How did Nomads first come to your attention?

[dantama]

With most owners coming from other bikes to the Nomads, I was curious how others found out about them.

My discovery started with a ride on a strangers Vulcan 800 Classic in 1997 or 98. That was during a 3 years long nasty divorce. Riding that bike got me making regular trips to the Kawi dealer to look at 1500 Classics, even though I wasn't in a position to get a new bike.

Once things started to get settled in my divorce, I started to look at all dealers. I previously had been partial to Honda.

I looked at Valkyries seriously, Concours, 1500 Classics, and Yamaha Road Stars and Royal Stars. I constantly visited dealers looking at bikes.

By the time my finances were free, I had seen the 1999 Nomads. If I did go with a Kawasaki, I'd certainly get a nomad, not the Classic that I had been looking at for over a year. In the end, the Nomad won me over. I just loved the way it looked, and its practicality for touring.

So Nomads won me over in Feb. 1999, many of you didn't take the plunge until the 1600 Nomads came out in 05 and later. Just curious how they came to your attention then, but not earlier?

How did you get interested in a Nomad, and what got you to take the plunge?

[jrd]

The first one I saw was a 1500. (can't remember what year) It was all black and I really didn't even know what it was at first. I loved the lines of the bike. I found out after talking to the owner that the Bike was a Kawasaki. I almost bought that bike when the owner decided to sell it. After another Yamaha Venture (had three of them) I decided that I wanted something different. I was talking to a friend and he mentioned the Nomad. I remembered how much I liked the 1500 so I decided to take a look. I went and test rode an 05 1600 and the rest as they say is history. I have had a lot of bikes through the years and this is by far my favorite!

John

Had a 1500 Classic that I really liked. Was planning on going on a long trip (see map - went to all states shown, plus Ontario, Can), and wanted a bike with hard bags. Sold my Classic on EBay and started looking for new bike. Looked at most types available and liked Nomad best. Made a cash offer at dealer on new one which I thought was reasonable, but he didn't. Was flipping thru Cycle Trader and found one only 200 miles from home. Went to look at it and bought it right away. Was only a year old and had a lot of goodies with only 3k miles and got it for $4k less than I offered the dealer. Figured couldn't go wrong. Since I'm single, I took off the passenger seat, put a Givi hard bag on. Went on trip and had a great time. Love the bike!!!!

[cactusjack]

A little over a year ago, I bought an 05 Suzuki C50T. It was a great bike, but had some inherent shortcomings, which is why they sold for $7,000 new. Most of my friends road bigger bikes, Harleys, a Gold Wing, etc. On long rides, I had a hard time keeping up with the bigger bikes, and above 65mph, the C50T sounded like it was going to come apart. It didn't take me long to realize I needed something bigger and as long as I was going bigger, I was going to go better. I immediately discounted the Star bikes because they are air-cooled and I didn't want a non-water cooled bike living where I do. I didn't want a Harley because they are too common. I didn't care for the Suzuki dealer and the C90 wasn't a real option, with a tiny gas tank and all the chrome-plated plastic. That left Honda and Kawasaki, I started doing my research, looking at VTX 1300s and 1800s, and the Kawasaki Vulcans. When I saw the Nomad for the first time, with the hard bags and all the other features, it became apparent that this was the best bang for the buck in big cruisers. That's when I decided I had to have one, and a week or two later, I rode my new 07 Nomad home from the dealer.

[audiogooroo]

I, too, looked at alot of cruisers when I was shopping for my bike. I wasn't opposed to Harley except for the price, and I also knew I wanted a water cooled bike. Looked at the Star series bikes from Yamaha because I liked the look. Also considered Suzuki. Sort of stumbled onto the Nomad and immediately knew I wanted one. It was the hard bags and they way they follow the rear fender. Add some chrome and it's the best looking cruiser on the road IMO. Bought mine used in 03 and absolutely love it. Most dependable, most comfortable scoot I've ever owned.

[nolan]

I went to trade in my 1998 Harley for a new 2002 Harley. All the H-D salesman gave me poor trade in prices. They all said the same thing. Wasn't a Twin Cam engine and had to many miles on it. So I looked on-line at other brands. I wanted a motorcycle with a windshield, floorboards, hard lockable saddlebags, and would fit my 6ft. 3 in. body. There were several out at that time, so I went and looked at each one in person. Asked for test rides. Only was able to test ride the Nomad. Liked it. Liked the price.

