Recent content by NM4_Dude

All my vehicles get once a year changes. I use Amsoil. I've sent oil in for analysis quite a few times and it's always come back with life still in it. Once a year is good for me.

Yea, it's certainly not a 'budget bike'. But if you compare to a BMW 650 at the time, it was in the same ballpark. And given the time, this bike was pushing technology. For example, there isn't a single conventional bulb on the bike. Everything is LED. When the bike came out, the headlight...

Heh, you could say that me and my NM4 are on top of the world..... And yea, if you go too far to the side of the road, it drops about 3000 ft down to the Great Gulf Wilderness. One reason I prefer to do this ride only when Motorcycles are on the mountain. (^_^)

Added the "tall" windshield. The stock one puts the wind right at your chest. The upturned lip on the 'tall' has that wind skimming the top of my helmet. Perfect to add airflow for the helmet vent. Even helps keep rain off the faceplate when in motion. Yes, I've ridden this in the rain and...

Other modifications soon followed: I covered the left hand rear brake in my first post. That was pretty straight forward. Just had to put these parts in... Here: To Here: And remove some stuff from here: This is my favorite modification. Great control at the hands. The ABS works...

Oh boy.. Experience, Maintenance, and Mods... Lets see... So, here is the bike when I picked it up at the dealer. You can see the plate on the ground behind it ready to be installed. I still had on my coaches shirt as we came straight from my son's soccer game. And since dealers only...

Seems the host of the VultusForum (the dedicated forum for the mystical Honda NM4 (NC700JD) is no longer in operation. I hope that my brothers and sisters here in the NC700 forums would kindly welcome the black sheep (or is that the batman or perhaps the Judge Dredd) of the family to your...

Garmin Monterra here. Rather expensive, but all the ability of a Garmin GPS and an Android computer in one simple device. Can check email from lunch stops over WiFi. Take geotagged photos on the ride. Get calendar alerts and turn by turn directions via Bluetooth. Waterproof and rugged. Can load...

Sadly, you have to take the landscape photos with the volume buttons down to get it to export the photos properly. Sent from a Speak & Spell wired to a record player outfitted with a saw blade, fork, and an umbrella.

I use the Monterra. Basically an Android phone with no phone. Love the way it geotags photos and routes both on and off road. It's a lot of machine, but if you need a device that does a lot, this is a great choice. Sent from a Speak & Spell wired to a record player outfitted with a saw blade...

I create distance and turn notes. How far to the next turn, and what the turn is. 12.2 - left Main (245) Distance in Miles, dash, direction of turn, name of road, route number in () if applicable. If I need other info, it is indented before or after the turn as proper. I always look at each...

If Honda wanted a smooth engine, they would not have made the more complex 270 degree firing order. A 180 would have been both smoother and require a less complicated intake. You can blame the V-twin cult for the design as that is what Honda is trying to emulate in this motor. With the DCT...

Since you have the ABS, the conversion is easy. The following link describes the process as done on an NM4. The process will be the same, you will only need to see how long a brake hose you need to reach the ABS controller. The same controller is used, so the same connection is needed. NM4...