Buckeyeboy52
New Member
New owner of a 2022 NC750X DCT here. I'm also still new to the world of motorcycles having been riding for a little over a year. My first bike (purchased in December of '22) was a used 2021 Honda Rebel 300 ABS with some really nice accessories already installed; the most impactful being the T-Rex Racing crash bars, the Mustang seat, and the Puig windshield and handgrip guards. At 70-years of age (when I bought the bike) and rather small in stature (5'-7"/150 lbs.), I didn't want o go overboard with power, weight, or seat height...or spend a lot of money in case I decided that motorcycles weren't for me. Well I'm glad to report that motorcycles ARE for me; I love to ride.
The Rebel was the perfect beginner bike for me, and IF all I wanted to do was ride around town, I would have been perfectly happy with it as my first and only bike. But, my buddies (both of whom have been riding for 55+years) and I like to ride through the countryside for hours at a time. The Rebel just didn't offer the wind protection or power to effortlessly cruise at highway speeds. After one season of riding, I was already considering a new bike, with the CB500X at the top of my list. One of my buddies spotted the NC on Craigslist and thought that I should check it out. Well, I did and checked out every review and comment that I could find on the bike. I was worried that the DCT would be too weird or the bike would be too powerful or too heavy, or the seat was too high, etc., etc. But I decided to just roll the dice and buy the damn thing.
After riding a few hundred miles, I'm glad to report that I love it! At my age, this will probably be my last motorcycle, but it's one that I know that I will be more than happy with. It too had the necessary accessories added by the previous owner, who took excellent care of it. I will be adding a pair of auxiliary lights on the crash bars; but other than that, I won't need to do a thing to it. I'm looking forward to several years of riding as much as I can and this Honda is going to be what I'll be riding.
The Rebel was the perfect beginner bike for me, and IF all I wanted to do was ride around town, I would have been perfectly happy with it as my first and only bike. But, my buddies (both of whom have been riding for 55+years) and I like to ride through the countryside for hours at a time. The Rebel just didn't offer the wind protection or power to effortlessly cruise at highway speeds. After one season of riding, I was already considering a new bike, with the CB500X at the top of my list. One of my buddies spotted the NC on Craigslist and thought that I should check it out. Well, I did and checked out every review and comment that I could find on the bike. I was worried that the DCT would be too weird or the bike would be too powerful or too heavy, or the seat was too high, etc., etc. But I decided to just roll the dice and buy the damn thing.
After riding a few hundred miles, I'm glad to report that I love it! At my age, this will probably be my last motorcycle, but it's one that I know that I will be more than happy with. It too had the necessary accessories added by the previous owner, who took excellent care of it. I will be adding a pair of auxiliary lights on the crash bars; but other than that, I won't need to do a thing to it. I'm looking forward to several years of riding as much as I can and this Honda is going to be what I'll be riding.