I have liked the Nomad up until 50,000 miles. Now it seems to be having lots of problems. I am now looking for a replacement again. The only thing I like so far is the Victory Kingpin Tour and the Harley Road King Standard. Still have to see the Victory in person and if I like it test ride it. My wife has a Road King and I like it. Both are pricy. But in the past I have had better luck with Harleys then with this Nomad.

[fish]

After 22+ years I sat on my brotherinlaws 800 and the wife said buy it, I did, great little bike (I just sold it ). It didn't take long to realize we needed a bigger bike. I didn't want chain drive ,but wanted FI and wanted higher gearing. I liked the idea of water cooled. The wife wanted floor boards, not pegs. After a lot of research and info. from this site,a test ride I was sold, or should say bought one. After all it has it all chrome bars, looks, price, etc.

[jmorrow]

In 2003 while my wife and I were riding my 02 ACE Deluxe, I met a group of three, Green Nomads (I assume were 99 models) in Pocahontas, Arkansas. It was in the city limits at a sharp curve. They had after-market exhaust and sounded really good as well as looked sharp. We thought we would like to have one of them, so in June, 2004 (after visiting showrooms for a year) I purchased a new Nomad. Then after my wife riding the VT1100 for a couple year she decided she wanted one. We purchased her a 2004 Nomad off Ebay last month, so now we are both happy.

[ponch]

I had an 800 Classic before the Nomad. The 800 was too small and I always felt like it needed a 6th gear. I owned that 2001 for almost 5 years and sold it in anticipation of getting something else. All motorcycles I have ever owned has been Kawasaki, starting with a KZ-1000, then a GPz-750 and then the 800. After looking at everything, I narrowed it down to 4 bikes. The R1200RT, R1200GSA, The Nomad and the V2KLT. At the time, I could afford any of those bikes, so price really wasn't a problem, but I still wanted to spend wisely. The other thing was at the time I used to have a 17" laptop. The Nomad was the only bike where my laptop backpack would fit in the bags. With a 57 mile commute each way, it was important. I really loved the way the V2KLT felt though, and if it had the Nomad bags or something of that size, I would have bought that. The thing is, for the price I paid for the nomad, nothing came close to the value that the bike has. The problem with the BMWs is that they were more money and we only have 2 BMW dealers in the state, and the closest one is 120 miles away. I really didn't want to have to travel that far if I needed service. So I guess the Nomad came to me through a process of elimination. Had the C14 been out, who knows, but the Nomad has been fine so far.

[mrfuni]

Looking to get a bigger bike and upgrade from my Honda Aero 1100 CC. I had a few requirements like liquid cooled and I wanting something metric and dependable. When I looked at the Vulcan with the sleek hard bags and all that came with it, it was a no brainer. In it's category I think it's the best buy for the money and the sweetest machine on the road, bar none! Guess it was love at first sight :).

[ponch]

You should go to a Victory dealer and do the test ride. I did, and rode the Vision. A friend of mine was interested in it, so I tagged along. I will say I never liked the bike in print, but I came away impressed. It's a much better built bike than a harley and it feels lighter than it is. The only thing I did not like were the brakes.



I went to trade in my 1998 Harley for a new 2002 Harley. All the H-D salesman gave me poor trade in prices. They all said the same thing. Wasn't a Twin Cam engine and had to many miles on it. So I looked on-line at other brands. I wanted a motorcycle with a windshield, floorboards, hard lockable saddlebags, and would fit my 6ft. 3 in. body. There were several out at that time, so I went and looked at each one in person. Asked for test rides. Only was able to test ride the Nomad. Liked it. Liked the price.

I have liked the Nomad up until 50,000 miles. Now it seems to be having lots of problems. I am now looking for a replacement again. The only thing I like so far is the Victory Kingpin Tour and the Harley Road King Standard. Still have to see the Victory in person and if I like it test ride it. My wife has a Road King and I like it. Both are pricy. But in the past I have had better luck with Harleys then with this Nomad.

