I like it. It is by no means an adventurer but it certainly offers form, function, utility, and economy in a rider friendly package. Looks like a great little tourer. Seat height should be lower though, it would be a great entry tourer.
Pretty much the consensus so far, I have read that from many "non Kool Aid drinkers" about the bike.oldtramp said:. Also sat on the shaft drive trimuph this bike feels very top heavy to me and that was with out fuel, only my thoughts
It sounds like you ran out of talent when it came to shift points. Maybe the automatic would serve you better ::015::viewdvb said:The NC700X is a bike with one purpose which is to eke out the fuel to unusual mpg. For a 700cc motorcycle it is underpowered and has a ludicrously low rev limit that you keep hitting unexpectedly. This makes for a lot of unnecessary gearchanging and can also be quite alarming if you hit the limit mid-overtake. If you rode many other motorcycles as slowly and at the conservative revs this one demands to be ridden at, you'd get close enough to its claimed fuel economy and still have a proper bike to ride in a normal manner. Having tested one for 1000 miles, I pronounce it a complete non-event and a bike that, far from being ideal for new riders, is more likely to put them off for good. No plaudits to Honda for this one!
so if it isn't our niche, how about Freak? He just bought one.EricV said:Bla, bla, blah.
It's a commuter bike and that's how it's designed and marketed here in the States. For it's niche, it's pretty awesome. But it's not our niche.
What we want to see in the US is the Cross Tourer. Shaft drive, 1200 cc, none of that auto shift and only a little Honda fat on it. The Uk reports are that it's a Honda version of the Ducati Multistrada, and essentially unsuited for non-paved roads, but hell, we have lots of paved roads in the US. Ship it over and let us try it out.
Note to Ducati - You're Soooo cute!!! ^-^ What will you be when you grow up?
Honest answer, don't ride where some of us ride. It's underpowered and overweight. It has lots of really nice features, but it really is aimed at the commuter market.autoteach said:so if it isn't our niche, how about Freak? He just bought one.
Well, as someone that came from the FJR to the Super Ten, the FJR has range, power and reliability. The NC700x has .... reliability.autoteach said:the point I was making is that the FJR is by the same comparison not our niche. The difference is that most of the people here would be congratulating a person purchasing an FJR while pissing on the one who purchased a NC700x
I tried a Cross Tourer (available in the UK) back to back with the Triumph Explorer while owning a Multistrada then decided on the Super Tenere. Believe me, the Cross Tourer is not the Honda version of the Multistrada and I've never seen a UK report that it was (unless it was paid for by Honda). Jump off the Multistrada and the Cross Tourer feels like a lardy, detuned and unexciting version of the VFR dressed up as an adventure tourer, with the emphasis on "dressed up as". It still drinks fuel like the VFR which limits its range on a tank. The Triumph makes it look sad but, unfortunately, the Triumph has a chain and isn't built in Japan plus it it is in its first year of manufacture (there have already been updates to fuelling etc.) I swore, after the trials of an early Ducati, never to buy a new model again. Additionally, there are no discounts on a new Triumph but the Yamaha is not a big seller here and subject to heavy discounting which means very good prices on year old bikes (my choice). I believe that anyone who rides a Super Tenere, even on-road only, would ride a Cross Tourer and be very unimpressed.EricV said:Bla, bla, blah.
It's a commuter bike and that's how it's designed and marketed here in the States. For it's niche, it's pretty awesome. But it's not our niche.
What we want to see in the US is the Cross Tourer. Shaft drive, 1200 cc, none of that auto shift and only a little Honda fat on it. The Uk reports are that it's a Honda version of the Ducati Multistrada, and essentially unsuited for non-paved roads, but hell, we have lots of paved roads in the US. Ship it over and let us try it out.
Note to Ducati - You're Soooo cute!!! ^-^ What will you be when you grow up?
+1.markjenn said:I rode the NC and thought it was a very nice bike. No, it is not a powerhouse compared to its competition, but then neither is the S10.
- Mark