sezme
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I'm in the opposite situation from you. I'm going from a maxi-scooter with CVT to a manual transmission NC700. This is not because I especially love shifting. In fact apart from my initial lessons on riding a motorcycle almost 10 years ago, I haven't ridden a manual transmission bike. But if you've been riding a CBR300 and decided that you like motorcycling but not shifting, then by all means get that DCT. I've only heard good things about it.
I'd look into getting one myself, but (I'm also in Ontario) the Kijiji listings for used NC750DCTs are few and far between, and rather expensive. The one you linked to on the previous page looks like a reasonably good deal, for the DCT version loaded wth extras. You could of course save a bit by getting the non-DCT, but why ride a bike that you don't enjoy?
Of course I don't know anything about why your friends or family members care what kind of transmission you use, but I can't really see how it's any of their concern. DCT does give you the option to choose your gears manually, so what's their issue?
Edited to add: I was nothing but happy with my Burgman. Unfortunately it died in a crash and I thought I'd try something new. I'm adding this because I saw that further up the thread there were people suggesting to try a scooter, and I second that. They really are a lot of fun, though you wouldn't have quite the power that you would from the NC750, though a Burgman or BMW 650 might be pretty close. My Burgman 400 was fine on the highways. I used it to ride once to Boston, and twice to Wisconsin. The 2007-2016 Burgman 400 has 62 litres of under-seat storage.
I'd look into getting one myself, but (I'm also in Ontario) the Kijiji listings for used NC750DCTs are few and far between, and rather expensive. The one you linked to on the previous page looks like a reasonably good deal, for the DCT version loaded wth extras. You could of course save a bit by getting the non-DCT, but why ride a bike that you don't enjoy?
Of course I don't know anything about why your friends or family members care what kind of transmission you use, but I can't really see how it's any of their concern. DCT does give you the option to choose your gears manually, so what's their issue?
Edited to add: I was nothing but happy with my Burgman. Unfortunately it died in a crash and I thought I'd try something new. I'm adding this because I saw that further up the thread there were people suggesting to try a scooter, and I second that. They really are a lot of fun, though you wouldn't have quite the power that you would from the NC750, though a Burgman or BMW 650 might be pretty close. My Burgman 400 was fine on the highways. I used it to ride once to Boston, and twice to Wisconsin. The 2007-2016 Burgman 400 has 62 litres of under-seat storage.
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