Red NC
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Big bike accomplished...I think I made a deal on a S10.
Wow ! Can't wait to ride with you.
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Big bike accomplished...I think I made a deal on a S10.
A fellow, a non rider, asked me the other day why I had two bikes. "You can only ride one at a time", he said, "I don't get it".
I said I have three counting the scooter and I have more than one bike because bikes are like tools, or guns, or pairs of shoes. Sure, one pair of loafers can work for every occasion and you can drive a nail, well sort of, with a box end wrench but to do the job right you learn what kind of hammer you need.
Random thoughts on NC and bigger bike:
I was able to acquire a bigger bike.... used and a good price.... and I understand why you might want one.
Still, the NC is my favorite ride even though I won't be getting rid of the FJR1300 ($4300 with 35K miles) anytime soon.
bigger bike: smoother ride, shaft drive, fast as all get out, poor gas mileage (46mpg), adjustable windscreen
smaller bike: nimble ride, easier engine access, great gas MPG, fixed windscreen
Next Spring's cross country ride will be on the FJR.... for the sake of the smoother ride.. but it won't be as comfortable as the NC until I can add: heated seat, highway pegs, heated grips.
If I absolutely HAD to part with one, then the FJR would go.
Wow ! Can't wait to ride with you.
Should be getting the Tenere on Wednesday. Kind of pumped.
Now, just get working on this crappy Cleve-burg weather!
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With those boxer engines, how do you mount highway pegs?
Shaft drive was more important than big, but you can't get shafts drive without going big.
I still dream of the BMW Pirsig wrote about in "Zen and the Art...",
Isn't the NT700V just 10cc more than the NC700X? There's a case where you wouldn't need to go (much) bigger to get shaft drive.