The Honda Bros appreciation thread

[Whysub]

My brother rebuilt his sons' Bros after he crashed it on diesel. Few rattle cans, a seat unit and a bit of welding later:

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Are you sure that's a Bros and not an NTV?

Looks like a pressed steel frame?

Could have been. I'm no expert on these.

[DefTrap]

Looks like an NTV, those horrible footrest hangers are a bit of a giveaway, as is the big tank and mandlebar top yoke. Could be a Bros subframe as the stock NTV frame is all-in-one.

[Dickyboy]

Always fancied a Bros (the bike yer b'stards) but found out it was an absolute ball crusher when I got round to test riding one.

[KungFooBob]

Someone buy this so I don't.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284916397451

[KungFooBob]

https://www.classicbikeguide.com/honda-bros/

[Mr. Dazzle]

I never realised they had 3v heads.

[KungFooBob]

I never realised they had 3v heads.

Yup, all the 400/650cc 52 degree Honda twins did. They were twin spark too.

Only when they were boosted to 700 (680)cc did they lose a plug and gain a valve.

[Asian Boss]

They had a magazine almost fully dedicated to them. Well, an amateur niche pamphlet; The Riding Digest or whatever it was called.

The Bros was dead wee and nesh. I had a Revere which was slightly larger.

[KungFooBob]

They had a magazine almost fully dedicated to them. Well, an amateur niche pamphlet; The Riding Digest or whatever it was called.

The Bros was dead wee and nesh. I had a Revere which was slightly larger.

Uglier, shaft diverier, boringer and blander.

[Asian Boss]

They had a magazine almost fully dedicated to them. Well, an amateur niche pamphlet; The Riding Digest or whatever it was called.

The Bros was dead wee and nesh. I had a Revere which was slightly larger.

Uglier, shaft diverier, boringer and blander.

And with a steel frame rather than an aluminium one.

But not dead wee and nesh.

[KungFooBob]

My dad had an NTV650, it was the first bike big I got to ride (with him pillion) when I passed my CBT and was riding a GP100.

I binned it when I ran wide on the first corner, but managed to stop it touching down.

It was very... turquois.

[DefTrap]

I've got an NTV and a bros. If anything I slightly prefer the NTV, a crime for the officionados, but it's physically bigger and the shaft drive is a plus. Not as pretty but you can fix that and they're cheaper. The v motor is a gem, really nice to ride.

[DefTrap]

You can alter the timing and make them a twingle, I dunno why you'd want to but it'd be a talking point amongst a really really tiny dying group of enthusiasts.