Nomads are for larger riders...

[mikesth]

Seems the age thread revealed we had other similarities.

I thought I was big at 6'4" and 275, but seems like I'm tiny compared to some.

I'm comfortable on this bike - got plenty of leg room with highway pegs and the seat is the proper size for my seat.

So, what height/weight are you?

[ds06nomad]

5'10"/195lbs here...

[oldbiker]

5' 11", 235 and not gettin any smaller.

[flightdoc]

5'7 185

[blowndodge]

6'2" 230 I think?

[dogdoc]

5'10' 170

[Todd]

6'2" 230 I think?

230....HA!! ;)

6'3 270# here..........Dont ask after Thankgiving ;)

[rickmeister56]

5' 8" 185lbs balder than a billiard ball

[beezer]

6'3" 215# of nothing but tall dark and handsome http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif

[jon]

6'7" 280. My size was the biggest reason I picked a Nomad over a HD Road King (besides saving $6,500). I tried the VN2000 but the frame and leg room didn't feel bigger and I liked more things about the Nomad.

[stonechief]

6'2", 200#

[unwind2]

Tall enough and heavy enough to hold up the Nomad - That's all you're gonna get from me. http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif ??? http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif

[blowndodge]

Don't insult me or I'm sicking Jon on all of you!! That's one big pile of sh*t!!!

[waterrat]

5'9" 270 lbs

[cactusjack]

6'1" 275 pounds, due to excessive burrito and cerveza consumption.

[ccmjr77]

6'-2" 290

[dank]

6'1" 275 pounds, due to excessive burrito and cerveza consumption.

I'm 6' 228 lbs.

Scott, I'm curious: How much shorter were you before you started drinking beer and eating burritos? (Though no wanting to hijack the thread.)

[Todd]

Don't insult me or I'm sicking Jon on all of you!! That's one big pile of sh*t!!!

You got that right.....
<marquee>I take it back.....</marquee>

We should start an offensive line!!!

and dank....ya killin' me!!....I luv it!

[trip]

6', 235 lbs.

Does my Nomad make my butt look big?

OK, so which is meaner? jon at 6'7, 270 lbs. or ccmjr77 at 6'2, 290 lbs. ?..LOL.

[blowndodge]

Why, since you asked, YES it looks very big!

[blowndodge]

[quote:843pubcc]6'2" 230 I think?

230....HA!! ;)

6'3 270# here..........Dont ask after Thankgiving ;)

[/quote:843pubcc]


<marquee>WOW! your even fatter than your avatar pic?????</marquee>

[shnyroq]

6'3" and 245... Nomad fits way better than my old 750 ACE!

SHNYROQ

[cactusjack]

[quote:b0ialdqg]6'1" 275 pounds, due to excessive burrito and cerveza consumption.

I'm 6' 228 lbs.

Scott, I'm curious: How much shorter were you before you started drinking beer and eating burritos? (Though no wanting to hijack the thread.)[/quote:b0ialdqg]

;)

[ds06nomad]

[quote author=jon board=general thread=1195478255 post=1195484160]6'7" 280.

Holy Schnikey's, Batman!!! That's a big frickin boy right there! And yes, it DOES sound like we could assemble a rather formidable offensive (or defensive) line!

My goodness... Anybody ever SKIP a meal for Pete's sake???

LOL,
Daryl (who's "Pete", anyways?)

[trip]

Why, since you asked, YES it looks very big!

I'm sickin' jon on ya...then I'll sick ccmjr on ya to finish the job...LOL.

[Todd]

[quote:3wjjeao4]

230....HA!! ;)

6'3 270# here..........Dont ask after Thankgiving ;)




<marquee>WOW! your even fatter than your avatar pic?????</marquee>[/quote:3wjjeao4]

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why do you think I wore a black shirt in that pic????....and.....like a buddy of mine on this here forum......40lbs of it is Fred Flintstone head!!!!!!!!

Man, it's nice being one of the little guys around for a change ;)

[blowndodge]

ROFLMFAO!!!!!!!!!!

[blowndodge]

Does my butt make my Nomad look fat????

[Todd]

http://www.bobkestrut.com/images/McCraryTwins.jpg

[bobzinger]

5'11" 282lb But I'm just big boned!

I'm 6'2" and 240 LBS

[trip]

http://www.bobkestrut.com/images/McCraryTwins.jpg

Todd....if Nico is the one on the left....who's the one on the right?....LOL.

