmith3311
      @timothysmith3311 3 роки тому

      @Tim Allen That may be the case as well but I can confirm that 2nd and 5th are different on these two.

  • @richardthered
    @richardthered 3 роки тому +8

    Ive not seen one of those for years Ken, Awesome ole horse, that one is amazing

  • @robertross974
    @robertross974 3 роки тому +3

    You can also get nx down to 125 cc , the 650 is the daddy , I loved mine ,i only used off road ,it can handle wotever you throw at it ,ken is right bullet proof , Honda named it the dominator for a reason, African twin is crf originally 750 now 750 upto1100 I think is only bike near it , I think dominator had a bit of influence on african twin

    • @LSD97123
      @LSD97123 Рік тому

      NX125 shared its components with the JDM XL125R and NX250 with JDM AX-1. NX250 got a liquid cooled motor while both 125 and the 650 were air cooled.
      And the AX-1 has an incredible power output for a 250! Around 29bhp, but a tremendous amount of torque. And its also got a 6th gear.

  • @paulgrogan8032
    @paulgrogan8032 3 роки тому +3

    What a sexy daily rider,whether you go to work on the highway or fire roads 💥💥💥💥💥

  • @benblessed9991
    @benblessed9991 3 роки тому +1

    I love that nx.so beautiful.only bummer is that rear drum brakes

  • @ndanieltx
    @ndanieltx 3 роки тому +3

    Honda swap the rear drum with a disk and release it as is today.

  • @eastbaymauiboy
    @eastbaymauiboy 3 роки тому +3

    I remember hating these things when they first came out, cuz (like MANY people) I just wanted Honda to make a more dirt worthy street-legal XR600 to replace the XL.
    These things looked bulky, heavy and funky, like there was too much stuff to break. Now that I see it a thousand years later, it's basically a proto "Adventure Bike", before its time. I kind of like it now, and wouldn't mind having one in my garage!. Wow 😵 I can't believe it. I really didn't like those things back in the dizzle 😆

  • @dmc8921
    @dmc8921 3 роки тому +3

    Those 650's have some bark with the FMF pipe. If I don't like the Africa Twin or the Super Tenere I'm going to buy another 650L.

  • @marknolan8052
    @marknolan8052 3 роки тому +2

    I really like those mirrors. Could you tell me who makes them? The mirrors on some of the new bikes are crappy. They look pretty, but you can't see much behind you. Thanks.

  • @markcollins5026
    @markcollins5026 3 роки тому +9

    Man, bike sounds fantastic, don't even think about changing the exhaust !

    • @bufbooth
      @bufbooth 3 роки тому +1

      that exhaust is original!!! :-)

    • @heinklerbeinkler9482
      @heinklerbeinkler9482 2 роки тому +2

      You need to hear my Nx650 Rd02 from 1988 it has a Arrow exhaust and it sound a thousand times better than the stock exhaust

  • @markcdeyoung3118
    @markcdeyoung3118 3 роки тому +1

    One a the big things I like about that that old Dominator ALL DAY LONG over the XRL Its got that cushy hub so it won't chew its own counter shaft splines off after 1800 like a couple a my XRL's have done If you own a XR650L you might really want ta look in to upgrading your ft. Sprocket to an LEAST one from an XR650R but even better ta go with a Fritz sprocket or what I use a modified 13T CB500X sprocket with a heavy circlip +/- on the rear depending what terrain you ride (the smaller diameter the ft. Sprocket the less chain snatch you'll get from that big ole piston punching through its power stroke noticably smoother especially if you are doing a lot a short shifting ) shellac those splines with a heavy coat of hi pressure anti-seize compound ever once ena while As that big thumpy beast has no kinda shock protection for the driveline the final drive will actually last longer running the smaller sprocket on that little piggy🤟😁👍

  • @andyb9994
    @andyb9994 3 роки тому +3

    I've rode a lot of bikes and seen a lot of bikes not as many as Sr or Jr but I've never seen a NX650 in person. I would love to have that, cool bike.👍

