1 month + 1 Voyager + Garry = 10,000 miles

gv550 · 06-17-2009, 08:17 PM

Picked up our new Voyager 1 month ago today and went for a ride. From Ontario to Chicago, along Rt 66, up to Toas, Grand Canyon, Sedona, Oatman, Hoover Dam, Death Valley, Yosemite Park, Crater Lake, west to the Pacific, north to BC and east across Canada on back roads. Tried to get a fillup at Corner Gas in Dog River but they were closed.
Great bike, very comfy and smooth.
Rear tire was gone at 5800 miles, 40-45 mpg.
A bit too noisy, a bit too hot but fantastic handling and suspension.

Garry

Yellow Jacket · 06-17-2009, 08:43 PM

Wow! What a month. Sounds like it was great.

trevwales · 06-18-2009, 06:02 AM

Awesome! Mine bit hot too, maybe an email to dobeck? I see power commander have a module out for it already.

Was the mileage US gallons or Canadian (real) gallons? What tyre did you change rear for?

As is said many times on here. Where the pics?

Incredibly jealous, Trev

dhomoney · 06-19-2009, 09:28 AM

Sounds like a great trip. Trev you need to ship yours over here and spend one of those incredibly long UK holidays touring the US.

pirate · 06-20-2009, 10:39 PM

That is quite the month! I bet it was a blast!

Netnorske · 06-24-2009, 09:25 PM

Simply awesome! I'm thinking the Voyager could be my next ride....maybe....hhhhmmmm.....down the road a ways....

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**ringadingh** · 06-24-2009, 09:34 PM

It sounds like quite a trip, Im jeleous. ;)

**Cajunrider** · 06-25-2009, 10:15 AM

Wow, sounds like a great break-in for the new Voyager. I agree Kris, the Voyager is very tempting.

gv550 · 06-26-2009, 07:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trevwales

Awesome! Mine bit hot too, maybe an email to dobeck? I see power commander have a module out for it already.

Was the mileage US gallons or Canadian (real) gallons? What tyre did you change rear for?

As is said many times on here. Where the pics?

Incredibly jealous, Trev

I got 40 to 45 mpUSg on the trip, it gets the best mileage when cruising in 6th around 60 mph, if I drop a gear or two and climb mountains it will suck back the fuel.
The on-board display lies a little, it did read as high as 47 mpUSg but calculating it by hand I never got over 45.
The bike displays 4 mileage modes: mpg US, mpg UK, L/100km, and kms/L.
Converts to 53 mpg UK, or 5.2 L/100km or 18.6 km/L.

I replaced the stock Bridgestone with a Dunlop E3 160/80 bias.

Garry

elkhunter · 06-27-2009, 12:01 AM

Garry,

How much air are you running in the rear shocks? My concern is I don't have any extra leg length to spare.

Elk Hunter

gv550 · 06-29-2009, 03:55 PM

10 psi in the rear shocks.
Seemed to work fine for the trip but I'd likely increase it to 30-40 if doing more 2-up.
Garry

**coacha** · 06-30-2009, 10:22 PM

Garry, great sounding trip. Wish I could do that some year.

dogdoc · 07-19-2009, 03:50 PM

wow, what a trip. and wore out the tire in the first month. Gotta love Bridestoners. LOL

gv550 · 07-20-2009, 10:44 PM

Actually, the rear tire lasted only 2 weeks. :)

Garry

**schoeney** · 07-23-2009, 01:16 PM

Sounds like a great trip.

The Voyager is growing on me. I sat on one at the dealer yesterday and spent some time admiring its many qualities. My hesitation (besides money) is....if I am going to get a bike with all the crap on it (fairing, stereo, trunk,etc) I might as well buy the Gold Wing since it has more power, smoother, and lasts forever (Voyager is good but not in same class as Gold Wing). Now the Wing is more money of course but I would probably buy a used one and save a few grand.

2 improvements Kawi should make....install a plug in for an MP3 player (if it had one I didn't find it?) and the little compartments on the fairing should be able to open without the key (make it lockable and not)...when I am on a long trip it is a hassle to be dragging out the key all the time...especially when you don't leave the bike out of eyesight.

