Concentrating on "not dying" takes one's mind off the seat! 🤣🤣 I'm good with the NC750X seat. I ride a Brooks bicycle saddle!

I commute a 100 miles round journey a day on my NC750X. The seat leaves me happy to be home for sure, but it's definitely not the worst seat I've been on.

I love your videos, they are rare nowadays. I rode the NC750S for a month, Strange I never noticed that the seat was that bad. I noticed that the boring bike was so fun to ride and the under powered engine have plenty of torque at low end. I think my mind have so much fun with this boring slow under powered bike that he forget to complain about the seat or anything else. 😂

@AfricaTwin-Stuff

2 жыл бұрын

Ha! Thanks mate.

Good advice bout moving round. It's also very true the moment we start to 're-concentrate' because of a bend or gravel etc, how we forget how much the arse is hurting. Usual high quality stuff. Thank you.

Wise man with a wealth of knowledge Well done Love the videos

Real good review mate. You're the best.

I modified the seat on my NC750X just by filling the front slope with comfort foam, to make the overall seat less inclined, while keeping the original fabric, to preserve the aesthetic of the bike. Actually I also added a bit of foam in the rear part of the seat, but it is subtle. I raised over an inch (about 3cm) in the front. This allows me to stay for longer periods of time exactly in the spot where I like to seat, and reduces knee pain (which is gone now), because my legs no longer have to fight to push my body back. It was cheap, I spent about 30 euros at a local business (I'm in Portugal). Absolutely no brainer. Forget about buying comfort seats, they're way too expensive.

@MrJpaulo007

8 ай бұрын

Hello @davidmpoliveira1, could you send some photos of your bench by email? I bought an NC last week and I find the seat very uncomfortable.

Here in L.A., riding on the freeway at 75+mph, the seat gets uncomfortable in about an hour. The whole ride kind of does, with the wind blast, road and wind noise. If we had roads more like yours, yes, i could see riding for hours, under 60 mph, getting great mileage on the NC...

@GER308

2 жыл бұрын

Just did a 4 hour ride to Colmar France doing 90-100 mph the whole way. Puig Screen and a cheap deflector and it’s fine.

Just did a 10 day 6 country trip. Threw a Airhawk imitation on and was fine. I take it off for daily riding. I’ve done 8+ hour days on the stock seat though and well it’s not worse than a lot of other bikes.

Very nice review about motorcycle seats and seating comfort, thank you!

I bought a air hawk for mine. Found the seat uncomfortable Now sadly just traded it in unable to ride it, to painful due to a worn out hip joints. The Honda Nc750X is the longest I've ever owned a bike very sad to see it go. So now got a Harley with forward controls must more comfortable. I just want to keep biking as long as I can.

Just got back from a 360 mile run to Wales and back. No real problems. Not Goldwing comfy for sure, but not a pain in the a**e either.

Thanks for the review. I did a 1025 km trip a while back and I tried a piece of sheepskin on the seat. It made a big difference but after 8 hours I think any seat will hurt. It was an endurance run and we had 12 hours to finish. Made it in 11 hours 30 minutes and I was not even that tired. Lot of superbikes took part as well and although they rode a lot faster than me a lot finished the same time as me because they had to stop a lot more. Sometimes I wish the NC could be a bit faster but then I remind myself why I bought it in the first place. It's not about how fast you get there but how much you enjoy getting there. Keep up the nice channel.

@AfricaTwin-Stuff

3 жыл бұрын

Well said. Spot on.

Changed my NC750 seat to a Shad. No complaints 😊

It's fine for 100 or 200 miles. If you're doing 200+ miles every day for a month you might notice it. Gel seat toppers work wonders for extreme comfort. One huge contributing factor not mentioned here is what you choose to wear between your arse and the seat.. My jeans or textiles can get a bit uncomfortable on longer journeys, but my leathers tend to keep my rear-end comfy all day!

I rode 2800 miles with 6 hour trips at 1 hour rides with 30 minute brakes for 2 weeks. My 2012 NC700 was ok with just a bead seat cover. I'm at 5'7 and 160lbs.

