Never understood why Kawasaki never marketed them to law enforcement. They would have fit in better with the RT and Honda ST. Better than the "CHiPs Special".View attachment 84658
2002 Kawasaki Concours, great bikes, solid bulletproof platform. I bought two of these rode them for a few years and sold them for more than I paid for them.
A newbie buddy of mine got a NC700. He made me ride it home because he was nervous about looking like the newbie he was. It was so weak. I thought something was wrong with it.2012 Honda NC700X, one of the few I bought new. (This one was serial # 0096) I desperately wanted to love this little bike but I could not. The Frunk was cool for your helmet, awesome mileage, nimble and fun in traffic. The seat was like sitting on a fencepost (see I stuffed some foam in it.) and she was a gutless turd if you rolled on the throttle at 50. One of my few costly divorces
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They used half a Honda Jazz car engine IIRC, so it's a very different experience - use the torque, don't go looking for power up the rev range.I think they built it as kind of a commuter bike with fantastic MPG, but something has to give.
Just for the record the Beta's the Keeper right ?new wife lets me keep the Beta in the house ..... she is a keeper. (married 10 years now.)