NC750x ordered...
Discussion
Hi folks - so after popping in to see what a more modern bike would be like on the first sunny day we've had up here on Saturday I've only gone and ordered a new bike by the Sunday!
I wanted a bike I can use on a daily basis rather than something where the conditions had to be perfect so I'm upgrading and downgrading at the same time! From a 16 year old 100hp Hornet to a 55hp new NC750x!
Couple of questions though:
1. It comes as standard with semi off road style tyres and as 80% of my use will be motorway and big A roads I want more durable dual compound tyres. The dealer is wanting £100+ to put on the alternative ones - do we reckon that's ok or should I be cheeky and ask to keep the ones that come from the factory as spares if I'm essentially buying the new tyres?
2. How tricky are oxford heated grips to fit? They want £125 in total - I think this is ok?
3. Has anyone got this bike and I'm keen on wapping on a decent louder exhaust to get the most from the twin - anybody recommend a decent exhaust?
Pics to follow once I get it home this weekend. Found it so comfy and solid handling even in the wet greasy roads we've got at the moment. Torque was nice and looking forward to running it for buttons
I wanted a bike I can use on a daily basis rather than something where the conditions had to be perfect so I'm upgrading and downgrading at the same time! From a 16 year old 100hp Hornet to a 55hp new NC750x!
Couple of questions though:
1. It comes as standard with semi off road style tyres and as 80% of my use will be motorway and big A roads I want more durable dual compound tyres. The dealer is wanting £100+ to put on the alternative ones - do we reckon that's ok or should I be cheeky and ask to keep the ones that come from the factory as spares if I'm essentially buying the new tyres?
2. How tricky are oxford heated grips to fit? They want £125 in total - I think this is ok?
3. Has anyone got this bike and I'm keen on wapping on a decent louder exhaust to get the most from the twin - anybody recommend a decent exhaust?
Pics to follow once I get it home this weekend. Found it so comfy and solid handling even in the wet greasy roads we've got at the moment. Torque was nice and looking forward to running it for buttons
IXIL exhausts sound great on these.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaKCjEhPJE0
what colour did you go for?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaKCjEhPJE0
what colour did you go for?
I've had an NC700 for the last couple of weeks while my VFRs being sorted.
I hated it to start with but actually warmed to it quite a lot. Very economical, good fun round town, handles nicely.
Big Let downs were overall speed - it really is a slow bike on anything other than a 39/40/50 limit road - and he brakes aren't particularly inspiring.
Not a bad bike overall but the BMW f800gs is quite a bit better IMO.
I hated it to start with but actually warmed to it quite a lot. Very economical, good fun round town, handles nicely.
Big Let downs were overall speed - it really is a slow bike on anything other than a 39/40/50 limit road - and he brakes aren't particularly inspiring.
Not a bad bike overall but the BMW f800gs is quite a bit better IMO.
My brother went from a 07 CBF1000 to a ex-demo NC700x. The NC has less than half the power and is slower, but under normal riding in traffic it's not that noticeable. It's not a fast bike, it only revs to about 6500 but it doesn't pretend to be a fast bike or encourage you to ride it fast. It is a very practical and economical bike for riding on public roads.
We went to Germany last summer and his bike was by far the least powerful of the group but it turned out not to be the slowest (he kept up with far more powerful machinery) and was comically economical. This year him and I are going to Italy and he'll get there in more comfort and use less fuel than I will on my CBR600F, but I'll have a little more fun in the twisties. It's going to Barcelona next year and he will probably do a trip with me too
He uses his everyday and has over 12,000 miles on it now. If your bike is a toy, it's probably not the right bike but if your using it as a hack/ mode of transport it's very much the right machine.
We went to Germany last summer and his bike was by far the least powerful of the group but it turned out not to be the slowest (he kept up with far more powerful machinery) and was comically economical. This year him and I are going to Italy and he'll get there in more comfort and use less fuel than I will on my CBR600F, but I'll have a little more fun in the twisties. It's going to Barcelona next year and he will probably do a trip with me too
He uses his everyday and has over 12,000 miles on it now. If your bike is a toy, it's probably not the right bike but if your using it as a hack/ mode of transport it's very much the right machine.
Fotic said:
Not a bad bike overall but the BMW f800gs is quite a bit better IMO.
I rode the two back to back the same day....to compare them is not really fair.The BMW F800GS had a horrible seat that dug into my inner thighs (the salesman said "you can change that"..I said "I shouldn't have too) and a very heavy clutch (to the point where it was distracting me from enjoying the bike after 20mins) , yes it was quicker but that was the only plus in my opinion and that is missing the point.
The Honda was a better all round road bike and a much better thing to use for it's design brief.
Apples and Pears.
y2blade said:
IXIL exhausts sound great on these.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaKCjEhPJE0
they having a laugh putting silencers on those ?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaKCjEhPJE0
tight5 said:
y2blade said:
IXIL exhausts sound great on these.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaKCjEhPJE0
they having a laugh putting silencers on those ?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaKCjEhPJE0
y2blade said:
tight5 said:
y2blade said:
IXIL exhausts sound great on these.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaKCjEhPJE0
they having a laugh putting silencers on those ?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaKCjEhPJE0
PKLD said:
I wanted a bike I can use on a daily basis rather than something where the conditions had to be perfect so I'm upgrading and downgrading at the same time! From a 16 year old 100hp Hornet to a 55hp new NC750x!
I don't get it, what's not every day usable about a Hornet, only thing upgraded is the mpg surely, the nc is a cheaper bike in the Honda range than a Hornet. The Honda dealer I use for servicing etc gives nc's as curtesy bikes they feel cheap and agricultural against the hornet.Edited by Herman Toothrot on Tuesday 4th March 20:25
y2blade said:
I rode the two back to back the same day....to compare them is not really fair.
