03-11-12, 12:07 AM
I have test ridden one,I ride a hornet at the moment and reading how the NC has power equal to the cbf600 up to 85mph I thought I would give it a go. Interestingly I found in general riding the bike was running to the rev limiter just before I was ready to change up, me gauging in my hornet riding habit. So the gear change was only a little sooner than I often change on my Hornet. It was a great bike as I filter through the traffic and was comfortable. The top speed is limited but above legal. I decided in the end that although 80mpg was very attractive I would miss the get up and go of the hornet in the twisty roads and up the hills. I have decided that when there are NC700 several years old on the market I would buy one as a second bike with the longer trip and back and forth to work in mind,