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wildeone
Just returned from 1600 km (~1000 miles) touring trip to Baltic Sea with pillion and I can say mostly good things.
My wife had not real complains about the seat despite of initial impressions when she hated it. Nevertheless we both
agreed we could stand nc750x seat for not more then 350 km (~220 miles) in one shot, later on it starting to be unpleasant.
As far as the bike performance goes like I said before - with pillion and luggage (2x givi trekkers) there is not enough power
for starting from stand still, especially uphill. Fortunately most of that trip was flat, I would be really concerned if we were to go
up to the mountains...And we plan to do so, Austrian Alps trip in Autumn. Other things that could be improved on this bike are
the handlebars which are too low and overall the whole bike could be a little bit taller with lower footpegs. The knee angle is too small
for my height 6.1' (185cm). I have to check how I did on fuel and will report back but looks like I could get over 400km (~250 miles)
from full tank which is pretty good.
One interesting thing that happened along the way was I have managed to put incorrectly second gear during quick maneuver on the intersection,
something like can happen on your car with manual transmission when you don't put a gear completely in with some grinding noise...
I didn't know it is possible on motorcycle, is it? that reminded me nc750x has a car engine after all
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One more observation - I have noticed that vibration on this bike is noticeable on longer trips which was main reason I was tired earlier the I should. Definitely a minus.
There were moments I felt tingling on my feet from footpegs...That's why I think the triple or even the four cylinder engine would be most suited for longer touring.
My wife had not real complains about the seat despite of initial impressions when she hated it. Nevertheless we both
agreed we could stand nc750x seat for not more then 350 km (~220 miles) in one shot, later on it starting to be unpleasant.
As far as the bike performance goes like I said before - with pillion and luggage (2x givi trekkers) there is not enough power
for starting from stand still, especially uphill. Fortunately most of that trip was flat, I would be really concerned if we were to go
up to the mountains...And we plan to do so, Austrian Alps trip in Autumn. Other things that could be improved on this bike are
the handlebars which are too low and overall the whole bike could be a little bit taller with lower footpegs. The knee angle is too small
for my height 6.1' (185cm). I have to check how I did on fuel and will report back but looks like I could get over 400km (~250 miles)
from full tank which is pretty good.
One interesting thing that happened along the way was I have managed to put incorrectly second gear during quick maneuver on the intersection,
something like can happen on your car with manual transmission when you don't put a gear completely in with some grinding noise...
I didn't know it is possible on motorcycle, is it? that reminded me nc750x has a car engine after all
View attachment 25250
View attachment 25251
p.s.
One more observation - I have noticed that vibration on this bike is noticeable on longer trips which was main reason I was tired earlier the I should. Definitely a minus.
There were moments I felt tingling on my feet from footpegs...That's why I think the triple or even the four cylinder engine would be most suited for longer touring.
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