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Radarman

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  • Birthday 30/11/1971

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    Honda NC750X DCT
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  1. Have a look at Sena. Many to choose from on their website
  2. Panniers and pannier brackets now sold. Top box and top box carrier with grab rails still for sale. How about £220 ono?
  3. For sale is the full Honda OEM luggage set. The best luggage system for pre 2016 NC700/750 as it matches the bike very nicely and has no extensive scaffolding when panniers are off the bike. I believe can fit Integra as well. I'm not sure this can fit new NC 2016 bikes. Included are all parts required to convert the standard NC to carry Honda 29L panniers and 45L top box (including panniers and top box): Top Box 45L Alu 08L55-EWL-801E Rear Carrier 08L70-MJJ-D30 Side panniers stay 08L71-MJJ-D30 Side panners 29L 08L76-MGS-D30 Alu pannier panels 08F84-MBT-800A Side panniers bracket 08L74-MGS-J30 All cost in excess of £900 when new. Items are in very good condition however some small scratches/scuffs are here and there from standard use (carrying luggage to/from hotel, pillion mounting etc) therefore I'm asking for £550 ono for the full set. Unfortunately I don't have separate keys to the top box and panniers as their lock tumblers are matched to my ignition key. But If you are happy with the price and able to come to collect I can do the "magic" and match the locks with your ignition key or can arrange for the new key to be cut. I have uploaded hi-res photos of all parts below however as you see all brackets and topbox plate are still on the bike. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B9RCc0sN7AhOSmhJcldCSEl4OHM?usp=sharing" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
  4. Here is my white 2014 Honda NC750X DCT for sale. This is automatic Dual Clutch Transmission version with 6-gear box. I bought the bike from Norton Way Honda in Letchworth in November 2014 with around 2000 miles on the clock. It was their demo bike first registered on 31 March 2014. The bike covered 20300 miles so far and mileage might go up slightly. I used the bike for all year commuting and some weekend blasts and longer trips as well hence the mileage. Never had a single problem and the bike never let me down. Bike was kept in the brick garage all the time and ACF'ed periodically. Bike has been serviced only by Norton Way Honda and I have full service history. Front brake pads changed to EBC Double H Brake Pads - FA196HH month ago. Chain (gold DID 520VX2) and front sprocket changed in April 2016. Recalls status: - Dash replace – outstanding. Never noticed anything wrong with it so didn’t want to change it. New owner can do this anytime. - Starter relay recall – checked but bike not affected. Datatagged, HPI clear and V5C on my name. Two keys and all bike docs (manuals, invoices etc.) available. Bike has additional items fitted: - Pyramid Plastics front fender extender, - Triumph fork protectors, - Denali Auxiliary Light Mount Bracket with U5 Cree LED spot lights wired via loom with relay and switch on handlebars, - Bruudt radiator guard, - Honda touring screen (standard screen available as well), - Givi crash bars, - Loobman chain oiler, - FIAMM AM80S snail horn (high note version). OEM horn available as well. - Speed Tapered Rim Tape Stripes - Colour White, - Oxford heated grips, - SW-Motech Cobra hand guards, - R&G rear hugger, - Rossocromo chain cover (original available as well), - Honda 12V Accessory socket in the frunk (left side) wired directly to the battery (via fuse of course) - Dual USB outlet in the frunk (right side) wired to ignition 12V via OEM sub-harness (three more 12V connections available to connect additional devices), - mini USB cable wired from the frunk up to under beak if you fancy to power your GoPro - Additional bottle cup fitted key for frunk, - Additional small (7x5”) non-legal never fitted number plate. I think that all mods if I remember correctly... Now some bad points: - some scratches on the right hand side (crash bar, clutch cover, DCT filter cover, right hand guard) from almost static drop on my recent North Coast 500 trip. - chain cover scratched when tried my NC on a BOAT, - small scratches on the Honda touring screen, - Chinese LED spot lights didn’t like gritted roads and don’t look very nice but work perfectly fine. For details kindly check below link to my Google Drive where I put 24 hi-res photos of the bike. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B9RCc0sN7AhOdnZnSGpaUDdNZ1U?usp=sharing" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Honda dealer is offering me £4000 trade-in for my striped down to standard bike so I am asking £4300 ono for the bike with all items listed above. However open to offers. No swaps, sorry as I need a cash to fund my next bike... Test rides welcome with the full asking price cash in hand and insurance to cover riding the bike. I'm from Bedford. Full Honda luggage available here for sale as well
  5. I had a test ride of CRF100L Africa Twin with automatic DCT gearbox last Saturday. The bike was kindly provided by Norton Way Honda and it was a tricolor red version complemented by the tricolor seat as well and black rims. Personally I preferred the white tricolor version with gold forks and rims that looked stunning. http://i64.tinypic.com/vnm528.jpg http://i67.tinypic.com/27yya2h.jpg http://i65.tinypic.com/2ueo7wx.jpg There was a full set of Honda luggage fitted however for the test ride I asked to take out the panniers. I must say I didn’t like the top box and panniers as they were almost all plastic and felt flimsy for adventure bike like AT. However mounting system looks smart without any brackets or frames. Obviously the right hand side pannier was smaller to accommodate the exhaust. I had an little more than an hour on the bike. I don’t know if I would be able to ride more that day. Temperature was around zero and however bike had standard hand guards but no heated