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Of interest is that they managed to mount an 18 inch wheel up front.
DN-01 all over again.
Please don't ridicule the Pacific Coast in that way. I actually kind of liked it!
You have to remember that Honda Steetbikes in the 1970's mostly had 19" front wheels and 18" rear wheels, that was the "Normal" at the time. In the 1980's it was 18" front wheels and 16" rear wheels. In 1990's, that was a confusing time with wheel size combinations, which carried into the next decade. Now the "Magic Size" is 17" for both front and rear...
Nothing "New" at all here. The newer generation of engineers have gone "Full Circle" (Pun Intented) on using what has been "Proven" to work. The only difference is the "Cross Section" of the tires are much wider now than then...
After raising my fender ~2 inches to run the Full Bore/Shink705s I believe an 18 will fit but a 19 won't. My fender rubs on my radiator guard on large bumps. If I understand correctly the fork travel on the NM4 has been reduced so it shouldn't be a problem.
Yes I saw the greatly reduced travel but I assumed the fork tubes were also shortened to get that low slung look on the NM4, making the wheel/engine interference problem the same. But who knows/cares? It's not like I'm gonna buy one!