Finally! NM4 On The Road.

It's Cherry Blossom Time in Japan:

Honda NM4-01????WEB???????? - YouTube

And another:

???NM4-01??? - YouTube

Stupid soundtracks, you can barely hear the bike in the second video and not at all in the first. I still don't speak Japanese.

kpinvt said:

It's Cherry Blossom Time in Japan:

Honda NM4-01????WEB???????? - YouTube

And another:

???NM4-01??? - YouTube

Stupid soundtracks, you can barely hear the bike in the second video and not at all in the first. I still don't speak Japanese.

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You're not missing anything particularly interesting.

I think the music choice was to make that two-wheeled refugee from the Batcave seem exciting.

It says we bumped our heads on this one,no idea what we were thinking or lack of.

Even on a practical note............ I can only imagine the wind blast hitting the driver coming off those front fairings! Reminds me of the old Yamaha Majesty 400 scooter.

looks retarded,but judging by rider position should be really comfortable on the back at VERY low speeds(like 25 mph around town)
+1 bduffey on windshield..

I think it looks more like a Morphous than a Majesty.

Not my cup of tea.

More like a refugee from Judge Dredd than the batcave. It is ugly, but does look comfortable though.

It just occurred to me as a consequence of this bike's gorgeous looks that
NM4 maybe easily seen as NMA which me being not a native english speaker translate as...
En-Em-Ah
oops, wait, isn't it the new Honda Enema then?
Isn't this a naming disaster or is it just me?

Mi_ka said:

It just occurred to me as a consequence of this bike's gorgeous looks that
NM4 maybe easily seen as NMA which me being not a native english speaker translate as...
En-Em-Ah
oops, wait, isn't it the new Honda Enema then?
Isn't this a naming disaster or is it just me?

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Not quite as bad as the Toyota MR2 - the name caused a few raised eyebrows and chuckles in France.

Ha, did not know/think ever about the M-er-deux!
Here the Seat Malaga was sold as Gredos to avoid the probably known over there greek insult.

Sounds to be similar to the meaning of Pajero - which is sold as the Montero in countries that speak Spanish. I think that somebody had some fun over the years getting the Japanese companies to choose ridiculous names they didn't know the meaning of

Usually I pride myself on being someone that always chooses function over form, but that thing is hideous.

casualmatt said:

Usually I pride myself on being someone that always chooses function over form, but that thing is hideous.

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I have to "FULLY AGREE" with this statement.

davidc83 said:

More like a refugee from Judge Dredd than the batcave. It is ugly, but does look comfortable though.

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We all have to remember that this bike was not designed for the "Seasoned Rider" like us all here. It was designed to "Bring In" new riders that were considering riding a motorcyle or want to get off a scooter. This "Thing" to lack a better term, will only be available with the DCT and have the 680cc engine too, like most of our bikes here.

Soon people will be buying these and will be seeking out forums such as this one. We have to keep an "Open Mind" and accept those whom join this forum that own the NM4 (NC700J), as this bike is a distance cousin of our beloved models that we all hold so dearly.

Regardless of our personal views and thoughts regarding this bike, it is still "Family" sort of speak. You can choose your friends, but you cannot choose your family.

Why didn't they hire some Italian designer to do it properly?
Ok, if its design was budget constraint the could go for some guy from India...
I see some potential if baked properly but this thing looks like an inflatable toy when on the move.
The originating designer must be some Japanese guy of too young age to feel confident to wrestle his bold initial idea through the conservative Honda establishment managing layers and this leads to disastrously half baked stuff like this vehicle.

Yes, the bat bike is not just a comic book motorcycle.

nc sales sucks? just wait for this one. they will suck x10. what's wrong with these people? how they come up with this? just some latest examples from nissan:





what the hell? seriously..

off topic(but motorcycle related)-i've typed in google --what's wrong with these people--

and some really interesting pictures popped up. here they are











btw-that NM bike is also there.

VE258 said:

nc sales sucks? just wait for this one. they will suck x10. what's wrong with these people? how they come up with this? just some latest examples from nissan:

what the hell? seriously..

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Both quite good sellers in Japan. I see lots of them on the road every day. I've never thought them particularly hideous, but I have such incredibly low interest in cars that something has to be stunningly awful for me to even notice it.

Mike Cash said:

Both quite good sellers in Japan. I see lots of them on the road every day. I've never thought them particularly hideous, but I have such incredibly low interest in cars that something has to be stunningly awful for me to even notice it.

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+1. We bought a Juke for the wife to drive. It's a hoot with AWD and the turbo huffing and puffing away. We see a LOT of Juke's in this area, Cube's too, but Austin is a pretty young demo on the whole, which these both tend to be directed at...

trey