Somebody Wants Their Nomad Back

[ponch]

Me neither, at least as a primary bike. Went to the bike show. When I checked out the HD section, the guy from Arrowhead HD insisted I sit on the CVO Limited and took my picture with my phone. BMW on the other hand was more like, ver are you papers, juden?, to take a line from a movie…The new RT is a sharp bike. I won't be getting one. The one sort of disappointment was Indian. Great looking motor, but the paint just doesn't do it for me. It's like when you see a repro of something and it has the fake patina. They should have gone for the deep paint like HD does. Just saying.

If I had $100K, I could have bought every bike I'd like to own today. Sometimes the eye candy is frustrating.

[Top Cat]

For a Kawasaki forum there sure is a lot of off brand praise around here.
I bought a 2007 Nomad new and put 88,000 miles on it then bought a 2008 to replace it.
I love the Nomad and will probably keep this one for as long as I can ride.
It does everything I need it to do

[dshelly]

Originally Posted by Top Cat

For a Kawasaki forum there sure is a lot of off brand praise around here.
I bought a 2007 Nomad new and put 88,000 miles on it then bought a 2008 to replace it.
I love the Nomad and will probably keep this one for as long as I can ride.
It does everything I need it to do

This is a Kawasaki Forum ????

[ponch]

Here's that orange vaquero:



I wonder if the flames can be removed without screwing up the paint? It really is a sharp paint job, but the flames ruin it.

[GIBBY]

Originally Posted by ponch

Me neither, at least as a primary bike. Went to the bike show. When I checked out the HD section, the guy from Arrowhead HD insisted I sit on the CVO Limited and took my picture with my phone. BMW on the other hand was more like, ver are you papers, juden?, to take a line from a movie…The new RT is a sharp bike. I won't be getting one. The one sort of disappointment was Indian. Great looking motor, but the paint just doesn't do it for me. It's like when you see a repro of something and it has the fake patina. They should have gone for the deep paint like HD does. Just saying.

If I had $100K, I could have bought every bike I'd like to own today. Sometimes the eye candy is frustrating.

I agree about the Indian Red paint, not for me.

[ponch]

Originally Posted by GIBBY

I agree about the Indian Red paint, not for me.

It's any of the colors. They just didn't have that depth the HDs have. Or even Kawasaki.

[schoeney]

Never say never....you don't know what the future holds for Kawasaki. Personally I would like to see them develop an upgrade line i.e Yamaha/Star, Toyota/Lexus Nissan/Infinity
then go all out without regard to price point....I would put Kawasaki's engineers up with any of em if they did not have the current price point restraints.

Oh I forgot one more example....Victory/Honda

[ponch]

Originally Posted by schoeney

Never say never....you don't know what the future holds for Kawasaki. Personally I would like to see them develop an upgrade line i.e Yamaha/Star, Toyota/Lexus Nissan/Infinity
then go all out without regard to price point....I would put Kawasaki's engineers up with any of em if they did not have the current price point restraints.

Oh I forgot one more example....Victory/Honda

It would be interesting to know how the third generation vulcans have been doing sales wise. The mistake companies make is to cut back too much when things don't go well, which leads to a downward spiral feedback system. Making little mistakes like poor color choices will leave bikes sitting in a showroom a long time. The other thing is, if a voyager lists at 19399, it's already getting into the premium market.

[jandreu]

Originally Posted by Top Cat

For a Kawasaki forum there sure is a lot of off brand praise around here.
I bought a 2007 Nomad new and put 88,000 miles on it then bought a 2008 to replace it.
I love the Nomad and will probably keep this one for as long as I can ride.
It does everything I need it to do

I hear ya Tim, you know how it is when people make a bad decision they have to repeataly justify it, so they don't feel like fools for leaving Kawasaki.

[ponch]

Originally Posted by jandreu

I hear ya Tim, you know how it is when people make a bad decision they have to repeataly justify it, so they don't feel like fools for leaving Kawasaki.

If Kawasaki had a bike I wanted at the time, I would have bought it. They didn't. This doesn't mean they make bad bikes at all. It just depends on what you want.

[manban9888]

Originally Posted by Top Cat

For a Kawasaki forum there sure is a lot of off brand praise around here.
I bought a 2007 Nomad new and put 88,000 miles on it then bought a 2008 to replace it.
I love the Nomad and will probably keep this one for as long as I can ride.
It does everything I need it to do

I'm w you Tim. I'm all for anybody riding whatever they want and can afford. There's a lot of great choices today and that's great for all of us but my 08 Nomad is perfect for me. I will NEVER want a batwing or trunk, that's just my preference. I'm always gonna have more than one bike but a Nomad will always be in my stable. When this one wears out I'll look for a low mileage 1600 or maybe even a 1700. I may even rebuild and restore it top to bottom. I don't know if you call it brand loyalty but I obviously have a soft spot for Nomads but that's just because I've ridden it all over w not one problem just a lot of happy carefree riding.

[schoeney]

There are a lot of great bikes out there including Kawasaki, Honda, Harley, Victory, and so many more . Find one that fits you, your lifestyle, your budget .

It's fun to ride, farkle and discuss them.

Have fun with it!

[blowndodge]

funny thing is all of us who've left Nomads I have nothing but good things to say about them!

[a340driver]

Looks like a bit of road rash on the exhaust pipes too. The area I'm at (Napier) lost another biker today (50 ish) to fast on a corner ... straight off the road and into a fence .. sad.

[toogun]

Originally Posted by ponch

If Kawasaki had a bike I wanted at the time, I would have bought it. They didn't. This doesn't mean they make bad bikes at all. It just depends on what you want.

Apparently Ponch really wanted a BWM.

"2009 BWM R1200RT because my shit doesn't stink. "