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So I took off for a ride this afternoon and slowed down for a very slow moving car while riding downhill. When the car sped up I gave it some throttle and the engine raced but no power to the rear wheel. There was a dash in the gear position box on the dash. Somehow the bike went into first and...

On the other hand the Harley jiffy stand is the best in the business. So there's a win.

I had a Corbin on a K-75 RT. 30,000 miles still stiff as a brick and it did not fit my butt. Then I had a Corbin on my 650 Dakar. It looked the same as the one on the K. But this one was a perfect fit and shape to my butt. Still hard as a brick but I could ride all day long. Ya never know...

I'm 5'11" and run the 20" screen with full forward tilt and 1" from the top. It's pretty much perfect. When I first mounted it I found the Honda hand guards touched the screen a bit more than I liked. So I pulled the guards and screwed on the winglets. I rode all winter like that and was quite...

TacomaJD, it might depend on what kind of staple gun you have. Last week I installed Utopia backrest and tried to put the cover back on with an Arrow staple gun. The plastic seat pan is pretty damn tough. I ended up going out to Harbor Freight and buying a air stapler. Which is in the...

I used the wrong term. The local Ace hardware store has them tagged as 1" strap loops.

I have a '18 with the Givi bag that fits perfectly. If I had an older model and wanted to mount something similar I would go to the hardware store and buy 4 luggage loops and 8 small nuts, bolts and washers. DIY accent. I've done that on the top of a police radio box for my Harley. Sounds...

A former riding buddy would start off trips like that. First stop five miles down the road, gas. Second time it happened, goodby.

Fifty years ago when chains were crap and fixed by a master link I carried a small chain tool that worked on crappy chains and some master links with extra clips. Since the advent of higher quality O or X ring chains I only carry adjustment tools and wax based chain lube. And that only when...

I used 705's on my KLR, really liked them and think you will be fine with the mileage. The but part, is that chip seal and sharp edge gravel is hell on tires. So it depends...Just watch the rubber. Since your riding into twenty plus hours of daylight who needs a headlight? I would look for a...

Will this work with a Utopia backrest mounted to the underside and the bracket coming up through the back of the hole, or mounted on top?

The best handling bike I even had was without a doubt a Ducati. Now the NC is no Duc, it was never meant to be. But the stock NC with stock tires is awful damn good. It will lean much further over, holding firm than most riders are willing or capable of pursuing. Honda knows what they are...

Before you spend hundreds on a seat, spend three bucks on the seat slope fix. Then ride it a bit and let your butt be the guide. Ya never know what might work.

Then again in the days of dirt poor, unsponsored Moto cross, between races you would loosen up the pinch bolts, have a buddy clamp the wheel between his legs and you would yank on the bars. I'm not saying you should do this. Just sayin' it's been done. Remember I go back to the days of...

I don't know about the Honda grips because my left is hotter than the right. But other brands that I've installed had clearly marked left and right because the right runs hotter because of the throttle tube. I use a throttle rocker and it seems to help with the twist feeling. All of this...

Since others have brought up their cold and warm weather choices, here's my other two boot picks. Summer, the 511 desert boot the most comfortable boot I have ever had. Not waterproof, you need rain booties on tour. Winter is the Red Wing model 1229. I first read about it in the book Going...

Twenty years ago I bought a pair of BMW GorTex lined touring boots, I believe made by Sidi. I'm on my third set of soles with about 150,000 miles on the boots. They are looking pretty used now. You get what you pay for.

670cc, OK, thanks I should have been more specific. Anyone know the max rise on a '18 NC750 DCT, without replacing cables? I don't think I need two inches for comfort.

Speaking of which, what is the max rise without messing around with the wires and cable?

I test rode a '15 and thought the rear was wooden. I bought a "18 XD and think the rear is wooden. But having put on some miles I also think this has very well matched brakes. I did have a Ducati that would outstop the NC. But that's a different reality in a different world. The NC does not have...