Got's me a 2025 NT1100!!!!
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Got them installed. Very nice and sturdy, guess there out of reinforced nylon. Has handle to pick them up and can carry around. There is more storage than 700. The blue insert on saddlebag can be chrome, but I wanted more blue color. They give you tumblers that can be keyed to bike key, gotta do that yet. Bought 3 pack for chain maintenance.
FOR CHUCK,,
The long trim piece has 4 push pins
, 1 inside of frame. 2 bolts, 1 under bottom. 1 grommet, 1 end grommet that when everything is detached, push trim rearward to take off rear grommet and 2 catch areas.
So everything is here for Thursday 5-15 trip to Caldwell, OH for NT gathering.
FOR CHUCK,,
The long trim piece has 4 push pins
, 1 inside of frame. 2 bolts, 1 under bottom. 1 grommet, 1 end grommet that when everything is detached, push trim rearward to take off rear grommet and 2 catch areas.So everything is here for Thursday 5-15 trip to Caldwell, OH for NT gathering.
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I would say just slightly easier for lifting and pull up, might be harder now with saddlebag on it. Even with 400cc more, it's around same weight as 700. Just one thing, center stand foot post is right under passenger foot peg. With my thicker work shoes, fiddling trying to get my foot on it, it started to go over, just caught it in time. May just leave it on side stand at work.
I will just add, the power band is amazing. Starts at 4,200, with only using 3/8 - 1/2 throttle got up to 100mph super fast with a nice exhaust growl!!! Give it that much steady throttle, it's moving!!
Also didn't actually divide miles by gallons yet, computer says 45/47 mpg. It's probably conservative, but tells me should at least get 40 mpg
Have to do my first oil change Tuesday, I'll be over 600 miles on to work Monday. That is recommended mileage
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That's great Dave ! Looks great with the bags. I'm anxious to get eyes on the real thing. Ride safe and look forward to seeing you Thursday late afternoon.Got them installed. Very nice and sturdy, guess there out of reinforced nylon. Has handle to pick them up and can carry around. There is more storage than 700. The blue insert on saddlebag can be chrome, but I wanted more blue color. They give you tumblers that can be keyed to bike key, gotta do that yet. Bought 3 pack for chain maintenance.
FOR CHUCK,,
The long trim piece has 4 push pins
So everything is here for Thursday 5-15 trip to Caldwell, OH for NT gathering.
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ordered a Helms Service manual, there was a reference in owners manual about it. Got paper copy, need that so its right beside me when doing service. Just don't know about valves, if they are self adjusting or not. First oil change today 675 miles. Got a seat pad, does help a little, makes it more bearable. I will be checking with Russell DayLong to see if they are planning to add NT1100 to their capabilities.
For Chuck, the grab rails are hollow, that trim pc has to come off to get a nut up there to hold saddlebag rail. At first thought I was going to have to drill hole thru grabrail, but its hollow. There are no instructions with saddlebags, you get a QR code to download.
For Chuck, the grab rails are hollow, that trim pc has to come off to get a nut up there to hold saddlebag rail. At first thought I was going to have to drill hole thru grabrail, but its hollow. There are no instructions with saddlebags, you get a QR code to download.
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What seat pad? I'd recommend an air bladder pad from Wild-Ass or AirHawk. They don't help a little in my experience, they help immensely. They work so well, I haven't spent money on a different seat for a bike in years. I'll toss an air seat pad on whatever is installed. They are adjustable by the amount of air you put in.
Everybody's ass is different. I tried an AirHawk once and no matter how I had it inflated it felt like I was backing a load in my pants. I have used the ATV pads for many miles and they worked for me. They were a about 30 dollars worth of comfort for a 20 buck pad.
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Wild-Ass has as an air/gel hybrid thing I haven't tried. But as far as inflation for the AirHawk, less is more. The bladder should look deflated for use. Barely a breath or two of air just to get you off the surface of installed seat. I do annual cross country rides and the AirHawk is a must for me. My current AirHawk R has been in regular use since 2019. Cover is sun bleached but bladder still holds air.
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similar to what Chuck had. Trying to get something more sturdy than air, to give me better width to support. Local dealerships didn't carry anything for seats
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My instant reaction upon seeing that photo was "that would probably hurt, the channels are running the wrong way". A good seat pad design is going to provide perineum and tailbone relief. This means a center channel down the length of the pad inline with the bike, NOT channels running left-right as shown in your attachment. This relief channel feature is the "R" designation in the AirHawk line.
This pad below was used with the OEM seat on my NT, tossed on a Sargent seat on a VFR, and is now sitting on a Saddlemen seat installed on my cruiser. Most of the promotional photos for the pad show the bladder fully inflated, but I'm assuming that's so they can show all the cells in detail. The deflated looking bladder in the photo is the operational level of air I have in it at the moment. I may let more out over the summer months as it will puff up a bit the hotter it gets.
Just checked with my Honda folks, all my NT1100 extras (panniers, topbox etc.) have arrived, but still waiting on the bike. Hopefully this week sometime. 2 and a half more days to make it this week.
Just got a call from my Nicest People Honda Dealer that my bike just arrived and is being unloaded from the truck. I will go down tomorrow around Lunch time after my wife's PT appointment and check it out. I believe by Friday evening it should be nestled in the garage with the FJR and the V-Strom. Hoping they get along with each other. This weekend I should be able to install the pannier and top box.
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Well folks, she is in the barn with the other girlfriends. We will see how they all get along. First impression ride in the 8 eight miles home through rush hour traffic, is I got a lot of owners manual to read. It will be interesting how the muscle memory reacts to no clutch and foot shifter. I found myself wanting to manually down shift with a clutch to slow down. Will get her out in the country for experimental rides to determine which settings are going to fit my riding style and how easy it is to change on the fly. Then of course switching from the NT to the FJR will be interesting.
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