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Some regrets: 1) was disappointed at the noticeably poorer performance over 80mph compared with the VF750 it replaced, but then I don't crank it on above 80 all that often and the best mileage I ever saw on the VF was about 44mpg. 2) sorry it doesn't handle quite as nice as the R80ST I bought...

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Sounds like they found a way to save some money making the dashboard on the later models... I find it interesting that 1) no one is complaining about main odometer resets (since the method of calculation is more or less the same for both trip and main)and 2) that the trip meters sometimes do not...

None of the above. I like my NC700X, but it looks like a bug eyed alien. And I had to modify the seat and handlebars to keep it from killing my back with that hunched over racing style riding position. I'm not in a race and have no need to feel or look like I am. The whole idea of the NC line...

The fuel gauge sucks. As a controls engineer who designs electronic stuff like this I would be fired or quit in shame if this was the best I could do. My main complaint is the action of that last black bar. Instead of actually showing you anything all it does is cover the red light which I think...

I'd rather see a cruiser version. I like my NC, but I much prefer the cruiser style. As I understand it the whole 'NC" idea was to build a standard frame and suspension and then change the style with body part attachments. So where is my cruiser version NC ? I was in the dealer the other day...

My helmet seems normal to me. Not a full face. Try as I might it does not seem to fit in the frunk. I also don't like the idea of leaving a helmet attached to the outside of the bike, and I usually have stuff in there. With anything else in there a helmet surely isn't going to fit, unless you...

I got one of those Mohawks for my helmet but haven't put it on yet - it would block a reflector I have right in the center back. But I like the concept. Maybe I should get two of them and make fringes on the sides, like my real hair. *L* There is one club around here that all have two fake...

In 8000 miles I have yet to achieve 70 mpg on any tank of fuel in what is for me normal driving, which includes some traffic. I did slightly exceed 70 on one trip when the whole tank was burned on the interstate cruising at 75 or so. Much faster than that and mileage falls off quickly, as one...

I mostly live in Florida and ride the year round, but last year I was in the Four Corners (CO,UT,NM,AZ) area in August. Left home in warm sunshine for a short ride through southern CO with my jacket tied down on the passenger seat. But I forgot how quickly the weather can change in the...

Mine has been over at zero speed twice. Once when the side stand sank into soft soil and once when the local moron tried to steal it, but came unprepared to deal with the steering lock. He (or she ?) managed to back it out of the parking space but then couldn't get it pointed in any other...

What they mean is that you do not use it on plastic threaded fasteners. The Locktite expands slightly as it cures, not enough to damage a metal nut, but possibly enough to crack a plastic nut that is already stressed from overtightening.

Well I'll be darned so they are ... I did read the whole thing through cover to cover when I first got it, but looks like I will have to read it again to see what else I missed...

Is there some way to remove them so they can be reused, or are they intended to be for one time use only ? And while we are on the subject, even if they are one time what is the best way to get them off without damaging the bodywork? I guess they probably saved maybe as much as $100 per...

I'll be intersted to see the results in 10 years or so. You see, stainless steel is 'stainless' because it protects itself with an oxide coating ("passivation"). The chemical cleaner removes the stain and also removes the protective coating so that a microsocpic amount (we hope) of fresh metal...

In Florida you can definitely Lemon Law any kind of motor vehicle and even things like major appliances that cost more than several hundred dollars. There is not a heavy burden of proof, and it doesn't even have to be argued whether it is a 'major' defect or not. But you only have (I think...

I am a programmer of industrial controls and small microprocessors, and i am here to tell you it would have cost Honda not one cent or yen or whatever to make this gas gauge "linear' - so that each bar reports very nearly the same amount of gas in the tank (when the bike is sitting level). The...

I'm 6'2" and used to wear a 36" inseam, which over the years has shrunken to 32'. I swear my legs ain't getting shorter it's that the pants ride lower... After initial experience I thought I would really dislike the NC without major modifications - The seat was always giving me a wedgie, and...

For me the need to go 80 mph is not necessarily because I think 'bigger is better' (though, really, has there ever been a machine that was TOO fast ?). It's more becasue I ride the freeway and if I can't go 80 then the morons would roll over me. - Or is it the idiots ? I always forget which...

Now THIS is a tool kit... This came with an 83 BMW R80ST I just got. I think the tools are stainless - not a speck of rust on them anywhere. The black tube at the bottom is a tire pump. The kit also includes two tire irons. No screwdriver to be seen, but then again, I have yet to see a...