Cirrusly
Elite Member
- Joined
- Jul 25, 2022
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- Location
- Western North Carolina US
I am 68 years old and I've been riding motorcycles for most of my life. I've ridden everything from a Honda 70 minibike and Kawasaki 90 when I was 15, to a Goldwing (which I still have), and everything in between . I ordered this NC last August, and FINALLY received it a couple of weeks ago. I won't go into all the reasons that I decided to purchase the NC, but I'll give you a quick recap of my initial impressions Spoiler alert.... I LOVE IT!
Steve
- The DCT transmission is awesome. I wasn't sure that I'd like an "automatic" transmission or not, but I do. I'm very happy with my decision to go with the DCT.
- The bike is very easy to maneuver, both at low speed, and to move around manually. Every stop was one foot down gently, or no foot down at all for a quick "stop-n-go".
I have installed the center stand and it takes about 1/3 of the effort to get the NC on the stand as it does for my Goldwing, and probably 1/2 the effort as it took for my Yamaha Tracer 900GT. Both of course are heavier bikes, but that's the point.... I wanted something lighter and easier to handle!
- It is very smooth. At some point I may use this as my touring bike instead of the Wing. I certainly won't be doing any 1,000 mile days on the NC as I have on the Wing, but for the type of touring that I do now I think it will be just fine!
- The seat isn't terrible, but it will probably have to be replaced. I expected that. I rode 100 miles non-stop today and it was tolerable. I stood up multiple times to relieve the pressure. I've had (many) worse seats and I understood going in that I may have to replace the seat.
- The suspension was built to a budget, and I also understood this going in. I have the HyperPro adjustable shock and progressive fork springs ordered and I'm sure this will make a discernible difference.
- I've installed the Honda center stand, Puig touring windscreen, Givi engine guards, Givi side stand foot, LED driving lights, Honda USB outlet, Rowe PDM60 power distribution module, Evotech radiator guard, dual mount BarkBuster hand guards and a Garmin XT GPS mount with the Bruunt center center handlebar mount. The Honda foglight switch is on order and should be here soon. I'm not a big fan of removing and reinstalling the plastic bits on the bike but I understand their advantages.
Steve