Any Honda Dominator NX650 owners out there ? - Page 3

venture4th · 10-11-2007, 04:34 AM

Oi Keef! You've got my (old) dommie..or at least the same model as I used to (sniffle) have. Didn't buy it from Canberra did you? Since the Dommie, have been through a variety of bikes, most recently F650GS Dakar, now Husky TE250. I miss it. Was far more dirt capable than the GS (tho the seat wasn't as good), and quite capable of a good long run. I used it to commute regularly between Newcastle-Canberra, and would take it on as many dirt roads in between as I could find. Seriously good, versatile bikes. Hard to find with low k's now tho. Yours doesn't happen to have a scratch up the right side of the tank does it? Have always wondered where my old dommie might have ended up..

KeithDommirider · 10-11-2007, 04:50 AM

Hi here is a picture of the right hand side , no scratches... touch wood.

Merle O'Broham · 10-11-2007, 06:23 AM

Just wanted to share: yesterday I switched out the stock jets 48/155 to a 50 and 158, grinding the tab, 2 1/2 turns out. K&N filter, stock exhaust. Holy cow, what a difference. Best $20.50 I've spent.

Bike was popping on decel, and a touch stumbly down low. Now- less choke to start, smoother/torquier off the bottom and midrange, happy owner.

RedRupert · 10-15-2007, 07:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by England-Kev

I have one also, first year 88.

So have I!

TreeFarmer · 10-15-2007, 08:11 AM

Quote:

Just wanted to share: yesterday I switched out the stock jets 48/155 to a 50 and 158, grinding the tab, 2 1/2 turns out. K&N filter, stock exhaust. Holy cow, what a difference. Best $20.50 I've spent.

Hey,
Were did you get your jets? Local Honda dealer or did you have to special order from somewhere?

Also have you by chance done the smog removal on your bike?

Thanks for the post.

Merle O'Broham · 10-15-2007, 08:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NX650Rider

Hey,
Were did you get your jets? Local Honda dealer or did you have to special order from somewhere?

Also have you by chance done the smog removal on your bike?

Thanks for the post.

motorcyclecarbs.com - great assortment
stock everything else but a K&N air filter

vitamina · 10-18-2007, 01:29 PM

A picture of my '89 NX Dominator:

beardking · 10-27-2007, 11:15 PM

I have an 89 NX650 that I'm "refreshing" for a coworker with the intention of selling and splitting the proceeds. I'm just about done, just need the front brake line to come in so I can make it stop now that I got it to go again. ;-)

Bongolia · 10-28-2007, 12:35 AM

my mate Jarkko has one.

Reliable and goes all the places mine does, apart from up rocky slopes etc.

Pros: Reliablity, strength, lack of maintenance.

Cons: Heavy, chugger, down on power

Thor Hiney · 11-05-2007, 12:42 AM

I bought my 89 NX 650 last winter and have put 5000 miles on it. I took it on a 9 day trip and thought the seat was fine but I am a bicyclist and have a tough tush. For the price I paid this has been a great bike and has been rock solid reliable. I have got 59 MPG on long trips and got 50+ mpg with it fully loaded (200 lbs. me in my riding gear and 100 pounds of bags etc.) They all use oil even new but I only went though a 3/4 quart in 1300 miles of hard riding. This is a great all around bike and a bargain if you can find a low milage clean one. I added Answer protaper bars, Cycra handguards, K&N filter, Acerbis fender, upgraded brakes. This bike can do a lot of things pretty darn well. Enjoy..I have.

pirate63 · 11-05-2007, 01:22 AM

bought a 96' dommie about a month ago,23500ks on clock,bit on the heavy side but moter strong and realiable,in the process of getting my shit together for a trip out to birdsvile from brisbane at xmas time for my first noob trip!,any sugestions/hints.

Thor Hiney · 11-05-2007, 08:57 AM

I had mine looked at by a mechanic before I left he said the bike was a runner and he was right. I bought a new front disc as the old one was groovy and not in a good way. New tires and fresh oil and filter and it was good to go. Is this trip partly off road? I have had great luck with the Duro 60/40 tires. They handle the road fine and gravel roads are cake. They were also cheap $90. for the set US. I don't know what that would equate to for you. We rode up every mountian gravel side trail we could and even tho a little heavy it did fine. Think fat lady on rollerskates!