The BMW F800GS had a horrible seat that dug into my inner thighs (the salesman said "you can change that"..I said "I shouldn't have too) and a very heavy clutch (to the point where it was distracting me from enjoying the bike after 20mins) , yes it was quicker but that was the only plus in my opinion and that is missing the point.
The Honda was a better all round road bike and a much better thing to use for it's design brief.
Apples and Pears.
Disagree. I didn't suffer the problems with the BM that you did and for me it is a MUCH better bike both in feel/quality and it complete execution. The BMW F800GS had a horrible seat that dug into my inner thighs (the salesman said "you can change that"..I said "I shouldn't have too) and a very heavy clutch (to the point where it was distracting me from enjoying the bike after 20mins) , yes it was quicker but that was the only plus in my opinion and that is missing the point.
The Honda was a better all round road bike and a much better thing to use for it's design brief.
Apples and Pears.
Herman Toothrot said:
I don't get it, what's not every day usable about a Hornet, only thing upgraded is the mpg surely, the nc is a cheaper bike in the Honda range than a Hornet. The Honda dealer I use for servicing etc gives nc's as curtesy bikes they feel cheap and agricultural against the hornet.
Probably getting on for half the fuel consumption, longer service interval, cheaper servicing (only one brake disc etc) smaller tyres, cheaper insurance, more practicality. Edited by Herman Toothrot on Tuesday 4th March 20:25
Fotic said:
y2blade said:
I rode the two back to back the same day....to compare them is not really fair.
The BMW F800GS had a horrible seat that dug into my inner thighs (the salesman said "you can change that"..I said "I shouldn't have too) and a very heavy clutch (to the point where it was distracting me from enjoying the bike after 20mins) , yes it was quicker but that was the only plus in my opinion and that is missing the point.
The Honda was a better all round road bike and a much better thing to use for it's design brief.
Apples and Pears.
Disagree. I didn't suffer the problems with the BM that you did and for me it is a MUCH better bike both in feel/quality and it complete execution. The BMW F800GS had a horrible seat that dug into my inner thighs (the salesman said "you can change that"..I said "I shouldn't have too) and a very heavy clutch (to the point where it was distracting me from enjoying the bike after 20mins) , yes it was quicker but that was the only plus in my opinion and that is missing the point.
The Honda was a better all round road bike and a much better thing to use for it's design brief.
Apples and Pears.
You can't compare the 800GS with the NC700X.
One is a large trial bike (reminded me of a large version of my DRZ400S in many ways), the other is a commuter.
So after a quick visit to the dealer I'm sticking with the stock tyres as they won't swap them they will only charge me for a new set. So I'll wear these out before the change.
I went with silver as the black is a bit boring, White is a bit 'trendy' and the red makes it look like a fake mini multistrada. Silver makes it look like a techy Japanese bike which I like.
Went with Oxford heated grips after hearing that the honda ones ain't as warm and I'm having the 12v dc adaptor fitted inside the storage bit.
Couldn't find anyone with a DCT demonstrator and after considering the benefit I'm going to save the £600 and put it towards the exhaust.
Quite like http://youtu.be/zWi20xVssR8
But tricky to get a good impression on YouTube - the dealer recommended the scorpion one and I also like the sound of the '2 brothers' one. Not sure I'm keen on the twin exhaust mentioned above but will keep looking!
As for comparisons between old an new my old hornet is the original 1998 one and can be quite temperamental. On a good day it's great on a bad day it puts me off biking completely! That's why I rode over 6k miles the first year I had it then less than 1k for the last 2 years. I want something I can jump on at any point and not worry about weather as much and mileage. Mpg isn't everything but is nice and I'm planning a 2 bike garage with a kTM beast/Ducati streetfighter/MV brutal as I still love the naked big power bikes. But I want a comfy commuter and a nuts naked not something that's going to be a permanent compromise.
It's slower than the hornet but I found myself using more of the power more of the time as it's soooooo smooth. A bit like a low power car you can hoon about at sensible speeds versus a modern 300+bhp car that's boring below 100mph
I went with silver as the black is a bit boring, White is a bit 'trendy' and the red makes it look like a fake mini multistrada. Silver makes it look like a techy Japanese bike which I like.
Went with Oxford heated grips after hearing that the honda ones ain't as warm and I'm having the 12v dc adaptor fitted inside the storage bit.
Couldn't find anyone with a DCT demonstrator and after considering the benefit I'm going to save the £600 and put it towards the exhaust.
Quite like http://youtu.be/zWi20xVssR8
But tricky to get a good impression on YouTube - the dealer recommended the scorpion one and I also like the sound of the '2 brothers' one. Not sure I'm keen on the twin exhaust mentioned above but will keep looking!
As for comparisons between old an new my old hornet is the original 1998 one and can be quite temperamental. On a good day it's great on a bad day it puts me off biking completely! That's why I rode over 6k miles the first year I had it then less than 1k for the last 2 years. I want something I can jump on at any point and not worry about weather as much and mileage. Mpg isn't everything but is nice and I'm planning a 2 bike garage with a kTM beast/Ducati streetfighter/MV brutal as I still love the naked big power bikes. But I want a comfy commuter and a nuts naked not something that's going to be a permanent compromise.
It's slower than the hornet but I found myself using more of the power more of the time as it's soooooo smooth. A bit like a low power car you can hoon about at sensible speeds versus a modern 300+bhp car that's boring below 100mph
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