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It is nice to see the NC700X mature into a bike with it's own place in the crowded middle weight class. When it first came out it was constantly reviewed in 2012 and 2013 with the Versys and Suzuki DL650 and because it gives up so much power to these bikes it was always in last place though it's handling and comfortable egos sometimes received higher marks. Honda designed this bike with other goals in mind besides power output per displacement and most reviews and comparisons did not give this reason for it's existence much due other than a passing comment. General interest forums 3 & 4 years back pummeled the NC700X and the DCT came in for particularly harsh treatment. Things are different now with passage of a few years and the positive press reviews of the Africa Twin DCT. Like it or dislike it the bike has done well for Honda. As the 700 or 750 it's been Honda's top selling motorcycle in Europe for 4 years and often still in the top three models of all brands sold month over month. Some US dealers can't sell them while others have a couple on the floor all the time and find it sells steadily.
Honda gave out a lot of information to the press at the release of the New Concept platform and for some months afterward. Notoriously, the one spoken comment about "starting out by cutting a Jazz engine in half" has moved into urban legend but there was a lot of published technical data along with the overarching design view of the engineering team. Honda knew they were plowing a different field with this bike and it seems to have paid off. The late Kevin Ash published a circumspect review at the time as did the British magazine BIKE. I'm sure there were others but I can't recall them now.
Honda NC700X | Ash On Bikes
The late Kevin Ash published a circumspect review at the time as did the British magazine BIKE.
Honda NC700X | Ash On Bikes
This is a little easier to read on my devices:Ashonbikes.com is now unavailable, but there is still Google's cache of Kevin Ash's great article on the NC700
It is nice to see the NC700X mature into a bike with it's own place in the crowded middle weight class. When it first came out it was constantly reviewed in 2012 ...As the 700 or 750 it's been Honda's top selling motorcycle in Europe for 4 years and often still in the top three models of all brands sold month over month. ...
Honda NC700X | Ash On Bikes