Comments on: Honda FT500 Ascot http://www.tanshanomi.com/honda-ft500-ascot Short, opinionated, unsubstantiated capsule ratings of street-legal motorcycles from 1970 to today. Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:00:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: rocketrodeo http://www.tanshanomi.com/honda-ft500-ascot/comment-page-1#comment-386 rocketrodeo Wed, 04 May 2011 04:42:21 +0000 http://www.tanshanomi.com/?p=3123#comment-386 Yes, it was. Not that it did that much better in the market ('83 and '84 models only), but Honda didn't seem to care at that point. Honda and Yamaha were riding huge waves of hubris in the early '80s and had a disastrous sales war that nearly ruined Yamaha, and prompted the infamous Harley tariff because of blatant dumping. I remember a deck of playing cards that was a Honda promotional item, from 1982 or so, that depicted a different model for each card. Yes, it was. Not that it did that much better in the market ('83 and '84 models only), but Honda didn't seem to care at that point. Honda and Yamaha were riding huge waves of hubris in the early '80s and had a disastrous sales war that nearly ruined Yamaha, and prompted the infamous Harley tariff because of blatant dumping. I remember a deck of playing cards that was a Honda promotional item, from 1982 or so, that depicted a different model for each card.

]]> By: dead_elvis http://www.tanshanomi.com/honda-ft500-ascot/comment-page-1#comment-385 dead_elvis Wed, 04 May 2011 02:39:08 +0000 http://www.tanshanomi.com/?p=3123#comment-385 Wasn't the VT500 Ascot a V-twin, same as used in the '83-84 500cc Shadow? Entirely different animal from the FT500 Ascot motor. Wasn't the VT500 Ascot a V-twin, same as used in the '83-84 500cc Shadow? Entirely different animal from the FT500 Ascot motor.

]]> By: rocketrodeo http://www.tanshanomi.com/honda-ft500-ascot/comment-page-1#comment-378 rocketrodeo Wed, 13 Apr 2011 02:48:15 +0000 http://www.tanshanomi.com/?p=3123#comment-378 Proportions are just not quite right. Always thought the swingarm on these looked about 4" too short. I have spent quite a bit of time on a VT500 Ascot, which is a better bike in every way: looks, performance, handling, comfort. Proportions are just not quite right. Always thought the swingarm on these looked about 4" too short.

I have spent quite a bit of time on a VT500 Ascot, which is a better bike in every way: looks, performance, handling, comfort.

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