[socwkbiker]

[quote:cqho9k30]http://www.bobkestrut.com/images/McCraryTwins.jpg

Todd....if Nico is the one on the left....who's the one on the right?....LOL.[/quote:cqho9k30]

It's his twin brother, BD.

[lw]

My goodness... Anybody ever SKIP a meal for Pete's sake???


6'4 & 300. I would have been a pretty good sized feller if my Dad & Granddad hadn't both married short women.

Skip a meal Daryl? Not me, I'm storing up for the global-warming-induced ice age.

[trip]

[quote:cbtcunji]
My goodness... Anybody ever SKIP a meal for Pete's sake???


6'4 & 300. I would have been a pretty good sized feller if my Dad & Granddad hadn't both married short women.

Skip a meal Daryl? Not me, I'm storing up for the global-warming-induced ice age. [/quote:cbtcunji]


Geez Loueez BD....If you don't watch it, I'll sick ldubya on ya...LOL.

[bobzinger]

Our Bike clubs motto "Till we eat again"

[rewindgy]

My God - I am the shrimp! 5"6" - 200 lbs - very low centre of gravity. Damn and I rode over 500,000 Km's on Venture's and they were tall and heavy. I thought this Nomad was a dream to ride / low to the ground / not so heavy / alittle long.

[cactusjack]

When I was buying the Nomad, I had my son with me. I asked him "do you think this bike is too big?" His reply was "a big man needs a big bike." SOLD!

I used to have a motto: "If the shirt size doesn't have at least one "X" in front of it, you're shopping in the boys section". http://s2.images.proboards.com/cheesy.gif

[blowndodge]

That means Nico is shopping in the girls section because he's a shrimp!!!!

6'2", 200#

Same here

[finky]

That's why they call me BUBBA 6'1" 150kilo not sure what that is in LBS but Im not small.

[trip]

That's why they call me BUBBA 6'1" 150kilo not sure what that is in LBS but Im not small.

You're 330 bonafide, American pounds, Fink.

Yeah....he be bad....

[Todd]

[quote:82r0lzvs]http://www.bobkestrut.com/images/McCraryTwins.jpg

Todd....if Nico is the one on the left....who's the one on the right?....LOL.[/quote:82r0lzvs]


<marquee>I thought it was the new KawaNOW CPD team's official introduction pic???????</marquee>

[towering]

6'3 1/2 270 lbs

[jayc]

5"7 195

[jmorrow]

If I stand up straight and suck in my gut I'm 5'10' @ 190#.....

[Top Cat]

5' 11" and 220. But as you can see from my sig pic it is ALL muscle ::)

[Todd]

5' 11" and 220. But as you can see from my sig pic it is ALL muscle ::)

Well you certainly don't come close to the weight limit posted on your sig pic.......I, on the other hand, am getting there http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif

[blowndodge]

hey topcat,, is that another butt growing just above your belt?

[dkdixie]

5' 7" / 150

[rflnomad]

6' 2" and 230 lbs. My doctor said I should drop to 185 to 200 lbs when I had last years physical.
I feel the best at 215 to 220lbs.
I switched doctors too. http://s2.images.proboards.com/cheesy.gif

[dkdixie]

OK, since I'm the shortest......lightest.......and according to another thread, tied for oldest.........WHAT DO I WIN!

[Todd]

OK, since I'm the shortest......lightest.......and according to another thread, tied for oldest.........WHAT DO I WIN!

You have to be waterboy....you'll never get in the game!!!!

<marquee>http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c266/jbnmbel/waterboy.jpg</marquee>

[Idaho]

OK, since I'm the shortest......lightest.......and according to another thread, tied for oldest.........WHAT DO I WIN!

Since your gender is hidden,,,,,,,if you are a girl you can have SWB, if you are a boy you can have Nico. http://s2.images.proboards.com/shocked.gif

[kingcruiser]

6'3 1/2" - 250lbs. 52y.o. Bald. Twisted steel and sex appeal.

[davidjones1]

6'1 - 228# bike fits just fine.

[lw]

OK, since I'm the shortest......lightest.......and according to another thread, tied for oldest.........WHAT DO I WIN!

A free subscription to the KawaNOW forum?

