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2019: What did you do to/with your NC700 today?

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charging and installing a new AGM battery from Wamart...only $45 delivered
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Interesting to note that your location is Tucson and you may already be replacing a battery in a 2016 motorcycle. We have seen a correlation with hot/cold environments and short/ long battery life. I live in a colder climate and my original 2012 battery is still going strong.
 
I think the original battery was left flat on the showroom floor. It was dead when the salesman tried to start it for me. They charged it and gave me a wrong sized battery for the trip home from Vegas to Tucson. I bought this one and am trying to sell the dealer battery on Craigslist.
 
We're in the same boat. Happy for salt wash and installing hand guards. SW-Motech made my Kobras and your Barkbusters so likely same kit, basically. You're at the most difficult stage: handlebar weight removal.
I'm a novice but I would try a breaker bar on the screws. Mine loosened easily but sounds like yours have thread locker. Removing the inner weights was the real pain. I didn't want to peel grips back and/or remove throttle tube (?) so I didn't press through holes near bar ends like the instructions suggested. Instead, I used the method in this helpful video:
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Start around 2:40. He also has a separate video about just the weight removal. Try not to crack the end of your throttle tube.
Remove those little clips first. Note, getting inner weight to twist while pulling didn't help but brute force while rocking up and down did. Best of luck.

I got the end weight screws loose. I used a ratchet with a Philips bit to break it loose.

Yes, they had some red thread locker on them. A heavy coat. Glad I got them broke free.

JT
 
Louder horn is needed. I just cant get a definitive answer as to what is pretty much bolt on, plug in, with no extra wiring or whatnot. That is gonna be my next addon.

Yup, I think that'd be my next purchase too. Something that beats the wet fart of a horn that Honda supply the bike with...
 
A short jaunt to pick up two states

A couple of long tours from Baltimore on my 2014 NC-700X accumulated quite a few states for my signature map, but nearby states DE and NJ were still blank, so when the weather looked good yesterday I decided to pick them up.

We left shortly after 9 AM. Having chosen to avoid I-95, we headed for Jarrettsville, then east to Routes 1 and 273. The latter took us all the way to New Castle DE. There were plenty of traffic lights in DE, and winding through the University at Newark called for sharp attention to the "Rt 273" lane signs, but Newark (and DE for the map!) was only about 1:15 from home. The only other route changes were from 273 to 9 North at New Castle, then 295 over the big bridge into NJ. But 273 seemed to kind of morph into 9, and I found myself on it hardly realizing what had happened. The right turn exiting to the bridge came pretty quickly.

Hmmm... bridge lanes for Rt 40, or stay on 295? I hadn't set up my cell-phone GPS and couldn't remember which I wanted, but suddenly saw a right exit to Route 49 south. Exactly what I wanted! There were no plans to cruise around in NJ, just to catch it for the map. Almost immediately there was an exit to restaurants and hotels, and by 11:30 AM I was sipping coffee at the Pennsville NJ Applebee's.

After a nice lunch we headed out about 12:30, paying the $4 toll for westbound travelers on the bridge. After one refueling stop, and a little confusion where 273 ends and merges into 1, we were back home shortly before 3 PM. Round-trip 169 mi... and still in time for my nap!

Thanks, NC... sure do like that bike. Now... how the devil do I add DE and NJ to the map? I had some notes about that somewhere! Ah, got it, I think... with the small size and these small states, the change is hard to see. Well, nice trip, anyway!
 
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Well today was the day. After an hour of shoveling and chiseling the 4"-5" of ice that was under the 1'-2' feet of remaining snow where i had my NC parked i was able to take the bike out for it's first ride this year!! Went for a nice 2hr ride after work today and only saw 5 other bikes out, all big V-Twins of course. :{)
 
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Road the bike to work today for the first time in 3 weeks I think. Was warm enough to not wear my neck gator on the way home....spring is in the air...
 
I was finally able to ride mine into work yesterday. I got to work and noticed that there was oil down the side of the cylinder and on my leg. The valve cover that was recently screwed up by the incompetent shop is leaking. So today, a Saturday that starts out in the high 50s and should be in the 70s when I go home, I am driving my pickup. Monday I am going down there again and insist that a different mechanic fix their error. I thought about cutting my losses and fixing it myself but I am so upset at that shop that I think it may be time to let my wife yell at them.
 
I was finally able to ride mine into work yesterday. I got to work and noticed that there was oil down the side of the cylinder and on my leg. The valve cover that was recently screwed up by the incompetent shop is leaking. So today, a Saturday that starts out in the high 50s and should be in the 70s when I go home, I am driving my pickup. Monday I am going down there again and insist that a different mechanic fix their error. I thought about cutting my losses and fixing it myself but I am so upset at that shop that I think it may be time to let my wife yell at them.

Sorry about your oil leak problem. Let us know how the fix turns out. It’s pretty hard to screw up the valve cover. With the reusable gasket in place, position the cover and install three screws. Most of the problems result from breaking the screws off from over tightening, or leaving out the gasketed washers. Check yours and see if any of the screw heads are gone.
 
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Got my Barkbusters bolted on loosely. Need a warm day to pull the bike out of its corner so I can locktite and tighten all the fasteners. It is wedged away such that I can’t straighten the handlebars enough to make sure everything bolts up even and level.

JT
 
So this morning i got the itch to take the NC out for a long ride and stretch it's little wintery legs and see what my bum could handle for seat time! Made 410 mile ride according to mapquest. After several steep grades pulled and a lot of miles with headwinds i topped off my last tank and averaged a nice 74.5MPG, Very pleased! Part of the road i travelled today was Washington HWY12 which is the Lewis and Clark trail!! :{)

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My new to me 2016 had been lowered to the max so I raised it back up to near stock height and also put more preload on the rear spring. It must have been set up for a lady most likely. At least it has Soupy's adjustable lowering links and kickstand, so it was pretty easy to do. Test drive was to Safeway and bought French bread and cheese...really nice how well the bread fit in the frunk. I'm liking this bike a lot!

There are 6 threads showing at the top of the shock...anyone know how many threads show with max preload?
 
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With the sump full of fresh oil I drove it over to the navy base to get some spring practice in at their training area.

Did some tight S-turns, panic stops, and turned it around inside the box.

Looks like the 2019 commute begins tomorrow!
 
Replaced the taillight bulb today.

Replaced it proactively or because it failed? That’s a good reminder to check the taillight often. It’s easy to overlook.
 
I got my Seat Concepts low seat in at the end of last week. I had them install it for me. Haven't had a chance to ride with it yet so I'm going out this evening to test it out.
 
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