One of my neighbors, who I didn't know at the time, stopped by with an NC700 while I was working on the China bike. He offered up a ride, and I thought it was really damn cool. Very much like shifting our BMW. I took it up a small hill and loved that you never really lose power, and never break the back tire loose while shifting under power. It's not the sort of bike I want right now, but it was quite impressive. And he had SO many custom-fit accessories, I guess it must be a really popular bike.