  • @clarkpitts5393
    @clarkpitts5393 3 роки тому +4

    A guy up the road has one. It has been bullet proof. Great Bikes. A+

  • @monchitoscalecrawling5035
    @monchitoscalecrawling5035 3 роки тому +3

    Un latín América it was marketed as honda 650 dominator. Súper reliable machine

  • @ShaneZettelmier
    @ShaneZettelmier 2 роки тому +2

    I love these. They were geared just a little differently, the off-road guys I wanna use it as a dirtbike won’t like it as much but it’s subtle and it just gives you a little tell her gearing for the freeways, it was more than just a faring it was kind of the first step towards the adventure touring sector, more in the category of the KL ours and what would become the transalp I think. But for me this is it. I love the smoothth of the twin on the transalp but I still like that single thumper. I hate the European versions they call the dominator that looked like they came out of an MTV graphics factory but I would love one of these right now.

  • @LifeWideOpen780
    @LifeWideOpen780 3 роки тому +4

    When ever you have two comparable bike, you must drag race them 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @bufbooth
      @bufbooth 3 роки тому

      The NX will easily win, mainly due to having a higher 1st gear over the XR....

  • @j.eicher9017
    @j.eicher9017 3 роки тому +2

    I bought a 1988 model brand new in 1990 for 2'695 out of the dealership in Oceanside, CA.. I loved the style, the engine character, the torque. As far as handling it was a rail, however the engine didn't last too long. The top end ended-up being all worn out prematurely; Followers, cam shaft, finger ring of decompression mechanism.This RFVC Radial Valve system wasn't a good or robust mechanism. Mine ended-up being toast at 25'000 miles or 40'000 kilometers. That is the funny thing with Honda, normally, they make some really good engines, but from time to time, they also make some really crappy ones depending on which model ....Maybe there was a deficiency in the lubrication of that particular model, or the case hardening wasn't good enough. I have been wary of Honda valves mechanisms ever since. I would never buy a Honda with a Unicam system. The DOHC is the reason why I got a Suzuki V-Strom 650. For some reason only the Honda Factory 450 rallye has a DOHC ( with 64 horse power!!!) , but for the consumer grade stuff, they only sell the Unicam ( they probably make more money on it....:) I don't know why people claim they were bullet proof. I guess nobody kept them long enough to start running into problems. If they were so good from time to time you would see one with lot's of miles or something. I never did. They just seem to have disappeared! :). ua-cam.com/video/Jb03TvDE8a0/v-deo.html

  • @hoagiesherlin7732
    @hoagiesherlin7732 3 роки тому +1

    Killer ride

  • @coreyvail3837
    @coreyvail3837 3 роки тому +3

    If I could ride that bike to work every day, doing wheelies, I would be much happier at work. I’m going to tell my boss that lol.

    • @unfairfight3625
      @unfairfight3625 3 роки тому +2

      You are 100%correct, I used to ride my 1987 trx250r everday at work in my early 20s..i remember using it to go to work for 60 days straight,,i used to get up to ride a hour before work often,that was awesome even if it was just 15 mins, ,

  • @expel2.076
    @expel2.076 2 роки тому

    Got one that needs some fixing in my barn😏😎

  • @ericthouot800
    @ericthouot800 3 роки тому +2

    Congratulations !!!
    Beautiful job ! All what you need of a bike !
    Which type of exhausts are they ( make, model ) and where did you get them ?
    Thanks

  • @barryzoo5923
    @barryzoo5923 3 роки тому +2

    Great bike I had a similar one a Honda dominator 650 year 2000

  • @jimmy_dirtbike
    @jimmy_dirtbike 3 роки тому +1

    Nice bike, I have a 1988 Honda NX250 I'm putting on the market thats in great shape. Gonna be sad to see it go.

  • @corey4c105
    @corey4c105 3 роки тому +1

    Sweet I have nx250 motors

  • @jamesmaness6308
    @jamesmaness6308 2 роки тому

    I want one!

