tenny80
New Member
No, those horror stories are written by liars.
I suggest you start your investigation as to the NC suitability for two-up riding on a forum dedicated to....NC enthusiasts. That should give you some unbiased opinions ;-)
You do know that everyone that had a NC, found it terrible for two-up riding has probably left this forum and can be found either the Versys 650 or FZ-09 forum telling grand stories of their two-up adventures, right?
What about a used Yamaha FZ-1 for about half the cost of a NC?
Remember this:
Search long enough on the Internet and you will eventually find answers you agree with. When you have that confirmation, simply buy the motorcycle you wanted to buy in the first place and try it out! If it doesn't work, just sell it.
If the mission included two-up touring and I was obsessed with fuel mileage I would buy a used NC (for peanuts) . That way, the financial sting will be much less when I sold it and bought a better suited motorcycle after a few trips.
The NC can tour two up...the question is.....why do it when there are dozens of motorcycle out there better suited? I just passed on a GL1800 w/ABS brakes for $6,800 USD (w/lots of miles on it) which would get my vote rather than the NC.
Good luck with your due-dilligence and remember: Comfirmational Bias can be tough to shake ;-)
I have looked at the Versys 650, the wheelbase is to short
FZ-09 is a bike i've considered, but again short wheel base and limited options for touring
Of course there are dozens of motorcycles better at touring two up.. I already own one. But it's not without it's issues. I put about 20k miles a year on a bike and probably 17k of them are without my wife. We go on 1 or 2 weekend trips a year, and like to go out in the evenings for a ride, dinner, etc.
I'm not obsessed with MPG, but the concours is more expensive to run then my Ford escape is when you factor in premium gas and 3 sets of tires a year. It's also a very heavy bike that sucks for my daily commute to work. Right now i've got a bike that is amazing for 3k of the miles I do in a year, the goal here is to get a bike that is amazing for 17k miles a year and passable for 3k miles a year with the wife/kids.