[trip]

[quote:vlhepq93]OK, since I'm the shortest......lightest.......and according to another thread, tied for oldest.........WHAT DO I WIN!

A free subscription to the KawaNOW forum?[/quote:vlhepq93]

I like that pic of you ldubya. You look................authoritative.

[lw]

[quote:33ggrbcn]

A free subscription to the KawaNOW forum?

I like that pic of you ldubya. You look................authoritative.[/quote:33ggrbcn]

Thanks Trip, I was practicing the " Even if ya don't know what you're doing, at least try to look like you do" philosophy. That one works well with another favorite they taught us in media relations class: "Don't screw up on a slow news day"

[Todd]

If I need rescuein', I want LDub in my neighborhood....he's the only one that can carry me out of the house!!!

[Top Cat]

hey topcat,, is that another butt growing just above your belt?

No BD thats where I keep all the junk food I eat.
I was afraid you were going to ask if that was another butt growing just above my neck. http://s2.images.proboards.com/shocked.gif

[quote:97rigkxe]OK, since I'm the shortest......lightest.......and according to another thread, tied for oldest.........WHAT DO I WIN!

Since your gender is hidden,,,,,,,if you are a girl you can have SWB, if you are a boy you can have Nico. http://s2.images.proboards.com/shocked.gif[/quote:97rigkxe]


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[finky]

sh*t 330lbs gotta lose some weight man that sounds bad in LBS.

[ridemslow]

6'0 310# I'M NOT A LITTLE FELLOW YOU KNOW.

[caddman11]

6'4" 275lbs. and the bike fits.

5'-10" & around 200 lbs.

OK, maybe 205 since I quit smokin' but still I gotta be like the next to the smallest guy on the team.

Hey, you guys hold 'em off at the pass & I'll go pick up some more donuts.

Dang! Now I know why you guys all wanna put like 45 psi in your tires! ::)

OH, yeah, fellas?

Just forget about doing the intake mods and the TFI and all that $hit.
After readin' how much you all weigh I can tell ya....
The extra 10 HP ain't gonna help.

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

[radco]

Im 6ft 3 and a SLIM 220lbs.... BUT I want to know who took the DONUT from under my Saddlebag LOL ?? Rich

5'11 1/2, 220

[oldbikers]

5'7" 230 pounds just old tired ulgy & fat sold the wing and bought the nomad had to go to a smaller bike

[stambukj]

5'-11" 180

[ou365]

6'2" 280lbs. but i'm retaining water..lol but the nad fits great!

[wanderer]

5'10" and 173 lbs.

[ells]

6' 185#

When I tallied and averaged the responses from a question here about height only and posted after this thread started, we ended up with an average height of 5' 11 1/2 '' or a couple inches higher than the national average for male adults. Had almost 60 responders. Didn't know about this thread so may have to do it again for height and weight. Need a data entry person

I'm late but.......5'7" and 175 lbs.

[bigdave]

6'2" 285

[ianicky]

5'11" 234lbs in my birthday suit and after a good $h!t lol

[bobzinger]

5'11" 265lbs

[dhelfritz]

5'9"---215 lbs

[jeepers]

6' 205 lbs

[roger07]

5'9'' ish 220# ish...........I don't consider myself fat.....just to short!

[VulcanE]

6'2" @ 245 here and like oldbiker, not getting any smaller!

[scott2007nomad]

6'5", 250#
Love the leg room of the Nomad!

[buckeye]

5'11" 215lbs. It would probably sound better in KG, but my head is hurting trying to calculate it!

97.7 kg

Dude! Suddenly yer a lightweight!

[wheelie]

Ah what the heck!
6'3" 365 lbs.
And yes the Nomad pulls me and the LW (little woman). I had a customized 883 Sportster before I got my 07 Nomad, LW wanted to ride so we went looking. The Nomad was the best fit of the V-Twins. You should see me in my slingshot dragster, I really fill the cage. Getting in is easy getting out requires some swearing.

[papat]

6'3" 200 lbs

[donoller]

well ok if i have to 6ft. 300 way to big

[vaccam]

5' 7", 160LBS. I guess that puts me at second smallest. I have not quite gotten used to the bigger bike yet. My previous bike is a 2000 Vulcan 750. I am preparing to sell it and got on it for the first time in about 6 months. Boy that thing felt small, but very easy to maneuver.

