Instability Feeling - Page 3

Old Bear · 05-24-2013, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by blowndodge

I could set my cruise control at 80 miles per hour and take my hands off the bars and it tracks like its on rails!

So does my Vaquero, done it. Sometimes I think my baby was the cream of the crop, as I've had none of the issues I've read so much about. Not complaining, and knock on wood - QUICK!

RACNRAY · 05-24-2013, 09:29 AM

I have found that all skoots have their little idiosincrocies and we must adapt to them. as long as there is nothing wrong with the skoot.
The Vaq gets blown around with wind gusts and turbulance off other vehicles, especially trucks.
All I have to do is to ride my Hayabusa which weighs 500 pnds with a full tank of gas (60 pnds lighter than a stock Busa and 300+ pnds lighter than the Vaq). That thing gets tossed around even moreso by wind gusts so makes me appreciate the Vaq.
I ride with some H/D peeps that have what I feel are far more aerodynamic fairings Harley has put on their skoots and they don't get the buffeting I do. Just looking at the Voyager/Vaquero front fairing I can see it is not as aerodynamic as other designs.
I ain't complaining, the Vaq is a great skoot. Almost 38,000 mls in 25 months affirms that!

RACNRAY

shepsvoyager · 05-24-2013, 10:42 AM

My voyager rides like a dream also until we get in them diagonal 15-25 mph winds. A lot of things can and do effect even the big cruisers. I went from a 2003 classic 1600 to a 2006 Nomad 1600, and now the voyager. They all got squirrely in the wind and on the grooves.

**schoeney** · 05-24-2013, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by landman

recommended tire pressure is two low in my opinion.bump it up to 40#'s which is what
i run in my vaquero.you don't know what wind effect is untill you been riding awhile in wyoming.
the fairing handles better in the wind then the big nomad windshield.

I agree, my Nomad was a "wanderer" until I raised the PSI.

Hey Bob can you turn off that wind on I-80 for us on Monday 6/24??

I 80 has to be one of the worst rides ever. I have driven it in a car and it was terrible. Weather and scenery suck.

replay13 · 05-27-2013, 12:16 AM

Not sure about the Vaquero, but I have a 2010 Nomad... the wind effect on the quick steering was one of the first things I noticed compared to my last bike.
Not much wind in my area so its not a problem here... but one time on a 1,000 mile trip up the coast with the wife on the back and a fair sized t-bag and a lot of changing coast winds and gusts I let out some front tire air pressure, from my usual 38 lbs down to 28 lbs and the bike tracked way better in the winds. I'm not sure how this will affect tire wear long term, I put it back up to my usual pressure after I got off the coast. I run 40 - 42 in the back.

s/c4095 · 05-29-2013, 10:52 PM

Try riding here in Oklahoma, I don't think the winds ever stop blowing. I ride to and from work (west, then east) with the winds out of the north and south usaully about 20mph + on a Vaquero so I don;t know of its the bike or the wind!

05-24-2013, 09:29 AM	#32
RACNRAY Sr. Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: SOUTH FLORIDA Posts: 1,210	I have found that all skoots have their little idiosincrocies and we must adapt to them. as long as there is nothing wrong with the skoot. The Vaq gets blown around with wind gusts and turbulance off other vehicles, especially trucks. All I have to do is to ride my Hayabusa which weighs 500 pnds with a full tank of gas (60 pnds lighter than a stock Busa and 300+ pnds lighter than the Vaq). That thing gets tossed around even moreso by wind gusts so makes me appreciate the Vaq. I ride with some H/D peeps that have what I feel are far more aerodynamic fairings Harley has put on their skoots and they don't get the buffeting I do. Just looking at the Voyager/Vaquero front fairing I can see it is not as aerodynamic as other designs. I ain't complaining, the Vaq is a great skoot. Almost 38,000 mls in 25 months affirms that! RACNRAY __________________ "TRUE HAPPINESS IS IN THE HEART, NOT IN THE OUTSIDE FIXES" WITH OVER 46 YEARS AS A MOTORCYCLE TECHNICIAN/HI-PO SHOP OWNER I AM A PURVEYOR OF FACT NOT FICTION! "WE LIVE OUR LIVES IN CHAINS NEVER KNOWING WE HAD THE KEY"
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05-27-2013, 12:16 AM	#35
replay13 Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 224	Not sure about the Vaquero, but I have a 2010 Nomad... the wind effect on the quick steering was one of the first things I noticed compared to my last bike. Not much wind in my area so its not a problem here... but one time on a 1,000 mile trip up the coast with the wife on the back and a fair sized t-bag and a lot of changing coast winds and gusts I let out some front tire air pressure, from my usual 38 lbs down to 28 lbs and the bike tracked way better in the winds. I'm not sure how this will affect tire wear long term, I put it back up to my usual pressure after I got off the coast. I run 40 - 42 in the back. __________________ Kawasaki 2010 Nomad 1700 Southern Oregon Vance & Hines slash cut slip-ons Cobra Powerpro CVT Thunder Air Kit, stock cover Kuryakyn Power Point 12v adaptor Cobra Luggage Rack Grasshopper back rest Tomtom GPS Login or Register to Remove Ads
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05-24-2013, 10:42 AM	#33
shepsvoyager Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: sweetser indiana Posts: 83	My voyager rides like a dream also until we get in them diagonal 15-25 mph winds. A lot of things can and do effect even the big cruisers. I went from a 2003 classic 1600 to a 2006 Nomad 1600, and now the voyager. They all got squirrely in the wind and on the grooves.
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05-29-2013, 10:52 PM	#36
s/c4095 Jr. Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 3	Try riding here in Oklahoma, I don't think the winds ever stop blowing. I ride to and from work (west, then east) with the winds out of the north and south usaully about 20mph + on a Vaquero so I don;t know of its the bike or the wind!
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