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On a solid freeway ride for nearly the whole tank 65-70 mph the whole way I averaged 78 mpg for the tank. Keep in mind when other cars are on the freeway there's a wind tunnel effect helpng your mpg. I know on other long distance rides on empty back roads mpg was only about 70 mpg with 65-70 mph...

It's funny so many people bag on the faux off-road looks of the NC while at the exact same time pile heaps of praise on the Ducati Multistrada and V-Strom for their alleged off roadability except looking at the Multi and V-Strom, they have just as much vulnerable bits hanging down low as the NC...

They sorta make them lower for a sportier feel and to help keep you planted in the seat when traveling on the highway. A forward lean helps to counteract the wind in your chest. Once you get a windshield you'll find you're having to support your weight more, if you can't do it with your core...

I can definitely recommend the Rox Risers. Easy to install and bringing the handlebars closer to you is what I use them for, not really much in terms of raising them since I tilted the handlebars down too.

I usually just end up flushing it every brake pad change. Not a complete drain and fill but I've never had a problem and, that bad stuff will get cycled out eventually.

If you really want to get people's attention and have them always avoid you, ride a white Honda ST1300 or BMW R1200RT and wear a white 3/4 helmet. You'll look exactly like a motorcycle cop. Everyone will immediately see you, steer clear of you and slow down. I guarantee it.

One of the reasons people also use the high beams during the day is to preserve the low beam for night time. That way there's less chance of being forced to run high beam at night if your low beam were to quit during the day. This made sense during the days when headlights were those round or...

Sometimes some manufacturing decisions are truly cost driven. Look at how inexpensive this bike is compared to its competitors and it's no wonder the fit and finish isn't spit and polished like a Ducati Multistrada. But then again this doesn't have a Multistrada price tag, and luckily it doesn't...

I wouldn't worry too much about it. The windshield is an injection molded unit and mine has a sanded area on the top too. This is just the area where it attaches to the mold tree. There would be a stem that is cut off and sanded. This is normal for injection molded items. If it bothers you that...

Considering this is entirely based on consumer surveys I don't think it's a good indicator of true reliability. Case in point is the typical Ducati rider. It's sorta a joke on this forum that a Ducati rider will hit 10,000 miles and proclaim on the forums "See Ducati is reliable!" but the...

That's making a whole lot of assumptions there. A tire with slightly low pressure, we're not talking rim to the ground flat, will have more straight line traction. Traction while cornering is an entirely different matter and can greatly depend on tire construction. It can go either way on the...

The secret to using those repair plugs successfully so they don't leak later on is to rasp the hole really well to size it properly for the plug and to clean and roughen it. Then you generously coat the plug with rubber cement. This acts as both a lubricant for insertion and when it dries it...

The thing with all that whizbang variable phase, timing lift and duration stuff is that it contributes nothing to the real life efficiency of the engine. In fact what they're generally used for is to lower the torque curve on a high RPM tuned engine. Before this trickled down to everyday cars...

The lower revving nature of this engine like the cars would have the valves virtually not moving past the first valve adjustment. And usually then after the break in the valves haven't moved passed out of spec. Even with solid lifters valve life and frequent adjustments wouldn't be an issue...

I'd like to add that in the MSF advanced course the instructors will tell you specifically to do all your maneuvers with your front brake only. They're trying to get riders to break their bad breaking habits. It seems in particular cruiser riders are particularly prone to using primarily rear...

The thing is metallic sintered pads both grab harder and last longer than comparable organic pads. The downside is they also tend to wear out your rotors a lot faster than organics which are the basic pads which offer moderate grip and moderate life. Also they tend to be noisier and if you're...

Green shells are cool. But I'd much rather have red shells or even better spiny shells.

I'm 5'7" and have a 30" inseam. If you keep the stock seat height the Parabellum Tall windshiled, aka the riot shield, you'll be pretty much in still air with little buffeting. One problem I did run across is in the California desert if you park with the sun in the back of you the perfectly...

JB Weld wouldn't hold it together. But in terms of welding yeah you're probably not gonna be able to tig weld the part but you can use alumiweld rods to braze it together since you never melt the original metal. It's worth a shot at least before forking over big money. You can braze together...

Don't lower the forks too much or a bottomed out suspension can wreck your shocks. I think about 3/4 is the most you can lower the front.