yeah sorry made the comments before watching it all witch made me laugh because your add is perfectly right, people talk rubbish so you made it class from start to finish good to you.
I totally agree! The NC is not an adventure bike. I visited more than 30 countries with it in all kind of conditions from desert to forest to snow and ice but I never had an adventure with it… it was always so boring to see this beautiful places because I was on a NC…😉🤣. I also met some people who are traveling the world on scooters they are even worse. They saw the whole world on a scooter 🛵 what a waste of time… if only they would have a BMW1250GS for 30.000€ than and only than they would have an adventure :)
Well I'm a proud owner of a NC750X with 77k on clock. Recently up to Darwin from Brisbane. And have traveled around a bit. When you loose track of time even what day it is. Only knowing your going in this direction. No planned time to start or stop. And your just having great fun traveling with your mate. Then its all a Adventure and always will be. May the kilometres bring you peace.
Here in England I don't have adventures on my NC either 🙃 but I have known monsterus BMs to have adventures to the supermarket and back. An adventure is what you make it people have been round the world on a Honda cub !
This video should be sponsored by BMW. Living on the NC500 I often see groups GS riders having great adventures; stopping with out falling over, getting their buddies help to put the bike on the centre stand or, the biggest adventure, doing a U-turn !!!!
You don't need an adventure bike to go on an adventure...so long as you enjoy the journey you have embarked, that's already an adventure ! ! ......Nice video 👍😊
I’m glad you made it out of there safe an sound! It must have been nerve wracking when you realized you weren’t on an adventure bike and still had to get home.
Thanks for bringing us on your adventure!!! I think one of the big problems with NC is it just won't last as I've reached 237,000 km today and realize that every time I sit on it I love where it brings me and that's my adventure.
thats the right answere!! i have seen your videos on you tube. about the nc , and i am so happy with it, i am this month 70 years old and its a great bike for me to drive, my old honda 750 was not easy to drive , but this one is a adventure for me. greetings from holland!!
I hate my two embarrassing and pathetic NC bikes so much that I have even decided to never ever sell them. Just to prevent others from being as unhappy as I am.😆 Thanks and as always: Safe rides 👍🏍🙏
Thank you for providing these videos. It’s always enjoyable to get an update on your rides and the maintenance you undertake on the bike. I haven’t ridden for a few years, but there’s still an itch there that needs to be scratched someday. Stay safe. MP
todays motorcycles are so capable that they could actually be used to do multiple things. BMW GS for daily commuting, Vespa for touring, even Honda cub for cross country adventure.
Every bike I owned was an adventure bike, even a 50cc at 16 years old that were the only bikes allowed by law in South Africa. I cheated and put an 80cc motor in mine.
Thank's for showing us a glimpse of your 'non adventures'. Still looked pretty cool. I have to say that I am a little jealous of you talking about riding in winter. Here in Finland, that can be tricky!
Thank you for this thoroughly delightful video. You capture the spirit of motorcycling perfectly - every ride can be an adventure. Looking forward to many more of your 'non adventures' to get me through the grey British winter months.
Thanks for that. I have a CB500X and so many people as so keen to tell me it’s a street bike and unsuitable to use off tarmac. That’s strange because I regularly use it on gravel, mud and grass. I’ve even ridden it through deep water and both up and down steep hills on loose surfaces. I don’t understand, they insist on telling me it’s a road bike but (so far) it’s coped with everything I’ve put in it’s path. It’s so confusing.
Was heading off to bed when I saw this video pop up. (It's a little after 11 pm in Victoria BC Canada.). I wanted to get to bed a little earlier than usual since I am going on a non-adventure early tomorrow morning. We will ride from the bottom to the top of a fjord, into the farming valleys, over to the old growth forests to a large lake, and then veer off into the mountains gaining and then losing hundreds of meters of elevation, eventually making it to the western side of the island looking across the Pacific Ocean. From there we will ride the curvy coastline through incredible twisties to get back to the highway home. It'll take the better part of the day and we will be exhausted when all done. I hope my NC750X is up for this non-adventure! Thanks for the video.
