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.

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

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

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 boeing'

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. This seems a bomb-proof newbie-rider's bike and more than capable of commuting through town traffic and out to a range of, perhaps 30-miles each way. I just found 50+ miles each way a little tiring. My Deauville had hand deflectors, MRA Vario screen, wide panniers, bottom fairing, and custom seat making it a special machine in foul weather. Windy conditions did little to change its handling and speed only once gave a worry on the M'way. The standard screen was insufficient for a tourer and the gear selection can be clunky (Honda!). The 200-mile switch to reserve can also be a pain (ie. had to do this each 2-days) and there was little warning of when to grind to a halt; following an overtake, joining the M'way, etc. The Pan is better - but only just. It eats miles as it was meant to do, but it's heavier, takes more care filtering, and is a pig to move at a standstill. The Deauville excels in all these aspects. I'll miss it when it's gone.

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 when the head gasket went.. the next one I had 1 accident and i dropped the bike changing the rear tyre. changed it at 58000 miles. My 3rd had 52000 before the driver turning right across me giving me no time to respond caused the insurance company to write it off. These motorcyles are worth their weight. Honda keep it up.

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 original. As I only commute(no leisure) on a motorcycle I find the Honda does the job , M.P.G. seems fine to me and I look forward to many more thousands of miles

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.

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 to operate, the clock is a nice touch although a fuel gauge would have been nice, it can be quite scary and dangerous if you let the fuel tank run on to reserve especially if you are in the middle of an overtake but this can be avoided by keeping the tank topped up and resetting the trip meter to warn you of low fuel levels.

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.

I love my 03 Deauville. I have taken to riding every weekend I can in 2008, missed only 2 so far, mid march now. I know the bike and it delivers what I purchased the bike for. A nice ride every time with enough power to enjoy playing but still more than happy to ride at 50 mph and enjoy the ride, minimal gear changes as effortlessly winding my way through a or b roads sweeping through bends. Buy & enjoy. No I don't work for Honda or a magazine.

Handles very well. Good comfortable tourer. Good performance for its engine size and economical to run. An excellent reliable machine - excellent commuter and tourer.

I have had my NT700V Honda Deauville for 15 months and travelled over 22000 Kms. It is a fantastic commuter bike and very good tourer. I have toured up to Coffs Harbour from Bendigo (about 1500 Kms) and it cruised beautifully - sat on about 120 Kms on the highway and it had heaps in reserve. I have put it through its paces with a mate of mine who was on a new Honda Blackbird and had no trouble matching his pace or agility. I haven't had much experience with larger bikes, but I would strongly recommend the new Deauville. I test rode a new ST 1300 and apart from the obvious weight and power difference it didn't seem to go any better. I'll keep the Deauville for a fair while yet!

New model with fuel injection is a big improvement on old bike (which I also owned). I noticed a big improvement in performance, particularly in mid range. All in all this is a good machine for day to day commuting.