Cover of the April 2019 issue of Rider magazine.

The Honda NC750X seems like a good buy, but I don’t want the silly DCT. I’ve been riding motorcycles since 1976. I know how and like to shift. But also, I won’t buy a new bike without ABS! An NC750X with ABS and a standard transmission would be a great bike to add to my stable. If I wanted DCT I’d buy a scooter.

Steve R., via email

First off I was honored to be chosen as the February Letter of the Month person. Secondly, A. C. Reeves? correction to my letter (Response, April 2019) is absolutely correct. I appreciate that he read my letter and appreciate his accuracy. I quoted the number of provinces as 11 in the interest of efficiency to get to the main point of my letter. A.C., I would love to ship my VTX to Hawaii for a ride with you. I did check into it and haven’t written it off yet. I?d even considered riding all the major islands once the bike is there. So, in correction, I have ridden my Honda VTX 1300 to all the U.S. states except Hawaii and to all of the Canadian provinces and territories except the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the territory of Nunavut. Actually a person can ride to Labrador via the Trans-Labrador Highway, but at my age of 70 and without buying a different motorcycle, I probably won?t ride that one. I’ll take the ferry. And I understand Nunavut is very di...