WhatYes
New Member
Hey guys,
New member here, although not an NC700x owner.... yet. I currently ride an FJR1300 and the spousal-unit rides her smokin' hot GSX650F.
However, a couple of years ago we were looking at bikes and we each rode the NC as well as a Versys and V-strom. The NC impressed us the most.
We like to do some long trips from time to time, sometimes up to 500 miles in a day and several thousand miles on a trip.
We're looking at possibly moving over to an NC for EACH of us for various reasons that I won't go into now, but what I DO want to know is your real-world experience and opinions about long-distance touring. I'm not worried about luggage; I'm well aware of the different saddlebag and trunk options. But what about comfort, both in terms of ergonomics and saddle comfort? I've heard you can average around 200 miles on a tank on the highway, but what have YOU realistically seen? (Living in western Colorado, it's not uncommon for gas stations to be 80-100 miles apart!). Is the stock screen enough wind protection or do you need to upgrade?
And probably my biggest concern is going to the insanely smooth inline 4-cylinders in each of our bikes to the twin in the NC. Your thoughts in terms of smoothness/buzziness, etc?
I doubt we'll pull the trigger (if we even do) til the spring, but I'm hyper-anal about doing my research and thought I'd start poking around now. Thanks in advance for your input.
New member here, although not an NC700x owner.... yet. I currently ride an FJR1300 and the spousal-unit rides her smokin' hot GSX650F.
However, a couple of years ago we were looking at bikes and we each rode the NC as well as a Versys and V-strom. The NC impressed us the most.
We like to do some long trips from time to time, sometimes up to 500 miles in a day and several thousand miles on a trip.
We're looking at possibly moving over to an NC for EACH of us for various reasons that I won't go into now, but what I DO want to know is your real-world experience and opinions about long-distance touring. I'm not worried about luggage; I'm well aware of the different saddlebag and trunk options. But what about comfort, both in terms of ergonomics and saddle comfort? I've heard you can average around 200 miles on a tank on the highway, but what have YOU realistically seen? (Living in western Colorado, it's not uncommon for gas stations to be 80-100 miles apart!). Is the stock screen enough wind protection or do you need to upgrade?
And probably my biggest concern is going to the insanely smooth inline 4-cylinders in each of our bikes to the twin in the NC. Your thoughts in terms of smoothness/buzziness, etc?
I doubt we'll pull the trigger (if we even do) til the spring, but I'm hyper-anal about doing my research and thought I'd start poking around now. Thanks in advance for your input.