Great stuff as usual,😃 You'll be glad to know I have now purchased a 2017 NC750X in White. Will be following all of your previous servicing video in future as there doesn't appear to be a Haynes manual for the NC? Haynes is my go to reference usually. Take care mate.....👍🙂
I only ever ride for pleasure and every ride is an adventure. I just love riding my NC and matters not if it a local ride or something further afield, I always seen to come home with a smile on my face. I am fortunate to have a Honda Crosstourer as well but my NC is a keeper. Great vid once more.
Took delivery of my 2022 NC750x DCT today...never test rode it. All the information I got was from You Tube. Never seen a negative vlog yet. Only did 30km on it so far and suitably impressed
Another great video about the Honda NC 750 X. I bought one at he beginning of July this year and I love it! And I should blame you for buying it. I saw this bike at my motorcycle garage and started looking for tests and reviews. And saw quite a lot of yours and got really enthusiastic. I had a VFR 800 but that wasn't really my thing. Hardly took it out for a ride anymore. But now I spend lots of time riding my bike. It really suits me. And because of your videoos I got inspired to start to go on an adventure again. Go abroad and see beautiful places. You're lucky to live in Australia and have so much space to explore. Was lucky to visit Australia several times and I really love it. Seeing this video can't wait to go there again. But thanks for letting me know the NC isn't an adventure bike. Have to find new roads to ride on which are less adventurous... Have a safe ride...!
Another brilliant video, made me smile all the way through it. I’m going on my first bike adventure this year tomorrow on my 2020 DCT, 63 miles each way to see my mate in Bideford, Devon, as an extra adventure I might even come back to Teignmouth over Dartmoor, on the tarmac of course as I haven’t got an adventure bike!
Thank you for the sarcasm!!!! I love it! You don't need to have a 1 liter powerhouse to have an adventure. Is the NC750X perfect no, but it's good enough for everyday riding as well as going on "not adventures" on dirt roads on the weekend. NGL, at first I was mad before figuring out you were being sarcastic. You don't need 150 BHP, a high seat height, or an expensive price tag to go on an adventure. As an ADV rider myself, I get tired of some of the elitest mentality that comes from more expensive ADV bike owners. Thanks again
I got a manual one new in 2017 and did 9 countries 18,000 miles in 12 months all over Europe returned around 70+mpg with me 2x 35 litre panniers, 2x 8 litre wet bags on the crash bars and a backpack. Never missed a beat only 2 bad points I found were standard tyres only lasted about 3,000 miles (soon changed for dual tread tyres) and the seat was like sitting on a kerbstone to combat that I used to take a break often. Never had an adventure either lol ! It really was the bike I should never have sold but I thought I was trading up to a Ducati Multistrada but missed the trunk and fuel economy (did miss the power of the Ducati though to be honest)
Glad to have found this video! I chose the 2016 F700GS over the NC700. If I had to do it over I would likely or almost certainly go with the NC. The promise of "true" adventure in trying to use dirt bike trails with what is essentially a road bike with an identity crisis, seemed like a good idea! I do like my F700. But for most miles I do which are at 120 KPH or so the smoother ride of the NC and that DCT clutch would have been a much better choice. It would allow longer road trips to reach places where one might actually find adventure.
Planning to take my Nc750x around the NC500 next year for an adventure. Now I know it’s a trip and not an adventure. Appreciate the video allowing me not to be disappointed in the future
Loved your video, I am a former enduro and trials rider now in my seventies, I tried the dual sport bike when I retired two years ago, but that was to high, and then sport bike, to fast. Now I ride a nice CTX 700 and like you have had a few adventure ride on a underpowered cruiser bike and loving it. Keep up with the videos they are great and work with CTX. Now if I can only get my wife on the saddle.
Hey mate, I love your postings. I’m in the UK and I don’t have an NC, I have a Harley Ultra because me and the missus ain’t as small as we used to be! But I believe the NC is the best all round motorcycle on the road and I aim to get one soon for when I’m riding solo. Keep up the postings, they’re great!
