Faults:

Leaking radiator caused by trapped grit between fan housing.

Fuel pump; since discarded, now use gravity feed.

Radiator fan switch.

General Comments:

I have owned motorcycles for 50 years and have no doubt that this is the best all round motorcycle I have owned.

Practical, easy for the home mechanic to work on (once the plastic is off).

Comfortable, inexpensive to run, quite a torquey engine for the size.

Ideal for day trips, plenty of luggage space with top box.

Not the best bike if you want thrills, and pose value is nil.

But if you like motorcycling for the pleasure of open air freedom this is difficult to beat. It's not too big, heavy or intimidating, it's just... well, NICE...

General Comments:

A good competent bike.

Basic, straightforward, easy to ride.

More than adequate power.

Brakes well, pulls and handles well.

Comfortable upright position.

Easy affordable servicing.

Will sit all day long on motorway or demanding twisty roads (not for off roading).

Let the bampots scream past on their superbikes scaring motorists, this bike for me is for pleasure (although still capable of a good turn of speed).

Try one, you will be surprised.

General Comments:

Brilliant bike, comfortable, loads of luggage space, and the performance is not bad either.

The reliability is second to none.

Another great bike from Honda.

Faults:

I sold my Deauville within a year due to defective paint on all chassis parts.

Paint was extremely thin and flaking on front forks, engine, drive shaft casing and swing arm.

The swing arm was replaced once under warranty, and yet again the replacement parts went the same way!

Very poor considering my bike only gets used in dry weather, and is always garaged!

General Comments:

You would think the Deauville is the perfect bike; comfortable even two up, fitted panniers, reasonable power from its 650 V twin.

But can you live with the awful paint quality from Honda's Spanish production line?

I didn't !

Faults:

Nothing to date.

General Comments:

Extremely comfortable even on 300 mile trips along the motorway. Quiet and low noise/buffeting to 55 mph at higher speeds not quite so good.

Extremely good weather protection, especially if lower shields, upper wind deflectors and large touring screen are fitted.

Acceleration is good at lower speeds, but tends to be less impressive at higher speeds.

Braking and handling are good with confidence in handling on corners. Little affected by roughness/defects in road surface.

Definitely not a sports bike with fairly heavy, but precise handling.

Starting excellent, even in Winter weather.