Chris I am keeping my NT and I have no intention of leaving the forum so when you come back in six months at least two of us will be here
Make that at least three!
Chris I am keeping my NT and I have no intention of leaving the forum so when you come back in six months at least two of us will be here
There just isn't much to choose from unless you want a high performance bike that is heavier than I'd like.
Like I said, the F800GT comes close but fairing/windshield is not quite there and it is still buzzy well beyond comfortable (and it costs way too much).
On one hand, I'l like to go to Spearfish and meet a bunch of NT riders...but I doubt any will be there..
The NT carrying a load:
Here is Phil's bike on the way to AK.
It took Phil a while to create that tower of packs in the morning, but they never came off.
Eldon, you getting to a an icon for us 'younger' riders. You're amazing.
Terry
Thanks, I was just thinking perhaps someone who rode both would be able to do a direct comparison. For example, Yes, the NT could use a 6th gear but "not as noticeable as the PC" or "much more so than the PC". Or you will notice the NT has more/less power than the PC in _____ situation.
If I break down and get one, it will be sight unseen so any direct comparison to what I know would help. Perhaps that is an unreasonable ask so I'll stop now. Thanks.
There are a few people in here who have owned PC's so ask in a separate thread and see what you get.
Terry, 1. Determine what YOU really want in a motorcycle. Not what you think you need or can live with, but what the heart says you really want. 2.Then determine which bikes come closest to that and put them in a priority order 3. Decide if your finances can support your #1 choice and if not move to your #2 choice, etc. 4. Go buy it and 5. Go Ride. Only worry about trade in value after you have made your choice. Once the money is spent, it will not be thought about again. You only live once. With all this said , the NT is a fine little machine, and in my later years I might have one again.
Yes, I came from an underpowered past with a 66 VW Beetle that put out a whooping 50 hp and pushed a 2000 lb vehicle around nicely to even freeway speeds. I never had a problem passing...I rethought what was a "safe" opening and lived with it. Patience is a good thing. I'm probably alive now because of it. Passing where mere mortals wouldn't in cars, was not an option like it would be with a high powered car engine in a motorcycle frame. At some point, we realize that at 60+ years of age, we don't have the reflexes to respond to what you'll get when you marry a car engine to a motorcycle frame. We either back off from what the bike is capable of...or die.
Knowing where you live at, I wonder where you'll use all that extra power? On the blind curves of Hwy 101 leading out to Neah Bay? Will the road be washed out with gravel all over it after the next turn? I'll bet that if it is, you'll be happy you paid for the suspsension options that will make you feel good as your front wheel washes out in front of you and the bike goes down in that gravel. All the electronics in the world won't make up for the dangers of gravel, sand or rocks in the apex of a blind turn. What will you do then? Oh...slow down to what a mere motorcycle like the NT can do...that you already have.
Chris
Chris, there will be at least one NT rider there. I'm going. If you want to come, too, we can sit off in a corner and feel smug about ourselves.
Looks kinda like a two wheel pickup truck. Now THAT'S a load!
Yeah, and that was without me on it, Rich!
Jim took that picture in Clearmont, WY, west of Spotted Horse on US-14, as we were heading for the Big Horns early in the Epic Ride. Clearmont is the only place I've ever seen a Tomahawk Feed grain elevator.
That day ended in Lovell, WY, where we had a heck of a time getting rid of Pete, a person who made even my verbosity look like virtual silence. Pet was an old guy (whatever that means) who had ridden, he said to Ushiah and Deadhorse Point and was now riding somewhere on a Touring version of the TU-250. He followed us into our room when we were trying to change clothes to go to supper, he followed us to supper and then he tried to follow us back into our room after supper. We managed to lose him the next morning without having him try to follow us to breakfast (or, for that matter, to the dentist after I lost a crown).
I was pretty amused witnessing Phil getting out talked - for a while. Then Pete was downright obnoxious as he continued.a person who made even my verbosity look like virtual silence.