Good stuff ! And I can prove that a BMW F750 GS is uber happy touring the roads and highways as well. Never had a bike before that has cruise control ! Keep the videos coming !
I remember the first time my Wife took the foldable Aldi chair out of the bag - I said: "What are you doing? I still wanted to see how to fold it up!" 😆 What a blessing they are!
I wish I had access to the type terrain that you have in NSW. I live in Dorset, UK, and have very limited off road areas to have “adventures” in, however it doesn’t detract from the NC’s ability to make me smile every time I ride it.
True. But unfortunately I’ve never been disciplined enough. Whenever I’ve owned “fast and powerful” I have either lost of come close to losing my license.
My NC750, the version before the one featured in this video, safety took me over 50000km of South Africa's worst gravel roads. From the Cedarberg to the Eastern Cape, not suffering as much as a puncture.
I actually bought my 750 today, fetching it tommorow from the dealership and taking it down to SA’s west coast from Pretoria in 2 days time. Looking forward to it.
@@louisjoubert6848 sitting in rainy England currently, very jealous! If you make your way down to the Cedarberg go check out the Cedarberg Oasis and the tankwa padstal
at first I was like "this guy has no idea what he's talking about... " and then I was like: "this HAS TO BE SARCASM." Then the rest of the video happened LOL good video!
I have the same problem. Riding the NC is so dull!. I can't understand why I have a smile on my face riding it from time to time. Should be something else then. I hope you keep on uploading non-advanturous rides again. Gives me also a smile from time to time. Thanks. 🏍😎
I swooped my NC700DCT for a CBF600S and to date every time I see a NC of any kind, I look at what I used to have. You only sell a NC when you go and get another.
Another great footage. Another accurate report. Can’t agree more. Statement backed by science. You are spot on, NC can’t take more what you exposed it to in your trip. Anything more? It is a no go area. Keep the hard work. Enjoy your rides.
Love the commentary Mate. For those who are manipulated to buy those big brand names and models, "You were over sold" I love my 2009 DL1000 V Strom and have done over 6000km on what was "not an adventure" but obviously IS.
Thank you for offering us a great selection of videos. I have learnt lots looking at them as we have exactly the same bike. Can I suggest a topic for a future video? I would like to connect a USB charger and LED riding lights to the ignition. I just don't know where to start. Thank you from sunny Spain.
Thanks mate. I already have a video on installing a charger. But of all the things I don’t know, electricity is on the top of that list. So I won’t be attempting another electric topic. Sorry.
I was really hoping you would tell my why this IS NOT an adventure bike but man, all you did is convincing me that this IS the definitive ADVENTURE BIKE. Having a comfortable, relatively cheap and practicable ride that takes you alsmost everywhere except for maybe the Mt. Everest or through Sahara is absolutely great. I prefere having "smaller" adventures more often and enjoy riding reather than waiting for the big ones that never come ... If you have 20k for the Africa Twin, great, it's a wonderful bike, will you drive it every day? Probably not... Spending 9k on the NC750x gives you a bike that you can use every day, you will have adventures whenever you feel like, maybe you just take the long way from your office back home or enoy a spontaneous trip to the next lake for a swim?! Whatever you like, whenever you like at no cost and almost no risk because it's a great bike that just drives really good...