I have to hand it to Kawasaki the 750 is a very sweet running bike. It has a lot more get up and go than the 1500, at least it feels like it does, and the engine just purrs. 52 mpg on regular gas, too. Can't beat that. It is a shame its not as good looking as the Nomad, and I get tired on it after about 45 mins.

I think I will keep my Nomad.

[dragon57]

5'10" , and 195# buck nekkid!

[nomad1600]

6'4" 275 lbs.

[macmac]

Not sure who is the smallest so far, and no gals have chimed in, but it looks like I am the smallest guy at 5'10" and 145 pounds wet in summer. Just never cared much about food.

5"10 - 215 pds. and all muscle.

[slots]

6' 5"...280lbs. My 2006 Nomad fits me far better than my Road Kind did. I love my Nomad....

Slots

[kawgirl]

5'5 1/2", 147# and the Nomad and I fit well together.

[BandC]

6' 1", 210 lbs (+/-)

[dlarue]

I am 5' 8" (not going there with weight, but hey, I'm tall for a chic OK?? Lol)

[nomad1600]

OK, I see that most of us are not light weights here. I think I read somewhere that the max load on a 1600 Nomad is 408 lbs. I'm 6'4" 275 Lbs. so that leaves 133 lbs. Now if I put fuel in the tank, some clothes in the bags, then if I take a rider she had better be a light weight or we are way over the load limits. Am I right? Also, I've seen pictures with 2 up and a small trailer behind the bike. Can the Nomad handle that weight well or is it really stressing the bike.

[ells]

OK, I see that most of us are not light weights here. I think I read somewhere that the max load on a 1600 Nomad is 408 lbs. I'm 6'4" 275 Lbs. so that leaves 133 lbs. Now if I put fuel in the tank, some clothes in the bags, then if I take a rider she had better be a light weight or we are way over the load limits. Am I right? Also, I've seen pictures with 2 up and a small trailer behind the bike. Can the Nomad handle that weight well or is it really stressing the bike.

That was bound to come up. 408 lbs is not all that much but is over half the weight of the bike. I'm sure some will claim that there is a large margin built in and is only given as a limit to protect manufacture liability. I've also heard warnings that safety and controllability start to gown downhill above that limit. I'm most concerned about the front to rear distribution and the weight ratings of the tires.

[nomad1600]

Ells
That is a valid concern. Would be interested to hear what some of the guys pulling trailers experience with the weight. Just wonder how far you can go over the 408 before we get into trouble. Like I said with 2 up and loaded for a trip I think most of us would be over the limits. I know I would be. http://s2.images.proboards.com/shocked.gif

[skimo]

5'11 245 and trying to lose some doctors orders

...Just wonder how far you can go over the 408 before we get into trouble. Like I said with 2 up and loaded for a trip I think most of us would be over the limits....

With my wife, our gear, and full luggage plus a tour pack & tools, I'm pretty sure we top that 408 lbs by over 100 lbs. if you include gas, oil, & coolant in the equation.(Though I'm not sure if it's proper to do so.) But there are couples riding Nomads that are MUCH heavier than we are and seem to do fine. Hell, I know one guy who is 6'-4" & over 400 lbs nekkid, and he rides a 1600 with tour pack & full luggage. He did buy a custom seat though... ;)

I think the key here is to keep the tires pumped up to 40~42 psi, keep the shocks pumped up to 40~42 psi, and keep your speeds moderate when heavily loaded as both suspension and brakes will have to work harder. If you do that, I think 1400 lbs GVW is totally doable on a Nomad.

I have not towed a trailer with a Nomad, (well I did tow Mac's for about two blocks once just to feel it out...) but speed moderation is the most important factor when towing, because you gotta be able to stop and manuver the thing. In that same vein, make sure total weight isn't excessive and your tongue weight is 10% of the total loaded trailer weight.

As for the frame, wheels, axles, etc. These bikes are really stout IMO, and you're not going to crack or bend anything in normal riding as long as all the bolts are tight and you keep your speed down so you don't allow the shocks or forks to bottom out on bumps. I've heard of frames cracking when really beefy couples have ridden a Harley over poor roads, but I've never heard of a Nomad cracking a frame unless it hit something hard. Like the back end of a truck or a really deep pot hole.

One rather stout friend did knock the bottom out of his crankcase when riding two up on a rough road and into a pot hole so deep he struck the oil drain plug on a rock. That was an expensive mistake.