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gv550 · 08-17-2018, 05:51 PM

That was my odometer reading when I traded my Voyager for a new Yamaha this week. 16 years and well over a million kms of Vulcan riding and in my best Johnny Cash voice 'I've been everywhere , man'.
They were, and still are, really good motorcycles. I've been hoping Kawasaki would update the lineup, and they still may, but I jumped ship to get ride modes, traction control, quick shifter, TFT dash, and 405 lbs less weight.
Ride on........

recumbentbob · 08-17-2018, 06:23 PM

What Yamaha did you get??

Peg · 08-17-2018, 06:43 PM

Tracer 900GT maybe? Sorry to see you leave the brand Garry, but I can understand why. A few more up-to-date amenities would be very welcome after 10 years of same / same. Ride on indeed....

gv550 · 08-17-2018, 07:19 PM

Peg pegged it!
Black 2019 Tracer GT.
495 lbs and 115 hp.

redjay · 08-17-2018, 07:55 PM

Congratulations ! Has the wife stopped going on the bike ?

Do you still have the Tenere ?

**BudMan** · 08-17-2018, 08:06 PM

Congratulations on the new ride Garry.
Hope you have many great miles on it.

**JD Hog** · 08-17-2018, 08:11 PM

Congrats Garry

Be sure to post some pics

gv550 · 08-17-2018, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by redjay

Congratulations ! Has the wife stopped going on the bike ?

Do you still have the Tenere ?

She still rides but this summer we've been 2-up on the tenere most of the of the time. I have ordered a large top box with backrest that should fit both bikes and see which one she prefers. Tenere suspension is worlds better than the Voyager and we've been doing a lot of gravel road riding so it will stay.
I think the GT will be my weekend hotrod and Tenere my longhaul tourer but time will tell.

redjay · 08-17-2018, 09:44 PM

Wighty's in Mitchell is going to miss you.

Where did you buy the Yamaha's, Palmerston Motors ?

gv550 · 08-17-2018, 10:06 PM

Ha. Funny story from Palmerston motors. He walked around the Voyager and snapped some photos including the odometer and said he'd get back to me next day. And he did with a trade in allowance of $7500! Well I rushed back to sign the papers but discovered he had missed one digit from the odometer..... I pointed out his little mistake and he rescinded his offer and didn't want the trade at all. We had a good laugh and I continued shopping.
I got a good deal at Brian's in Hensall and he resold the Voyager in 2 days. That bike is taking the new owner on a month long tour to Nova Scotia. No rest for a good Kawasaki!

mbarr10 · 08-17-2018, 11:23 PM

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Black 2019 Tracer GT

Congratulations
I would really miss the floor boards and heal toe shifter myself. But Damn it is a nice looking bike.

**spil99** · 08-17-2018, 11:29 PM

Hi Garry Congrats on the new ride!!!!!!
That is a surprise when we went to meat cove for chowder. You were leaning towards a wing and your wife wanted a Star Venture Transcontinental.

**buckey1313** · 08-18-2018, 04:38 AM

wow never thought you would trade the puppy in just keep racking the miles up. But like everything in life it has to end sometime for everyone of us. Congratulations on your new purchase and hope you like you have done have many many miles ahead of you in the years to come. You have been a wealth of knowledge on the Vulcan and I and many more I would guess thank you for that.

Enjoy the lighter side of riding.

gv550 · 08-18-2018, 07:10 AM

Thanks for the good wishes.
We rode sport touring bikes for decades before switching to a Kawasaki cruiser in 2002 so the little toe shifter is nothing new for me. This summer I rode to all 3 of Canada's ocean coasts, the Tenere to the Arctic and pacific, and the Voyager to the Atlantic. It was on my way home from Baddeck that I realized I had more fun riding 'dirty' roads so maybe the time had come to sell Voyager. I also decided that 10 years is too long for me to ride the same bike.
We talked about another big tourer, and we may get one in a few years if the little GT doesn't fit the bill, but since 80% of the roads in Canada are not paved I think the Tenere will be our 2- up tourer. The new GW and TC are both intriguing but being first year models, heavy and way expensive I just couldn't get excited about them.
So, life being as short as it is, I'm keeping an open mind and hopefully change bikes every couple years, and since I'm not brand loyal we have a whole world of bikes to choose from.

**ringadingh** · 08-18-2018, 08:09 AM

Congratulations on the new bike Garry! Hopefully your new bike will be just as trusty as your Kawi was, and you will be able to rake up the miles on it.