[voyager]

With me, I had a conflict over what I wanted for months. When I decided to get a bike back in the Spring of '07 I was leaning toward the VTX 1300. I had owned a CB1000 years earlier so I was partial to Honda all ready. I actually had the bike picked out at the dealer when some co-workers ( who all ride Harley's ) told me about Kawi's. They ride in a large club and said that numerous people ride Kawi's and just love them. So I went to one of the Kawi dealers in my area and when I saw the Nomad I knew right away. Compared to the Honda, the accessories that came on the Nomad were no comparison. I figured out what I would have to do to get the Honda to look like the Nomad ( not the hard bags mind you ) was going to cost way more than the Nomad out the door. I knew I wanted FI, liquid cooled, shaft drive, windshield, bags, floor boards and a large cc motor. The extra stuff on the Nomad like hydraulic lifters, hydraulic clutch, tip over kill switch, hard lockable bags, and just how plain pretty she looked on the show floor sold me right away. Even all the blog discussions about the load, klunky motor was put to rest for me when, after much research, I found out just how long these motors have been around and that they are like tanks.

http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee302/voyagerkbc/nomad009.jpg

It was August 2003 and I was looking at Harleys. I had the cash burning a hole in my pocket and I was ready to buy a RoadKing just like my neighbor's.

Then I got down to the dealer and found that prices had jumped like $4000 in one year! I wasn't going to finance a bike and I didn't want to wait to save up the additional $ so I started looking at metrics. At first I was sold on the Midnight Silverado, but I'd owned a legendary Kawi already (KZ900) and was partial to them (plus the only Yamaha I'd ever owned literally fell apart on me) and when I read Smart Money in Motorcyclist magazine and they raved about the Nomad as the best value in the business I went to look at one.

They had the first 2004 in town on the floor and it was blue & silver. The salesman asked if he could help me, I pointed and said "I want that one." and the rest is history.

About a month after buying it I swapped with my neighbor and rode his F.I. Road King. It was like riding a skateboard after riding a Nomad. After less than 10 minutes I made him swap back. I think I was also praying "Thank You Lord!" that I didn't have that extra $4000 when I'd gone to the Harley shop.

[jayc]

First saw the 1500 I think black and red/maroon. Didn't really care for it or the way the saddle bags looked. Was planning on a Concourse. Then thought about a Classic with leather lyke bags added. Checked out some leather lykes, didn't like them. Then saw the Nomad in the champagne/pearl color, caught my eye again.
Was going to wait on buying the Nomad till my 50th. But shortly after my father passed I figured who knows if I'd make it till 50, life is too short. Bought the 05 brand new haven't looked back.

[jayc]

I have liked the Nomad up until 50,000 miles. Now it seems to be having lots of problems.

What kind of problems?

[caddman11]

A guy came over to buy my wife's Harley can bought mine instead. I started going around to dealers looking at metric cruisers. Rode a Honda in my early years, but didn't line their exhaust pipes and really didn't want to pay for a new set of pipes on a new bike. Then I saw a new 2 year old Mean Steak and went to put money down to find out one of the other salesman already sold it.

They had a used 03 Nomad in the back that felt really good with 1500 miles on it that they wanted $8000 for, and I couldn't talk him down. So I started my hunt back up for a Mean Streak, (looking for a deal on last years model)and everyone I thought I had turned out to be sold. Then in Feb, ebay came through with a new 07 Nomad for $9600 and that was that. It wasn't my first choice, but I think it was my best!

[ds06nomad]

I originally heard of members from a previous forum for Suzuki boulevards/Volusia's that had moved up to the Nomad and raved about them. I think that planted the seed.

When I finally decided to research comparable models, the Nomad won out hands down. Best overall value, best price, and came just the way I've always wanted a big cruiser.

DS :)

[cactusjack]

I originally heard of members from a previous forum for Suzuki boulevards/Volusia's that had moved up to the Nomad and raved about them. I think that planted the seed.

When I finally decided to research comparable models, the Nomad won out hands down. Best overall value, best price, and came just the way I've always wanted a big cruiser.

DS :)

Yeah, thinking back on it now - that's probably where I got turned on to the Nomad as well. The good old VR forum.

[Bdog]

