NC750XD: Initial review ...

[the Ferret]

I think the NC series are fantastic all around bikes, and who can argue with nearly 70 mpg?

I have ridden both the manual and the DCT and actually prefer the manual, but I'm not opposed to an automatic. I actually liked the CVT in my Majesty 400.

Great report GO

[GoldOxide_imp]

I think the NC series are fantastic all around bikes, and who can argue with nearly 70 mpg?

I have ridden both the manual and the DCT and actually prefer the manual, but I'm not opposed to an automatic. I actually liked the CVT in my Majesty 400.

Great report GO

Thank you Ferret. Hopefully by mid-summer I will update this thread with any new experiences.

I have heard mostly good things about the Yamaha Majesty 400 and toured with a couple who were [two up!!] on the Majesty throughout the northeastern States. They also did two up (!!) on the Majesty across Canada (no car, no trailer!).

[Frulk_imp]

I might have missed it but why exactly did you buy the NC750XD if you already own the CB? Is it your dedicated commuter bike?

[GoldOxide_imp]

I might have missed it but why exactly did you buy the NC750XD if you already own the CB? Is it your dedicated commuter bike?

Yes. The CB was getting a lot of low quality mileage.

Original plan was a shared highway-worthy scooter shared by two riders, but that plan did not work out. This was an unexpected alternative.

[hb9400_imp]

Thanks for the write up as well and it would be nice to know if the DCT version was a must for you. I considered the manual version and almost demoed a 2018 before I agreed on the 2019 wee650 until I read only the DCT version has Honda's version of traction control.
Probably should demo a DCT to at least experience it. I've yet to hear someone say they hated it.

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[GoldOxide_imp]

Thanks for the write up as well and it would be nice to know if the DCT version was a must for you. I considered the manual version and almost demoed a 2018 before I agreed on the 2019 wee650 until I read only the DCT version has Honda's version of traction control.
Probably should demo a DCT to at least experience it. I've yet to hear someone say they hated it.

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DCT was a requirement because I already have the CB.

DCT brings additional advantages, plus a less experienced rider can opt to use it. The application of the DCT-based NC and the CB are totally different. The alternative could have been the DCT-based Africa, but I fear the CB would have had to go.

[VLJ_imp]

GoldOxide Wrote:The NC loves to lug (50 ft-lbs max). You can lug all day if that is how you feel. Maybe you don't feel well or you are not at the top of your game. The NC will bring you home comfortably. For a 745 cc inline twin, the torque is there low and in the middle. Try lugging the CB all day. Yeah, I thought so.
Lugging the CB all day is not only easy as pie, it was designed from the start to do exactly that. As in, literally. That was its specific purpose for being. I have 40,000 miles on mine, and nearly every last one was spent below 3K rpm, in full-on Lugging It Mode.

Yep, I think one would be hard-pressed to find a better motorcycle for lugging than the CB.

Sincerely,
mickey

[rboe]

I'll chime in that "lugging" the CB is really different than lugging the Griso. With the Griso, under 3K it felt like lugging and the motor was NOT happy. The CB can get under 2K rpms and not really give me the lugging feedback.

Until I kill the engine. That was always a reliable sign.
I have been told the NC700X is a great - but very boring motorcycle. I suspect it's boring because it will not stretch your arms, flatten your eye balls or display any sort of hooliganism expected of a "proper" motorcycle. Have you ever been tempted to label it "boring"?

[GoldOxide_imp]

I find lugging the CB better than many other rides in its class, but much less so than the NC. Lugging inline-4s is overall not a healthy practice.

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Rboe: I am surprised to read lugging the Griso is problematic. That would be a show stopper for me. I would opt for a Triumph T120 in that case. Disappointing to hear.

GoldOxide Wrote:The NC loves to lug (50 ft-lbs max). You can lug all day if that is how you feel. Maybe you don't feel well or you are not at the top of your game. The NC will bring you home comfortably. For a 745 cc inline twin, the torque is there low and in the middle. Try lugging the CB all day. Yeah, I thought so.
Lugging the CB all day is not only easy as pie, it was designed from the start to do exactly that. As in, literally. That was its specific purpose for being. I have 40,000 miles on mine, and nearly every last one was spent below 3K rpm, in full-on Lugging It Mode.

Yep, I think one would be hard-pressed to find a better motorcycle for lugging than the CB.

Sincerely,
mickey

I would consider ~2K on the CB as a fair starting point for lugging.

[Django]

Let me German ask: What do you mean by lugging in this context?