Best cycle I've ever owned

[mark]

we will look for a followup on how your Nomad handles all those HD's

[dogdoc]

Don't let 'em eat you for breakfast and spit you out, CJ.

[jamiep24]

CJ, you better carry a big ole bag to pick up all those parts that will be falling off those Harleys. Oh, wait a second, you'll be in front so you won't be able to. Never mind. I would love to be there and show 'em what a real bike can do.

[cactusjack]

Originally Posted by Doc (Lonewolf)

Don't let 'em eat you for breakfast and spit you out, CJ.

Haha, don't worry about me Doc. I'll be just fine.

[AlabamaNomadRider]

Well, this goes back to 1962 or 1963 and I was 15 at the time. My father bought me a little blue scooter which resembled a Vespa. At that time Sears sold scooters and lots of other things they don't now. It had a three speed shifter on the left handlebar. When you pulled the clutch in you moved it forward to upshift and back to you to downshift. The next bike I owned was a 1973 Honda 360T, after that I bought a 1981 Honda 650 and then traded that in for a 1983 Honda Goldwing. Kept each of these bikes at least two years. Put over 30,000 miles on the Goldwing. Didn't own another bike until May 24, 2008 and I purchased a leftover 2007 Honda VTX1300R. Loved it and put 11,000 plus miles on it and then purchased my leftover 2008 Nomad. As all of you guys have said, it is by far the best bike I have owned. The Goldwing was great and a very smooth ride but there is just something special about the Nomad. Got the Nomad April 1, 2009 and in the four months I have owned it I have ridden 3200 miles. I still love it today as much as I did the day I rolled it out of the showroom. Like some of you guys I find myself out in the carport just looking at the bike or wiping it down.

[racinchef]

I got my first bike in the summer of 1980 when I got out of the Army; a Honda CB3650T with upswept pipes. Of course, at the time I was a spry 180 lbs and dropped down to 170 over that summer. A year or two later I acquired a 1971 BSA 650 Lightning with extended front forks and in pretty rough shape. I had the forks cut down to size and got her fixed up really nice looking and then I got married and ended up selling it off. My dad gave me his 1978 GoldWing a few years later, but I didn't keep that a year, selling it to pay for auto insurance on a 2nd car. I went without a bike until about 2005 when I talked a friend into financing his 1999 Suzuki Intruder LC1500 to me. That was a huge bike for me, but I got used to the size and my wife and I rode it all over the place. I wasn't quite happy with the Intruder so I bought a 1997 Yamaha Royal Star that was a real screamer. That bike was fun, but the set up was not good for two up touring. Then I got a 2000 Honda Valkyrie Standard and I thought I had found my dream bike. I figured all I needed was to get a fairing on it and some hard bags. Then one day in the dead of winter while my Valkyrie was laid up in storage I walked into Motorcycles of Manchester in NH and there she was waiting for me; my 2000 Kawasaki Nomad 1500. It was love at first sight. I looked at all the other bikes there, but I kept going back to that Nomad. Finally, I put down $100 and signed a purchase agreement. I took lots of pictures and went home. After several trips, payments and trading in my Valkyrie, I got to ride her home in April. By the time I was at the 2nd traffic light I knew I had a great bike. The further on I rode and the more I was able to open her up the better it got. When I finally got on the interstate and got her up to 70 & 80 I was all smiles. Even my Valkyrie didn't ride as nice. Since then, every time I took her out for a ride she always made me smile and I always enjoyed myself; and yes, I find myself just going outside with a cool drink and looking her over as the sun settles on the far horizon.