Great video, I found that adding a medium alaska leather sheepskin to my nc750x and vstrom helped tremendously. Plus keeps everything breathable if you know what I mean.

bravo from texas, my nc700 seat gets troublesome after 40 mins, i installed a wooden beads pad, now i can ride for hours. Dang 60 miles comes really quick...

Lifting the front part of the seat - as you showed in one of your clips - does help allot on this bike. I followed your advice ( THANKS ALLOT 👍 ) and did about the same thing. IT HAS become more comfortable. 👍👍👍 Actually that's what was done on the 2021 model - they "flattened" the sit out, and it is better than the 2017-2020.... It is not yet the new Suzuki DL1050 XT ( I find it pretty comfortable ), but it is fine.

Good point on the video with moving and changing the position on the bike for more comfort. Still the design of the seat it's the main issue, it doesn't let you more room to play around with your body positioning, the shitty slope keeps you there or pushes you forward. I've changed mine 11,000 Km ago and I can see no reason to go back to standard seat. Thankfully they've changed the seat design for the new NC750X and it's way much better, even though the composition it's barely the same. Greetings!

Odd things seats. My push bike seat is a Brooks leather item, and has absolutely no softness to it at all. Yet is by far the most comfortable bicycle seat I have ever used.

I put a Sargent seat on, it's not the padding that's an issue, it's the tipping forward, I plan on doing the modification to fix the tipping, and hopefully that will make a difference. I do find that I need to take a break every hour to hour and a quarter, just to move around.

Really been thinking of buying myself a NC750X.. Just can't afford it right now..

Hi from Tim in Adelaide i have to say i find my NC750 S seat extremely uncomfortable on long rides but i will try some of your tips and see if that helps, thanks for your videos

It seems to me that most NC riders complain *a lot* about the seat. A friend of mine is a well-known custom seat maker, so I had mine replaced. I'm not complaining 🤣

I took your advice and raised the front of the seat. With a home made bracket. Just finished a 7000klm ride from Brisbane to Darwin. With those klm's your ass is going to get sore. Plus I have highway pegs. Which made it a lot comfortable.

@AfricaTwin-Stuff

3 жыл бұрын

Wow. Epic journey.

Ive had mine from new (and I love it) Jan 2017 and done 28000 miles. I often do 200+ mile trips and my bum does get sore on the motorways after an hour. I move around and stand when I can. I am considering seeing if I can upgrade the seat if there's anything suitable. For short trips its absolutely fine

For me, I've noticed riding position matters a lot more than seat softness. Some cruisers I've had killed my back after an hour because I couldn't stand up.

I had my seat redone and rider's seat is better, not by far, but better. It wasn't all that bad stock. Pillion seat really made all the difference (that was the reason to redo it in the first place)

You have had some nice bikes over the years 😉 i had a 2018 v Strom 650 best stock seat i had at the moment got a 2021 1050 xt v Strom and seats abit like the nc750x it's ok Cheers 🍻

Thought about replacing it but somehow it’s ok enough so I didn’t bother any more.

I was thinking of rerouting my gas tank fill and making a different and flatter and softer more comfortable seat. On longer trips I like to move around and stretch. That's more possible with a flatter seat.

Mate I have owned a lot of the same bikes as you, wish I still had them, back to the seat issue I agree 100% on what you say about seat comfort, well said.

@AfricaTwin-Stuff

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. I’d like to still own a number of my previous bikes. Sadly I’ve always been too poor to keep them 😢

The seat on the new nc is fine !

Another great video. Thought provoking. Thanks. What section of road was the twistie bit ?The video at 0430 the scenery was stunning...🤗

@AfricaTwin-Stuff

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. Twisted? - Oxley highway between Port Macquarie and Walcha NSW.

@GC-xy2ec

3 жыл бұрын

@@AfricaTwin-Stuff yeh love the twisties...I'm thinking about doing an overnight trip up there..I'd love to catch nup with you if it free.? Cheers from Canbbbrrra brrr brr😨

@AfricaTwin-Stuff

3 жыл бұрын

The Oxley has only just been opened again after being closed for a long time due to rain and flood damage. They had to repair something like 70 land slips.

