Bike Hunt Ep8 – Honda NC750X DCT & NX500

Hello, and welcome to the episode! Today Nick finally tried the DCT version of the legendary Honda NC750x! we compare NX500 with the model and i think you will find the results a surprise!

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Hello and welcome to the episode I’m Nick I’m Joe and today we are on a pair of Hondas again and I’m on the NC 750x DCT I’m back on the nx500 as regular viewers know I owned NC 750x a 2020 model for 18 months longest bike I’ve ever owned it long awaited for

Demo you’ve been requesting it for literally years now and I’m finally on a DCT and we are at CJ balls in Norwich in the previous episode episode 7 this is now episode8 we went to Yamaha uh Jody liked the mto7 and I love the mto9 but realistically it’s a

Lot of money lovely bike put some on the face most of the video was me screaming like a little girl because I enjoyed it that much but yeah they are uh they are pricey pricey so we’re looking realistically we because in the future which is not so far away we want to do

Some trips around England and I just don’t think an mto9 would be great and these these bikes do it all and they’re very very good on fuel as well they’re great bikes yeah we we’re not going to be able to SP all ourselves with multiple bikes

I can see how people do that multiple bikes yeah are you following me this time babe cuz last time you got lost the plan is to follow you where is this car going we’re doing the left to roxom a115 one oh I keep Bing got it yeah it’s cuz

I kept I was trying to do the indicator and I was like bibbing again I left one on so what do you reckon on that then this is awesome but the DCT is brilliant I keep trying to grab the bloody clutch non-existent clutch I raved about the previous NC

750x and this is much better so what are the differences not including the DCT part cuz obviously that’s going to be different styling is better the dash is different you got more room in the Frank the engine’s been a little bit more refined and they’ve got a little bit more

Horsepower and less weight as well this is a brand spanking new model new tires new brakes has only done 24 miles so I’m going to take it a bit easy you have been spoiled this morning it’s just a great bike to get on with I’ve remembered say else that’s

Different what it’s lower which means I can actually have a go that cuz the other one was taller was it yes the previous one was 830 mm and this one is 800 mm yeah this I mean for me this is the difference I don’t feel as confident on tall bikes

Like I’m very tiptoe on this so you’re not jelling with that I mean it’s nice when I’m riding along the lby up here you’ll see it it’s got a big p on it going to pull in but we are in standard mode got rer modes oh can

Really fill the engine breaker then I’m going to put it in I’ll keep it in standard cuz I think you’re going to have a go you yeah give me a bit of a run up so that I can yeah try it on the layby when you go to ride it you just

Press D in it it’s ready to go then you can twist and go and when you come to a stop press neutral like I didn’t well every time you come to like if you’re stopping in traffic you’re do it neutral no when you want to put the stand down I

See they look um I mean I don’t know why I thought they’d look similar I suppose cuz they’re a similary bike but they look very different front on don’t they yeah they do I prefer the look of the NC they are yeah which I never thought I’d

Say that because I I mean your bike was nice when you had it but I always thought I wouldn’t want one of them but this does look better though this version it does it does look much better right so this has got 69 newm of torque 57 brake horsepower it does about

70 to 180 MP gallon it’s a bloody amazing a it yeah 14 L tank and that’s got a 217 M tank range and you got that frunk as well oh shopping yep massive storage that you can put your helmet in shopping low centeral gravity the engine’s right at the bottom fuel tanks

At the bottom it’s a heavy bike but it doesn’t feel it the DCT one is 224 kg sounds a lot but it ain’t too bad de how much is how heavy is the NX I could remember so the NX is 196 kg but it’s got a taller seat height 830 mm yes

Which I certainly feel the difference of and that’s 800 so 30 cm uh 30 mm is quite a lot and he said silly Bly so the nx500 is 43 newm torque 47 brake horsepower and that does 60 to 70 MP gallon but it has got a tank range of

