Beautiful and I've always liked the Stroms. I'm sure it would fit me if it fits you.I like my VStrom 800 over my previously owned VStrom 650 ….. mainly, because you can add the Veridian electronic cruise control. The 800 is a very nimble, light feeling motorcycle that fits me at 6’4” with a 35” inseam.
That was a good writeup and a compelling argument for the NX750. FWIW, I've never heard a single bad thing about these bikes. As a matter of fact, the owner of the Honda dealership in Venice, Florida who had his choice of any bike bought a NX700 and loved it. I'll keep my eyes open for one.I've come to really appreciate my NC 750X DCT's. So easy to ride and so fun on the back roads. Plenty of power for solo touring. Bought my first one at 71 yo in 2021. Traded in my FJR on it. I have put about 72,000 miles on that one. Still have it and ride it about 5 days a week. Going to put 100,000 mi on it if I can. Averages 74 mpg. weight around 500 pounds and the weight is down low making it feel even lighter. And it has a FRUNK!
Touring outfits ...I like using soft luggage for trips keeping the bike light weight and unencumbered by hard bags when I don't need them
Then, last fall at 75 yo I bought a low mileage heavily farkled 2023 with 1290 miles on it from a guy that was giving up riding, which should carry me to the end of my riding career. It's got Veridian cruise, heated grips, Wilbers suspension F&R, extra lights, etc. It's coming up on 5,000 miles on it now. I ride it on average 2 days a week.
The DCT transmission is brilliant, and very versatile. No clutch and you can still shift whenever you want, it's just that once you get used to it, you don't want to shift, you just want to ride without the hassle.
Of the 33 motorcycles I've owned in the last 61 years and (approx 850,000 miles of riding) the NC 750X DCT is quickly working its way to the top of my list of favorites. I love mine.
my 2 NC 750x DCTs
Certainly worthy of consideration and worth a test ride as are many other middle weights like the 650 Strom, the 800 Strom, the Yamaha 700, NC 500X, 650 Versys.
One of my best friend's Can-Am Spyder has a frunk, which is a front trunk.
IMNSHO - the bikes that make the most sense here are the NC750X and the Vespa. I already have my "old man's" bike in the F900XR. It's a young man's bike in that it'll go faster than I'll ever want to go (well over 45 mph), but it weighs less than 500 lbs.
When the XR gets to be too much, I think I'll move to this:
I guess that covers all the others mentioned.
Thank you. It's a '96. I bought the entire package, the Windjammer V, K&G Engineering luggage system, and all bracketry and mounting hardware for $50 plus about 6 hours of driving. It all came from a guy who took it off of
Aha, so a mid trunk. A munk?
It seems like everyone who sells their Blackbird regrets it. I'm hanging on to mine just because absolute power corrupts absolutely.Downsizing?
Not me, not yet.
But IF I were to go smaller than my ST1300 and my 1250 GSA, I'd really like another 1100XX Blackbird.
Or for a really smaller bike, maybe the BMW S1000XR.
I am also finding it interesting that 650-750cc is considered small. That's not my definition of small, but it's small in comparison to the big girls like the ST1100 and such.
