idealhobbies
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Good morning, and hello from Milford Delaware. Last Friday (2/16/24) I picked up my brand new 24 NC750 in Salisbury MD. (If you're in the area, the dealer in Salisbury crushed the dealer in Camden, DE by over $1000 out the door) (Don't want to drop names, I figure those who live around here would be able to figure it out) Anyway, it was a COLD 50 mile ride home. YES! Oxford heated grips have been ordered! You can bundle areas, but your hands are always the hardest to layer.
This is not my first bike, I currently have 3 others in the herd, until the springtime sale. I have a Ninja 250 that I love, but must go. A Yamaha Vstar 650 cruiser, and a Ninja 650 that I've tour packed out with a complete Givi set of luggage and a painfully expensive Russell Day Long seat. Why then buy an NC750? Easy to work on. I'm coming up on retirement and those bikes that I have listed are not terrible to work on and maintain... UNTIL.... you get to the Valve clearances.... I wanted a bike that I can do ALL of the general maintenance myself, without having a mechanics bill after I retire and go to a limited budget. Sure, other things happen and a mechanic is needed, but I don't want to have to run to one for general maintenance. SO, the herd will be thinned soon. I did a lot of research prior to buying this bike. I almost bought one last year, but someone bought it while I was "thinking it over". The dealerships around here tend to only get one and then it's over.
I want to thank all those who have posted here over the last couple of years for the great information that lead me to pull the trigger. I have lurked and read this forum for the last few years. I have a pretty good idea what I've bought into. I may pick up a CTX700 down the road for the laid back cruiser ride. I really like my Vstar, but valve checks are painfully close together.....
Thanks,
Allan
This is not my first bike, I currently have 3 others in the herd, until the springtime sale. I have a Ninja 250 that I love, but must go. A Yamaha Vstar 650 cruiser, and a Ninja 650 that I've tour packed out with a complete Givi set of luggage and a painfully expensive Russell Day Long seat. Why then buy an NC750? Easy to work on. I'm coming up on retirement and those bikes that I have listed are not terrible to work on and maintain... UNTIL.... you get to the Valve clearances.... I wanted a bike that I can do ALL of the general maintenance myself, without having a mechanics bill after I retire and go to a limited budget. Sure, other things happen and a mechanic is needed, but I don't want to have to run to one for general maintenance. SO, the herd will be thinned soon. I did a lot of research prior to buying this bike. I almost bought one last year, but someone bought it while I was "thinking it over". The dealerships around here tend to only get one and then it's over.
I want to thank all those who have posted here over the last couple of years for the great information that lead me to pull the trigger. I have lurked and read this forum for the last few years. I have a pretty good idea what I've bought into. I may pick up a CTX700 down the road for the laid back cruiser ride. I really like my Vstar, but valve checks are painfully close together.....
Thanks,
Allan
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