254 because it’s got a bigger tank it’s got 17 1/2 liter tank whereas the NC has got a 14.1 L tank because you’re sacrificing for your snack storage you see yeah pros and cons really is it yeah but I mean when you like you were comparing earlier the um fuels fuels fuel

Consumption on that to the uh m09 and it like the NC does like more than double yeah the mto9 it’s about 40 m per gallon so it’s a more expensive bike it’s 10 grand and it’s going to be every time we go out for a ride that’s going

To be a lot of money and take that into consideration cuz we do go in the country a lot yeah so um yeah what we have got to take into consideration riding so we like to ride them and we they are cheaper to run yeah and these are nice bikes they not bad

Bikes very good this is the dash on the uh nx500 it’s a lovely Dash yeah it’s very clear very clear it’s a shame that um NC ain’t got that oh no why have they not done that that looks really um oldfashioned is it yeah but don’t forget

That Dash on the NC came out in 2021 this is this NX is a 2024 bike what’s this then what yes I know but they haven’t changed the model oh okay do you know what the swing arms better on the NX as well you in your swing arms ain’t being funny right the

NX the NC is a fantastic bike but look at that swing arm what is that sticking out the back that bolt that’s where you adjust the chain but it’s just the Box section of metal is crap this is this looks like a nice aluminum it’s molded I think the nx500 is a better

Bike you can get it lowered it’s got twin discs as well and upside down folks NC single disc and it’s got you know the basic folks I would say I did notice F the first thing on this that the suspension is quite firm you feel every single

Bump well I’ve been getting used to that with trying the uh naked bikes it’s a tough one that they’re both really nice bikes I do like this I think I prefer this one so you’re going to have to go that one Ain you yeah I mean I’ve had an then see the

Fantastic bikes had him had it for 18 months and this is something different I I’ve not had before so right let me have a little sit see yeah you look a bit more like confident on it because you can touch you’re almost flat foot it can’t you uh not

Quite but I was literally like that on the NX yeah do you want to jump on the NX now while I got the camera out just to so you can see what you look like on both it’s not going to concer is it when I put the thing no cuz you’re

Neutral if you if you drop it we’re definitely buying it which would be a bad thing but don’t drop it cuz I W want to buy a damaged bike I was going to say well they where it’s on gravel I’m going to you might have to go the other

Side to put the stand don’t worry about the stand no I mean like lean over just cuz my feet slip yeah so like I’m feel tip toe it I no sitting here it it’s all right but then when you’re stopping in traffic and you put your foot down it’s

A bit like yeah always get lowered right you jump back on that then and we will go for a little ride and we’ll catch you then no oh I thought was on a [Laughter] [Applause] DCT I like this oh this is F you’re going to have to go through the

PO we okay do this one’s mcky anyway that’s weird when it changes down I know it’s all clear babe for ages okay go on baby open it up oh my God it’s just so weird not doing anything hello like my feet are like flapping around like getting less wind noise on this

Yeah I was going to say there is a lot of wind noise on this definitely need to change that screen I think I think the NX though has got a good standard screen yeah this is a bit Pony is it a little bit Pony but oh mate I love this yes do

You really yeah oh my God I never thought i’ even say that obviously iin I weren’t going to Rave about it on camera because it’s not new to me I know how great they are I’ve been avoiding trying to get another one because I didn’t want to get the same

Bike but I’m going around circles with the NC because it is such a great bike and you did have it for so long and that is saying something if I keep something more than 3 months this was 18 months I had the NC and this verion that’s out now is better

Yeah I the little play about I changed down the gear there oh did you oh babe I’m in six gear I didn’t change gear and I was chugging along this this gears like it’s a bit bit Pac is it all this gears bit high maintenance isn’t it yeah we’ll get

Around here we on m box we you to get around yeah oh what no I’m going up this way you didn’t tell me what you were doing right pull over somewhere and I’ll I’ll eventually get up with you right I’ll pull over here I thought you were going to swing around babes

