Mukiwa
New Member
Hi
I've been commuting with my NCX manual for 3 years and it's been my only bike since returning from scramblers during my student days (some 20+ years ago). During my commute I'm finding it necessary to change into into second almost immediately after pull away to keep up with traffic. This means I'm changing gears in the middle of turns at intersections, which to me is a safety issue that is unavoidable on the NCX.
I would like to know how this "gear changing issue" compares with other similarly displaced bikes, since I have not had much time on other manual bikes. I only briefly rode a Triumph Tiger 800 in Vegas and I was able to negotiate wide turns at intersections in traffic without changing into second.
Thanks
I've been commuting with my NCX manual for 3 years and it's been my only bike since returning from scramblers during my student days (some 20+ years ago). During my commute I'm finding it necessary to change into into second almost immediately after pull away to keep up with traffic. This means I'm changing gears in the middle of turns at intersections, which to me is a safety issue that is unavoidable on the NCX.
I would like to know how this "gear changing issue" compares with other similarly displaced bikes, since I have not had much time on other manual bikes. I only briefly rode a Triumph Tiger 800 in Vegas and I was able to negotiate wide turns at intersections in traffic without changing into second.
Thanks