  • @jfnurod
    @jfnurod 3 роки тому

    Whattttttt never heard or seen one before but its sick

  • @robertross974
    @robertross974 3 роки тому +1

    Nx650 also known as honda doninator, I had one slapped couple nobly tyres on and take front mud guard off and put moto x front mud guard, gives it super motard look ,nice ,I used to whipe feild bikes ,

  • @bufbooth
    @bufbooth 3 роки тому +1

    It is missing the chain guard. Also, the 1988 did not have a rear rack, but the 1989+ did, you can add a 1989 rack to it, but hard to find in the US since, but easy to find in Europe (ebay). The NX had a higher 1st gear than the XR too.

  • @ianmangham4570
    @ianmangham4570 3 роки тому +2

    Beautiful color on the dark blue job

  • @hectorpuertoricanrivera3470
    @hectorpuertoricanrivera3470 3 роки тому +1

    My kind of bike hit the streets or the dirt trails any time you want 👊✊😎🇺🇲

  • @jockiron
    @jockiron 3 роки тому +1

    The rock guard/bash plate is missing from the frame rails.

  • @imprimatur1987
    @imprimatur1987 3 роки тому +2

    Remember nx 350 sahara

  • @richardmorris7063
    @richardmorris7063 3 роки тому +2

    Very rare,not sure I've seen one but WOW.

  • @ianmangham4570
    @ianmangham4570 3 роки тому +1

    I bought a gold chain for my suzy gp125 in the 80s, I knew I was the shit rocking that bad boy 😄😎☇🏍☇

  • @skillfam8924
    @skillfam8924 3 роки тому +1

    Not original front fender!!

  • @banzobeans
    @banzobeans 7 місяців тому

    Nice mic throw 😆

  • @csiautodetail
    @csiautodetail 2 роки тому

    how much did you sell this bike? it is beautiful

  • @ianmangham4570
    @ianmangham4570 3 роки тому +1

    I love my long travel bikes, anything from a suzy tx 50 to a DrBig 850 and you know it's time for fun

  • @davidshupe3266
    @davidshupe3266 Рік тому

    My daily driver is a 1988 NX650 with 8k miles on it!!!!!!!!! Bought it from the original owner.

  • @Bstrand22
    @Bstrand22 3 місяці тому

    I've been riding my -88 nx 650 here in Sweden since I got my license in 2006. Very cheap to own, and it never fails me. Very little maintenance, it just goes on and on.

  • @JwpGaming
    @JwpGaming 3 роки тому

    I've wanted a Dominator for so long. too bad it's a bit more rare around my area than the rest of europe, which drives up the prices.

  • @huskypoop4917
    @huskypoop4917 3 роки тому +1

    had one of these brilliant bikes . it wos red and here their called the dominator and the mudguard at the front is like a trials bike mudguard . good bike you can ride em all day . and never complain

  • @rayrice9060
    @rayrice9060 3 роки тому +1

    I had one over here in the UK we call the the nx650 dominator bullet proof engine fun ride wish I never sold it

  • @TheClintmeister
    @TheClintmeister 8 місяців тому

    Any one say that YOU are having TOO much fun!

  • @srobison18
    @srobison18 3 роки тому +3

    Love that model!

  • @andrewkleeman446
    @andrewkleeman446 3 роки тому +1

    I've been looking for a comparison in English for weeks. Thank you

  • @stonecountry6990
    @stonecountry6990 9 місяців тому

    That's a 1988

  • @stefanojazz2241
    @stefanojazz2241 2 роки тому

    ….but it’s an NX 650 dominator?
    The exhaust? Xl 600?
    I don’t understand

  • @brunosousa1977
    @brunosousa1977 2 роки тому

    I think that xr650r has same engine . If we use same exhaust looks like same sound

  • @sanjoydas6048
    @sanjoydas6048 3 роки тому +1

    Why the dirt bike not a road legal? Please ask

  • @quakyeibrahimjaja3984
    @quakyeibrahimjaja3984 Рік тому

    I have Honda denominator 650. How do I know which year is it?