Well you you just said you think we’ll get around here I thought well it’s only a turn it wouldn’t be a video if we didn’t get bloody lost would [Laughter] it do you like that then babe I love it but I want the DC you want DC

Yeah really oh my God I love it it’s so fun less for me to FF with faffy not coming and it’s comfy it is comfy yeah oh someone’s at your Aris oh really yeah two people at your house oh turn down here then oh sake I’ll do a left I’ll be

I’ll be able to pull away in a minute Jesus just do the first left come up here okay I love those marker lights as well good on it I’m not oh thank you I was going say I ain’t going to be talking to you too much while I’m do

This you can put your foot down babe I’m not against it oh I’m not going to test you and fail you it was cuz as well I’m thinking oh my God it’s not mine might be could be could be yours right so I put it in neutral yep

And then you can just put the stand down do I not put this one on yet you can if you want okay cool but then obviously if you’re pushing it around you’d have to take that off I’m guessing yeah how do you how do you want to do it there’s a

Button there’s a button there look let me let me have a little go so you pull it up yep and then is it done pull it all the way see harder than that I don’t want to snap it man you won’t snap that oh yeah

Yeah and I pull it towards you and press the button it cool I mean it’s heavy bike but it doesn’t really fit it see if you can do that yeah it’s not too bad no considering that weighs 224 kg that’s like GS territory yeah but the lump so

Low yeah I could prati like if it was mine I’d practice but obviously I’m like yeah not one I think that looks really smart what color do you like the best I don’t because I wasn’t interested in them you a’t looked I don’t looked they do some lovely colors I mean I quite

Like the black you do didn’t you yeah well stealthy I do like a black bike got chunky tie on this yeah that is actually is it you not like this then I I really don’t I like this the thing is right it’s nice it is nice to

Ride but the thing about the design of it I’m just not keen yeah like I don’t like it front like when you’re standing in front of it that view yeah whereas this looks much nicer do you want do you want the back or do you want to to keep riding that

Yeah this is mine right we we’ll start heading back and I was thinking as well with that empty Teddy the previous one I was just breaking the speed limit all the time it’s just so easy to do yeah makes you misbehave it does this sounds more frer the NX does it

Yeah I’d say this NX is good for short to long distances but I think the NC would do the Long Haul you could you could ride up Scotland you could do 200 miles in one go on that the reason I say that is cuz the gearbox is quite short and it’s

A bit more Vi than the NC but it feels more Nimble this one okay do you think I felt quite Awkward on that but then that might be because I’m conscious of the height yeah I think it’s a confidence thing is it yeah they are really good bikes both of them really

Really good bikes I know I say this every damn time but honestly are you are you honest this time cuz last time like oh I want one I’m going to put a deposit on it now mate if they weren’t shutting this was the mto7 in the previous episode I want it same as

Me don’t get me wrong I’d love an M9 I want one if I had the money I’ll get one but I want to we want bikes that’s going to last a while that we want to do some trips on and I I think these bikes are

The best for that yeah well the thing is right I think if I ever got a dctt I don’t think I’d ever not want to have it being gears are a bit old fashioned didn’t they yeah and as well like I do get cramp in

My hand a lot yeah so I do struggle with that a bit I think Joe wants a DCT I do I want it you want it you want it you want it all I want them All and it’s the best on fuel that the best it’s very comfy like the seat it’s very comfy ah yes that is another Improvement yeah your seat was pen when it on your NC on my older one yeah the seat was horrible it was hard well hard man I

Mean it weren’t too bad but it weren’t the best yeah this is a very nice Nimble machine see I feel like I could do that on the bikes we rode last week the kakis and well you could do this the Yamaha yeah cuz that’s what

Made me say on the Z 650 I was doing not to the extreme you just did it but my own little version that’s what made me say I feel a lot more confident on it but on that I know I feel very stiff on that

