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A traditional, non-adjustable 41mm fork handles suspension duties up front. Shown here is the optional Combined ABS on the single 320mm rotor. A twin-piston caliper comes standard, but a three-pot caliper is added on ABS models.
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Any discussion about the NC has to begin with its price. Starting at just $6999 for the standard-transmission variant, the bang-for-the-buck quotient is undoubtedly high. This is an impressive feat for a bike made in Japan, and is possible thanks to its use of inexpensive parts – mainly non-adjustable suspension and a single front brake rotor. More to the point, the NC is a world model, meaning this same platform (which is shared with the NC700S and Integra scooter/motorcycle hybrid) is used for markets all around the globe, thereby reducing production costs.
Under Its Skin.
That’s not to say the NC is cheap. In fact, it’s an all-new motorcycle from the ground up. The diamond-shape steel frame is a new design that incorporates the also-new 670cc parallel-Twin engine. Honda saved considerable time and resources when developing the NC’s engine by essentially designing it as one half of the four-cylinder, 1497cc engine used in the Fit automobile. The 73mm bore is identical but the stroke is substantially shorter. Both are SOHC with four valves per cylinder and similar camshaft/rocker arm architecture.