  • @ianmangham4570
    @ianmangham4570 3 роки тому +2

    DOMINATOR

  • @user-lm8fx6kc1b
    @user-lm8fx6kc1b 3 роки тому +1

    I completely forgot about that bike.

  • @Паломник-э5ы
    @Паломник-э5ы 3 роки тому +1

    S U P E R MOTO !

  • @chadmiller2494
    @chadmiller2494 3 роки тому +1

    You ever drop that mike during the toss?

  • @jamesbatten8659
    @jamesbatten8659 Рік тому

    My Dommie is 2003 , last year of manufacture and still only done 12500 miles all completely original other than a new YSS rear shock and fork spring upgrade and bar risers and use soft luggage on the rear and Acerbis handguards .
    Going to get a set of talon wheels with road tyres and put knobby tyres on the stock wheels for mud .
    Starts first time and only cost me 2 grand .
    She’s a keeper , looks brand new , love the old Dommie . 😁🇬🇧❤️🇺🇸🏍

  • @bufbooth
    @bufbooth 3 роки тому

    Also, the front fender replaced and raised, and it is missing the fork brace, dangerous to ride that way, the forks will bend. :-(

  • @tommeyer6033
    @tommeyer6033 3 роки тому

    Been looking for a deal on one for years... How do you find out price?

  • @sonnyseabury4051
    @sonnyseabury4051 Рік тому

    I've never heard of the Honda NX lineup before. That's a very nice street legal dirtbike (enduro), where having a 4 stroke engine, isn't so bad. Lol

  • @entregasya1547
    @entregasya1547 3 роки тому

    Hi, how mucho for this Honda?
    Thanks

  • @unfairfight3625
    @unfairfight3625 3 роки тому +1

    I much prefer my 1989 yamaha tdr250, 2 stroke twin, street and trail bike,it will eat this alive,,i have a Canadian model,,it was not sold in the usa,,and is extremely reliable

  • @toddbachman3912
    @toddbachman3912 3 роки тому

    ONE OF THE BEST BIKES HONDA .MADE.I HAD ONE 1989 I GOT IT AS A LEFT OVER. IN 1992..AN HAD IT FOR 11 YEARS NEVER RAN IT OFF ROAD IT WAS IN TIP TOP SHAP👍👍👍👍😞

  • @mototoad1242
    @mototoad1242 3 роки тому

    That front fender needs swapped out. But what a great bike. I've always been a fan of these

  • @skillfam8924
    @skillfam8924 2 роки тому

    It's missing a few parts mate

    • @skillfam8924
      @skillfam8924 2 роки тому

      Missing the front disk cover and also the metal rack on the back.

    • @skillfam8924
      @skillfam8924 2 роки тому

      Missing the scratch plate under the engine

  • @schlottsseafood8781
    @schlottsseafood8781 3 роки тому +1

    That is a cool bike!

  • @kiizamustafah6237
    @kiizamustafah6237 3 роки тому +1

    Nice b.c

  • @tmfg395
    @tmfg395 Рік тому

    hey that is actually a 88 lol

  • @Phantom8Bit
    @Phantom8Bit 2 роки тому

    I didn't like the original front fender on those, but I really like the color

  • @larryfoulk4466
    @larryfoulk4466 3 роки тому +1

    I like mine.

  • @danielarney9729
    @danielarney9729 3 роки тому +1

    60 miles to the gallon probably, gas taxes are gonna climb now

  • @ab6523
    @ab6523 3 роки тому

    I had honda 650 dominator in uk one of my first bikes

  • @kc0lif
    @kc0lif 3 роки тому +1

    i like how it has mini fairing on it real nice.

  • @cajunmoney3009
    @cajunmoney3009 3 роки тому +1

    it reminds me of " street hawk "

  • @adolfadolfvich3253
    @adolfadolfvich3253 3 роки тому

    Ну и как мотоцикл, хороший?

  • @professorright
    @professorright 3 роки тому

    I want it!

  • @Captainkirk88410
    @Captainkirk88410 3 роки тому +3

    1988 I was born that year🤪🤪