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The rear tire on my '14 NC700x hit the wear indicator at 2,800 miles! I ride very easy. I did take a couple of 70 mile (one way) trips where I tested the bikes top speed, but if those short bursts to 100mph caused that much tire wear then those were seriously lousy tires. My dealership was...

Installed same (Alt Rider) radiator guard on my 14 NC700X last week - similar experience. Easy enough to install, but it seems quite odd that Honda doesn't install a bolt in the second mounting point at the top of the radiator mount - the hole for a bolt is included from the factory, but no...

For 'some sort of hill', here's the infamous Grassy Knoll from the JFK memorial. Got next, hoping this background hasn't been thoroughly over-used, here's some City Art from Deep Ellum in Dallas, TX. How's that??

Update: rear tire replaced about 300 miles ago and both Chain Slider and Chain are doing fine.

Top 5: 1) Yoshimura slip-on (dealer installed, sounds awesome) 2) Bike-2-bike jump start kit (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004ZNVZZM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1) 3) Philips upgrade headlight bulb...

Has anyone else had any issues with their chain slider? Recently I was looking closely at my chain and noticed a strip of rubber was lying between my chain and swingarm and it had apparently had become twisted and was now sticking out the side of my frame near the rear foot peg. I...

Same mods to my bike, love 'em both! The Battery Tender wasn't a fun install, but the quick disconnect plug saved me last week when my battery died for no apparent reason. (jump started my NC from my F150. wasn't sure if there would be any issues from the higher output battery in my truck...

The rear tire on my '14 NC700X is completely wore down at 2,800 miles. My tire pressure is 41lbs, weight 160, riding style is very easy with a few short runs up to max mph. Never seen a tire wear out so fast! Complained to the dealer (Al Lamb's Honda in Dallas TX) and the service manager...