Greetings from Northern Ireland, seat will "do ritley" as we say, its not the best, and its not a sofa, happy enough 👍👍👍

I will never understand why Honda will not fix this consistent complaint from its consumers?? Seems like an easy fix from the factory. I finally fixed the slope and that helped, but that damn seat is still hard an uncomfortable after an hour or two. Cmon Honda get on this!!

Great video, thanks. How good/bad is the pillion seat? I'm seriously considering this bike but somewhat concerned about my wife's comfort.

@AfricaTwin-Stuff

2 жыл бұрын

I can’t comment. Wendy has her own bike. But I don’t consider it very good for a pillion as standard.

Try an airhawk seat pad ive had mine a year and its ace and travel much further

Lol... love the wood knock

It's fair to say that Honda could have done a bit more research into the seat on this bike. Many years back I had an Aprilia Caponord, a wonderful big, heavy version of the NC750X. I once rode it from John O' Groats at the very top of Scotland to my home in London, stopping only for fuel and Mars bars and took me around 17 hrs. I expected to be walking like John Wayne when I finally got home, but no, I was fine. However, 100 miles or so on my NC750X leaves me with the feeling like I'd 'bent over in the showers of a maximum security prison'!

@AfricaTwin-Stuff

7 ай бұрын

Arrrr so the NC was more fun then? 🤣

@ericwilliams2317

7 ай бұрын

🤣👍@@AfricaTwin-Stuff

Yes, it is, changed it straight away for a Shad

just bought a nc750 s dct to replace my scrapped nc700 after i was knocked off last year and i am getting it on wednesday.i think the seat height is slightly lower compared to my old nc700 and this worries me slightly especially on long rides.any info or videos you have to increase the height of the seat would be much appreciated.

Hi Adrián, nice vídeo, NC seat is good for me, but I would like to know if you miss something from your GS 1200?. I would like to change my NC for one of those but I'm not really sure.

@AfricaTwin-Stuff

3 жыл бұрын

What do I miss? The size. The GS fitted me better as I’m 190cm. I liked the feel of the boxer engine in the GS. But considering the NC is less than half the price of a GS, and I love the feel of the NC engine, I won’t be changing back.

I just ordered an OEM seat because the previous owner had a Seat Concepts on the NC I bought but I find that it makes the seat height too high. The Seat Concepts seems to have a nice amount of padding but it's too excessively thick and wide. My 29" inseam doesn't like it.

@jamescroft4298

3 жыл бұрын

@ ropey substance do you want to part with the Seat Concepts cover?

Nice history of your bikes. My bum goes numb on the bike, on the couch, it 's just uncomfortable being sat upon.

@AfricaTwin-Stuff

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. It’s a worry. Maybe a vibrating one would help? 🤔

Have been on the 2021 NC yet? I see many say its much improved and was wondering what your thinking is about it?

@AfricaTwin-Stuff

2 жыл бұрын

No I haven’t. The NC is no longer available in Oz. But I wouldn’t be interested in it anyway, with its lower ground clearance and more complex electronics.

I want my second bike to be an NC, my plan is to do my fast bike stage later in life, if I have it at all. Because I know deep down what would happen if I got an inline 4, I'd have to hear it scream

@AfricaTwin-Stuff

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. I know what you mean. I loved the sound of my Kawa 600 on full noise.

@loooooopy

3 жыл бұрын

@@AfricaTwin-Stuff whilst I'm young I want my "boring bike" phase, you along with others have made me want an nc750, for numerous reasons, if I ever have a fast bike I want to use it on track

Mate any chance you could tell me the paint color or code name off your bike. I have the same bike. I just dropped it in shed scratch the tank. Trying to find the paint code . Cheers mate love your video.

@AfricaTwin-Stuff

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry. No idea.

I decided to think outside of the box with my NC seat. The extra padding I require will be built into me. I am now 1 stone heavier and the jury is still out. Now if you excuse me I need to go and eat some more biscuits...

