Ridefast January 2022

NC 750to
The Motul Roof Of Africa
Every time our friend Peter Schlüter from Hard Enduro World
comes over to SA to cover The Motul Roof Of Africa, we try
to shake him up a bike to use. This year Honda South Africa
loaned him the new NC750 DCT for his epic journey to Lesotho.
It was a cool plan because we’d only really ridden the bike at
the launch a few months ago. He shares his thoughts… and
you need to read it all in a German accent.
Pete says:
I love coming to South Africa to visit all of my Cousins! I don’t think that people realise just
how privileged you are when it comes to riding motorcycles, and I need to thank Honda
South Africa for always making me smile when I come here.
The last time I was here, they allowed me to use the Africa Twin, and I went to the launch
of the new 1100, so this year, I was happy to try something a little bit different. Kyle was
supposed to bring along the Dirt And Trail Magazine Africa Twin for the return trip, but
that’s another story…
I have ridden the Honda NC range before, but mostly for commuting at home, so I was
interested to see how the new DCT model handled a long journey like this.
It might look the same as the previous models, but it feels quite different, I can feel that
Honda has made some differences to the NC’s that I have ridden previously. It is more
comfortable with a bit more bottom end power than the previous models.
I found the bike really comfortable, typical Honda and there is nothing to complain about.
The saddle is wide and firm, the handlebars are well placed with controls all easy to use.
The screen is small, but effective. Even in the rain, the wind is pushed over the riders head.
The digital display is large and even in the bright sunshine is easy to read. It actually
displays so much information, everything from split trips, to average speeds, time, fuel
economy, range… who knows what else? It’s excellent and very simple.