Originally Posted by
.40isthenew.45
Hey guys, great info thanks. I realize that about the extent of my "off road" is really going to be forest service road and maybe the occasional jeep trail with 75-80% of the miles I will put on it being paved.
I do have a couple of follow up questions.
1) Part of my goals was to minimize maintenance or at least keep it simple enough I could do it myself. Some of the chain wear comments and tire longevity have me wondering. Are those extreme examples and if not, are they at least somewhat dependent on riding style?
2) On the NC700x everything I read raves about the gas mileage and yet you didn't mention it. Do you keep track of yours? I know the difference between 50 mpg and 70 mpg is going to take a while to pay back but I tend to hold on to things for a while if i like them (did i mention the 45 year old harley that started life as my grandfathers?) Does the honda exhibit some of the same, what I would call, rapid wear as the others?
I did sit on a few bikes yesterday. I'm not sure it helped although I did it pretty quickly. There is a wide range of "amenities" as you move more toward the road focused bikes. I even sat on the 650 BMW and was a bit surprised at how nice it felt while still at least appearing to be on the more capable off-road side. I'm just concerned about service and complexity....
I feel like you guys have made me smarter, but the list hasn't really gotten shorter.
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