4 nighthawks and 4 VFR in my history both are great bikes. Have to say the nod goes to the VFR for just all around better performance in my opinion, but my smile factor was the same on both bikes. Love to have another 700s in my garage to go with my 2000 VFR.
Sent from my iPhone On Jul 5, 2012, at 2:13 PM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > It all comes full circle back to the good O'l Nighthawk. BTW, Jon is riding > his NH again after he got the newness of the FJR out of his system. Just > yesterday he remarked that if he could only have 1 bike he would pick the NH > over anything he has ridden so far. I tend to feel the same way. Though my > VFR is a close 2nd, hopefully the GS I got off of Graham will end up being a > good replacement for the NH. > > On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 2:05 PM, Javier Garcia <[email protected]> wrote: > Joey, > > I think these are two different kinds of bikes. This NC700x goes more in the > direction of a dual sport, something you should be able to take off-road (as > long as is a nice, even gravel road). Nothing to do with a NT or a Concourse > in my opinion. I have been saying that I will buy a concourse since the new > version came out in 2008, but I have to admit that I sat on one the other day > and they are really huge. I have recently returned to ride my NH750 more > frequently and I forgot how nice and fun is to ride a nimble and small bike > for my daily commute. > > Javier. > > > On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 1:24 PM, Joey Kelley <[email protected]> wrote: > Javier, > On that front - you could consider a larger displacement bike > - I sat on a Concours last weekend and even though it was too high for > me, it was only $3200 at a dealer! (To be fair - I don't remember the > mileage, it wasn't relevant since I'd have to dump some money in to > get it lowered... > -Joey > > On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 1:22 PM, Javier Garcia <[email protected]> wrote: > > This is an adventure style bike, I guess in the same category of a bmw > > gs650, klr650 or the vstrom 650. I do agree is a good price for all the > > things you get, and it looks quite good, but I am sure the price reflex the > > motivation to insert this new model in an already competitive market. I will > > definitely consider get one of those in a couple of years with low miles > > and for half of the price ;-) > > > > Javier. > > > > On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 12:19 PM, Joey Kelley <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> All, > >> Saw an ad for this in the new American Motorcyclist and didn't > >> think it had come up on the list before: > >> http://powersports.honda.com/2012/nc700x.aspx > >> She is the all new 2012 NC700X - an inline twin 700cc powered > >> bike that looks like a sport bike, has the storage of a sport tourer > >> and is rated at 64 MPG. > >> Base price: Just a whisker under $7000. > >> Compared to the NT700V - its a relative bargain - > >> http://powersports.honda.com/2011/nt700v.aspx - over $4000 more than > >> the new NC700X. > >> Of course - it isn't a completely fair comparison, the NT has > >> ABS, the NC base model doesn't. It also appears that you can't get the > >> NC with ABS without getting the automatic transmission (although to be > >> fair, I wonder if that is something you could order) the NT comes > >> equipped already with bags, they have to be added to the NC, but > >> frankly, I doubt even at Honda's prices that a set of bags is going to > >> cost $4000! > >> Thoughts? > >> -Joey > >> > >> -- > >> -Joey Kelley > >> JoeyKelley.com - My Life Online > >> JoeyFixesComputers.com - Its What I Do! > >> JoeyKelleyPhoto.com - Photographing Today, For Tomorrow > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> [email protected]. > >> For more options, visit this group at > >> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > >> > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > > -- > -Joey Kelley > JoeyKelley.com - My Life Online > JoeyFixesComputers.com - Its What I Do! > JoeyKelleyPhoto.com - Photographing Today, For Tomorrow > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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