MichaelJohn
New Member
Today I was on a nice flat stretch of road between two twisty sections (Crow Canyon Road for those of you that know the Bay Area) when the bike turned over 300 miles. I had been anxiously awaiting the moment and the second it hit 300 I pinned it. I was rolling along at about 50 and I have been really good during break-in so I was pleasantly surprised when it kicked down 2 gears and pulled pretty darn hard. I had never accelerated hard enough to make it kick down so this was a new experience. The rest of the ride home was a blast with me hitting the throttle-stop all over the place. It felt like I was let out of jail. I think that one of the things that helps the NC's acceleration is my weight which is only 150 pounds. As I have mentioned before my other bike is a Zero SR which is very, very quick. Even compared to that the NC still feels quick enough for me. In fact, I have been riding it much more than the Zero. It is such a balanced and fun to ride bike, and it just eats up freeway miles. A crotch rocket it is not, but it's not slow.