09-20-2020, 08:59 PM
My wife has an NC700 X that I ride often. It's a manual shift model. Much like the two V-stroms we've owned in the past, it rides and feels like a larger displacement bike but is better than the V-strom in a few respects. The very smooth parallel twin of the NC seems to have more torque at lower revs. The brakes are world's better than the V-strom. The seat seems fine with me at least for a hundred miles or so, longest stint I've had on it. I also prefer the 17" wheels for the ease of finding replacement tires. Weight wise it's about the same but with the under seat tank the Honda feels much lighter than the V-strom and overall handling is better, even on dirt where the Suzuki would seem to have an advantage. I lowered her NC about 1" with adjustable links but may leave mine as is. The faux tank storage is a big plus also.