2012 Honda NC700X
My history and experiences with this bike.
Honda’s “New Concept”
I don’t recall what first attracted me to this bike. I do remember that it didn’t get many glowing reviews, except the ones from actual owners of the bike!
I’m still working on this content… more to come soon!
Maintenance
07/17/2020 — 5090 — Purchased bike.
07/17/2020 — 5125 — Adjust throttle cable.
07/20/2020 — 5450 — Rotela 5w-40 T6 / Purolator L14612 (3.6 qt)
07/24/2020 — 5700 — MICHELIN Road 5 tires
08/04/2020 — 6600 — MICHELIN Road 5 rear tire
09/17/2020 — 8500 — Flush and fill front brake fluid
07/24/2021 — 12200 — Rotela 5w-40 T6 / Fram FD7317 (3.6 qt)
08/13/2021 — 12825 — Flush & Fill cooling system
08/13/2021 — 12825 — Valve adjust & new spark plugs (Denso SK20PR-L11)
08/14/2021 — 12840 — Replace rear brake pads
08/23/2021 — 13049 — Flush and fill rear brake fluid
10/30/2021 — 14000 — New chain (non-o-ring)
04/01/2023 — 18600 — Rotela 5w-40 T6 / Fram PH7317 (3.6 qt)
06/07/2023 — 20000 — New chain (non-o-ring)
07/28/2023 — 20660 — MICHELIN Road 5 front tire
05/24/2024 — 23000 — MICHELIN Road 5 rear tire
06/17/2024 — 23356 — Flush and fill front brake fluid
03/18/2025 — 24374 — Rotela 5w-40 T6 / Fram FD7317 (3.6 qt)
Fuel
Date Fuel Miles MPG Odometer
07/18/2020 - 1.897 - 139.6 - 73.59 - 5235
07/20/2020 - 2.609 - 198.1 - 75.93 - 5433
07/22/2020 - 2.907 - 224.2 - 77.12 - 5657
07/25/2020 - 1.758 - 130.9 - 74.46 - 5788
07/25/2020 - 2.001 - 159.9 - 79.91 - 5948
07/25/2020 - 1.049 - 077.0 - 73.40 - 6025
07/27/2020 - 1.700 - 126.2 - 74.24 - 6151
07/31/2020 - 2.949 - 225.8 - 76.57 - 6377
08/04/2020 - 3.715 - 282.2 - 75.96 - 6659
08/07/2020 - 1.795 - 128.5 - 71.59 - 6788
08/10/2020 - 1.033 - 074.1 - 71.73 - 6862
08/10/2020 - 0.952 - 077.1 - 80.99 - 6939
08/10/2020 - 2.268 - 178.2 - 78.57 - 7118
08/14/2020 - 2.910 - 215.1 - 73.91 - 7333
08/21/2020 - 2.860 - 219.6 - 76.78 - 7552
08/24/2020 - 1.558 - 128.6 - 82.54 - 7681
08/28/2020 - 2.557 - 205.6 - 80.41 - 7887
09/04/2020 - 2.659 - 203.4 - 76.58 - 8090
09/10/2020 - 1.837 - 143.7 - 78.23 - 8234
09/17/2020 - 4.067 - 289.7 - 71.23 - 8524
09/27/2020 - 2.679 - 207.2 - 77.34 - 8731
10/10/2020 - 2.675 - 201.6 - 75.36 - 8933
10/31/2020 - 1.814 - 126.1 - 69.51 - 9059
11/09/2020 - 2.192 - 161.9 - 73.86 - 9221
03/03/2021 - 3.394 - 213.1 - 62.79 - 9434
03/09/2021 - 2.490 - 179.4 - 72.05 - 9613
03/22/2021 - 2.081 - 151.0 - 72.56 - 9764
03/30/2021 - 2.498 - 183.0 - 73.26 - 9947
04/10/2021 - 2.696 - 191.7 - 71.10 - 10139
05/02/2021 - 3.404 - 236.0 - 69.33 - 10375
05/16/2021 - 2.328 - 171.0 - 73.45 - 10546
05/22/2021 - 2.850 - 208.5 - 73.16 - 10755
06/14/2021 - 2.937 - 220.2 - 74.97 - 10975
06/16/2021 - 2.619 - 199.9 - 76.33 - 11175
06/22/2021 - 2.621 - 174.3 - 66.50 - 11349
06/28/2021 - 1.667 - 123.3 - 73.97 - 11473
06/28/2021 - 1.864 - 154.9 - 83.10 - 11628
