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Originally Posted by Heorot
Welcome. I am going for a test ride this week on a NC750, anything I should look out for?
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Yes, a CB500.
The NC750 is a dire, dire bike. Heavy, too long in the wheelbase - due to the engine being laid nearly horizontal, a horrible engine - allegedly a Honda Jazz car engine cut in half - with too much low down torque and not enough top end power and a stupidly low rev limit and rev limiter that just kills the engine dead so you end up looking like the Churchill dog with your head nodding backwards and forwards when you ride it, not enough power to pull the **** off a chocolate mouse - an indicated 111mph flat out....that's flat out; which is ridiculous from a 700cc engine, stupidly small petrol tank and limited range if you ride it with any kind of vim or vigour, the weight is too low down so the handling is awful and it's cheap and nasty on build quality.
I had one as a courtesy bike for 4 weeks after an off recently and was exceptionally pleased to see the back of it.
I rode it into London every day and also did a couple of longer, 300 mile or more, trips on it so can't say I didn't give it a fair go. On a run down to south Wales from London I got on the M4 from the M25 and opened the throttle all the way....and didn't close it until the Severn bridge tolls. That was 102 miles flat out, and it didn't get over 100mph and dropped as low as 85mph up some hills. That is shocking, and dangerous, for a modern bike....
I genuinely thought it was restricted in some way, but no. MCN tested one and Neavesy got it to 115mph absolutely harry flatters, and he's about 9 stone wringing wet..
It was replaced with a CB500X which was a revelation after the NC - to the point where I was seriously considering buying a CB500X to replace my ER that got written off.....