Honda Deauville Reviews

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Bought this bike as a comfy all rounder after my wrists began to give in from too many clip-on handlebars.

It is a 2001 650, which has proved extremely reliable to commute on, and even raised a few smiles on the odd Sunday ride - provided you are happy wallowing around corners and lacking the power to overtake fast family saloons... It is no sportsbike, but then it doesn't pertain to be. Instead I can (and have) done long trips fully loaded, with a gargantuan top box and expanded tankbag to add to the capacity, and a huge roll bag bungeed on the pillion seat.
The comfort level is excellent, although vibey at higher speeds (80mph+), although in fairness I tend to cruise at 70mph or so. If I wanted a fast Honda I'd buy a Blackbird.

There are a couple of negatives, these being a rather poor finish on the engine casing, which is down to the bare metal (it's not going to rust, but looks a bit rubbish). The rest of the bike is sturdy and well made, just the crankcase paint - I have been told this is common on Spanish made bikes, as opposed to the Japanese made ones.

The second niggle is the way the bike cuts out when the main supply is switched to reserve. The bike has to stand for a few minutes on reserve before she starts - again this is apparently a well documented issue with the fuel pump. When I get the time I will fit a new one, but until then, fill up every 150 miles to avoid this!

I have done all the work on this bike myself, including full servicing, stripping the brakes and suspension etc. The Deauville is tremendously easy to work on, and mechanically simple. A grubby Haynes manual and a half decent tool kit is all you need to keep this bike at it's best.

Overall one one of the best bikes I have owned. It's not fast or blessed with razor sharp handling, but it does exactly what it says on the tin. A reliable, comfy workhorse which is cheap to run and insure.

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18000 miles in the first year and 24000 miles after 18 months. All weather riding solo and 2-up.

Only sold when the wife was taken ill and we needed the money. Would we buy another one? You bet.

Fuel economy brill...50 mpg at 70 ish. Handling is wonderful at any speed and it stops well. Quicker off the mark than some people will let on. Boring? Not at all! No motorcycle is boring. This motorcycle is totaly underestimated by all who don't give it a try. Not a Blade, but a whole lot more. ...

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I have recent bought a 2008 model having been lent one while my Truimph Rocket III was i for service, i was so impressed i just had to buy one, i have 8 bikes most of them being really heavy but this honda is a dream to ride its like a little go cart, i love this bike so the others are now sulking as they sit in the garage whilst this one is in daily use, i cant fault this machine as it delivers all you would ever need from a mini tourer and is such fun to ride.

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my Honda Deauville starts first time, runs well

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Honda Deauville is a great bike, no nasty habits rides great

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The Honda Deauville tourer is value for money, Comfort, trustworthy, practicality. Honda built a machine for nearly every rider. There are lots of options on the market, just keep looking for one that suits your needs. If you really go looking for faults, you will find them on any bike. This is a bike for a rider who knows what he or she wants from a bike. Enough said. If you want more poke, try the 700 or a Pan Euro.

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2001 model, bought it 4 years ago with 30k showing, fuel ecomony, starts well each time, low running costs, spares cheapish,(patten parts) good all rounder, can get vibration at speed.
looking for a cheap small pan, you 've got one in what some people call the DULLVILLE, but its not a bad ride, use mine for a good run out with the boys on a sunday morn, dont knock em till you've tried em

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Would recommend the Honda Deauville bike anyday - more suited for the mature biker I think.

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This is my third Honda Deuville, 700 cc model never had any problems at all, fitted heated grips for winter riding, have a forty mile commute to london from Essex everday, not the fastest but then again but you don't need fastest when you are commuting.

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It's definitely the Toyota Camry of the motorbike world.
Huge boot space, uber reliable, genuine 350 km around town tank range, 400 km range on open road with load and some squirt factor possible (but getting close to... pain; where's the reserve tap?).
The theory was this was the logical reincarnation of a much loved CX500 Custom that gave 12 years loyal service with 140,000 kilometers and the usual consumerable expenses. Tyres, pipes, batteries, pads, oil, coolant, filter, etc.
I'm sure the ...

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Bought mine 2nd hand-100 mile roundtrip commute- bike starts everytime, handles okay but not as impressive as a sports bike- came off in a corner when going just a little too quick- fuel economy if yr gentle is gd 60mpg plus- drops off radically if you rie the bike properly (IE not as an old man commuter).

Generally good bike does what it says on the tin- good commuter vehicle, an hour in the saddle is enough. Had the bike since april 2008 and put 20K miles on her and she is still 'going like a ...

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Bought a 2007 model, which I used for commuting and ran up 10,000 miles in the first year. It did the job competently with little fuss. It's narrow enough to filter, but big enough to have some presence on the road and the engine pulls well from pretty low revs. When overtaking though, you have to be aware that it runs out of puff sooner than you expect and be ready to change up. With the Honda top box it has massive carrying capacity.

But when I stopped commuting and just wanted to ride at th ...

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Commuting over 100-miles a day on the 1999 NT650V was enough to drive me to a Pan European but what a great motorcycle all the same!
The ride, handling, luggage capacity, and longevity are fabulous. I had the bike serviced at 67,000 (shortly after I had bought it) and it flew through a mightily thorough inspection.
The bike has not been covered / garaged for many of its 9-years but aside some corrosion around fasteners and a touch to the foot brake the cosmetics have faired really well.
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I have just ordered my 4th New Deaville and hope the new imporoved version holds out as well as the other 3. I commute from the medway towns to London every day throughout the year. The last bike didn't get a great deal of TLC, but just kept going. This motercycle is my preferred choice because of the low maintenence and solid build quality. The low points I have had 1st Deaville I had 2 accidents major damage to front and side had the bike rebuilt professionally and changed it at 68000 mile whe ...

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Fuel consumption, rides great, everything is great about it, I really like the drive shaft.

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Bought x reg machine with 7300 miles on clock, very very clean. Use bike for 19 mile round trip to work and back home through commuter traffic , rides well but find forks dive too much when a little harder breaking is required(cars pulling out etc).The gearbox is clunky, although I have managed sweet clean changes through the box, just seem to have to get the revs right.Have taller screen fitted which deflects wind up above my head, although the screen does vibrate more in the wind than the ori ...

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Its hard to list any failures on the bikes as both my husband and I have a 650 Deauville each!
Its a poor decision by Honda to upgrade the engine to 700cc...its now a lot more viby...and doesnt have the same clean handling... pity I thought the new model would be so much better - very disappoiinted- so were keeping out NTV's.... and keep adding bits and upgrading...its more fun...

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I hope I don't get a puncture especially in the rear tyre, as removing the rear wheel is a Honda Dealer job. I only use the bike for local trips or touring, not commuting, and the excess weight was very noticable when I tried a Kawasaki Versys (180 Kgs) which floats round corners beautifully, I was tempted to buy one but the NT 700 VA is more practical, because of the shaft drive and other points mentioned.

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The Honda Deauville is one of if not the best bike I have ever had. Tall screen is better than standard, side panniers are small but very useful there are two pockets in the front fairing one of which is lockable and they are very handy for smaller items you may wish to get to quickly like sunglasses-money-cloth wipes-mobile phone etc. I think it is quite a heavy bike but you soon forget that when on the move. Easy to squeeze through traffic, nice loud horn, all switches are where they are easy ...

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Side pannier lid on the Deauville is too small, should have come with a larger one instead.
Manual fixed 2 position adjustment for windscreen, should have designed with easy adjustment without tools and different position level.