I found out this morning when I went to fire up my Rebel for my ride into work that the spouse bought an NC last night. I took it for a ride this afternoon, wow!
Pretty impressive.
Faux tank storage holds my Shuberth C3 modular. <-- THAT is handy. Dash is well laid out & easy to read. Has a tach across the top.
Starts just like a Honda should. And the comment that Gandalf posted from the ST board is spot on. There is NO vibration on this thing. Not even when you rev it up. Rear view mirrors don't even shake a bit.
Seat height is a bit taller, but not that big a deal. I can still get both sets of toes on the ground. Took it out for a short run. Shifts as smooth as it runs. I wish the NT was like this. Accelerates nicely. No hesitation, nothing. Add throttle, it goes.
I got it up to 70 on the highway, but due to traffic, I had to slow to 60. Still in 6th, going up a slight hill, I rolled on the throttle to pass a couple cars. This thing is a 700?????? I thought for a minute that I was on our 1100cc Guzzi sport bike. i wonder what it would have done had I downshifted to 5th.
70mph, I was riding in a 20 mph crosswind. Bike was rock solid. NT gets a little squirrley when its breezy out. No buffeting from the little fly screen. Off the highway I headed for some of the backroads. Bit of twisties and hills. Corners so nicely at speed. No effort at all. Slow speed handling reminds me of the Rebel. turns on a dime and doesn't feel as top heavy as it looks.
No idea what its like off road. Tires look to be road only.
My only dislike so far is the fuel filler placement, which is under the pillion. Not really that big a deal, but since this one will probably accompany the NT on trips, having a tailbag might be an issue.
Faux tank storage empty:
With C3:
