First I would like to thank everyone for the warm welcomes to the forum. Thanks again to all who have taken the time to post how too's, reviews and what not as it has given a lot of us newbies a great tool. I have spent hours reading and researching. I must say i love riding the NT. It does everything with ease. It is a grin maker for sure. I have added a few farkels: honda tank pad, deflector set, PC-8 fuseblock, signal dynamics led brake/turn license plate holder, first gear tank bag, givi E55 tech case, sw motec alu rack and GIpro gear indicator.
I have done the oil change and used the Rotella T6. I must say the gear box got really smooth after that. I will do the valve inspection this winter when I put the bike in for the winter. I will also change out the oil for the shaft drive this winter. The NT is no more "buzzier" than my vstrom....actually it is less so. Only quibble i have is the OE tires.........IMHO they are not that great in the rain compared to some of the other tires i have driven on in the past. They get squirelly in the wet and I have had a 2 hydroplaning issues.....I am not an aggressive rider. Looking forward to the day they wear out. Have metzelers that i put on last year on the Vstrom that are awesome. I alternate riding both bikes and can say this with back to back comparison.
I would like to add a cee bailey +2 down the road and maybe some auxiliary lighting to supplement the headlight. I highly recommend the Signal Dynamic License plate frame. It has a knight rider effect for turn signals and flashes when you brake. Also because NT's don't have emergency flashers this unit has a feature that if you turn right blinker and hold the brake turn key off the unit flashes till u turn key back on. Worth the $120.00 or so.
I have done the oil change and used the Rotella T6. I must say the gear box got really smooth after that. I will do the valve inspection this winter when I put the bike in for the winter. I will also change out the oil for the shaft drive this winter. The NT is no more "buzzier" than my vstrom....actually it is less so. Only quibble i have is the OE tires.........IMHO they are not that great in the rain compared to some of the other tires i have driven on in the past. They get squirelly in the wet and I have had a 2 hydroplaning issues.....I am not an aggressive rider. Looking forward to the day they wear out. Have metzelers that i put on last year on the Vstrom that are awesome. I alternate riding both bikes and can say this with back to back comparison.
I would like to add a cee bailey +2 down the road and maybe some auxiliary lighting to supplement the headlight. I highly recommend the Signal Dynamic License plate frame. It has a knight rider effect for turn signals and flashes when you brake. Also because NT's don't have emergency flashers this unit has a feature that if you turn right blinker and hold the brake turn key off the unit flashes till u turn key back on. Worth the $120.00 or so.