Is this the shape of things to come?NC700touring

[tawilke46]

Had the same experience at a local burger joint on bike night years ago.
I was riding my '97 Kawasaki Vulcan 1500. Numerous people came up to me and asked "Is that a Harley?".
Kawasaki plainly visible all over the bike. They must not be into motorcycles too deep or they would know the difference.
Some folks just think all motorcycles must be a Harley.

And yeah, it also had a radiator.

 

[Phil Tarman]

With my red and white HMW roundel on my NT, lots of people think it's a Beemer. Or that Hondas are made by Beemer, or that BMW makes Hondas and the companies have merged.

Yesterday a kid a a gas station came running over and took a picture of the roundel to send to a friend of his who rides a Beemer. The kid taking the picture told me, "I hate BMWs! This is great!"

 

[tawilke46]

I was riding my '98 Pacific Coast one day, getting off I-10 on my way home. A kid in the back of an open top Jeep was looking back at me at the traffic light.
After a few moments with a puzzled look on his face, he asked "Is that a scooter?"
After which I replied "No this is a real motorcycle, not a scooter"
I was thinking, Damn, another person that thinks the PC is a scooter.
Then the kid asked "How fast does it go?". To which I responded "Fast enough to kill you":rolleyes1:
The kid had nothing else to say to me after that.

 

[Bear]

I'll tolerate a chain in something that would be used for short distances. My 56 NSU had an enclosed chain you could lube to death without making a mess. You could also remove the rear wheel without disturbing the chain. I rode that bike from 1958 to 1984--always liked it as a second bike. After a while 6V batteries and bulbs got hard to find.

I decided to build a Cafe Racer out of a CB550. It has the perfect lines for one. I always wanted one after a few years with a Norton. The NT is far more sophisticated than the CB550 or my old Norton Atlas--it's a nostalgia thing. Guess I'm a latent Rocker.

 

[axamax]

Why can't we have the 70 to 80 mpg to test in advance. I'm sick of getting 45mpg (UK)

 

[elizilla]

If you're only getting 45 miles per UK gallon, either you have an extremely heavy right hand, or there's something wrong with your bike.

 

[MAC]

It is a sweet looking ride, but I wouldn't trade my NT for one.