I can buy a quick shifter for my 2001 R1150GS for less than that.

@@bigred8438 When the NT1100 will be as old as your R1150GS, the quick shifter for Honda will cost 5 bucks

Its growing on me too😎

First time I've seen this bike I said "it is so ugly for first view that I want it!". Now I really like the look of it plus practicality it has - brilliant combination! I am looking forward to see the new NT 700 or 800 - that would be a hit for me!

If you are after a tourer bike its the last thing you want. Who needs chain maintenance every few hundred miles instead of riding the damned thing?

Ooo… that’s a great point.

Disagree. Honda created a bike that is not competitive in the market. Not for the price they are asking. This bike is supposed to be competing VS the likes of the F900XR and Tracer 9 GT but just falls flat on its face, it's MUCH heavier, less equipped and the engine is really lacklustre, say what you want, that 1100 cc parallel twin is weak, boring and anemic. I heavily disagree with your electronics statement. I grew up on bikes without electronics, and now I have a bike packed with them. I put more miles on my bikes in a year than most do in their lives and I've yet to have a fault on my S1000XR that's at all related to electronics. It's a perfectly reliable bike and the electronics on it are awesome. It makes the bike fun to ride when you wanna mess about but don't wanna micro manage everything. You just twist and go, pull and stop, no drama, the option is always there to turn them off completely within 5 seconds.

@@AntaresSQ01 How do you know if it is supposed to be a competitor of the f900xr or the tracer? This is your statement because all i can see is a completely different bike than these 2. Not all sport tourers are the same. Some are 60%sport-40%touring like the tracer. This bike is more like 30%sport-70%touring and obviously not for riders like you. I believe that for the price it's one of the best choices for someone looking for a bike like this. How much would you like it to cost, 9k?? And about the electronics, can you say that it is like this in every bike out there? I believe not. I believe you are just one of the lucky ones that paid a lot of money to have this kind of reliability. But i strongly believe that in 10 years from now, your opinion will be different. I really hope im wrong though.

@@trantas4 It is a competitor quite simply because noone is looking for this kind of bike when you have bikes that can do touring AND sport just as good if not better and it is priced to be a competitor. There'll be people buying this just like there are people buying the NC750, there is no question about that. But that doesn't make it a good bike. People who don't care about power and want a reliable touring bike will go for the Versys 650 as it's almost 5k cheaper whilst doing all the same things this bike does. People who want super comfortable touring will go with a grand tourer like the goldwing or the K1600 from BMW, yes they are very expensive but people looking for these kinda bikes rarely compromise. I personally paid way less than this bike costs for a much better bike, but even now you can get leftover 0 mile S1000XRs for 13k at which point there isn't even a competition. Honda had some really cool looking concepts for this bike, a lightweight, compact upright tourer using the africa twin engine, and that'd have been fine and interesting, but instead they came out with this under equipped whale of an ugly bike...

@@AntaresSQ01 You are clearly someone that base your opinion on spec sheets. And i am clearly the exact opposite. That being said i don't thing we will agree on this one. Maybe this bike is for the people that can't afford a Goldwing and they may want to go a little faster on the twists every once in a while. And for people that put reliability as a priority when it comes to touring. This bike checks all the boxes for me because i like riding my bikes and not my bikes doing everything for me. I like to learn from my mistakes and not depend on electronics to save me. That is my opinion though and i understand that not many people agree with me. No hard feelings.. P.S. The fact that a bike does not look like a jet fighter, does not mean it's ugly. Maybe it means you care about looks more than anything else. If you ride bikes to draw attention, that's not the bike for you ;)

@@trantas4 Fair enough, I agree we won't agree, however I for sure am the rider this bike is "aimed" at and It's missed the mark by miles. I don't ride for attention, but I like my bikes to have proper proportions and sharp lines, for personal pleasure. I own a 1st gen S1000XR that I put 15k miles on in the last 7 months, about 50% of that in twisties, 30% touring and 20% commuting, if that's not asking for reliable what is? What many people fail to understand about electronics is they don't nanny you, you don't "depend" on them. It goes this way: You hit the limit of the BIKE --> electronics intervene. Not the other way around. You still have to control yourself to NOT hit the limit of the bike, the electronics are just there in case you screw up. The only difference between this and a bike with no electronics is that you - most likely - won't crash needlessly, and you can LEARN from your mistakes. Doesn't mean you'll be bouncing off of TC every corner just because you have it... Now I also track this bike (which you will absolutely NOT do with the NT1100, talk about versatility) and even on track in high intermediate group I almost never get the TC to activate and ABS only occasionally barely intervenes on the rear wheel, which is inconsequential and actually a bit intrusive. Apart from that the only electronics that I rely on is wheelie control, not that I can't do a launch by myself, or control wheelies, it's just simply because it's easier, and more fun to twist and go and not have to worry about it coming up.

At seventy years old, I’m inclined to keep a smaller multi-purpose “off tarmac” bike, sell my beloved Honda VFR and buy the NT. For me, it will depend on availability in North America and . . . well, that’s about all.

1100cc and 250kg full - I wouldn't think that is the middle weight bike, really. More between middle and heavy but I might be wrong!

250kg is not really middleweight is it

Too expensive

If they had done that it would have been heavier and more expensive and then you'd be complaining about the weight and price.

Competent and bland is Honda's brand. I'm surprised their bikes don't come in beige.

Probably saved you some embarrassment there turning up for a quick group on one! 😅

Totally agree…. Or in Tri colour with gold of black wheels 👍

@@Parkyste I'm with you on that.

ticks all the boxes??? its got a chain! you want to be adjusting, cleaning and lubricating after each day on a tour? I think not.

dont bother with this bike if you want to go touring unless you enjoy chain maintenance at the end of each day. Its a joke as a tourer.

They keep making bikes for years, now It provokes "interest", but as the time pass they start putting colors and stuff to keep It interesting. My versys when It was introduced It was so plain, now they make them with more colors. Just a sales thing

The lack of color is better than what Yamaha does were they sell extremely ugly color combinations the first year and the next years they release and more humane ones.

One of the thing I like about my Royal Enfield, lots of colour choices

A Triumph trademark and just as Honda follow suit Triumph start to introduce colour because of user feedback.

A marketing thing I think. I'm not going to upgrade for 2 new add-ons & colour though!

It has a centre stand

I just sold my VFR1200x (that’s what it is called in the U.S.). I am. 6’4” but was tired of the weight. Don’t get me wrong, it was a blast out on the highway and through twisty roads on good pavement. However, I don’t miss it as much as I thought I would. I am currently riding a 2014 CB1100. The suspension is crap but I love the smaller profile and buttery smooth inline 4 engine and it’s retro styling. I will consider this NT when it comes out though.

If it was in red (Or CBR-R paint) I'd buy it, but these colors are boring.

It is a nice bike, I like it also. You can check my content. You may like it. Thanks anyway. :)

I agree there should be a red one! When I buy A bike I chose red first, then white, then…. But never black or grey. I might wait for the 2023 model revamp as it’s likely to just be different paint, hopefully including red 😀

This bike is absolutely useless as a tourer. You like bike maintenance that much that you want to play with your oily chain every day? A shaft drive needs no maintenance for thousands of miles....think about it.

There is now !!!!!

No way I love the tech on my f900xr and it has saved my ass numerous of times at least you should be able to choose if you want the tech or not.

@@silotx get some training, you shouldn’t be relying on rider aids to save you.