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    2021 NC750x purchased yet?

    It is funny how things work out sometimes. I'd posted earlier that the 2021 fixes everything I didn't love about my 2018. Lower seat height, little bit lighter, ABS and TC, slipper clutch, etc. Well while waiting to test the 2021 NC I ran across info and videos on the Triumph Trident 660. The...
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    Seen in a FB ad...

    T shirt with "There are two types of people...cowards and motorcycle riders" A little too aggressive for me but I got a chuckle.
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    The optimal GPS size?

    6.5 years ago I bought a Garmin Nuvi52LM from best buy for about $100. 5" screen and I bought the Ram x-grip mount for the bike. I mention it because it still works like new! Still original battery, still registered on the website so updated maps are free. Still use it in the car and on the...
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    Wife is hot for a Ninja 650

    Go to YouTube and type it in, probably tons of videos. A Kawasaki might be a better bike for her than an NC but I'd take a closer look at the Z650, more of a naked standard. Something like the NC with more power, less weight and lower cost. At one point I was considering buying a Z650. Then...
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    Lowering NC750X

    I'd written in another thread that I hadn't been on a bike in probably 15 years when I picked up my new 2018 NC750X manual. I rode 10 minutes straight from the dealer to a huge hotel parking lot and practiced for probably two hours before I felt semi-comfortable again. Slow speed maneuvers...
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    Lowering NC750X

    To each his own I guess. I know that most of you ride more miles than I have ever dreamed of. The thing that makes a tripod more stable for me is that I move the leg I put down out away from the bike. That is the key that makes it work. When I'm using both legs they are down tight right up...
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    Lowering NC750X

    Another thing: when I first got my bike I put 1" heel lifts in my boots. Inexpensive, (like $8 off amazon), not weird looking, doesn't affect your feet on the pegs like boots with thick soles or high heels. They let me flat-foot instead of just touching my toes. But since I learned to tripod I...
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    Lowering NC750X

    My 2018 is just a little too tall for me. I had considered lowering it but wasn't wild with the end result and expense of doing that. I'm sure this is old info for most but have you learned to tripod? Don't know if that is the right term but sitting square on the bike and touching both toes...
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    You're on Fire!

    There are cameras all over the US and Canada shooting video of Trains. Most are live and it is really fun that train lovers like me (railfans) can watch them. Sometimes these cameras catch interesting things like the one in British Columbia showing a bear heading downtown. Lots of animals...
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    Question Motorcycle Branded Clothing- An Ethical Dilemma

    I agree that I don't care for advertising companies for free. They should pay us. What about those that wear a Ferrari or Lambo shirt? Phony or fan? Some companies make a ton of shirts and hats and bags and everything you can imagine with their logo on it and send me emails to buy some...
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    Lane-splitting, is this allowed?

    There is a 20-something female biker in the UK who posts interesting videos and she once recorded a 23 minute commute into Manchester. She is an expert rider (has done many track days and owns an MT-09) and it is legal to lane-split over there. I swear I almost had a heart attack just watching...
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    2021 NC750x purchased yet?

    Ah BigBird, you have reminded me of one reason why I didn't get into bicycling down here. Bike racks are a PIA. I drive a Honda Accord Coupe and would have to get the (ugly, obtrusive) receiver hitch and then a fairly expensive rack and take it on/off all the time. You can't leave things like...
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    2021 NC750x purchased yet?

    You made me laugh! Thanks I'm from Ohio and had not heard of goatheads either. Some seed pod here in the SW that travels by sticking to moving objects. Tire liners don't help, they are amazingly hard and so tough even a car tire normally won't crush them. I've had them go up through the soles...
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    2021 NC750x purchased yet?

    Thanks for responding! Nice to hear from someone around my age. We have a lot in common. My last two bikes (over a decade ago) were both GL1000s, heavy naked 4-cylinders from the '70s. I have a ten-year-old Trek cross bike (drop bar with 35mm tires) that is out of sight and forgotten. I...
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    2021 NC750x purchased yet?

    I ran across the new video and just watched it. Really like it and impressed with the bike. I like that guy's reviews. TBH I've been on the fence about buying the new one. For backround, I bought a new 2018 (manual) in mid 2019 (great price) without a test and it is a great bike but I didn't...
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