She said yes... ;-> (NT700VA)

SMSW said:
Has any luggage ever held enough for any woman?
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LOL :biggrin:
Well, low maintenance & trouble free girl she is, she came along just fine with topcase + seatbag on her ER-5; so I already wonder what she does with the now excessive space avail on the NT :cool:
No "trailer hitch on the bedroom closet" attitude there ;)
 
Shawn K said:
I once dated a girl who had "character". She was interesting at first, but those traits quickly became the stuff that made me think she was a real b**** later on. I married the girl who was more composed.
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Yeah, your analogy with motorcycles hits it dead on; one gives a maybe fiery, but brief, at the end superficial affair, the other is a sustaining, dependable long run ;)
 
dwalby said:
Yeah, I've known Martin since 1997 and know him to be a confirmed bachelor...
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Not by choice though... ;)
But I'd always rather chosen 'end with horror' over an 'horrors with no end' szenario...

Independend, down to earth, non-manipulative, not shy on grabbing tools... and over all: not constantly trying to change you into "someone else" nor smothering attempts to please one either...
Running 2 years, not a single argument yet... which feels quite strange actually :biggrin:

 
So was it a "Yes, I guess, I can't stop you" kind of implication?
Or was it a "yes, YES, YES!" kind?
Or somewhere in between?

Mine was more submissive about it, like the first example.

My wife was also.
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Brought her home, befriending the ST1100Y there :cool: (now both are snuggling under tarps, damn diesel cars pouring sticky sooth over everything there...)
Dealer installed a new rear tire: Bridgestone Battle Wing BW-502... :oops:
I would have opted for a Battlax T31 or Dunlop Roadsmart...
Upon pickup the battery was down, turned out that the PO had wired the Garmin cradle directly to the battery... ah-ja... :doh1:
Removed the seat for receiving booster cables, found the tank-rubber missing (hot air from the engine will flow under the seat), dealer promised to order it.

Meanwhile the various shipments arrive:
OEM NT700VA workshop manual, engine cowl, pannier liners, acc harness, Kenwood 2-way radio, OEM Honda bracket and active cradle for her TomTom Rider (stick with what she's familar with, a new motorcycle is already irritating enough... ;) )

And I have to assume that the 36K service is due:
valve clearance, fork oil, coolant, brake fluid, oil-filter, air filter, final drive oil, etc...
Carrier stay is rattling, 2 bolts loose as the nuts underneath are missing...
Besides this the rig looks very clean and well taken care off
 

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In any event, importing a bike into Canada is not that difficult, I am told.
Pete
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Not to derail this thread Pete, but while not really difficult, there are a few surprises and costs that some would consider a PITA. My parents just returned to Canada after 30 years in Arizona and I just went through the importation process on their new car. To do it properly, there is more to it than most realize. PM me if you would like details on the headaches I encountered.
 
Took the NT for a spin across town today...
Agile, easy steering while appearing well planted in quick corners, decent stability on straight passages at m/way speeds, the known "auto lean effect" in crosswinds, astounishingly comfy seat... not a bad design at all.
V-twin a bit of a thumper at times (maybe in need of valve adjustment...), good throttle response, well matched, precise gearbox, nice, analogue brakes...
A tad too short and too low for my body ergos (bar raisers actually worsening that ;) )

Will ride it to the shop tomorrow, prepping for the 36K-km/22,000 miles service, adding some farkels (quartet harnes, radio, BT-interface, satnav bracket, cradle and power)
 
Boy, don't you guys ever complain again about "much tupperware on the ST..." :rolleyes:

Undressed the NT today, 4 hours of work to gain service access... this thing is Origami... :confused:

Wrong & missing bolts, broken & missing quick fasteners, the usual ;)
Worst so far: not only that the carrier stay got assemblied wrong (base plate upside down, so the rubber shock absorbers had nothing to do), was the whole thing attached with only two M8 bolts, as someone lost the forward grabrail inserts, so loose bolts clattering...
Found a place for the 2-way radio and the BT-interface and installed the quartet harnes to have ACC circuit...
List of to-dos:
- oil + filter
- coolant
- hub dampers + spline maintenance
- final drive oil
- fork oil
- brake fluid (ABS/combined brakes)
- valve adjustment
- checking cam chain tensioners & guides
- etc...

Button all up again, GO RIDE! :cool:
 

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Sort of like when I bought my last ST1100. I've never seen so many screws and bolts of the wrong type in the wrong places.
Fortunately I've got a bucket of miscellaneous ST1100 bolts and screws to draw from.
Glad the ride is working out for your lady.
 
Uncle Phil said:
Sort of like when I bought my last ST1100. I've never seen so many screws and bolts of the wrong type in the wrong places.
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While, with basically 4 types of fairing fasteners, the ST is rather easy...
Fortunately I've got a bucket of miscellaneous ST1100 bolts and screws to draw from.
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I too have a "treasure chest" in the shop, found a few bolts there, but had to order a couple others though...
Worst case is the broken LHS bar-weight insert, snapped in half, outer weight & the threaded bit pull right out... mulling over the fact that I'll have to buy a new handlebar + the inserts, since getting that bit out the tube will take forever due rust on the inner wall (yep, PO was a pressure washer :confused: )...
Glad the ride is working out for your lady.
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Like with the ST1100, once your in the saddle, the thing basically sells itself... :cool:
When properly serviced the engine is pretty much bullet proof, used in the Hawk, Revere, NTV, Transalp a fully developed design with no flaws...
The PGM-EFI on this 700cc version does complicate things though, but never heard of any issues with that system...
And on every bit you touch you literally feel that it's a Honda, somewone was giving it's design, shape and metallurgy some long and serious thoughts...
Except mentioned inside of the handlebar, no corrosion to be found anywhere, no seized bolts, everything moves freely as it should... even while PO & dealer tried washing it to dead :biggrin:
 
AV8R said:
I can’t get my wife in my corvette, forget about it for ever sitting on the motorcycle even in the garage.
She’s a SUV princess.
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My girl is down to earth, uncomplicated character, not shy to grab tools; divorced, the 2 children out the house, she decided to apply for the bike license at the age of 48... :thumb:
Riding her 5th year now, ran her very first bike vacation/long ride, joining the Pan Gathering in Germany on her 500cc Kawa last summer, which she (obviously) enjoyed, but a small naked bike is not suited for long hauls... it's exhausting and tiring... things you won't even feel or notice on an ST...
Observed her riding that NT to the shop yesterday, and she appears quite confident and competent with it... :cool:
 
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