JamesD
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Scratch my comment on getting a 2016. The US didn't get all the improvements other countries did.
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My only real gripe about the NC700X... Why is OEM luggage so expensive for a budget motorcycle? $8,000 motorcycle and over $1,000 for the OEM top case and panniers.
It's possible we might actually end up with a matched pair.
Easy fix, his could be the DCT pulling the moto-mule trailer.
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I just finished a 16 day, 6500 trip on my DCT. I averaged 425 miles per day. I'm 5' 7" and have a 2" rox risers, madstad screen, Seat Concepts Low saddle. Enjoyed the trip, especially Colorado!
I seriously don't see any point in riding a motorcycle attached to such a thing.
Go buy a cabriolet instead.
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Not sure I understand....Is is because of all the plastic on the GSX and worries about a drop? Or not comfortable riding on gravel in general?We have a lot of gravel and dirt roads around here and she's really not comfortable on that GSX on the gravel, understandably.
Yes, thanks, I'm well aware it's not a true adventure bike and we don't plan to do any serious off-roading. More than anything it has to do with weight and CG for my wife. I, personally, find her GSX to be feather-light, but then that's the difference between my 640 lb or so FJR and her 530 lb bike. It appears that the NC may be, at best, only a few pounds lighter, but the CG is said to be so low. It may also be that after she rides the NC she might not feel any more comfortable than she is on the GSX, especially with the higher seat height. We shall see. She only recalls that when she was test-riding bikes about 2 years ago (we were bumping her up from her entry-level Rebel 250) she really liked the NC and for awhile we thought that's what we were getting til a friend offered up the GSX. As an aside, the GSX is a freakin' ROCKET. It is - bar none - THE SMOOTHEST bike I've ever ridden. I REALLY don't want to get rid of it. But the wife just has never felt 100% comfortable on it and has laid it over about 4 times at parking lot speeds.Not sure I understand....Is is because of all the plastic on the GSX and worries about a drop? Or not comfortable riding on gravel in general?
The NC does gravel about as well as any 500+lb street bike (or GSX) does...no better, no worse. Mostly it is the rider...
Remember: The NC is an "adventure style" motorcycle. Not to be confused with say, a KTM ;-)
All very true and again, we'll see. She might very well NOT feel any more comfortable on the NC. I will tell you the 1/4 mile gravel drive to our house always brings in just a bit of butt-pucker for me on the FJR!My point is...Someone uncomfortable in gravel on a Suzuki might just be as uncomfortable on a NC, maybe even more so since it is a bit taller. Actually, I think just about everyone is uncomfortable in gravel!