LeMans Fan

The RI bike looks nice, but it also highlights all of the changes to Scud's bike- paint matching, Mistral cans, nice rotors, etc... And that's just the stuff you can tell from across the parking lot. Is it just me, or did the factory really paint the head covers a more orange-y color than red? Just the lighting?

It's funny you mention that... There was a NTX for sale in Winnemucca NV maybe a year ago at this point. Had ~ 3,000 miles, tons of extras, was only asking $4,500-5K. It too was bright orange, couldn't possibly miss it. Unfortunately, he had it for sale right as Tahoe was getting slammed with snow, no way to get it home. Maybe it was fortunate- it sure made the decision easy, if somewhat disappointing. They appear to be great value for the money, especially against the GS-A's and some Multistradas that I've seen with 30-75K miles and still wanting $15-25K.... Maybe if I end up with a job outside of California.

Truth be told- I have entirely too many motorcycles at my house, most a result of being "too good to pass up". This is very much a, "My brain says no, my heart says yes" moment. Sincerely, I hope your NC goes off to a good home. I certainly don't need and probably shouldn't be buying another bike - but I also realize what the chances are of another NC (Much less a fully gone through, and tastefully upgraded one) appearing for sale near me is. My ergonomics issues are generally related to how 'pinched' my legs are, IE. high + rear foot pegs w/ low seat height. My go-to is a K1200R, recently picked up a black '05 999S. The 999 is actually quite nice- much more comfortable than a 1098S or 1199R. I did some looking, and the seat heights of a V11 and a 999 are similar, I suspect a V11 would likely be just fine. Iconic had a nice NTX not that long ago (And, the blue was amazing!). In my eyes, I see them as touring and commuting bikes. At present I don't have the time for touring, and I do not think I will be commuting on a bike in California... I have already learned the hard way that many late-to-work drivers believe residential stop signs are "Slow down to 30" signs.

Wanted to comment on Saturday, took a minute to get account approval, so I kind of assume a line must have formed already... If the deal falls through on the 15th, I'm interested. How's the ergonomics for 6'8 and 250#?