My bike taken out by a HD iron butt!

[caddman11]

One of the guys that I work with finally took my bike out for a ride today. He's a HD guys who is NOT judgmental of metrics, in fact he's owned a few, and he's a real iron butt doing 600 to 700 miles a day (not my idea of fun). He now rides a Police version HD. Anyway, I thought he'd be gone for about 10 minutes, but a half hour later he shows back up at work with a huge smile on his face. Below is his review or the Nomad.

1. He thought when he pulled it off the kick stand, the weight was going to be an issue, but once underway, the weight became a non-issue. Handling was superb.
2. The Nomad doesn't dive into turns like all the Harley's he's owned.
3. The Nomad was smoother than any of his Harleys, with less vibrations.
4. Shifting was quieter and firmer than his HD.
5. The Nomad has great balance at parking lot and highway speeds.
6. He thought that the Nomad offered the best bang for the buck by far, with no one else it the game.

All in all, I wouldn't be surprised if his next bike was a Nomad, he said he would really like to take it on one of his iron butt trips, but for that he has to buy his own.

I can read all the stuff that's written here, but let's face it, we're all biased; we own them. But to get a great review from a Harley riding motorcyclist who's been riding for 40 years is a great complement to our beast, and he wasn't blowing smoke anywhere. Just thought I'd pass it on.