Nomad History...

**trip** · 06-18-2007, 06:36 AM

I'm sure you guys have looked at the History page on the kawanow website and noticed nothing there.

Can any of you guys tell me the history of the Nomad....what year it was first introduced...was it a 1500?...etc?

Thanks,
Trip

Yellow Jacket · 02-14-2012, 12:58 AM

Hey Element80, does your screen name indicate that you're Mercury or does it relate to the metal band from Tyler?

cactusjack · 02-14-2012, 07:34 PM

The year was 1985, Ichiro Kawasaki saw a Harley Davidson Road King and spent the next 14 years trying to duplicate it.

Am I close???

Dave · 02-15-2012, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by cactusjack

The year was 1985, Ichiro Kawasaki saw a Harley Davidson Road Glide and spent the next 14 years trying to duplicate it.

Am I close???

Wasn't there a couple of years break in there when he tried to duplicate the Bonneville with the W650, also?

Monkeyman · 02-15-2012, 02:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cactusjack

The year was 1985, Ichiro Kawasaki saw a Harley Davidson Road Glide and spent the next 14 years trying to duplicate it.

Absolutely impossible as there was no Road Glide in '85. There was a Tour Glide, though.

You should be ashamed of your lack of knowledge since you ride a Harley.

Or did you mean Road King? When I tell someone what I ride and they ask what it is, I tell them it's Kawasakis version of the Road King. They figure it out after that. :(

cactusjack · 02-15-2012, 07:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monkeyman

Absolutely impossible as there was no Road Glide in '85. There was a Tour Glide, though.

You should be ashamed of your lack of knowledge since you ride a Harley.

Or did you mean Road King? When I tell someone what I ride and they ask what it is, I tell them it's Kawasakis version of the Road King. They figure it out after that. :(

Yes, I meant King, not Glide.

**trip** · 02-15-2012, 07:05 AM

element,
Yeah, we definately will get together one day and ride. We will.... give it a little time. Before I ride, I've got to install a new fuel pump. My pump is sounding so bad, I know it's about to go out any minute.

Loafer · 02-15-2012, 07:43 AM

Picky, picky.

**GIBBY** · 02-15-2012, 07:47 AM

Road King in 1985?

06-18-2007, 06:36 AM	#1
trip VBA Founder Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Lindale, Texas Posts: 6,846	Nomad History... I'm sure you guys have looked at the History page on the kawanow website and noticed nothing there. Can any of you guys tell me the history of the Nomad....what year it was first introduced...was it a 1500?...etc? Thanks, Trip __________________ Robert "Trip" Hilliard VBA/KawaNOW - Founder/Past President VBA # 00001 Trip's Website Custer 09, 18 / Maggie Valley 11 / Eureka Springs 09, 17 / Antlers 09, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18 Texas Hill Country / Deals Gap / Colorado / Wyoming / Montana / Utah / More trips for Trip Login or Register to Remove Ads
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02-14-2012, 12:58 AM	#2
Yellow Jacket Top Contributor Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fayetteville, Georgia Posts: 5,792	Hey Element80, does your screen name indicate that you're Mercury or does it relate to the metal band from Tyler? __________________ Bob KawaNOW/VBA 210 Green/Silver 2006 Patriot Guard Riders 2009
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02-14-2012, 07:34 PM	#3
cactusjack Mega-Contributor Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Where it doesn't snow...ever! Posts: 21,926	The year was 1985, Ichiro Kawasaki saw a Harley Davidson Road King and spent the next 14 years trying to duplicate it. Am I close??? __________________ Scott "Cactusjack" Hanks VBA #00105 H.O.G. #4250060 2011 H-D Ultra Limited 103ci :: 2011 HD Electra Glide Ultra Limited w/Stage 1 :: Rallies: Mesquite '08\|Custer '09\|Cortez '10\|Crescent City '11\|Kanab '12\|Antlers '12\|Estes Park '13\|Antlers '13\|Orofino '14\|The Dalles '17 Last edited by cactusjack; 02-15-2012 at 07:29 AM.
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02-15-2012, 07:05 AM	#7
trip VBA Founder Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Lindale, Texas Posts: 6,846	element, Yeah, we definately will get together one day and ride. We will.... give it a little time. Before I ride, I've got to install a new fuel pump. My pump is sounding so bad, I know it's about to go out any minute. __________________ Robert "Trip" Hilliard VBA/KawaNOW - Founder/Past President VBA # 00001 Trip's Website Custer 09, 18 / Maggie Valley 11 / Eureka Springs 09, 17 / Antlers 09, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18 Texas Hill Country / Deals Gap / Colorado / Wyoming / Montana / Utah / More trips for Trip
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02-15-2012, 07:43 AM	#8
Loafer Sr. Contributor Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 18,287	Picky, picky. __________________ Gerry Martineau / 802 VT / VBA #0892 /[email]glmjgm@gmail.com[email]
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GIBBY Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Osceola,WI Posts: 3,083	Road King in 1985? __________________ Mike "GIBBY" Gibson Osceola, WI VBA # 1279 2011 National Rally 2012 NCR Rally 2012 Antlers Rally 2013 National Rally 2013 Antlers Rally 2014 NC/SC Rally 2014 Antlers Rally 2015 VRA/VBA Rally 2016 NCR Rally 2016 Antlers Rally 2017 Antlers Rally 2018 NC/SC Rally 2018 Antlers Rally 2019 Antlers Rally 2020 Antlers Rally 2022 Antlers Rally 2023 Antlers Rally 2021 Indian Roadmaster Limited 2022 Indian Roadmaster
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