I really like the retro-modern fusion of the style. Its also got a nice assortment of rider aids and riding modes, so its no always on rocket mode. It is kind of on the edge of how big a bike can be (in terms of performance) for the street, so really it could be smaller and you won’t notice much as far as regular riding; few people (myself not included) will be able to push the 900 to the limits. Its still fairly new to me so I cannot comment on how much of a pain any given maintenance will be.
For sure, the looks are #1 for me too. The thing I run into is needing space to carry things, primarily my workout gear and duffle bag, and sports bikes suck for cargo.
My Harley has two large saddle bags and even those aren’t really enough space.
On the xsr900 sub reddit I once saw someone with a good setup for soft luggage. Personally I have some bungie cords that i use to strap my backpack onto the back seat. MCs as a whole just aren’t as practical that way. Ironically/underrated mopeds have build in storage and sacrificed all the cool points to just being pure practicality for urban mobility lol
An NC700/750 has about as much storage as a moped. But the real storage capacity comes when you start stacking stuff on the back, with the right bags/frame, you can transport basically anything you’d fit in the back of a minivan without lowering seats or shorted pickup without leaving the gate down.
That’s the bike I want. Well, actually the xsr700. But I’m cool with the 900 too if it fits the budget.
Why do you like about it and what do you wish it did better?
I really like the retro-modern fusion of the style. Its also got a nice assortment of rider aids and riding modes, so its no always on rocket mode. It is kind of on the edge of how big a bike can be (in terms of performance) for the street, so really it could be smaller and you won’t notice much as far as regular riding; few people (myself not included) will be able to push the 900 to the limits. Its still fairly new to me so I cannot comment on how much of a pain any given maintenance will be.
For sure, the looks are #1 for me too. The thing I run into is needing space to carry things, primarily my workout gear and duffle bag, and sports bikes suck for cargo.
My Harley has two large saddle bags and even those aren’t really enough space.
On the xsr900 sub reddit I once saw someone with a good setup for soft luggage. Personally I have some bungie cords that i use to strap my backpack onto the back seat. MCs as a whole just aren’t as practical that way. Ironically/underrated mopeds have build in storage and sacrificed all the cool points to just being pure practicality for urban mobility lol
An NC700/750 has about as much storage as a moped. But the real storage capacity comes when you start stacking stuff on the back, with the right bags/frame, you can transport basically anything you’d fit in the back of a minivan without lowering seats or shorted pickup without leaving the gate down.
True!
I’ll figure something out. I just love riding without a backpack, but that’ll be difficult for a daily commuter retro sport bike.