Here is another great site with a lot of helpful people and cool pics.

http://www.xrv.org.uk/photopost/

pirate63 · 11-05-2007, 12:09 PM

fat lady on roller skates

,i think the further west i go the tar will turn to dirt/gravel,looking into changing rear tyre now as the one i have on now is more of a tar one,thinking of putting a scotoiler on for the chain is this a good idea with all the dust and dirt i will be going threw,working out how to make a rack for carrying extra fuel and water,probaly be a good idea changing spark plug for a hotter rating one as air temp will be HOT out there.

Flood · 11-05-2007, 01:39 PM

OK, my '91 Dominator passed inspection today, so I might finally be able to ride her soon.
That's how I bought her:

She was out in the cold for more than a year, repeatedly knocked over by parking cars. And that's what she looks like now:

My, erm, Honda NXL650R (or something like that): Front fender, light, mask, speedo and brake line from my old XL600R. Tank is a 25 liter Acerbis from the XL. High and wide bars with Acerbis handguards, GPS mount where the XL tach once was. Bag mounts for Givi hard bags. GPR 2-1 exhaust, K&N filter, modded airbox and Dyno jet-kit makes her lift the wheel in 3rd without clutch.

She sure ain't no beauty, but she's here to take the place of my old XL with some highway capability.

And she's far from complete. Thing planned: Adapt and re-upholster seat to fit the tank, tool tube where the left exhaust used to be, larger weld-on footpegs, XR600 forks, Wilbers shock. Still need to cut/slash the front fender to allow more airstream to the head.

KeithDommirider · 11-05-2007, 02:32 PM

Hey Flood , looks good , what size was the tank on it when you got it , it look non standard ?

Whats the go with K&N air filters , are they much better than stock ?

10-11-2007, 04:34 AM	#31
venture4th Venture4th Joined: Jul 2005 Oddometer: 12	Hey, you've got my Dommie! Oi Keef! You've got my (old) dommie..or at least the same model as I used to (sniffle) have. Didn't buy it from Canberra did you? Since the Dommie, have been through a variety of bikes, most recently F650GS Dakar, now Husky TE250. I miss it. Was far more dirt capable than the GS (tho the seat wasn't as good), and quite capable of a good long run. I used it to commute regularly between Newcastle-Canberra, and would take it on as many dirt roads in between as I could find. Seriously good, versatile bikes. Hard to find with low k's now tho. Yours doesn't happen to have a scratch up the right side of the tank does it? Have always wondered where my old dommie might have ended up..

10-11-2007, 06:23 AM	#33
Merle O'Broham a fine automobile Joined: Jan 2007 Oddometer: 1,621	jets Just wanted to share: yesterday I switched out the stock jets 48/155 to a 50 and 158, grinding the tab, 2 1/2 turns out. K&N filter, stock exhaust. Holy cow, what a difference. Best $20.50 I've spent. Bike was popping on decel, and a touch stumbly down low. Now- less choke to start, smoother/torquier off the bottom and midrange, happy owner. __________________ "Soon as I have my baby, I'm gonna get these raw tattoos." "Mom, you better not eat all my chicken."

10-18-2007, 01:29 PM	#37
vitamina n00b Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Verona, Italy Oddometer: 5	A picture of my '89 NX Dominator: __________________ '06 BMW R1200 GS Adv '89 Honda Dominator

10-28-2007, 12:35 AM	#39
Bongolia stop acting Joined: Feb 2007 Location: Hong Kong Oddometer: 15,195	my mate Jarkko has one. Reliable and goes all the places mine does, apart from up rocky slopes etc. Pros: Reliablity, strength, lack of maintenance. Cons: Heavy, chugger, down on power __________________ A pariah on the farm

11-05-2007, 12:42 AM	#40
Thor Hiney Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2007 Location: Southwest Washington state Oddometer: 225	89 Nx650 I bought my 89 NX 650 last winter and have put 5000 miles on it. I took it on a 9 day trip and thought the seat was fine but I am a bicyclist and have a tough tush. For the price I paid this has been a great bike and has been rock solid reliable. I have got 59 MPG on long trips and got 50+ mpg with it fully loaded (200 lbs. me in my riding gear and 100 pounds of bags etc.) They all use oil even new but I only went though a 3/4 quart in 1300 miles of hard riding. This is a great all around bike and a bargain if you can find a low milage clean one. I added Answer protaper bars, Cycra handguards, K&N filter, Acerbis fender, upgraded brakes. This bike can do a lot of things pretty darn well. Enjoy..I have. Attached Images __________________ In absentis of lux lucis obscurum increbresco Dominican SW with Haiti on the side RR Dominican deal of a lifetime RR Twilight Vampire tour RR Confidence is the feeling you have before you really understand the problem. B.O.G.C.

