Recent content by SinCityNC

Comparo Thanks again gang, I love this place. As asked for, I will attempt to compare the two bikes though I am sure I am not particularly qualified as a bike tester. NC is a strangely able bike, does everything I asked of it very well indeed. Once you get accustomed to the short shift, the...

Hello again to the NC community! It took just a hair under six months, but I couldn't stand it anymore and I am back shredding Vegas asphalt on two wheels! You know you're old when she-who-loves-and-cares-for-me busts me looking at bikes on the internet instead of porn! Looked again at the NC...

Thank you all for the well wishes. First and foremost....yes; I will be back on two wheels. Been on 'em since I was six, no stopping 'til they plant me in the ground. But I know myself, and I will suffer anxiety for a time, and as someone said above, I will not ride scared. (Plus, it'll be an...

On 2/8 I was out for my morning joyride, cruising at a solid 55mph out N Rancho Blvd heading out of town. A young man in a Camry Solara failed to notice me w/ HID and Bullet lighting on high beams, broad daylight. He came from a sidestreet on my right, crossed three lanes to occupy the exact...

Welcome from Vegas!

Been there many many times! It is pretty amazing, thanks for the pics and the memory! -Don

Yup. Since inception. Good eye!

Just cleaned her up, she's been over a lot of Las Vegas city and highway since the last time.....I should have taken some before pics too......these are all after:

In Vegas, it's been hitting 105 to 115 since about the 7th of June. Been on the NC almost every day....I use a cooling vest and mesh but try to plan my commute and trips to keep them relatively short and avoid high traffic areas, the trick is to keep moving. I always start my day at my farthest...

The wet vests are adequate in Vegas as long as you don't have too far to go....or get stopped too long. Mine is fine, but I got stuck on the 95 behind a fatality accident and was stuck on the concrete for 1 1/2 hours at 110 degrees; it was 130 up there on the road.....I don't thread so I sat...

And this is me.....

So easy to call out his mistakes...especially watching the vid. What we don't know is the riders experience level, frame of mind, comfort level, etc... I notice his riding buddies were pulling away and that he seldom reached past 60mph on straights and 35-45 on relatively gentle twisties. Seemed...

X3 Madstad for all the reasons above. Set it to suit you.

Best I've pulled the 700x was about 105 and was on a freeway, very little leaning adjusting to be done...of course, these days 75-85 is "higher speeds" to me. Were I still looking to play in turns etc at 100+mph, I'd probably not have chosen the NC to play with....just my .02.

Hadn't noticed that at all. Is it my old quick lean VFR? No. But it sure isn't my slow lean Nighthawk either.... all about perspective I think.