Recent content by dduelin

I'm using Rox adjustable risers rotated back about 10 degrees and found I needed to rotate the bars forward a little to get the wrist angle I do well with.

Looks are subjective of course but I've often said the Madstads aren't "lookers" but I've never found a wind management system better not only on 2012-2020 NCs (never ridden a 2021+) but on other bikes I have owned.

I would understand "lack of use" in this context as chronically discharged and as you know this kills batteries before their time. Heat is also hard on batteries. I keep mine in a high state of charge mostly from use - riding each bike weekly if not more normally for 1 to 5 hours but I will...

The practical limit on 2012-2020 NCs is about 20mm drop on the forks. Under braking the fender extender on my 2013 just barely rubs against the lower radiator stay.

Ok that’s great, thanks for the correction! The S frunk must be a 750 thing as I don’t think the 700S had it.

The NC750S omitted the frunk storage compartment that the X model has. I think you will be happy with either bike. The Suzuki is well loved by many and has more power if that is important to you but we love our NC700/750s too. The power is adequate and the fuel economy and operating costs will...

I appreciate your opinion and don't disagree that there is a lot of BS in Honda marketing nevertheless one can't really dispute the commonality of the technology in this motorcycle engine and that of Honda automobile engines and that mix of low tech and high tech was the "special things" project...

The 11 day IBA rally ship has sailed for me but I think I have another SS1000 or BBG in the future. I wasn't successful in the 2015 attempt and the last time I checked no one had done a BBG on an NC.

One of our members ld_rider completed the Iron Butt Rally a few years ago with a similar set up. There's been another one or two auxiliary tank installations that I can't recall the forum member's name. Yours is much more well done than the one I did to make 250 miles @ 80 mph fuel stops...

While the "half a Jazz/Fit engine" story did come out of a joke the NC project team leader shared with a room full of motorcycle journalists there is some substance to the story behind the offhand comment. For the first time in known Honda Motor Co history, that motorcycle project team met...

I hope the waiting ends soon for you.

Sounds about right. Fairly often a thread comes along with a concern about how the NC engine feels at certain RPMs or speaking to fears of lugging the engine. Honda engineering did a good job and in 12 years we don't have threads about engine problems caused by asking too much out of the engine...

Today I removed the Honda Accessory 45L top case and drilled two holes in the luggage rack in order to mount the Z255 Givi universal Monokey base plate that's been collecting dust in my garage for a long time. I can remove the Givi base plate in the future to reinstall the Honda box if I want...

How does the 2012-2017 DCT respond to changes in road speed that indicate the PCM is aware [responding to] the rider using large throttle settings followed by aggressive braking as in when riding hard on a twisty road? Specifically how does it hold shift points higher momentarily until it...

In the USA AC means a motorcycle legal to sell in all 50 states of the United States. An A suffix indicates that for some reason it is not available for sale in the state of California which for many years had separate emission standards from the other 49 states. AC bikes in some models had...