BMW R80RT OR HONDA DEAUVILLE

redrooster · Post by **redrooster** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 5:17 pm

Hi i am contemplating buying one of these bike for a European trip next year.
BM is a 1986 55k nice condition and runs well, with panniers
Honda is 2002 with 17k full luggage as standard, nice condition.
The main criteria are reliability, decent fuel economy, comfort.
Opinions!

bimota · Post by **bimota** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 5:21 pm

deauville honda,
great tourer very very reliable comfy no issues at all just a bit bland to look at.

rob

cozmo1589 · Post by **cozmo1589** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 5:23 pm

bimota wrote:deauville honda,
great tourer very very reliable comfy no issues at all just a bit bland to look at.

rob

Have to agree!

moto al · Post by **moto al** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 5:31 pm

I bud both good bikes for touring,the bm,you will be lucky to get 50/55 mpg,the bike will run for ever,providing reg servicing ,every 5k ,also very cheep to service and plenty of 2nd hand parts available ,I covered 700miles in one day on one it never missed a beat,and dint have a sore arse.re honda don't know.cheers al

redrooster · Post by **redrooster** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 5:52 pm

Honda is £300 more btw

davsato · Post by **davsato** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 6:00 pm

No brainer- deauville.

Bombproof 11yr old jap or rattly 26yr old which has more years than horsepower? I know which I would take touring

Flintlock · Post by **Flintlock** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 6:10 pm

Yep, it would be the Honda for me

Mickdb1 · Post by **Mickdb1** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 6:20 pm

As a bm man mostly ( I have a few and had more)
I would jump onto a Deauville for a change
I think its a Transalp with touring styling (I may be wrong on that though)

brett73 · Post by **brett73** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 7:33 pm

It is the same engine as transalp I have 08 700 transalp and I like it

Steve T · Post by **Steve T** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 7:43 pm

Currently have a DOHville and I've had, many many years ago, a R80RT.

Can't compare them directly due to the time gap in ownership, but my lasting impression of the RT was how frigging heavy it was to pick up from the horizontal positon it seemed to prefer to the vertical one normally associated with motorbikes!

The DOH is a capable mile muncher that will sing if you care to tickle it's carbs with some vigor :whistle:

Just don't expect to open the garage door, cast an eye over it and grin, thinking - "Thats my bike, that is".

Steve T

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