I've always had sport bikes. Have for the most part been a die hard kawa rider too. A few yrs after a nasty divorce and not been riding for about 6yrs due to finances I decided it was time to put my zx1100 back together. So off to the big city to get parts. While I was there I thought i would check out its replacement...the zx14. Well I didn't care much for it at all. The dealer was full of yamahas and kawi's and most of the line up was crusisers, so I checked them out. At this time in my life ..a cruiser if I was to get one would have been a road king classic. I found the yamahas to be classy in there styling but didn't care for them. As I walked thru the showroom I came across the kawasaki's ..none of them stood out until I saw the vk2. My first thought was..hmmm..it has potenial, but still it didn't hit the mark. The salesman came over and asked which one I was going to take home. I said none..they just don't make the grade for me..startled he said what about the nomad? Well I didn't know what a nomad was and they didn't have any on the showroom..all sold out, except for a customers in the back and a black 07 they were assembling. As soon as I seen it and disected it, it was a given she was to be mine. Not to rush into it, I got the brochers on the nomad..went out to the parking lot, had a smoke..read up on it, then phoned my bud that lives 2000kms away who has a 1500 classic and asked him what he thought of it. He said buy buy buy!! Still not to rush into it..I went back inside..and started checking her out closer..I made several more trips in and out and then wrote a check. Came back the next day and rode her home. I did pick up the parts for my zx1100 and am still tinkering with it but am in no rush to get that project back together. I'm still a die hard sport bike rider but have entered into a different phase of my life riding a cruiser. I don't have to go fast to have a good ride..she handles great for a big bike and I can ride her all day...now if I could find a lady equivalent to the nomad..hmm...life would be sweet!!!

[towering]

I was at the bike shop and saw it setting there just calling my name. I knew some day i would surrender to the call of the Nomad and be at one with the bike. Know i ride the highways looking for lost souls"AKA" Harley owners and showing them the true meaning of life.

[nolan]

I have liked the Nomad up until 50,000 miles. Now it seems to be having lots of problems.

What kind of problems?


50,000 miles, thought I could get by with clutch springs. Nope. Had to change out the basket and plates.

10 months and 14,000 miles later the drive shaft took a dump.

Now, Might need the cam chain tensioners.

[VulcanE]

I had been out of riding for quiet a few years, (raising kids and such), and one day back in 2002 a friend of mine pulled up on his new Nomad, burgendy & gold 1500. I thought it was the most beautiful bike I had ever seen. I couldn't quiet swing getting one at the time. 2 - 3 years went by and the "itch" kept gettin' worse, so I started reserching different bikes, and it boiled dow to the Roak king classic, Yamaha tour deluxe, and of course a Nomad like my friends. Another friend of mine had the Roak king, and after the warranty ran out, he had nothing but trouble out of it, and wouldn't go on a ride over 50 miles because he didn't want to get stranded. That sort of turned me off to the Road king. I went to the local Yamaha/Kawasaki dealer to look at the other 2 bikes, side - by - side, when I saw the '05 silver and blue Nomad, I had a new love. And the fact that it was now 1600cc was the icing on the cake. Never have regretted my decision, and am proud to ride with all my Harley buddies, especially when someone comes over to check out our bikes, and they don't give the Harleys a second look, but have all kinds of questions about the Nomad!!!!!!!!

Maybe Harleys are much better bikes now than they were in the old days, but in my mind 50,000 on a clutch isn't that bad. I think my KZ900 went 65,000. As I recall 60,000 was considered real good on a HD 74, but nobody got that much unless they were old guys that rode slow all the time.

64,000 miles isn't that bad for a u-joint either. I changed my own with one from Team Motorsports for $25. I remember when a Ford u-joint was $5, but nowdays $25 ain't bad.

Everybody eventually does the cam chain adjustment extenders, or they suffer some more expensive damage. I hope you didn't damage your engine. They were $20 & I expect them to take an hour to install. Maybe longer if I stop for a beer. That's not bad, and it's a well known fix.

My biggest gripe is the cam plug seepage, but it's really minor so I haven't done anything about it yet. It's a lot less oil than Harleys used to leak by 30,000 miles though.

But everyone says the new ones are better. They better be, when our dealer wanted almost $19,000 OTD for a new Road King. I can buy a lot of parts for the difference in price, and htere's no comparison in the ride IMO (though to be honest, the only Road King I ever rode was an 2001 model with about 8,000 miles on it.)

[ringadingh]

I had gotten out of riding bikes for a few years while the kids were small, then I got a deal on a old GT550 and rode that for two seasons. A lot of my neighbours have bikes and after a few rides with them I decided I needed something larger and more comfortable. I started looking around in the fall of 2005 and liked the Harley Ultras, but they were a lot of money here. The Nomads caught my eye and everything I read about them was positive, so I started shopping for a new one. One day when I turned on the computer there was a used 02 Nomad for sale with the fairing, lowers, tour pak and a ton of other accessories already on it . I called, made a deal, and had it shipped to me by transport from 2000 miles away. Its been a great bike.

[nolan]

"Everybody eventually does the cam chain adjustment extenders, or they suffer some more expensive damage. I hope you didn't damage your engine. They were $20 & I expect them to take an hour to install. Maybe longer if I stop for a beer. That's not bad, and it's a well known fix."

