Allen,
You were probably thinking of an older model Ural - they
apparently sold the company and the new owners have modernized the
bike and the factory.
Got that from the dealer I talked to today.
However - paying somewhere around $14000 (give or take) for
a 700 cc four speed bike with a max speed of 62 - even if it has a
sidecar - is a bit more than I'm willing to consider paying.
-Joey
On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 3:53 PM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]> wrote:
> Sorry Joey and Paul, I must be thinking of another Eastern European MC
> company. The bike in the reviews I was thinking of was definately not like
> any of the current Ural product line. As for the NH vs. VFR , I'd pick the
> NH over the VFR for an ONLY bike simply because of it's low maintenance, and
> ease to work on. True the VFR is a lot more fun to ride fast simply because
> it is a more performance oriented machine, however I'm so comfortable with
> it now that I can't seem to ride at legal speeds anymore, because she really
> isn't designed for slow speed operation. Basically it doesn't matter how
> twisty the road is, I can easilly cruise at 70 MPH and take a 15 MPH turn at
> 40 MPH. At least on the NH the wind pressure would keep me riding about 55
> MPH.
>
> On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 3:30 PM, Todd Hamilton <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> 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
>>>> >>
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