07/04/2021 - 2.886 - 215.7 - 74.74 - 11844
07/14/2021 - 2.317 - 181.4 - 78.29 - 12025
07/26/2021 - 2.368 - 181.6 - 76.69 - 12206
08/02/2021 - 2.484 - 182.4 - 73.44 - 12389
08/06/2021 - 3.054 - 231.9 - 75.93 - 12621
08/15/2021 - 2.918 - 219.1 - 75.09 - 12840
08/23/2021 - 2.799 - 208.6 - 74.53 - 13049
08/30/2021 - 3.031 - 234.2 - 77.27 - 13283
09/07/2021 - 2.797 - 211.1 - 75.47 - 13494
09/27/2021 - 3.108 - 231.0 - 74.32 - 13725
10/12/2021 - 2.392 - 188.8 - 78.93 - 13914
11/16/2021 - 2.525 - 174.6 - 69.15 - 14089
12/27/2021 - 2.680 - 193.9 - 72.35 - 14283
03/05/2022 - 1.970 - 142.7 - 72.44 - 14425
04/12/2022 - 2.262 - 158.4 - 70.03 - 14584
04/29/2022 - 2.901 - 201.9 - 69.60 - 14786
04/15/2022 - 2.417 - 177.3 - 73.36 - 14963
05/30/2022 - 2.365 - 176.0 - 74.42 - 15134
06/11/2022 - 3.623 - 283.2 - 78.17 - 15422
06/20/2022 - 1.711 - 133.7 - 78.14 - 15556
06/27/2022 - 2.904 - 225.9 - 77.79 - 15782
07/04/2022 - 2.708 - 214.8 - 79.32 - 15997
07/12/2022 - 3.067 - 248.9 - 81.15 - 16245
07/16/2022 - 2.788 - 210.3 - 75.43 - 16456
07/22/2022 - 2.861 - 227.2 - 79.41 - 16683
07/26/2022 - 2.393 - 173.9 - 72.67 - 16857
07/29/2022 - 3.027 - 237.1 - 78.33 - 17094
08/10/2022 - 2.558 - 206.2 - 80.61 - 17301
08/17/2022 - 2.275 - 182.2 - 80.09 - 17483
08/24/2022 - 2.237 - 173.8 - 77.69 - 17657
09/07/2022 - 2.367 - 184.2 - 77.82 - 17841
09/26/2022 - 2.645 - 202.2 - 76.45 - 18043
10/28/2022 - 3.011 - 212.7 - 70.64 - 18256
03/06/2023 - 2.688 - 197.3 - 73.40 - 18453
04/03/2023 - 2.199 - 159.2 - 72.40 - 18613
04/10/2023 - 3.028 - 219.0 - 72.32 - 18832
05/07/2023 - 2.545 - 194.5 - 76.42 - 19026
05/17/2023 - 1.945 - 151.0 - 77.63 - 19177
05/17/2023 - 1.935 - 149.3 - 77.16 - 19327
05/18/2023 - 2.432 - 181.9 - 74.79 - 19509
05/18/2023 - 2.606 - 204.3 - 78.40 - 19713
06/05/2023 - 2.477 - 188.9 - 76.26 - 19902
07/04/2022 - 4.167 - 319.1 - 76.58 - 20221
07/17/2023 - 2.640 - 208.2 - 78.87 - 20429
07/28/2023 - 2.865 - 224.1 - 78.22 - 20653
08/20/2023 - 4.442 - 350.2 - 78.84 - 21004
09/01/2023 - 4.425 - 358.3 - 80.97 - 21362
09/11/2023 - 2.442 - 195.1 - 79.89 - 21557
09/20/2023 - 1.857 - 150.8 - 81.21 - 21708
09/25/2023 - 2.492 - 203.6 - 81.70 - 21912
09/26/2023 - 2.747 - 217.5 - 79.18 - 22129
09/29/2023 - 1.899 - 151.2 - 79.62 - 22280
10/11/2023 - 2.416 - 187.3 - 77.53 - 22468
03/04/2024 - 2.124 - 155.2 - 73.07 - 22623
03/30/2024 - 2.813 - 215.8 - 76.72 - 22834
05/25/2024 - 2.487 - 196.3 - 78.93 - 23035
06/13/2024 - 2.801 - 211.8 - 75.62 - 23247
07/04/2024 - 2.918 - 233.6 - 80.05 - 23481
07/21/2024 - 2.898 - 223.9 - 77.26 - 23705
08/14/2024 - 2.747 - 215.8 - 78.56 - 23920
03/10/2025 - 2.419 - 174.2 - 72.01 - 24094
03/17/2025 - 3.252 - 237.4 - 73.00 - 24331
05/08/2025 - 3.016 - 217.4 - 72.08 - 24549
05/25/2025 - 2.605 - 191.6 - 73.55 - 24740
06/01/2025 - 2.629 - 187.3 - 71.24 - 24928