If you dig reasonably economical touring bikes but are put off by the Honda NC700X's adventure-focused personality or its 32.7 inch seat height, you might appreciate the new-for-2014 CTX700. Based on an NC700X platform with the same 670cc parallel-twin canted forward 62 degrees for mass centralization, this horizontally stretched ride offers a lower seat height of 28.3 inches and a (now) more approachable starting price of $6,999.
Sadly, as with the NC700X, ABS is bundled with a dual-clutch transmission. The small fairing-equipped CTX700 (seen above) starts at $7,799, or $8,799 for the CTX700D with ABS and a dual-clutch transmission. The CTX700 is also available in naked form, starting at $6,999 for the CTX700N model, or $7,999 for the CTX700ND with ABS and a dual-clutch transmission. Both bikes should hit showrooms this Spring...
In related news, the NC700X has finally been renewed for the 2013 model year, and is now available in red-- not exactly groundbreaking news, though the strong-selling upright tourer does switch around its pricing in the process, swelling from $6,999 to $7,499 for the base model, while the ABS/DCT equipped version shrinks from $8,999 to $8,499.
Related:
- 2012 Honda NC700X Review: The $7,000, 64 MPG Cure for Motorcycle Malaise
- 2012 Honda NC700X: Everything You Need to Know
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I like them! Anything to get more people into motorcycles the better. people are gonna nay say this effort but I won’t.
Honda looking to the future instead of the retro styling of the past. Verity is the spice of life.
I can’t spell variety. lol
I’m not into this type of bike but if you are it looks like a good choice. Only bad move on Honda’s part is making people have to get the ABS with the Auto trans.
Wow, finally a touring bike for me! Every sport tourer and adventure bike I sit on, my feet don’t even reach the ground. This one would work perfectly for me.
Wow, Honda must have read my mind. I Have been staying awake nights trying to figure out how to modify the NX 700 so I could make it work for me. Honda has addressed every issue I Had. I intend to be the first kid on the block to have one of the new cxt’s.
I would like the ABS without the DCT as well. But my biggest dislike is the chain final drive. I make some long rides on my vfr800 and having to mess with the chain while on the road is annoying.
I rode the nc700x and I did like it. I want to see a picture of the front of this faired model. There don’t seem to be any out yet. I like them enough that if I could get abs with no dct make it shaft or even belt drive, I’d be all over it.
Love the CTX. However, will not go back to chain drive.
Love everything about the CTX700 except the chain drive. Why would anyone put a chain on a modern touring motorcycle.
ride this bike and everyone will laugh at you cause you are to uncoordinated to shift, this scooter is ment for girls,if a guy rides it make sure you have lipstick on a wearing a dress.
Have longed for a smaller Goldwing style motorcycle. But a chain drive! That’s a deal breaker
dwayne, believe it or not, some people ride for the enjoyment and not just to be noticed.
About 50% of comments address the (ridiculous) chain drive. Does Honda understand? I’m afraid not.
Why do certain outdated technical solutions survive? I have not the slightest idea.
In Germany, automated gear shift in cars is less than 10%, would you believe it?
Honda offers the scooter integer based on the 700 series, with dct, and …chain drive. That would have been my next bike. Would, if only.