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There may be a third option. A lot of dealers in Florida will take a bike to sell on consignment. You may want to see if your Guzzi dealer will do that for the NC. For example I was offered either a trade in of $3500 for the NC on a new Yamaha FZ-09 or the option of having the dealer sell it...

I was looking to see what was happening on the forum and noticed this thread. FWIW I did some demo rides at Daytona during Bike Week and thought I'd give some input. I rode the NC to the Speedway, hopped off it and first rode the FZ-07. Next I tried out a Suzuki GSX-S750, followed by an FZ-09...

The previous posts in this thread cover everything I can think of to find the source of fuel vapor. As for the rainy day steam/smoke, it probably isn't the radiator. If you look below the radiator you'll find the catalytic converter. The cat gets a lot hotter than the radiator and any water...

Mine is still pretty much empty. The only thing I added back there is the Battery Tender hook up I use for battery charging.

I'm in the same situation as OCR. I've got the bike, but since I retired I have no work to ride to. If the wife tells me to run an errand today, I'll take the bike. Does that qualify? :)

The only truly direct competition for the FZ-07 that I can think of off the top of my head are the Triumph street triple and the KTM 690 Duke (at least I think that's the KTM model name). There are probably others, but I can't think of any at the moment. At any rate the motorcycle reviewers...

Agent, You may want to think about changing the above post to read "with a $10,000 lower price and better handling than a Harley Ultra classic". I think if you make that one change and submit it with a job application to Yamaha's advertising department, they'd hire you on the spot. :)

I wonder if this video is the first in a series. I wouldn't be too surprised if they also made one comparing the FZ and one of the Kawasakl 650 models or Suzuki 650 etc. I think a lot of prospective motorcycle buyers start off by looking at what they can get for X amount of dollars, and then...

I thought I remembered that at one time Yamaha used XJ as a model designation. I just looked it up and couldn't find an XJ6 but they did make an XJ600. At any rate if that's what the OP had in mind, the answer is that the NC700X is a lot newer. Looks like the XJ was the predecessor of the...

To be honest, If the FZ07 had been available back in 2012 it would be in my garage right now. I'm a sucker for light weight, good handling bikes and a big fan of power. However, It's not 2012 and after a year and a half of living with the NC700, I'm not making a mad dash to the local Yamaha...

After thinking about the great 700/750 debate, I doubt that I would go for the 750. I guess my expectations and preferences are different than most, but I bought the 700 because of a combination of price fuel efficiency, and the upright seating position. If I were shopping for a bike today and...

How about telling him it seems that downshifting seems to take a little more effort than when the bike was new and ask if you can just order a new button or would you have to get the entire handlebar control assembly? On second thought why not just ask him to clean and lubricate the shifter...

I went the with the Race Tech Gold Valves and springs, but I don't know if they are any better or worse than the other brands. The reason I chose Race Tech was because I didn't have a clue about how to set up suspension mods, and Race Tech provides technical support. I called them up, told them...

Sargent seats rebuilt my front and did some minor modification to the rear back in 2012. Might be worth giving them a call and seeing if their custom seat group can fix you up. The way their custom seat program works is that you send them the stock seat, so you would be without the passenger...

Yeah, just about any method can be used. I went with the tape and short stainless button head screws. Just a couple suggestions. fit the extenda to the fender and check the alignment before you actually install it. I had originally planned to just bolt the two pieces together but when i...

Agent, If you are referring to my post about the aftermarket socket, I wasn't suggesting using a 15 amp fuse. the 15 amps is just what the socket is rated to handle. In my case the only things plugged into the sub harness are a 1 amp USB port mounted on the handlebar and the accessory socket...

Back when I was going through my Harley Davidson phase, It wasn't at all unusual to have another Harley rider look at my Road King and say something like "nice Scooter" or sometimes just "nice scoot". Somehow, I wasn't offended by that :)

For anyone with concerns about the power handling capability of the Honda socket, there are a lot of alternatives. I bought my NC back in 2012 and at that time Honda was having problems keeping accessories for the bike in stock. This caused many of us to start shopping for other sources of...

I don't have the Madstad, but IIRC there was a thread on the forum several months back talking about the light reflection. I seem to recall a few posters recommending spray painting the bottom of the back side and lower edges of the windshield with Plasti-Coat (not sure of the spelling, might...

There are several threads in the mods section of this forum on various supension modifications. If you search the forum for fork or suspension or Race Tech or Ricor or emulators you should be able to find quite a bit of information on the different options.