Great vid. My 2009 FJR 1300 AE was an incredible adventure bike. She took me 76,000 miles across the USA in 2.5 years on 3 different adventures. Every time “Celeste’s” got me home safely, and say, “ how the hell did we survive that one!” I had a 2012 NC 700X DCT, which is the bike that got me back on 2 wheels after a 33 year hiatus! Will be looking at a 2024 NC 750X DCT, for continued adventures! Ride safe…🙏🏻🏍🙏🏻😎😁
Fun and informative channel. I'm pleased to announce that, after 20 years of patiently waiting, you helped me tremendously in my decision to buy a barely used (2000 miles) 2020 NC750 XD DCT ABS (haha acronym throwdown)! Happy Birthday to me!! The bike already had bark busters, givi crash bar, pivot pegs (love them on my 2018 ktm 300 xcw on single track), panier racks (I just ran my cc hot and purchased mosko motos 35L backcountry panniers and 40l backountry duffel), Kuoba link lowering kit, (I'm short but I think I'm going to have it raised again to factory), 60 / 40 knobby tires (I'm thinking of the front 19 inch shinko when I wear down the existing front tire get to work!), seat concepts custom seat. I have a skid plate coming from France, cyclops auxiliary lights ordered, Klim armored riding gear, GPS wiring kit and ram mount. I'm looking forward to my first no-adventure ride here in lovely Idaho USA. When I follow along with my pals on their (truly incredible and twice the price Africa Twin, and BMW GS's) adventure ride it will be strange to be the odd no adventure duck, but oh well, quack, quack. Salud!
I have been travelling now 90 000km with my Honda Click 150cc in Southeast Asia. I have been planning buy Honda NC750X DCT and give my Click for my wife.
I'll be honest I have a feeling this is sarcasm but I'll be honest I want your opinion. I'm looking for a new bike to use as my daily commuter (my current bike is a 2014 cb1100. I'm considering getting a 2021 model of the nc750x) is this good for that? Ps it is my only transportation and I live in south carolina. So usually no snow but humid and rain and heat and other times just normal weather
Hmmm. There are so many great bikes out there, I can’t tell you what would be good for you. But ... the NC is an excellent “allrounder” that will give you zero problems and be cheap to run for 100’s of thousands of miles.
@@AfricaTwin-Stuff yeah i know I just want one bike that I can use every day back and forth to work rain or shine. This seems the fit. I do almost entirely highway. (I also want a bike that I can occasionally take off road and or go 700 miles in if I'm feeling it. Though I'm lucky If I even feel like doing 400 lol) is the dct worth it? I know I read it's more fuel efficient.
I don’t have any personal experience with the DCT. But if I was buying yo commute, it would be my choice. It’s a solid and reliable technology that Honda have been using for a very long time.
Since I live in a part of the US where our roads are all paved, dirt bikes are scarce away from tracks and I was unaware of the term “adventure bike” until I saw Long Way Round for the first time 6 years ago. I didn’t even know that class of bike existed. I fell in love with the idea and started finding out everything I could and bought a KLR two months later. What struck me at the time, though, and I haven’t changed my mind since, is how ill-suited those BMW’s were for a round the world trip. The funny thing is that they’ve only gotten bigger since. It was on full display when the camera man did part of the trip on a little no-name bike and was able to navigate difficult terrain easier than the “adventure bikes” could. I plan on riding an NC750 to Alaska and back, 10,000+ miles. I wouldn’t want to do it on a bike that I couldn’t pick up myself if it fell over.
I’ve been off RU-vid for a while. You seem to have a new camera. Very sharp picture, also nice transitions and drone work as ever. When you have a point to make, you hammer it home still. It’s still good for me 👍🏻🏴
@@AfricaTwin-Stuff Well you have used your noggin to know when and where to point it and your drone to give us excellent content. Keep up the good work. I have nowhere near my home town of Inverurie Scotland legal for an off-road ride on any type of motorbike, so mines stays in the garage at times while I go out on some pretty local paths beside rivers and through forests on my electric assist MTB. It has enough power to put a smile on my face going up steep hills with one hand on the bars 😊 A mini adventure 🙄👍🏻🏴
At the start of video I was like - "Is this guy for real?", but I kept watching and found out it's sarcasm :) I mean I don't want to have "adventure" bike, I want a Goldwing 2023 - but I can't afford - small purchase (or small loan from my father) of ~36,000 USD to buy one. Those people who are suggesting to buy African Twin, etc... I'm glad that you are rich and can afford it - not jealous at all, but I hate when they rub it in to those who are riding what they can afford. Good video :) Made me smile :)
As you mentioned in your video, I'm not if you have to have at least 150 BHP to call it Adventure bike. Because if that is the case, what would make out of Honda Africa Twin from 2017 with only 94BHP?
