Honda NT1100 - DCT

[donnyj08]

I’m considering buying a 2025 Honda NT1100 DCT. Does anyone have a Honda with a DCT?

I’m curious on your ownership experience? I have put 14K miles on a 2024 KTM 790 Adventure in the last year or so. I’m considering buying a sport touring bike as an alternative for long cross country touring which is my favorite type of riding.

 

[The_Sheriff]

I’m considering buying a 2025 Honda NT1100 DCT. Does anyone have a Honda with a DCT?

I’m curious on your ownership experience? I have put 14K miles on a 2024 KTM 790 Adventure in the last year or so. I’m considering buying a sport touring bike as an alternative for long cross country touring which is my favorite type of riding.

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I had a NC700 DCT years ago and I liked it alot. I found the DCT to be a great transmission and mine was an early one. I imagine they are even more refined today.
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[02SE]

I've ridden my buddies Goldwing which has a DCT transmission. He likes it a lot. I was less enthusiastic. See if you can test ride one at a demo day or similar.

 

[Oillover]

My 2010 Honda VFR1200 has a DCT.
It's fantastic!
Much different than conventional setup (obviously), but in a good way as it allows you time and concentration to focus on other aspects of riding.
I really think I've been spoiled by it...it's that good!

 

[gumboss]

I own a 2022 Honda Goldwing with the DCT transmission. I could not be happier. My bike has various transmission modes (tour, rain. economy, and sport). The sport is too aggressive for me, and I almost always use the tour mode. I love the fact the DCT allows me to focus on riding. It may not be for everybody, but I doubt I will personally go back to a manual transmission.

 

[The_Sheriff]

I've ridden my buddies Goldwing which has a DCT transmission. He likes it a lot. I was less enthusiastic. See if you can test ride one at a demo day or similar.

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One needs to spend some time with a DCT to fully appreciate and understand them to the fullest. I don’t know how long your ride was, but it takes more than just a ride or two to suss it out. They’re great.
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[Finklejag]

I own a 2022 Honda Goldwing with the DCT transmission. I could not be happier. My bike has various transmission modes (tour, rain. economy, and sport). The sport is too aggressive for me, and I almost always use the tour mode. I love the fact the DCT allows me to focus on riding. It may not be for everybody, but I doubt I will personally go back to a manual transmission.

I just bought my first DCT, 2025 NC750X. The sport mode held on to the gears a little too long for me. I found a happy medium with my user 1 profile between standard and sport.

Try to test ride one, if they won’t let you test ride the NT, ask to test ride a Rebel 1100 DCT. The NT is a bargain at $11,890.

 

[02SE]

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One needs to spend some time with a DCT to fully appreciate and understand them to the fullest. I don’t know how long your ride was, but it takes more than just a ride or two to suss it out. They’re great.
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I've ridden it a bunch of times. Tried all the modes. I'm just not enamored with it. I mostly ride it when my friend wants to ride one of my bikes, so we switch bikes for awhile. But like I said, he likes it, so that's what matters.

 

[Ride_Red]

I test rode the 2018 Goldwing DCT when it first came out and if I were to buy one, I would get the DCT for no-nonsense touring. My buddy traded his 2018 manual GW in on a new 2025 GW DCT and couldn't be happier.

I recently replaced my 2012 Honda ST1300 with a 2024 Africa Twin and I decided against the DCT. My reasoning was that I actually like shifting. Everything else in my life is becoming automatic and I wanted the raw manual gearbox as a form of 'escapism'. So far, I am enjoying it and feel I made the right choice for what I wanted it for.

I considered getting the NT1100, but it wasn't available at the time I was ready to buy and I also wanted to explore more gravel and service roads.

 

[donnyj08]

I just bought my first DCT, 2025 NC750X. The sport mode held on to the gears a little too long for me. I found a happy medium with my user 1 profile between standard and sport.

Try to test ride one, if they won’t let you test ride the NT, ask to test ride a Rebel 1100 DCT. The NT is a bargain at $11,890.

My local dealer priced me a new NT at under 11k OTD and I’m very very tempted. I love the 790, but I never go off road, and I do mostly long distance riding.

I will ask them if I can take a test ride. I love the idea of the hard pannier and top box options and the bulletproof engine.

 

[Oillover]

My reasoning was that I actually like shifting. Everything else in my life is becoming automatic and I wanted the raw manual gearbox as a form of 'escapism'. So far, I am enjoying it and feel I made the right choice for what I wanted it for.

I agree.
My DCT bike is the only "automatic" machine I own.
Everything else is either a 5 or 6 speed manual.