Well, been making the tic, tic, noise for over 20,000 plus miles and hasn't damaged the engine that I know of so maybe it isn't the cam chain. Might be the valves like the two different mechanics said. Don't know, will have to check it all out.

I did have cam plug oil leak within the two years of ownership and it was fixed under warranty. Didn't count that, but yes, another problem with this motorcycle.

I did have a 1990 Harley with over 80,000 miles on it when I traded it. Had some problems but not as many as the Nomad and it only has a little over 64,000 miles on it.

I have thought about selling it and going back to a Harley. The Nomad used prices out at $8,100, but with the mileage that will cut the price down to what? $3,000.? So do have to come up with a lot of $$ to buy a Road King. I'm hoping some motorcycle manufacturer will come out with a new motorcycle I like for the price I want to pay. SOON!!

[MarkG]

I saw more motorcycles than I could count on vacation last September. Decided, before I got any older, maybe I should get back on a bike for a while. Many of them were sport touring types. I asked a lot of the riders the pros and cons of their choices. So with no specific brand or model in mind I started doing some research.

Stumbled on the Nomad mostly by accident. By the time comfort level, reliability, bags, windscreens, and other necessities are added up on most of the bike combinations, they get pretty pricey. Here was this fabulous looking bike with everything I needed for touring, stock out of the factory. Not only that, the price was reasonable, too.

Shortly thereafter, I stumbled to Trip's website. Gold mine of information, and yes I really did check out every single link. Found the gadget site and read everything there, too. Since I have never been the forum type, I started reading them. (Found the KawaNOW site after I got the bike, the only one I go to anymore.) Of all the bikes out there the Nomad always seemed to come out on top.

In November I went to the International Motorcycle Show in Phoenix. Specifically to take a demo ride on the Nomad. Knew when I got on it, that it was "the bike." The Kawasaki team took my non-riding wife under their wing and talked to her in English not motorcycle technical. She really became annoyed when the other vendors either couldn't explain things or wouldn't talk to her.

Just before Christmas she decided we could at least go out and look and maybe listen to the guys. Four long hours later (those Kawa guys were saints to put up with my wife that long; and they gave us a very nice deal) I walked out of the store with a brand new 2008 Nomad. Of course it was the Christmas, Anniversary, and Birthday present all rolled into one. No complaints from me.

I have no regrets with the decision to get the Nomad. Handles real well and is comfortable to ride. The trips I have already taken have been wonderful. I am looking forward to many more miles on the Nomad.

I overheard my wife telling her friends that she should have let me get a bike years ago. I am easier to get along with and more relaxed.

[ells]

Stumbled onto a 800 Classic first, and after a several years of bliss with that, wanted to move up. Looked at GW and HD but was easy decision to go with the Nomad. One test ride on a 1600 and wife and I were sold on it.

[coloradontexas]

i had a little ol 600 honda shadow. ended up with a wife. the shadow just wasnt what i needed. sold the shadow. Started lookin at the 07 roadstar silverado. Started checking prices around south east texas. Was not even ready to buy a bike. the sales guy at a cycle shack asked if i was interested in anything else, and i said im just lookin. He told me he had a "used" KAWASAKI. I went to find it and it was all chromed out and looked new. she only had a thousand miles on her and lots of add on goodies. The price was real good. Went home that night and prayed about it(begged the wife) went back the next morning and rode it home. I love it.

[bigjohn]

Before the Nomad I had a used '86 Venture that I had picked up in '97. Sweet ride. Work had gotten in the way and for a couple of years it languished in the garage. When we moved up here in '05 from LA, I wound up donating it to charity.

After a couple of months my wife looked at me and said something to the effect that we needed a motorcycle again. I love that woman.

I started the search that night. Was thinking either a Honda Ace or a Vulcan Classic, or forgive me father for I thought seriously about it, a Gold wing. After doing some "serious research" on e-bay I noticed the Nomads. Hum, windshield, V-Twin, cruiser styling and really cool hard bags standard. Bid on several and lost.

Located a real nice red and silver (fastest color, you know) 2000 Nomad located in Kentucky in April '05. Larger lowers, V&H Baggers, new ME880s and only 6,500 miles. Placed a bid, out bid, discussed with my wife and went higher just before close. Got it! Flew into Louisville and met with my brother for the weekend. Went down, picked it up and rode back to Louisville. My brother kept it for a month 'til my wife and I could return in about 6 weeks to ride it home.