One so a rundown of all the bikes we tried what’s at the top of the list wellow about that well cuz last time it was the mto7 followed by the T 650 what is it now now you’ve rode the NC 750x DCT got to be the dctt man I mean i’

I’ve got no shame in admitting I’m a lazy I want I want ease and I want Comfort what’s what’s the reason you brought that cuz I’m a lazy that is a a lazy right because you got the frun it’s got less maintenance the valves are easy to

Adjust you barely have to stop for fuel fill-ups yeah right up my street it is the DCT that’s really sold it for you is it yeah but then imagine trying to Rebel DCT would you feel the same no so so the position of this spike

Is part of it as well isn’t it yeah 100% the position in and the Comfort like the rebel I just was not comfy at all to me yeah DCT is a bit special isn’t it yeah it’s a bit special in a good way can I have a go

No oh I would have more of a go cuz I might consider one please where we going to stop just a lay by up here you know with a burger van oh yeah I want it back the reason I’m like is cuz I really don’t I’m not jelling with

That NX at all you know no that is fair enough not that it’s a bad bike I think it’s a confidence issue with you in it it’s quite tall for you yeah it’s the high I’m not loving you can get it lowered but you sit on top of this bike whereas you see

You sit in it yeah and I do prefer I’ve discovered to in it and it makes you feel more connected with a bike yeah when you think you went for the scram I went for the Himalayan you sit in the Himalayan yeah you do and you sit on the

Scram so it’s just my preference that’s what I loved about my gs1200 you you sat you sit in that bike you feel I feel very perched on this yeah don’t make sure you leave me so I can actually get it up cuz it’s very um slopey there cuz I struggled to get

The CL up are you in no not yet cuz I was going to scoot up behind you so we’re a bit closer that’s was a good position give me it back I want it do you you know what happen babe didn’t you we lost thinging we headset just went off

Then hello what you say you know what happened didn’t you what we’ll buy one of these they’ll bring a 2025 model it’ll have a different swing arm and then and it’ll have that Dash I done this last time I bought the 2020 version year later they bring out this version

That’s right I’ll get that this year then you get the other one I’m waiting mate I don’t care about a swing arm I mean yeah it’s a bit fugly but I mean how much do I stare at that that’s got a lovely chunky Tire

Yours in D I’m going to put it in sport mode did you hold it oh that little YY I’m in sport baby all right after you sir W it’s better in sport oh I didn’t even think of changing mods what this go not happy although I’ve got heated grips now

I forgot about that oh I like that gear shift that’s well easy to press yeah that’s why I thought I’d give it a girl for let’s be brave so you can have fun if you want to yeah let’s knock down that’s cool it gently pulls the clutch in like

Lets it out so you don’t lock the wheel up left at there at the bottom yeah sport mode just keeps it in longer for a while oh does it yeah going to change modes on the Fly computer says No cuz you’ll conf fuzzle it no you

Can’t right so we are going to head back now Jody again has put another bike at the top of her list and that is the NC 750x DCT I thought I’d never hear that I know I never thought I’d say it the good thing about this as well you can proper

Deck it out with accessories heat grips on that one too yeah obviously hes hes heat grips are nice yeah I thought it’s lovely having um a low seat light yeah that was nice it’s a tough one for me I just don’t know what I prefer the

NX or this I’ll be happy with any any of them I really don’t know you just have to stay tuned we have got more to ride so thank you for joining us on this little ride as we take out both of Honda’s bestselling bikes and we can see

Why yeah you can stay tuned see what we end up with uh the next episode we are on suis so until then I’ve been Nick I’ve been Joe and we’ll catch you on the next episode right Z watch out for this tit May jump yeah I know I’m pretty sure

I was trying to look in the mirror I’m pretty sure he was doing a wheelie behind me for ages probably you ain’t going to be Wheeling one of these you wheel not