Picked up the Quarter horse and first ride report

[tj_gee_imp]

How's the frunk working out, ferret?

[the Ferret]

LOL that's my younger brother. He's 68. He rides a 2016 Triumph Bonneville T-120 now, but like me he's been riding since the late 60's and has had everything from Guzzi's to Goldwings to XT 500 Yamaha's, to 650 Yamahas to CX 650 Honda to 900 Kawasaki. Started out of a Sears moped .Former AMA professional flat tracker. Certified Yamaha/Guzzi mechanic for 7 years and retired firefighter after 22 years. We have ridden hundreds of thousands of miles together.

Our two retro bikes side by side



Here we are headed to Gatlinberg in 1972 on his Guzzi Eldorado



On the Blue Ridge Parkway in 1981 with his Kaw and my Suzuki



On his (formerly mine) 2003 Bonnie and I'm on a 2000 750 Nighthawk



Men's Fall Trip with me, my nephew, my son's father in law, my son and my brother

[peterbaron]

Wow, very impressive achievement!!
When I meet him, I owe him an ice cream...
Meantime

[clearviewx]

LOL that's my younger brother. He's 68. He rides a 2016 Triumph Bonneville T-120 now, but like me he's been riding since the late 60's and has had everything from Guzzi's to Goldwings to XT 500 Yamaha's, to 650 Yamahas to CX 650 Honda to 900 Kawasaki. Started out of a Sears moped .Former AMA professional flat tracker. Certified Yamaha/Guzzi mechanic for 7 years and retired firefighter after 22 years. We have ridden hundreds of thousands of miles together.

Our two retro bikes side by side



Here we are headed to Gatlinberg in 1972 on his Guzzi Eldorado



On the Blue Ridge Parkway in 1981 with his Kaw and my Suzuki



On his (formerly mine) 2003 Bonnie and I'm on a 2000 750 Nighthawk



Men's Fall Trip with me, my nephew, my son's father in law, my son and my brother

"The Ferret" you look mighty good on that Nighthawk. How long did you have it?

[the Ferret]

clearview, I had it a few years. It had a lot of nice things about it. No smog stuff, easy to put pads on and bleed the single front disc and put drum rear shoes on it. I ran a clip masterlink chain so that was easy to replace. I loved the hydraulic valves. I put a plexi fairing on it. All in all a good bike.

[Dude_imp]

clearview, I had it a few years. It had a lot of nice things about it. No smog stuff, easy to put pads on and bleed the single front disc and put drum rear shoes on it. I ran a clip masterlink chain so that was easy to replace. I loved the hydraulic valves. I put a plexi fairing on it. All in all a good bike.

Nice nighthawk! My first bike was a 93 nighthawk 750. Great bike.

I wish honda would come out with another 750.


Are you able to hit 60mph in second gear on the nc? I have been eyeing the blue nc750 myself.

Edit: you have the dct version so I imagine it is already in top gear by 60

[the Ferret]

clearview, I had it a few years. It had a lot of nice things about it. No smog stuff, easy to put pads on and bleed the single front disc and put drum rear shoes on it. I ran a clip masterlink chain so that was easy to replace. I loved the hydraulic valves. I put a plexi fairing on it. All in all a good bike.

Nice nighthawk! My first bike was a 93 nighthawk 750. Great bike.

I wish honda would come out with another 750.


Are you able to hit 60mph in second gear on the nc? I have been eyeing the blue nc750 myself.

Edit: you have the dct version so I imagine it is already in top gear by 60

A I doubt I'd even TRY and hit 60 in second. I don't do that on my CB. And yes the DCT is in 6th by about 45 in std mode.

Todays ride 58 miles. Much better, as I didn't try and grab the clutch OR shift with my foot. I even had a white tail fawn run right out in the road ahead of me, maybe 25 yards, and I just applied lots of brakes (and didn't grab for the clutch) and it turned around and ran back in the woods. I took that as a good sign that I'm getting used to the bike.

On the other hand I went by a buddy's house, went to blow the horn, and downshifted to fifth lol. Dang it. Got to get used to this switch

BTW being able to downshift while in drive is a pretty cool feature and I used it twice on today's ride while riding in standard mode going into an uphill curve, and into a series of down hill curves

Also tried Sport mode and it's pretty aggressive if you ask me. The roads I ride and at the speeds I ride, it kind of held it in 4th the whole time. Seemed to shift about 4500 rpms vs 3200 rpms for the standard mode.

I also pulled off the "wear a helmet read the manual sticker" off the frunk lid and put some clear static sheeting on the center between the frunk ribs where my lanyard camera was hitting it.

[Stichill_imp]

It might have been cool if Honda did a "shift by wire" foot lever instead of the handlebar buttons. Would be more natural and quick to deploy.

Tap down, tap up for manual mode

Push and hold (up or down) to go back to D

[GoldOxide_imp]

It might have been cool if Honda did a "shift by wire" foot lever instead of the handlebar buttons. Would be more natural and quick to deploy.

Tap down, tap up for manual mode

Push and hold (up or down) to go back to D

The earlier 2009+ Aprilia Mana had a foot shift by wire as well as paddle shifters. I basically never used it. But, it was a smooth as heck. The paddle switches were faster to use.

Some Africa Twin folks put an optional Honda accessory to foot shift the DCT. It is very expensive.

[the Ferret]

When you hit a paddle shifter, it shifts instantly, faster than any human including Pee Wee Gleason could shift. It's crazy.

How's the frunk working out, ferret?

Frunk is huge, just swallows up stuff lol. Like a giant built in tank bag that's not as accessible lol.