The Nomad turned out to be the best bike I've ever owned. This is my third year with it and I still love it after 28,000 miles. Just wish it had a little more fuel capacity.

[radco]

I was a HONDA man since 71,, Stopped riding in 90,Kids etc.. Started in 04 a few years after my divorce on a Honda Sabre 1100.Bagged out.... 37k later was LOOKING HARD at a VTX 1800..Was going to Bag it....My dealer Showed me a BLACK 04 Nomad,while I was LOOKING at a VTX.. He really was pushing it,, and it was less $$ the the Honda.. LOVED the style.....My son comes back from AFGANISTAN and wants to buy my Honda,, I LOOK real HARD for the VTX.. Saw more NOMADs on E Bay and LOOKED HARDER and HARDER at the Nomad..Saw a nice one at the HD dealer while browsing at RK and Ultras,, Get the NOMAD BUG REAL HARD,,and SEARCH,, cannt find nothing near by...Then as I was POPPING a Beer open I remember there was a NOMAD at the HD dealer 2+ months ago.... I call ,asking about the NOMAD and I think the HD Dealer allmost had a stroke,Said 6 k$ for the 04 w.8k miles,,,, about $2.800.00 UNDER KBB,,,,, It was Nov. in Maine with snow on the way..He wanted to get rid of a Metric,,I got a GREAT deal we are both happy campers. http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif Tha NOMAD had everything I wanted for Touring,, So I thought,,, Then I saw the CHROME Goodies I HAD to HAVE http://s2.images.proboards.com/shocked.gif Rich

[bobzinger]

The Saddlebags got my attention first...they're beautiful. I also read an article about touring cruisers that said a lot of good things about the Nomad. So when my Roadking threw a main bearing I actually was looking for a Valkyrie Tourer but decided to not mess with all those carbs, same with the Royal Star. I might have gone with the VTX but they don't have a touring model with duals and big bags.
Considering all those things the Nomad was the logical choice.

[bulldog485]

I joined VROC in 1997. At the time, we were only a couple hundred members (my VROC# is 485). The Chicagoland VROC members were going to meet up at that Cycle World Motorcycle show in Rosemont in Feb 1998 and for most of us, it would be a first meeting.

There was talk of a new Vulcan to hit the streets and also an updated Classic. Sure enough, at the show they had one of the early 1999 Nomad's in Green and Green and a 1998 Vulcan 1500 Classic with the new 5 speed transmission. It was lust at first sight when I saw that Green Nomad at the show. I looked at my wife, 8-1/2 months pregnant with our first child and asked if I could get one. She looked at me, then looked at the belly which contained our first child and said "Someday, but not today...".

It took 7 years but I finally got my Nomad. It was worth the wait...

[joesnomad]

I started looking for a bike in 05 after taking years away from riding to raise a family. I really didint know what I wanted but for some reason i felt that I just had to have a big bike. I looked at Yamaha's, and really wanted a HD since I was a kid. I started my search on the internet to find a the bike of my dreams I read all the tests I could find, one was the test of the HD RK, the yamaha Tour delux and the nomad. I never heard of a Nomad but I was interested. I had spent most of my time in different HD dealerships and I was sold on a 06 RK in a green color that changed colors in different light I was in love. I must have went in and seen it every week, It was just beautiful and I had to have it. I had the dealer figure me up a price 22K OTD. The next weekend I went to the HD plant in York Pa. took the tour and was blown away I new it was the bike for me. On the way home I stopped at the HD dealer and planned on buying it. But someone else had beat me to it. I was a little up set so I statrted to look at other RK's. I figured I would have to change the seat add pipes and a fuel commander to get what I was looking for. Then I remembered the Nomad I went and looked at one, a green and silver 06 it was love at first site, and it was $8500 less. Wow I thought a bike and a garage for the same price as just the HD. Wrote out a check and it was mine, never looked back and am for the most part well pleased with my purchase. Just a few kinks to work out but nothing more than I would have done to the HD.

[skimo]

Well been looking around at bikes since last fall. Last bike was a Honda 750 Shadow couple years ago and numerous dual sport bikes in the past. A buddy brought a VN2000 about Thanksgiving and did the whole leather thing on his big black bike. Just wanted a bike with a lot of features at the best price point. When to local dealer and laid eyes upon blue/silver nad, and just knew it was the right bike. Like the styling and the price. Check out the competion and kept come back to the nad.