@AfricaTwin-Stuff

3 жыл бұрын

Now that’s good thinking 🤗

Having no built in padding and long legs (and a KZ550Ltd seat that I believed killed my bum years ago) the only seat I seem to tolerate longer than an hour or two is a Russell Day Long. 6-700 miles are no brainers. A stock Moto Guzzi Griso seat was the worst for me in recent history. An after market K&H high seat for the CB1100 proved to look good, but murder on the bum. RDL has been ordered. With seats, your mileage will vary. Some guys are able to sit on anything for days on end and not be bothered. sigh....

It's fair to say the Ozies are built slightly differently. 😂

Yes, I know it's about the seat, but I see you put an extension on your windshield. Does that help to get rid of the wind noise around your helmet? Been driving my NC 750 DX for 2 years now (with corona interruption) and think the saddle is getting better. Especially if you put a black sheepskin from Alaska over it. Sorry for the bad english, it's not my native language.

@AfricaTwin-Stuff

3 жыл бұрын

Wind noise? Only thing that will reduce wind noise is either 1.No screen at all, or 2. A massive screen you have to look through. The extension helps to reduce buffeting at higher speeds but doesn’t reduce noise.

@JefVeBe

3 жыл бұрын

@@AfricaTwin-Stuff I had one (from suzuki Burgman) on my Honda ST 1100 and it helped tremendously in noise reduction. Hence the question. Thanks for your reply.

Got the Shad seat on mine - really 👍

I'm on a 2012 NC700S and it certainly isn't a comfortable seat. But it is good enough and alternatives seem expensive. I wouldn't do a long trip without the AirHawk though.

@waltermh111

3 жыл бұрын

I use the airhawk and love it, a "cheaper" alternative to a full seat replacement.

When I bought my Triumph 800 XR, 30 mins my bum would be burning! Worst seat ever! So I bought a Sargent seat. $600 USD pricey, but since I got a real good deal on the bike [friend of the the dealer], I did well. 300+miles a day, no problem!

Well after years of mounting biking I find the seat a luxury 🤷‍♂️

@AfricaTwin-Stuff

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. It’s all comparative.

Before watching the video: Nope it's comfy, nothing wrong with it.

@HondaDCT

3 жыл бұрын

I've changed from your "comfy" to "much more comfy" It was GREAT change! Worth every penny.

Did I hear you correctly, you have ridden 1000k/621 miles in a day? At av of 40mph that's nearly 16 hours, without breaks! Doff my pommie hat to you Sir!

@AfricaTwin-Stuff

Жыл бұрын

Ha! 100-110 km/ hr for that distance. So 12 hrs with breaks.

Being 2m tall and 120kg heavy, I switched from the factory seat to Shad aftermarket. I will never go back. No matter what, my lower back was aching after 20 minutes, Not the but, but the back. About standing in the pegs. I have tried it, but when I do so, I am not able to ride. Can tall rider like me stand in pegs of NC 750X?

@AfricaTwin-Stuff

3 жыл бұрын

Standing? I’m only 190cm and have bar risers and lowered pegs so I can stand up straight.

I reckon it's fine, but I getting older so the senses are dulling somewhat 😂

@AfricaTwin-Stuff

3 жыл бұрын

Ha! Hadn’t thought of that. You might be onto something there. 🤗

The seat sucks, I ordered a corbin seat, I'll let you know if it was worth $500.00

Better start identifying which year of NC750 you are referring to. I think the 2021 seat is totally different.

@AfricaTwin-Stuff

3 жыл бұрын

From most accounts the 21 seat is the same except for the slope being fixed. But fair enough - it’s a 2016 model.

Concerning 'seat-comfort' - I think there will be as many different answers as there are many different people ... so WHAT SHOULD HONDA DO? ... In my opinion they should offer different 'qualities' of NC750X seats! ... WHY? ... they sell their bikes all around the world ... BUT ... people are different here and there ... an everage Japanese/Chinese guy is smaller and lighter in weight than an everage European guy or American guy ... AND ... some guys like to ride more sportiv, some guys like to travel more relaxed ... some guys ride only short distances, some guys like long-distance-touring ... so this is the reason why we have After-Market/Second-Market products! ... today it is easy to find an alternative on the WWW ... and if not ... find a manufacture which does it by hand according to your special needs! ... RIDE SAFE and WITH JOY!