08-17-2018, 05:51 PM	#1
gv550 Advanced Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Listowel, Ontario Posts: 642	679465 That was my odometer reading when I traded my Voyager for a new Yamaha this week. 16 years and well over a million kms of Vulcan riding and in my best Johnny Cash voice 'I've been everywhere , man'. They were, and still are, really good motorcycles. I've been hoping Kawasaki would update the lineup, and they still may, but I jumped ship to get ride modes, traction control, quick shifter, TFT dash, and 405 lbs less weight. Ride on........ __________________ Garry 2009 1700 Voyager KACT, sold at 679,465 kms 2011 1700 Nomad Improve handling, suspension and tire life with Garry's Fork Brace. PM for details. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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08-17-2018, 06:23 PM	#2
recumbentbob Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Newburgh IN Posts: 3,404	What Yamaha did you get?? __________________ VBA #01084 "A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."
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08-17-2018, 06:43 PM	#3
Peg Sr. Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: West Coast, North Island, New Zealand Posts: 1,375	Tracer 900GT maybe? Sorry to see you leave the brand Garry, but I can understand why. A few more up-to-date amenities would be very welcome after 10 years of same / same. Ride on indeed.... __________________ Nothing screams poor workmanship like wrinkles in the duct tape '02 1500 blonde Nomad (Sold) '97 800 burgundy Classic (Sold)
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08-17-2018, 07:19 PM	#4
gv550 Advanced Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Listowel, Ontario Posts: 642	Peg pegged it! Black 2019 Tracer GT. 495 lbs and 115 hp. __________________ Garry 2009 1700 Voyager KACT, sold at 679,465 kms 2011 1700 Nomad Improve handling, suspension and tire life with Garry's Fork Brace. PM for details.
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08-17-2018, 07:55 PM	#5
redjay Top Contributor Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ontario Posts: 6,927	Congratulations ! Has the wife stopped going on the bike ? Do you still have the Tenere ? Login or Register to Remove Ads
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BudMan Join Date: May 2009 Location: Greenwood, Ark. Posts: 4,736	Congratulations on the new ride Garry. Hope you have many great miles on it. __________________ Dave Jesse 2012 1700 Gray/Black Voyager 2006 1600 Nomad Green/Silver Sold VBA #1108 2010- Eureka Springs - Antlers - 2011- Maggie Valley - Antlers 2012- Margaritaville Ride - Van Buren - Antlers - 2013- Estes Park - Antlers 2014- Mountain View - Antlers - 2015- Eureka Springs - Antlers 2016- Salem - Antlers - 2017- Eureka Springs - Lake George - Antlers - 2018- Custer - Antlers
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JD Hog Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Placerville, CA Posts: 2,946	Congrats Garry Be sure to post some pics __________________ 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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08-17-2018, 09:44 PM	#9
redjay Top Contributor Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ontario Posts: 6,927	Wighty's in Mitchell is going to miss you. Where did you buy the Yamaha's, Palmerston Motors ?
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08-17-2018, 10:06 PM	#10
gv550 Advanced Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Listowel, Ontario Posts: 642	Ha. Funny story from Palmerston motors. He walked around the Voyager and snapped some photos including the odometer and said he'd get back to me next day. And he did with a trade in allowance of $7500! Well I rushed back to sign the papers but discovered he had missed one digit from the odometer..... I pointed out his little mistake and he rescinded his offer and didn't want the trade at all. We had a good laugh and I continued shopping. I got a good deal at Brian's in Hensall and he resold the Voyager in 2 days. That bike is taking the new owner on a month long tour to Nova Scotia. No rest for a good Kawasaki! __________________ Garry 2009 1700 Voyager KACT, sold at 679,465 kms 2011 1700 Nomad Improve handling, suspension and tire life with Garry's Fork Brace. PM for details.
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08-17-2018, 11:29 PM	#12
spil99 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Menasha WI Posts: 220	Hi Garry Congrats on the new ride!!!!!! That is a surprise when we went to meat cove for chowder. You were leaning towards a wing and your wife wanted a Star Venture Transcontinental. __________________ 2011 National Rally, Maggie Valley, NC 2012 NCR Rally, Prairie du Chien,WI 2013 National Rally, Estes Park, CO 2014 NCR/SCR Rally in the Ozarks, Mountain View, AR 2014 Antlers Rally, Antlers, OK 2015 VRA/VBA Rally, Eureka Springs, AR 2016 NCR Rally, Hillsboro, WI 2016 Antlers Rally, Antlers, OK 2017 National Rally, Lake George NY 2017 Antlers Rally, Antlers, OK 2018 NCR/SCR Rally, Custer, SD 2018 Canada East/North East US Baddeck, NS
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08-18-2018, 04:38 AM	#13
buckey1313 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Westlock, Alberta Posts: 442	wow never thought you would trade the puppy in just keep racking the miles up. But like everything in life it has to end sometime for everyone of us. Congratulations on your new purchase and hope you like you have done have many many miles ahead of you in the years to come. You have been a wealth of knowledge on the Vulcan and I and many more I would guess thank you for that. Enjoy the lighter side of riding. __________________ Dave Leyh Edmonton, Alberta 2009 Kawasaki 1700 Vulcan Nomad Last edited by buckey1313; 08-18-2018 at 06:31 AM.
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08-18-2018, 07:10 AM	#14
gv550 Advanced Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Listowel, Ontario Posts: 642	Thanks for the good wishes. We rode sport touring bikes for decades before switching to a Kawasaki cruiser in 2002 so the little toe shifter is nothing new for me. This summer I rode to all 3 of Canada's ocean coasts, the Tenere to the Arctic and pacific, and the Voyager to the Atlantic. It was on my way home from Baddeck that I realized I had more fun riding 'dirty' roads so maybe the time had come to sell Voyager. I also decided that 10 years is too long for me to ride the same bike. We talked about another big tourer, and we may get one in a few years if the little GT doesn't fit the bill, but since 80% of the roads in Canada are not paved I think the Tenere will be our 2- up tourer. The new GW and TC are both intriguing but being first year models, heavy and way expensive I just couldn't get excited about them. So, life being as short as it is, I'm keeping an open mind and hopefully change bikes every couple years, and since I'm not brand loyal we have a whole world of bikes to choose from. __________________ Garry 2009 1700 Voyager KACT, sold at 679,465 kms 2011 1700 Nomad Improve handling, suspension and tire life with Garry's Fork Brace. PM for details.
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08-18-2018, 08:09 AM	#15
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	Congratulations on the new bike Garry! Hopefully your new bike will be just as trusty as your Kawi was, and you will be able to rake up the miles on it. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
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