grips installed yet so my fingers were almost frozen after short ride. I'm 5ft 11in with a 32” inseam and 150 lbs weight. I had no problem mounting the bike and when sitting I could just about put flat foot having the seat in the standard height. I didn’t adjust the suspension at all and was advised it was set up for standard rider whatever that means. All controls on the handlebar and instrument panel are easy to operate and everything is clear and concise even though for us - NC750X owners some of them are a bit different (eg. starter is incorporated in kill switch, auto/manual switch is under right thumb etc.) http://i68.tinypic.com/zo98ao.jpg Bike has switchable ABS but just for the rear wheel only and three (plus off) modes of so called Honda Selectable Torque Control which in short is traction control. The mode with three bars is the default one with the highest level of intervention. Due to winter conditions I didn’t play with traction and left the default mode on. It has as well modified DCT programmes having now D mode, three selectable S modes and G (I called it gravel) mode for off-road use. Talking about S mode – the one bar S mode is least sporty and three bar mode is the sportier one. However my feeling is these S modes it’s just the way the DCT software changes the gears without anything like engine power reduction etc. I quite liked the sound of standard exhaust. It has more bass note than NC’s standard one. I could say I wouldn’t bother to buy the aftermarket one. It was rather an easy ride without much leaning mainly due to some frost still on the tarmac here and there but as well as due to amount of excess (£2500) I would have been asked to pay if I damaged the bike. Taking off I immediately felt confident and comfortable. Riding position was very much similar to my Honda NC750X. There was around half tank of fuel so I can assume the bike weight was around 250kg but strangely it felt lighter than my NC. I did some filtering and balance was lovely and I had no problem with bike’s slow handling. The suspension worked flawlessly and felt way more comfortable than the one we’ve got on the NC. I ride in the Lazer Monaco flip front helmet with ear plugs and with the standard screen fitted I didn’t notice any excessive noise or buffeting so for me the wind protection seemed to be OK even around 70 mph. But as we know screen is so much personal experience so the taller screen is available should anyone need it. Breaks felt great but again due to weather and fairly new tyres (bike had some 300 miles on the clock) I didn’t push them to the limit. The only thing I didn’t like was the rider’s footpegs and brake pedal. They are simply too small. I can imagine these could be changed later for the aftermarket ones however I had couple instances of missing the brake pedal. And strangely the pillion’s footpegs are quite large… And finally performance… I rode some dual carriageways and main A roads. As you can imagine this bike just flies comparing to the NC. There is enough power and torque available so you must be careful not to hit triple digit on the speedo. I didn’t feel any vibrations on the pegs and the handlebars and thanks to the DCT bike just goes through the revs. I didn’t like D mode at all. It hits 6 gear at 50 mph and is quite dull like on the NC. Talking about S modes, on S1 the gear shifting was quite similar to the NC. I didn’t really like the S3 (the sportiest one) as it kept the low gears to long (eg. 4 gear at 60 mph) and I had two situations when coming out of the roundabouts I felt the TC intervention. But this might be due to TC setting and road conditions . I noticed some I believe 21” front wheel related handling drawbacks as the bike is not that nimble as the NC is but no drama here. Overall I was impressed with the bike. Felt like at home riding her. I wish they could put that engine in the NC body and that would be my future bike for sure. Some pics and YT video below: http://i65.tinypic.com/4uf7gm.jpg http://i63.tinypic.com/lcnra.jpg http://i64.tinypic.com/2iiua0z.jpg http://i65.tinypic.com/9k3r44.jpg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-WWkzasW_k
  6. In contrary to Phil It's been raining here in Beds since yesterday (yesterday quite heavily). I was on the bike yesterday and today as well and I'm bone dry.
  7. Fashionable one, you know Minecraft and things like that
  8. I have RST Paragon IV jacket and trousers for standard all year round commuting and touring. For summer or short rides I additionally have RST Ventilator IV jacket. They have been great, good quality for reasonable price...
  9. Check this one: http://www.infinitymotorcycles.com/product/oxford-rt30r-sports-back-pack-ol370/3281 And at £29.99 it really good priced. I've got its bigger brother RT50R and it's been fine.
  10. Here you have reviews and clips of both SJ4000 with and without WIFI http://www.techmoan.com/blog/2014/2/3/the-sj4000-action-camera-review.html http://www.techmoan.com/blog/2014/9/22/at-last-its-the-real-sj4000-wifi-review.html Be aware as lots of them are fake. SJ4000 plus Mobius are gonna be my buys around Christmas / New Year
  11. Check the Mobius camera as well: http://www.techmoan.com/blog/2013/7/8/the-mobius-camera-the-do-it-all-mount-anywhere-1080p-micro-c.html This is really nice tiny actioncam and it costs around £66 with waterproof case.
  12. Radarman

    Bike wont start

    Well if you tried to start her up for several times without the fuel you may have burnt you fuel pump. Fuel pumps are cooled by fuel flow.
  13. I have just switched from Ventilator 4 to Paragon 4 (bought as well from SBS as they have yesterday 15% off and I had some vouchers as well). Ventilators are really nice gear however they are not fully suited to my needs. I'm all year round commuter and Ventilators lack pockets and neck collar in Paragon is really useful. Probably I will keep Ventilator jacket for short town rides in the summer but I will sell Ventilator trousers (PM me if anyone wants waist 30 regular size in mint condition).
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