Official NS50F thread

[sanjuro]

Sure dude, I actually have another new Takegawa at my parents house... I'll go over to their house and take a pic for you- the Takegawa stand works really well for the NS swingarm...

Sounds good on the Webike order; I'll look around and see if there's anything I need... well, I NEED a lot of stuff, but can't afford most of it!! Haha! I've got a ton of stuff bookmarked like a XMas list!

I'll send pics soon- PM me your direct email addy again, please

-j

Definitely interested in the takegawa stand!

[z50r-ghost]

I can't wait to see Sanj's bike as well, Z!

[sanjuro]

Here's a couple of iPhone pics:

[zuphilius]

Nice! Never saw one in person.

[z50r-ghost]

Man-O-man... That's such a CLEAN NS50F!! Ive never seen one that clean, except when I was about 10 years old at the Honda dealer! I remember seeing it and falling in love; I thought that the fact that it was a 2 stroke streetbike was really cool! I also figured that it would go with my pink "JAMS" shorts and teal "Hypercolor" shirt perfectly! Haha! Great times being a kid; daydreaming about ruling the 'hood with an NS50; all the kids on their scooters would be so jealous...

Awesome purchase man, let the fun begin!!
-jon

[z50r-ghost]

Sanjuro,

Does your NS have a "crash bar" on the left side?? I see the black "loop" on the left side close to where the exhaust exits the cylinder... It may be a shadow or just the way I'm looking at it-

-jon

[sanjuro]

It has those loops on each side that serve as the crash bar. Solidly mounted too.

[z50r-ghost]

Wow, I guess that the p.o. added those crash bars because the NS was used as a "trainer" bike! I think the crash bars actually look really good!

-j

[sanjuro]

I had just assumed they all came that way.

[z50r-ghost]

No sir! I have never seen an NS with any kind of crash - tipover bar on it before! They must have done a great job on installing it; because you never even noticed it was not stock!

-j

[sanjuro]

When it's daylight I'll take some more pics of it. It looks completely OEM.

[z50r-ghost]

Ohhhh wait wait wait...

I'd bet that "crash bar" is really the mounting bracket for the OEM optional lower engine plastic cowling!

There was an optional lower engine cowl, a louvered radiator shroud, a headlight cowl with windshield, and an optional tach.

-that would be my idea on that "loop" we are seeing!

Later, jon

[sanjuro]

I just looked up a photo I had downloaded from Google images. Apparently, part of the optional Hondaline accessories included: fairing, radiator shroud, lower cowl, tachometer and engine guard.

[z50r-ghost]

Cool! Ya learn something every day... I had never heard that Hondaline offered an "engine guard." definitely a cool optional part to have!! I guess now I'll be on the lookout for a Hondaline engine guard for my NS! That would be really cool!

I already have the CF POSH frame slider kit; but you can never have too much "protection..." Aka "double bag your stuff."

- thanks for sharing your findings, Sanjuro- j

[z50r-ghost]

to the top to remind Sanjuro to post some close up pictures of his NS! -I'm dying to see how clean it is... !

-j