06-17-2009, 08:17 PM	#1
gv550 Advanced Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Listowel, Ontario Posts: 642	1 month + 1 Voyager + Garry = 10,000 miles Picked up our new Voyager 1 month ago today and went for a ride. From Ontario to Chicago, along Rt 66, up to Toas, Grand Canyon, Sedona, Oatman, Hoover Dam, Death Valley, Yosemite Park, Crater Lake, west to the Pacific, north to BC and east across Canada on back roads. Tried to get a fillup at Corner Gas in Dog River but they were closed. Great bike, very comfy and smooth. Rear tire was gone at 5800 miles, 40-45 mpg. A bit too noisy, a bit too hot but fantastic handling and suspension. Garry __________________ 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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06-17-2009, 08:43 PM	#2
Yellow Jacket Top Contributor Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fayetteville, Georgia Posts: 5,792	1 month + 1 Voyager + Garry = 10,000 miles Wow! What a month. Sounds like it was great. __________________ Bob KawaNOW/VBA 210 Green/Silver 2006 Patriot Guard Riders 2009
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06-18-2009, 06:02 AM	#3
trevwales Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Wales, UK Posts: 214	1 month + 1 Voyager + Garry = 10,000 miles Awesome! Mine bit hot too, maybe an email to dobeck? I see power commander have a module out for it already. Was the mileage US gallons or Canadian (real) gallons? What tyre did you change rear for? As is said many times on here. Where the pics? Incredibly jealous, Trev
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06-19-2009, 09:28 AM	#4
dhomoney Advanced Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lake Tenkiller, OK Posts: 737	1 month + 1 Voyager + Garry = 10,000 miles Sounds like a great trip. Trev you need to ship yours over here and spend one of those incredibly long UK holidays touring the US.
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06-20-2009, 10:39 PM	#5
pirate Sr. Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: North Dakota Posts: 1,865	1 month + 1 Voyager + Garry = 10,000 miles That is quite the month! I bet it was a blast! Login or Register to Remove Ads
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06-24-2009, 09:25 PM	#6
Netnorske Top Contributor Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Everett, Washington Posts: 5,709	1 month + 1 Voyager + Garry = 10,000 miles Simply awesome! I'm thinking the Voyager could be my next ride....maybe....hhhhmmmm.....down the road a ways.... ! __________________ *Kris Olsen* VBA #0691 2017 HD Ultra Limited Low 2013 Victory Cross Country Tour 2012 1700 Vulcan Voyager 2008 1600 Vulcan Nomad 1997 Vulcan 800 Classic *"Growing old is mandatory,* *but growing up is optional"* Custer 2009\|Kalispell 2010\|Cortez 2010\|Crescent City 2011\|Kanab 2012\|Canmore 2012\|Estes Park 2013\|Orofino 2014\|Lake Tahoe 2015\|Red Lodge 2016
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06-24-2009, 09:34 PM	#7
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	1 month + 1 Voyager + Garry = 10,000 miles It sounds like quite a trip, Im jeleous. ;) __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
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06-25-2009, 10:15 AM	#8
Cajunrider Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: (SE Louisiana) Posts: 8,340	1 month + 1 Voyager + Garry = 10,000 miles Wow, sounds like a great break-in for the new Voyager. I agree Kris, the Voyager is very tempting. __________________ 2016 Electra Glide Ultra Limited CVO Palladium Silver / Phantom Blue 110 cu in SE 2012 Electra Glide Ultra Limited (Traded 6/22/16) Tequila Sunrise / HD Orange Vance & Hines true dual headers Rinehart 4" slip ons Screamin Eagle Super Tuner Screamin Eagle Stage 1 intake Dyno tuned H.O.G.# 4514015 2007 Nomad 1600 (Traded 6/23/12) VBA #482
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06-27-2009, 12:01 AM	#10
elkhunter Jr. Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Blairsville, PA. Posts: 32	1 month + 1 Voyager + Garry = 10,000 miles Garry, How much air are you running in the rear shocks? My concern is I don't have any extra leg length to spare. Elk Hunter
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06-29-2009, 03:55 PM	#11
gv550 Advanced Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Listowel, Ontario Posts: 642	1 month + 1 Voyager + Garry = 10,000 miles 10 psi in the rear shocks. Seemed to work fine for the trip but I'd likely increase it to 30-40 if doing more 2-up. Garry __________________ 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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06-30-2009, 10:22 PM	#12
coacha Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Haysville, KS Posts: 6,259	1 month + 1 Voyager + Garry = 10,000 miles Garry, great sounding trip. Wish I could do that some year. __________________ Ron "Coach" Allan, Haysville, KS 1999 Nomad Wine and Red "KawaTanker" 2009 BMW R1200RT 2003 BMW K1200LT "Magic Carpet" DOA 11/7/2015 VBA #00291 IBA # 41995 DS #320 '08 Elkins, WV; '09 Helen, GA; '09 Custer, SD; '10 Stanton, VA; '11 Maggie Valley; '12 Townsend, TN; '13 Estes Park; '13 Blairsville, GA; '15 Eureka Springs; '16 Helen; '18 Custer, SD
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07-19-2009, 03:50 PM	#13
dogdoc Top Contributor Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,263	1 month + 1 Voyager + Garry = 10,000 miles wow, what a trip. and wore out the tire in the first month. Gotta love Bridestoners. LOL
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07-20-2009, 10:44 PM	#14
gv550 Advanced Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Listowel, Ontario Posts: 642	1 month + 1 Voyager + Garry = 10,000 miles Actually, the rear tire lasted only 2 weeks. :) Garry __________________ 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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07-23-2009, 01:16 PM	#15
schoeney Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NW Region Posts: 5,222	1 month + 1 Voyager + Garry = 10,000 miles Sounds like a great trip. The Voyager is growing on me. I sat on one at the dealer yesterday and spent some time admiring its many qualities. My hesitation (besides money) is....if I am going to get a bike with all the crap on it (fairing, stereo, trunk,etc) I might as well buy the Gold Wing since it has more power, smoother, and lasts forever (Voyager is good but not in same class as Gold Wing). Now the Wing is more money of course but I would probably buy a used one and save a few grand. 2 improvements Kawi should make....install a plug in for an MP3 player (if it had one I didn't find it?) and the little compartments on the fairing should be able to open without the key (make it lockable and not)...when I am on a long trip it is a hassle to be dragging out the key all the time...especially when you don't leave the bike out of eyesight. __________________ VBA #659 2003 Nomad 1500 (Gone but never forgotten) 2005 Honda ST1300 - Sweet and still kickin 2006 Honda Goldwing - Best Boat in the Marina
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