ttttrigg3r
New Member
Hello everyone on the forum. Tuan from Socal here. 3rd year rider.
Just bought a 2016 model, and here's my story.
I'm riding my beginner 2013 CBR500R on the freeway when a cylinder gives out. Shop says it's the fuel injector, and at 35k miles I think it's time to sell that bike and move up. I wanted a bigger economical bike, and the NC700 seems perfect. So I found a 2016 model with a lot of accessories .(Honda top case, hard panniers, belly pan, engine cage, risers, and more that I can't identify what they do) I got my friend to drive me 35 miles up to get the bike. I got there, hopped on the bike, reached for the clutch and grabbed a handful of nothing. No clutch. Turns out it's an automatic. The value seems good enough, and at that point, it's not like I'm not gonna buy the bike and make my friend drive me all the way back home. I bought the darn thing and took it home. SOOOO weird driving an automatic. Felt like I was gonna stall every time I bring it to a stop or make a U-turn.
I'm coming from riding a CBR500R and CBR600F4i, so the new system feels very different and out of the box. Anyone here made the jump to an automatic? Do you think I'll get used to it? Does it get boring after a while or you just kind of not notice it anymore?
Just bought a 2016 model, and here's my story.
I'm riding my beginner 2013 CBR500R on the freeway when a cylinder gives out. Shop says it's the fuel injector, and at 35k miles I think it's time to sell that bike and move up. I wanted a bigger economical bike, and the NC700 seems perfect. So I found a 2016 model with a lot of accessories .(Honda top case, hard panniers, belly pan, engine cage, risers, and more that I can't identify what they do) I got my friend to drive me 35 miles up to get the bike. I got there, hopped on the bike, reached for the clutch and grabbed a handful of nothing. No clutch. Turns out it's an automatic. The value seems good enough, and at that point, it's not like I'm not gonna buy the bike and make my friend drive me all the way back home. I bought the darn thing and took it home. SOOOO weird driving an automatic. Felt like I was gonna stall every time I bring it to a stop or make a U-turn.
I'm coming from riding a CBR500R and CBR600F4i, so the new system feels very different and out of the box. Anyone here made the jump to an automatic? Do you think I'll get used to it? Does it get boring after a while or you just kind of not notice it anymore?