The End?

Tortuga · 05-30-2024, 06:45 PM

Am I watching this forum Circle the Drain? There is so little activity on it I can't imagine that it's going to last much longer.

**JD Hog** · 05-30-2024, 07:48 PM

I agree with that. All the members moved on to Facebook or other forums.

andyvh1959 · 05-30-2024, 10:05 PM

Too bad really, lots of good stuff to keep these now classic Vulcan running the best they can be. By the time I get my fully modded 1600 on the road it'll be even more "rare".

Yeah, sure.

The Black Knight · 05-31-2024, 04:31 AM

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Originally Posted by andyvh1959

Too bad really, lots of good stuff to keep these now classic Vulcan running the best they can be. By the time I get my fully modded 1600 on the road it'll be even more "rare".

Yeah, sure.

I agree with you, mate.

redjay · 05-31-2024, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by JD Hog

I agree with that. All the members moved on to Facebook or other forums.

The forum has been slowly dying for the last few years with some key contributors moving on to other brands and other members giving up motorcycling or passing away. It hasn't helped that Kawasaki has not made a new version of the Voyager or Nomad for 15 years and if they did would the older forum members buy one now their motorcycling years left are in decline.

I know I am not in the market for a new 900 pound bagger with only 5 years or so left to ride. I have already bought my last motorcycle.

Chuck A. · 05-31-2024, 11:00 PM

I check in time to time. Only takes a minute to catch up. I'm still on the '15 Voyager but I did add a trike kit and rake kit this passed winter. That was fun even though I'm not set up lift wise to build one every day. Yep, the bike was heavy on these replaced knees and shot ankles but unless the bike lays down it will be my last one. Never dropped it but got close a few times when stopped on gravel.

redjay · 06-01-2024, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Chuck A.

I check in time to time. Only takes a minute to catch up. I'm still on the '15 Voyager but I did add a trike kit and rake kit this passed winter. That was fun even though I'm not set up lift wise to build one every day. Yep, the bike was heavy on these replaced knees and shot ankles but unless the bike lays down it will be my last one. Never dropped it but got close a few times when stopped on gravel.

My Voyager went over when I was stationary in a gas station !
I was on the bike and looked behind me to see if my son had finished gassing up his bike and my bike started to lean. I thought no problem I will just stop it going any further.
To my surprise I could not stop it and over it went onto the crash bars in slow motion.
Once they get to a certain degree you are not stopping a 900lb bike going over.
What surprised me was the bike was not off kilter by much before it was at the point of no return and a full tank of gas didn't help matters.

**JD Hog** · 06-01-2024, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by redjay

My Voyager went over when I was stationary in a gas station !
I was on the bike and looked behind me to see if my son had finished gassing up his bike and my bike started to lean. I thought no problem I will just stop it going any further.
To my surprise I could not stop it and over it went onto the crash bars in slow motion.
Once they get to a certain degree you are not stopping a 900lb bike going over.
What surprised me was the bike was not off kilter by much before it was at the point of no return and a full tank of gas didn't help matters.

Here is my gas station roll over incident!

**JD Hog** · 06-01-2024, 04:26 PM

My Internet speed is 590Mbps and it takes a very long time for this forum to load.

redjay · 06-02-2024, 08:42 AM

My Voyager went down a lot slower than yours as I was trying my best not to let it go down. I was sat on the bike when it happened.
There was no damage, not even a mark on the crash bars. A guy in a car stopped to help me get the bike upright.

I had a Nomad for 3 years prior to the Voyager and never dropped that.

basstoy · 06-02-2024, 09:28 PM

probably because when you ask a question, there is always a arogant idiot who says use the search fonction, {that rarely finds the answer)

redjay · 06-03-2024, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by basstoy

probably because when you ask a question, there is always a arogant idiot who says use the search fonction, {that rarely finds the answer)

That is an insult to every person that has tried to help. Quite often a person joins the forum to ask one question and is then never seen again. Those people still get their question answered, if possible.

The Black Knight · 06-04-2024, 05:48 AM

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Originally Posted by redjay

That is an insult to every person that has tried to help. Quite often a person joins the forum to ask one question and is then never seen again. Those people still get their question answered, if possible.

I absolutely agree with you.

05-30-2024, 06:45 PM	#1
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05-30-2024, 07:48 PM	#2
JD Hog Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Placerville, CA Posts: 2,953	I agree with that. All the members moved on to Facebook or other forums. __________________ Jim Diebolt 2015 Vulcan 1700 Voyager ABS The Black Kaw 2005 Vulcan Nomad Sold 2006 Honda 1800 VTX (Freebie) Sold 2008 Harley Ultra Classic Sold 2001 Harley Ultra Classic Sold Hangtown, Kalifornia VBA #2625
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05-30-2024, 10:05 PM	#3
andyvh1959 Advanced Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Green Bay WI Posts: 760	Too bad really, lots of good stuff to keep these now classic Vulcan running the best they can be. By the time I get my fully modded 1600 on the road it'll be even more "rare". Yeah, sure. __________________ My $1200 Vulcan, to start from.
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05-31-2024, 11:00 PM	#6
Chuck A. Advanced Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Hartselle Alabama Posts: 991	I check in time to time. Only takes a minute to catch up. I'm still on the '15 Voyager but I did add a trike kit and rake kit this passed winter. That was fun even though I'm not set up lift wise to build one every day. Yep, the bike was heavy on these replaced knees and shot ankles but unless the bike lays down it will be my last one. Never dropped it but got close a few times when stopped on gravel. __________________ Have A Good One, Chuck Patriot Guard Riders Sons Of Liberty Riders Alabama Road Captain 2015 Voyager 2003 1500 NOMAD FI sold 6/19 VBA #2993 RUSSELL DAYLONG SEATS ROCK!! DAMMIT TOOL: Any handy tool that you grab and throw across the garage while yelling "DAMMIT" at the top of your lungs There is no substitute for laminar flow in which a helmet is the primary disturbance. SO MANY ROADS, SO LITTLE TIME.
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06-01-2024, 04:26 PM	#9
JD Hog Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Placerville, CA Posts: 2,953	Very slow load time for pages My Internet speed is 590Mbps and it takes a very long time for this forum to load. __________________ Jim Diebolt 2015 Vulcan 1700 Voyager ABS The Black Kaw 2005 Vulcan Nomad Sold 2006 Honda 1800 VTX (Freebie) Sold 2008 Harley Ultra Classic Sold 2001 Harley Ultra Classic Sold Hangtown, Kalifornia VBA #2625
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06-02-2024, 08:42 AM	#10
redjay Top Contributor Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ontario Posts: 6,949	My Voyager went down a lot slower than yours as I was trying my best not to let it go down. I was sat on the bike when it happened. There was no damage, not even a mark on the crash bars. A guy in a car stopped to help me get the bike upright. I had a Nomad for 3 years prior to the Voyager and never dropped that.
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06-02-2024, 09:28 PM	#11
basstoy Jr. Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 14	probably because when you ask a question, there is always a arogant idiot who says use the search fonction, {that rarely finds the answer)
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