The wife and I attempted our first adventure ride on our similar styled VFR800X Hondas in the Watagans. As it turned out we took the right hand fork in the trail instead of the left and found a trail that clearly exceeded our experience although the bikes didn't miss a beat. Shortly thereafter fitted the bikes with Shinko rubber and found the confidence on dirt roads inspiring. We've sold the VFRs as with failing health I found myself unable to happily mount or dismount, but seeing the NC750 I was wondering if the lower seat height might work Great video and thanks for your thoughts.
@@AfricaTwin-Stuff another mistake by Honda in their understanding of the Australian market. I need to arrange a test ride on a Royal Enfield. Simple, well executed and a bit of fun.
@@AfricaTwin-Stuff yep, the Interceptor piqued my interest first but having sold my Victory Cross Country a few years ago I'm thinking of a ride on the Meteor. Concerned it might be underpowered but providing it can get along at freeway speeds, that seems to be an important point. The wife's V Star ran out of puff pretty quickly.
Hahaha I wish you did this video before I bought mine. This year I clocked more than 11,000kms on my NC750XD. I've been on trails and some with mud and rocks, gravel/dirt roads, grass (lol), asphalt. I haven't had a problem with it yet. I'm going to get many more years of fun travel out of this bike. I was going to buy an Africa Twin but being short as I am I was tippy toe on it. the NC is 1 inch lower and a softer suspension I"m on the ball of my foot. Enjoy your rides
Alright Adrian, you've convinced me I'm not having adventures on my 500X. But maybe I could call it "exploring". So it seem I have an "Exploring Motorbike". Cool! 😂😂😂
Issues? -Check service history that the valve clearances has been done at 24,000km. (Although it’s easy to do yourself) -Check rear wheel bearing for movement (many have failed at 20,000km due to substandard part. - Check chain wear. The OEM chain was crap. Many of us had to change it at around 20,000km. Having said that, these have been the only issues I’ve had in over 80,000km. It’s a very reliable bike.
I feel your pain. I ride a 2003 Suzuki Vstrom 1000. I've been trying to have an adventure for years now. After many thousands of miles of twisty two lane, gravel, and dirt roads I finally realized that I simply don't have the ground clearance or suspension travel necessary to have an adventure. Also, I bought my bike second hand for a really good price. So, I guess I was doomed from the start, 😞
Since my first bike in 1987 I have only ever owned and ridden trail bikes. Including “Big Trailies”. Commuting, days out, trail riding, mx practice tracks, hare & hounds and about 10 years as a m/c courier (inc Surrey to Glasgow and back in a day on a F800GS - which is an adventure on any bike!). I clearly LOVE trail bikes (and currently have a 2020 Africa Twin “Adventure Sports”), and do not require any marketing BS to try and sell me a dream - just the specification. Honda Cub or a 1250GS - life can be an adventure. 👍👍
The OP and the commenters are a bunch of smart asses! Serious question: I own a Beta 300 and an XR650R, but I want a twin so that I can join my friends who have been riding out to Montana to tour on forest service roads. They're on huge bikes- GS1250, KTM1190, etc. I should probably just buy a Tenere 700, but I like modifying and farkling, so I'm considering getting the NC750X DCT and adding spoked wheels, possibly with an 18" rim up front. Any thoughts?
I think the added cost and complexity of adding wheels AND modifying the suspension to suit would be more than just buying a good second hand T7. On the other hand, if cost is no barrier then the NC engine would be excellent for the purpose. Then again, a used Africa Twin DCT would still be better.
Hey man, stop making so good videos. I find me waiting for you to tell another story about your nonadventures while I should be out and about. You know what, we do have nasty weather here too and we also have mountains and we can even find some gravel roads (well rather paths). The only thing that we don't have in Austria are Kangaroos and that's what really kills the adventure :-)
