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A popup reminder: check your factory sidecase mount nuts for tightness. The other night, the Missus and I were out on the forest roads after (her) loong day at work. Unusually, I was leading, on a 250 Ninja (for heavens' sake). Her right saddlebag, mount and all, detached itself after the...

I installed an Admore trunk lighting kit in the NC's Honda OEM trunk. It's not clear from Admore's information that this is actually intended for this particular Givi, but it hardly matters. In terms of fitting, it's fine. The installation wasn't difficult. However, there were a couple of...

I went ahead and following the excellent advice of Beemerphile and more, I re-keyed the Missus' OEM trunk to match the key of the ignition/frunk/sidebags. The Honda re-key kit had me caught short for a minute until I uncovered the adapter plug-tangy thing that the e-clip clips to. Thing is, the...

The second thing done to our NC700XD when it got home was the installation of a set of Soupy's lowering links. Along with a 1/2" (13mm) raising of the fork tubes, they produced about an 1 1/2" (38mm) reduction of saddle height, just enough to get the new owner moving comfortably. Immediately...

My search-foo must be lacking. I don't see a note about sourcing a foot shift kit for the XD. Assistance would be most appreciated. Experience comments, too.

The internet is a wonderful thing. But it can be destructive, too. Friday past I went over to the dealer I've been doing most of my business with for the last few years ever since I moved to this area. I was going to get some Golden Spectro for the December oil change routine. When I walked...

I have some curiosity about some older model bikes that I probably, at this late remove, will never get around to experiencing first hand. So, I'll pose the question as was done with the NT700V (a bike that still is calling to me, almost annoyingly). The Pacific Coast is such a bike. Back...

I've had Baker Built Leg Wings wind deflectors on the various Gold Wings I've had over the years. Now, New Owner has her NC and the weather's getting pretty chilly in the upper Midwest. The bike came with Givi engine guards that sure look to me like they were made to carry leg wings. I came...

While traveling under the screen name of my own initials, the newly-arrived NC700XD in the household is actually that of The Missus, TD. With only a small amount of motorcycle experience, she decided to make Autumn '17 the big push to finally get up and running on two motorized wheels. (There...

The Missus just got herself a 2012 NC700XD and is proceeding to ride the wheels off of it. But she's relatively new to bikes and so insisted on a lowering job despite her long-leggedness. Planted feet and bent knees are reassuring to new riders. In went a Soupy's set of links. The factory...