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Haha, look, we're turning it into a trend!

Lots of pics of both bikes once I figure out how my phone is supposed to work with this clunky image bank.

Nice!! Yeah go find that lonely NC a twin. Haha. A friend is seriously considering my DCT so it may end up with him. If not, I'll probably list it for sale soon. What my troll side will miss the most is taking off from a stop light with one hand then coming to the next stop also with one hand...

Yup, do you and rubenstein remember when Shiftonic and other "shiftable" automatic (classic torque converter) transmissions first became all the rage? There was every arrangement possible to control shifting. To upshift, some manufacturers wanted you to bump the PRND shifter sideways to the...

Wish I could say it was mine! Belonged to the gent who sold me the manual NC. Exactly right, man cave with a loft. The International sign hanging over the barn door was from a dealer that went out of business. Lights up and everything. He said he gets offers to buy it all the time. Haha.

Agree, but I think it speaks to the infancy of "paddle shift" transmissions in bikes. No one's figured out the agreed upon convention yet. Seeing Honda's sale success with the NC and widespread use of DCT in its line, hopefully other manufacturers take Honda's lead and stick to thumb...

Hey superdooper, I'm in the process of moving over most of the accessories to the manual. The DCT is a real hoot, and I especially like taking my girlfriend on it. Up and down shifts are so seamless, she probably doesn't even know I'm shifting! Going full throttle from a stop and banging out...

Hello Forum, After reading every review out there, the prospect of a fun, torquey twin with gas mileage that beats my first bike, a brand new 1999 Ninja 250R, was just too tempting to resist. So I did what any (ir)rational motorcyclist would do. I bought 2 NC700Xs- one DCT, one Manual...