Recent content by fiah

oil topic? oil topic! personally, I'm a sunflower kinda guy

The NC700X, NC700S, CB500X and all variants of those bikes are all street bikes, don't let any marketing or off road looking tires convince you otherwise. They're not made to go off road, the high weight and budget suspension (no matter the ride height) is a clear indicator of that. You *can* go...

things I don't like about the DCT on my bike: - sometimes it shifts in mid-corner - sometimes it lugs the engine in 1st or 2nd instead of using a bit more clutch - downshifts under hard braking can be a bit dicey AFAIK the first two are solved/alleviated with the newer models but the last...

I'm pretty sure the suspension bolts right on, but other than a bit of extra ground clearance that won't make much of a difference because the suspension bits are otherwise the same. You could bolt on some different handlebars if the cables are long enough and add a bigger windscreen, but that...

it doesn't matter, the clutch calibrates itself automatically all the time and with my bike it's obvious that after a cold start it's slightly off for the first one or two engagements. That by itself wouldn't be enough to stall the bike, but when the engine management also decides to stop with...

The Metzeler Roadtec 01 replaced the Roadtez Z8 Interact. I've had the Roadtec Z8's for 20k+ miles now and I'm going to replace the front with a Roadtec 01 this winter, the rear when it's due somewhere next summer

this weekend I changed the wiring on my USB adapter, I hooked it up to the 12V lead at the front brake switch instead of directly to the battery. Supposedly that lead has a 7.5 amp fuse on it with enough left to support a USB device or two

joke's on you, I stalled mine twice! Maybe even thrice, I don't know. Point is, sometimes when the engine is cold and the oil is particularly thick, the ECU on mine gets confused and doesn't slip the clutch enough on take off. The workaround is easy: give it a tiny bit more throttle when you get...

are those for Givi Monokey cases? I have Kappa racks on my NC700S and those are way more forward than the ones you posted. No need to relocate the indicators for example

the 2014 NC700X is identical to the 2012 and 2013 as far as I know, so if that kit is advertized as working for the 2012 and 2013 models it should be good to go for yours

track day bro!

this is actually a reputable program. Another one that you'd be quick to dismiss because of its name is SUPERAntiSpyware which is basically indispensable and well worth the money if you need it in a professional context

the gear selection and shifting always happens at the same time IME. With my bike, the first 3 gears are pretty loud when the oil is cold so you can easily hear and feel it happening immediately before it clutches

and I can truly say that some days, the seat seems to be perfect for my needs while at other days, my *** just can't agree with the seat no matter what I do

Feet-forward with a trike like the can-am is a wholly different animal from feet-forward with a 2-wheeler. IMO, you need the footpegs in the 'correct' position to get the best control over the bike, and that would be like with the NC. Of course that really depends on what you want to do with the...