Where did you ride today?

The trip out was pretty uneventful but I40 through Memphis and west Memphis was absolutely the worst road i have ever been on and to top it off we ran into an extremely heave rain storm on that section of road. I am camping in my 6x12 enclosed trailer. So far first night on the floor than 3 nights with 3 air mattress’s going flat that a flat on the trailer so 2 new tires this morning. So far it has still been a fun time with some great people and bikes.
 
113 miles today....stopped at a Honda dealership and they twisted my arm to test ride a NT 1100.....To be fair I have never ridden a dct bike.....I should have tried manual mode first but they had it in tour mode and it quickly shifted to sixth.....felt like it was lugging and I wasn't sure about cranking on the throttle......vibration was more on the bars, footpegs, and mirrors than my Z900rs....I was kind of dissappointed.....If I ride it again I will use the paddles and shift more like the Z for a better comparison....Russ.
 
If there's some kind of "sport" mode, you might want to try that. My Subaru Outback XT (turbo) has a "normal" tranny mode and a "sport" mode. In normal mode, it'll try to stay in a higher gear, which is what it sounds like your demo ride was doing. In "sport" mode on my XT, it'll put the tranny into the optimum gear for optimum performance. I would think the NT1100 has the same thing. You might not have to go "manual" to try out the DCT and feel the optimum response from the bike.

The other owners here have said good things about the DCT. I trust them. I wouldn't give up on the DCT without giving it a second chance.

Chris
 
ardykay54 said:
113 miles today....stopped at a Honda dealership and they twisted my arm to test ride a NT 1100.....To be fair I have never ridden a dct bike.....I should have tried manual mode first but they had it in tour mode and it quickly shifted to sixth.....felt like it was lugging and I wasn't sure about cranking on the throttle......vibration was more on the bars, footpegs, and mirrors than my Z900rs....I was kind of dissappointed.....If I ride it again I will use the paddles and shift more like the Z for a better comparison....Russ.
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From what I understand about DCT you cannot "lug" the engine. The system won't allow it. When it feels like that you DO want to crank on the throttle a bit more and it will automatically downshift to handle it. That's what the "automatic" part of DCT is about. Then again, the NT might be different from most DCT bikes...
 
Rode up to St John’s Monastery and Bakery north of Goldendale Wa. For some early dinner snacks and
Birthday cookies. Ended up lugging home some cheesecake and dolmathes.
The ride home through klickikat had me dodging fisherman and wild turkeys on the narrow roadways. Great time!IMG_8137.jpeg



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