Honda 919???

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nghthwkct · #1 Unread post by **nghthwkct** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 4:11 am

I was thinking about getting one of these bikes this year or next and I was wondering if anyone has heard anything good bad or otherwise about them. I have a nighthawk 750 now but looking to get a new honda and I really like the looks of this bike what do you guys think?

CustomZ · #2 Unread post by **CustomZ** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 5:15 am

What bike?

DivideOverflow · Thu Aug 25, 2005 5:20 am

the 919... it is in the title. Ive only heard good things about them. Nothing very specific though... just that it is really fun.

CustomZ · #4 Unread post by **CustomZ** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 5:36 am

i didn't even know about the 919 i though he was talk about the 929 and hit the wrong key lol. wow you learn something everyday

ronboskz650sr · Thu Aug 25, 2005 7:25 am

PhilD9er has one...He'll probably pipe in soon. I think you're right, though...all good things..great bike.

jmillheiser · Thu Aug 25, 2005 1:19 pm

shouldn't be too different from your hawk. just a lot more power. the 919 is a standard like your hawk. Has the CBR919 engine and gearbox. dont know the HP figure exactly but I would guess almost double the hawks hp.

paul246 · #7 Unread post by **paul246** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 2:59 pm

I demo'd one this summer. Very impressive bike. It has a light and balanced feel. Loved the ergos, could ride it all day. Power starts from down low and just climbs, no flat spots detected. Gives a great gutteral punch on take-off. Beautiful throttle action, smooth and linear fuel injection. Instrumentation was easy to read even in the bright daylight. Clutch action was progressive, no heavy pressure required on the lever. Stock exhaust is good looking tucked up the way it is and delivers a most pleasing sound, as in powerful. I didn't put enough distance on it to call it possible touring material, but I strongly feel that it would make a good distance bike as well as a street fighter. Also, the day we had it out temperatures were just scorching hot. The engine never faltered, there wasn't eccessive heat coming off the engine to the rider and the temp gauge never budged past "normal". Personally, I wouldn't hesitate to purchase the 919. A first class machine.

jmillheiser · Thu Aug 25, 2005 3:16 pm

sounds like a worthy successor to the nighthawk to me. iirc the 750 hawk isn't sold in the US anymore. Would be nice to have a standard between the 250 hawk and the 599 in hondas lineup.

honda599 · #9 Unread post by **honda599** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 7:28 pm

I'm really happy with my 599. It's almost the same except the 919 has two mufflers at the back-nice balanced look. Handling, performance great.....seems to be a natural progression coming from the 750.

jmillheiser · Fri Aug 26, 2005 1:49 pm

seems like everybody likes their 599s.

Whats the deal with 2 mufflers on the 599 but not the 919?

a 599 is basically a standard version of a CBR600F4i thats naked, but the CBR only has one muffler?