I'm Official!!

[kovo1787]

After admiring Nomads for years and coming close to buying one a couple of times, I finally pulled the trigger today - I traded my garage queen (a 2001 w 650) on a 2010 Nomad. Only 50 miles on it so far but I really am happy with it. I've been a lurker on this site for quite a while but now I feel like I have officially become a member. Thanks to all for welcoming me when I first signed up even when though I didn't own a Nomad at that time.

Kovo

[ringadingh]

Welcome aboard from Ontario! Im sure youll be very happy and glad you made the purchase.

[kowboy]

welcome from nebraska,great to have ya,alot of great advice here and help.great bunch of people.

[cactusjack]

Congratulations on the new bike!

[Netnorske]

Congrats on the new bike....now go "ride it like ya stole it"...

[dabull]

welcome to the group kovo!

[Loafer]

Good for you, enjoy it!

[paul]

New Jersey??!! Man, you picked a heck of a time to buy a bike. http://s2.images.proboards.com/shocked.gif

Hey, for real, congratulations on your new Nomad and you're gonna have to report on the ride, handling, and any glitches of the new bike. Some of us want to hear how the 2010's behave.

[Sin City Stan]

Welcome from Sin City. Let's see some pictures of that new bike. It's only new once.

[radco]

WELCOME from MAINE!! CONGRATs on the new Nomad

[Cajunrider]

Welcome again from the Deep South. You can always trailer it down here and ride year round. Congratulations.

[cnc]

Congrats on the new bike.

[jesse]

Congratulations!! You chose wisely.
Now, make reservations at Maggie Valley so we can all look it over.

Ditto congratulations from another Louisianian. You are really gonna enjoy that Nomad.

[usranger74]

Welcome from Nebraska.

[cajun2wheels]

Another congrats and welcome from Louisiana.Let the mods begin.

[blowndodge]

Congrats from so cal kovo!! Glad your here!

[AlabamaNomadRider]

Welcome from Alabama and congratulations on the new Nomad.

[dakota7557]

Welcome from Rapid City, you're going to enjoy your new ride...

[fish]

welcome from PA.. I don't think you'll be riding your bike tomorrow, dang rain,

[fatrat45]

your going to love your nomad great bike also a great forum to start. welcome from another Alabamian. http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif

[waterman]

Enjoy the new bike.

[BudMan]

Congratulations and welcome to the forum.

[kovo1787]

Thanks everybody. I sure wish the weather would cooperate so I could go for a ride, it's raining here today.

I've been riding a long time but this is my first cruiser and by far, the biggest motorcycle I've ever had, and it's also my first experience with running boards. One of my biggest surprises when I first looked at the 1700 Nomads was how well they fit me. I'm kind of short (5'8") and usually have a problem with seat height and/or bar reach, but this fit like it was made for me which makes me think it might feel cramped for you big guys. I'll keep you posted as I begin to get some miles on it and let you know how it's going. One big surprise on the way home was how loud the stock pipes are, I'm used to a quiet BMW.

Thanks again for the warm welcome.

Kovo

[Jared]

Congrats!

[socwkbiker]

Congratulations on getting your Nomad!

[Idaho]

Wise choice. Enjoy the ride and this site. You will figure out the unsavory types pretty quick if you pay attention.

hint; watch out for guys with spiked helmets or freshly pressed shirts.

[ken]

Welcome from Germany.

[bobhamlin]

Thanks to all for welcoming me when I first signed up even when though I didn't own a Nomad at that time.

Kovo
I, for one, was not going to have anything to do with you until you made a tangible commitment.

http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif

Welcome, hope you enjoy the bike. I sure have.

[blowndodge]

don't worry Kovo.... bob can be such a dick sometimes!!! http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif

Ever since he and Todd broke up he's really into the "committment" dialogue.

[Loafer]

don't worry Kovo.... bob can be such a dick sometimes!!! http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif

Ever since he and Todd broke up he's really into the "committment" dialogue.

The truth can really hurt... http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif

[blowndodge]

I know Loaf,,,, when Todd broke up with SWB it was almost as ugly as the relationship itself!! http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif

Your a better man without him,, really...

[bogatyrs]

http://s2.images.proboards.com/cheesy.gif As a new member myself I want to welcome you... You will love your Nomad I upgraded this summer and love it - in fact I'm in morning as I put her into hibernation now I'm having withdrawl...

Bogie

[donoller]

welcome you will enjoy

[lar]

Congratulations on your new ride.

[buckeye]

Congrats on the new scoot!

[pastorgumby]

Welcome, and terrific choice for a bike!

[wheelie]

Congrats on the new ride. Ain't nothing like a V-Twin thump to make your heart pump!

[ruruson1]

Welcome from Arkansas.. http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif

[xncrman]

Congrats on the new bike. You won't regret it.. And just in time to give all your friends and family a goodies wish list for Christmas.... http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif

[slots]

Congratulations on a fine choice. I love my 2006 Nomad. Best bike I ever owned. Hope you have many fun miles on it.

Slots

[kovo1787]

Thanks to all for the warm welcome. Now if the weather would just cooperate I could actually get some riding in.

Kovo

[slots]

'tis a beauty. Well done !

Slots

[deadant]

Congrats. Enjoy the new ride and the site.

[jims]

Welcome "kovo",
I am a new member last year. I had a W650 myself when they first came out. It was a great bike but didn't have 'legs' to run. I have an '07 Nomad and has been flawless. Jim

[Bull Durham]

Kovo and Jims,

When you say you had the W650, are you talking about the Kawasaki?

[jims]

Yes. The bike was a Kawasaki W650 vertical twin. It was like getting back on a bike from the early 60s. Bolt upright riding position on a flat seat and it handled well but was a bear to ride over 60 mph with traffic.

[kovo1787]

Yup, mine was a 2001, beautiful to look at with gear driven overhead cam and polished cases. The trouble was that I just didn't enjoy riding it all that much, even with a Corbin seat, after about an hour my butt was complaining.

[ringadingh]

Those W650's were a nice looking bike, you don't see any around here though, other than in pics I don't remember seeing them on the roads.

[Bull Durham]

I loved the retro look of them when they came out, great looking bike. Never rode one myself and I still have my old bikes I break out and ride sometimes.

[kovo1787]

The beautiful looks is the only reason I kept mine as long as I did, it became my garage queen. Unfortunatly, I only have room for two bikes in the garage so something had to go to make room for the Nomad and the W650 was the one I rode the least. I actually did pretty good on the trade-in, I got a brand new 2010 Nomad for $9.5k and the W650 trade-in. By my reckoning, I got about $3k for the W650. I still have several accessories for that bike that I need to sell. There is an active group of W650 enthusiasts on the AdventureRider site, I think I'll try to sell my stuff there unless there is anybody here that is interested.

[jims]

It was a beauty but I too could not see keeping it for the little that I rode it. It is so rare though that I wonder if twenty years from now it is looked on as a '63 split window Vette that has quadrupled in value.

[kovo1787]

jims,
I wrestled with that too, but the conclusion I came to is that Japanese bikes just don't appreciate that way, no matter how rare they seem. The closest example I can think of is the Honda GB500, a beautiful cafe racer that didn't sell in the US either. GB500's have held their value, but the prices they command aren't even up to the original list price. The W650's are only rare in the US, they sold really well in Europe and Japan and have a huge following. I think they are still selling them in those markets today and now they have an 800cc version to go with it. I loved looking at it and polishing it but after 10 years I just got tired of it. Getting the Nomad is the fulfillment of many years of lusting over baggers but always hesitating because I never knew if I'd be happy with the size and weight. Now that I have it, I couldn't be happier.