And, there she is...

Congrats on your new bike!
If you got any weather like I got here, I don't blame you for trailering your bike home.

Nice looking bike, enjoy!

I am taking care of two 2012 NC700X. A manual and a DCT. My daughter's bikes. I am really impressed by them. The only thing that I find disturbing with them is Honda's Rube Goldberg design on how the body panels go on. Whatever happened to simple panels held on with grommets and stabs on the back of the panels. Once you do it 3 times in a week it goes much faster but if you do it once in a while use YouTube videos and get a shop manual. Have fun!

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Nice ride. Enjoy. Just don't get confused about which bike you are on when it's time to shift!

Good looking bike!!


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New toys are fun. Bringing it to LocSTOC?

Greg

Looks like mine except mine is not DCT. When I got mine I actually wanted the DCT but chickend out. Now that they are proven I'm regretting it. Trade-in for one may be in the future.

Thanks guys I really appreciate it.
This morning I rode it to work (60 miles). As somebody mentioned, it does't take much to get used to DCT. It was very comfortable on interstate at 80 mph, as well as back roads. I really like it.
BUT!!! It sounds (and feels) a bit "tractorish"?!? When accelerate it would sound and feel like KLR - and I'm not talking about sudden, hard acceleration. I was all time in D, no "sporty" moves... Once it start cruising everything's ok, but with acceleration, sometimes even with the touch of throttle, it would feel ilke a little thumper... I REALLY hope I didn't buy a lemon...

As somebody described on NC forum, it's like you are in the higher gear then you should be and the engine start lugging. If it's happening often in D does it means the "settings" is not ok?

It's really not lugging as the DCT is programmed to not allow that but it is a 270 crank parallel twin with an offbeat power delivery. Down low it throbs a bit. Of course down low is 1800-2200 rpm or 1000 rpm or 2000 less than we are used to. Try using S or overriding D by thumbing down 1 gear when accelerating just a little or a lot.

Enjoy your new ride, I went with the Versys 650 as my second bike , they wheel around the garage so easily compared to the ST.

dduelin said:

It's really not lugging as the DCT is programmed to not allow that but it is a 270 crank parallel twin with an offbeat power delivery. Down low it throbs a bit. Try using S or overriding D by thumbing down 1 gear when accelerating just a little or a lot.

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I'll test it as soon as possible. Thanks Dave.

Mondo said:

New toys are fun. Bringing it to LocSTOC?

Greg

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Most likely not coming to LocSTOC. Leaving for California with other guys on May 26th, getting home on June 11th... Not sure my but's gonna agree with riding a couple days later again...
Just kidding... I would really like to do that but no vacation days left. Eventually to leave on Friday after work or Saturday early in the morning... And hope my wife is not going to kill me...

Rubberdarts said:

they wheel around the garage so easily compared to the ST.

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If I had that kind of room I'd have a second bike and if I had a second bike that would be a big metric in the decision making process!

And by that I mean a CB1100ex would be a lot easier to wheel around.

I just put a DanMoto slip on exhaust system with the baffle for 150. Sounds great!

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You'll like the DCT, once you become familiar with it. Best thing since sliced bread...