@AfricaTwin-Stuff

3 жыл бұрын

Well said.

I don't particularly mind the buttocks, but the masculine parts make me uncomfortable, maybe because I'm skinny and long, I don't know, but every so many kilometers I have to stand in the stirrups and settle down, I don't know if I'm clear !! good video

everything ok… but still it hurts my 4§§ after 3 minutes. Yes, 3 minutes. If I want to stand up, I need another bike. One without seats…

I've sat on more comfortable electric chairs It's a terrible seat and the budget nature of the bike doesn't forgive that I'm afraid I've ridden cheap Indian and Chinese bikes that had much better saddles The owner shouldn't have to chock up the front of it to compensate for Hondas crap slopey design and the foam is way too hard with no give in the cover (which is part of the problem) - just a simple layer of softer foam would fix it for about what, £10 all in extra on the bike? So am afraid I don't agree with you Adrian

@AfricaTwin-Stuff

3 жыл бұрын

Don’t agree? That’s fine. I’m happy for you to be wrong! Just kidding.

@scottsellers9039

3 жыл бұрын

It seems that Honda expects these motorcycles will be ridden almost like a naked bike, where the wind pushes the rider back in the seat, counteracting the forward slope. Many owners, myself included, put up a large wind screen, but now the seat pitches you forward. If I where to change anything about the seat, I would make it a little narrower in the front, as it bunches my paints and causes some chafing if I'm not careful to stop and rearrange at the first sign of discomfort. As I stated elsewhere, I ride a leather Brooks bicycle saddle. I learned from cycling that you need a firm saddle that supports your sit bones, or a full on couch like seat that spreads your whole weight across your whole bottom. Anything in-between, and you gradually sink into the padding until your sit bones bottom out, while the middle padding pushes up against soft tissue in an unpleasant manner. One of the reasons I dislike cruser motorcycles is I can't stand up and air it all out!

You’ve obviously never ridden on a standard dr650 haha

@AfricaTwin-Stuff

2 жыл бұрын

Yep. Lots of bikes with hard seats. None of the dirt bikes I have owned (apart from a KLR 650 - if you can call that a dirt bike) was built for comfort.

Well, when it comes to seat height, many sensible riders/uTubers would mention their height and inseam so that we can imagine ourselves on that bike. On the other hand, as regards the seat comfort, I have not seen any biker providing further information about their rear-end anatomy ; we need a point of reference, don't we. It seems some sort of creative, yet tasteful demonstration of the matter is in order. To further prove the point, any reasonable person would agree that a bike seat feeling lean and mean by our friend Woody Allen, would feel plush and down right comfy by annoying Kardashians; I know, life is not fair at all. So, what if you become the great pioneer on this and show others how it can be done. I bet you would be the only one on the planet embarking upon this.... Measurements are our friends. Civilizations could not exist without inventing measurements. Thanks for the video. I will be getting my NC in a couple of weeks (after waiting for an eternity, 6 months that is and in Dubai).....Cheers

@AfricaTwin-Stuff

2 жыл бұрын

Ha! Very funny. Sadly empirical measurement seems to have nothing to do with how we each react to the same thing. So my opinion is in reality worthless - much like most of my vids 🤔

@Golobtin

2 жыл бұрын

@@AfricaTwin-Stuff Well dear, your videos are based on common sense, which does not seem to be that common nowadays, especially when the subject has a cult like existence, motorbike world that is. Cheers and be safe

Oh Honda, cutting corners to keep the price competitive. Put on a Corbin seat in the first 500 miles and it change the character of the bike. Stock seat in the trash.

Just wear a pair of padded bicycle underwear on long trips. Problem solved for £10.

Bike in the world, most horrible uncomfortable seat in the world. WTF were they thinking?!?!?!

@AfricaTwin-Stuff

2 жыл бұрын

I think you must have lived a sheltered life. There are heaps of bikes with worse seats that cost two or thee times the NC. 😁 I’m happy with the seat comfort.

@indigo196799

2 жыл бұрын

@@AfricaTwin-Stuff I dont really live a sheltered life. 42 year riding, i lost count of the bikes i owned, 70k km on my nc, by far the worse seat design and confort i encountered.