10-11-2007, 04:50 AM	#32
KeithDommirider ^OP Studly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2007 Location: Ingleburn , NSW , Australia Oddometer: 606	Hi here is a picture of the right hand side , no scratches... touch wood.

10-27-2007, 11:15 PM	#38
beardking Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2007 Oddometer: 125	I have an 89 NX650 that I'm "refreshing" for a coworker with the intention of selling and splitting the proceeds. I'm just about done, just need the front brake line to come in so I can make it stop now that I got it to go again. ;-)

11-05-2007, 01:22 AM	#41
pirate63 SUPA 10 PILOT Joined: Sep 2007 Location: brisvegas,oz Oddometer: 425	bought a 96' dommie about a month ago,23500ks on clock,bit on the heavy side but moter strong and realiable,in the process of getting my shit together for a trip out to birdsvile from brisbane at xmas time for my first noob trip!,any sugestions/hints.

11-05-2007, 08:57 AM	#42
Thor Hiney Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2007 Location: Southwest Washington state Oddometer: 225	Domi trip I had mine looked at by a mechanic before I left he said the bike was a runner and he was right. I bought a new front disc as the old one was groovy and not in a good way. New tires and fresh oil and filter and it was good to go. Is this trip partly off road? I have had great luck with the Duro 60/40 tires. They handle the road fine and gravel roads are cake. They were also cheap $90. for the set US. I don't know what that would equate to for you. We rode up every mountian gravel side trail we could and even tho a little heavy it did fine. Think fat lady on rollerskates! Here is another great site with a lot of helpful people and cool pics. http://www.xrv.org.uk/photopost/ __________________ In absentis of lux lucis obscurum increbresco Dominican SW with Haiti on the side RR Dominican deal of a lifetime RR Twilight Vampire tour RR Confidence is the feeling you have before you really understand the problem. B.O.G.C.

11-05-2007, 12:09 PM	#43
pirate63 SUPA 10 PILOT Joined: Sep 2007 Location: brisvegas,oz Oddometer: 425	fat lady on roller skates ,i think the further west i go the tar will turn to dirt/gravel,looking into changing rear tyre now as the one i have on now is more of a tar one,thinking of putting a scotoiler on for the chain is this a good idea with all the dust and dirt i will be going threw,working out how to make a rack for carrying extra fuel and water,probaly be a good idea changing spark plug for a hotter rating one as air temp will be HOT out there.

11-05-2007, 01:39 PM	#44
Flood F5lood. Joined: Oct 2005 Location: Austria Oddometer: 9,342	OK, my '91 Dominator passed inspection today, so I might finally be able to ride her soon. That's how I bought her: She was out in the cold for more than a year, repeatedly knocked over by parking cars. And that's what she looks like now: My, erm, Honda NXL650R (or something like that): Front fender, light, mask, speedo and brake line from my old XL600R. Tank is a 25 liter Acerbis from the XL. High and wide bars with Acerbis handguards, GPS mount where the XL tach once was. Bag mounts for Givi hard bags. GPR 2-1 exhaust, K&N filter, modded airbox and Dyno jet-kit makes her lift the wheel in 3rd without clutch. She sure ain't no beauty, but she's here to take the place of my old XL with some highway capability. And she's far from complete. Thing planned: Adapt and re-upholster seat to fit the tank, tool tube where the left exhaust used to be, larger weld-on footpegs, XR600 forks, Wilbers shock. Still need to cut/slash the front fender to allow more airstream to the head. __________________ TEAM F5 RallyRAIDio on Twitter RallyRAIDio on Facebook

11-05-2007, 02:32 PM	#45
KeithDommirider ^OP Studly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2007 Location: Ingleburn , NSW , Australia Oddometer: 606	Hey Flood , looks good , what size was the tank on it when you got it , it look non standard ? Whats the go with K&N air filters , are they much better than stock ?

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