This "slow, boring, commuter bike" reignited my love of riding

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2/3/4th gears are as much fun as any bike I've ever had. She might be a little slow on the bottom and the top, but the middle is a blast. And I live in the middle. I'm glad the insurance companies think this is a slow, boring bike.

 

[mrbios]

There's a huge gap between advertising and reviews of the latest bikes and getting out and actually enjoying riding. Glad you are having a good adventure.

 

[Oldbear]

Any bike that you can consistently ride at 6/10’ plus is going to be more fun in the real world than a bike you can only ride at 2/10’ or so without losing your license . Face it, if your bike will break the National speed limit in second or third gear you are NOT going to be using that power on a regular basis. My old 900 SS Ducati would hit 100 in third, but was not happy in 6th (lugging) at 65. Iregeared it and that helped a bit, but 5 th and 6th didn’t get a lot of wear…. My old RZ350 was a lot more fun (and even it was a rocket top end wise.

 

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Any bike that you can consistently ride at 6/10’ plus is going to be more fun in the real world than a bike you can only ride at 2/10’ or so without losing your license . Face it, if your bike will break the National speed limit in second or third gear you are NOT going to be using that power on a regular basis. My old 900 SS Ducati would hit 100 in third, but was not happy in 6th (lugging) at 65. Iregeared it and that helped a bit, but 5 th and 6th didn’t get a lot of wear…. My old RZ350 was a lot more fun (and even it was a rocket top end wise.

Absolutely true. I could ride in third gear on the NC for probably 75% of my usual riding. ALTHOUGH…she’s so comfortable at 75-80 that we are already planning longer trips. What a great and rational bike this is. I’m SO glad a Bonneville seller flaked on me and I went with the NC.

 

[JamesD]

Instead of just riding on weekends, I'm a lot more likely to ride the NC every day just for normal stuff.
If I need to run to the store for something, I don't have to take the car.
That's more than you can say about a sport bike, or a most cruisers.
Plus negotiating parking lots is a lot easier with the NC than on a bike with luggage.

 

[CamaroEric]

I sold my fancy BMW for the simplicity, storage, and MPG of this bike...