NC700X

[the_undecider]

I really was about to pull the trigger on buying the used NC700X that we took on trade recently, but opted against it because I was not ready to let go of my Beemer and I started questioning if the NC would be comfortable. Before I considered that NC, I was thinking about getting a CB500X. I am afraid I have gotten too power hungry to let go of my GS and get a smaller bike like the 500X.

[The ferret]

power corrupts..absolute power corrupts absolutely

A GS corrupts... A S1000R corrupts absolutely lol

[4 Paws]

Yea it is weird stepping down in power but I actually found it to be liberating. The loss of weight makes throwing the bike into corners fun! I've had my X on the same roads as the GS and actually run them faster on the smaller bike. GS great on the wide open roads but that isn't where I do my riding. Much better on unpaved roads and last week I took it down a really rough trail that would have been impossible on the GS.
Counter intuitive, especially these days but bigger isn't always better.

[the_undecider]

(11-02-2016 08:13 PM)4 Paws Wrote:  Yea it is weird stepping down in power but I actually found it to be liberating. The loss of weight makes throwing the bike into corners fun! I've had my X on the same roads as the GS and actually run them faster on the smaller bike. GS great on the wide open roads but that isn't where I do my riding. Much better on unpaved roads and last week I took it down a really rough trail that would have been impossible on the GS.
Counter intuitive, especially these days but bigger isn't always better.

I found there to be very little difference in how heavy the 1200GS feels to the NC. The claimed wet weight of each bike is 504 and 474 lbs with both bikes carrying mass fairly low. The trick telelever front end makes me feel more confident on the Beemer even with the reworked suspension on the NC.

What I am now considering is letting go of my Grom and picking up a dual sport. What Ibreally want is a Yamaha WR250R, but we just took in a really nice Suzuki DRZ400S that is kinda calling to me. Thats a good 200 lbs lighter than my GS and everything you describe about a less powerful, lighter bike absolutely makes a great caae for itself.

[crutch]

I had checkbook in hand ready to close the deal on a new nc700, but each time I sat on it it just didn't fit me. Very tall saddle, didn't want to stand on tip toes every time I stopped. Turned around and saw the cb1100 and heard music playing! Everything I read on the nc was very positive though. I really liked the idea of the frunk, but I put a pair of soft saddlebags on my cb and they're worked really well for me.
crutch

[4 Paws]

DRZ400 is a good bike, wouldn't mind one in my garage.
Proper number of bikes is N + 1.

[pdedse]

(11-02-2016 08:13 PM)4 Paws Wrote:  ...
Counter intuitive, especially these days but bigger isn't always better.

Very true! I have a third bike...in Costa Rica where I spend time because my wife is from there. It's a Honda CGL125, a street bike, but a billy goat. Amazing little cuss...just point it where you want to go, rock mountain roads, up, down...it just goes. And it gets about 90 miles per gallon.

[Elipten]

With N being the number of bike ever made in human history


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