Ideal 1700 Nomad for me

dantama · 10-19-2008, 12:19 PM

Excluding the new hard bags, and belt drive......For me the best new Nomad would be the trunk from the Voyager on the Nomad platform.

I don't use a lot of gadgetry electronics that need a home in a fairing, and I like the looks of the windshield we have. It keeps the wind off me just fine and I don't feel like I'm missing anything.

I love the look and usefulness of the new trunk. I would certainly like one of those.

The six speeds, more power, and especially the cruise control would be big pluses for me.

Sometime I'll have to photoshop the trunk on the new Nomad and see how I like it.

Is one or the other ideal for you, or do you need some combination of both?

dantama · 10-19-2008, 12:45 PM

Here's a photo of the look I like better than the Voyager

Yellow Jacket · 10-19-2008, 01:32 PM

I like it like that.

kawgirl · 10-19-2008, 02:41 PM

I like that too!

finky · 10-19-2008, 03:46 PM

Have to agree Dan that is the way I would go not keen on all the gagets unfortunately we don't get the choice of colours you guy's get all we are getting over here is the one pictured above so I will wait till next year and hope for a better colour before I order mine.

dogdoc · 10-19-2008, 04:23 PM

Put the old bags on there Dan with cruise, 6 spd and trunk and I might bite.

**coacha** · 10-19-2008, 08:42 PM

I saw the new Nomad and Voyager at Biketoberfest this weekend. I will gather up some of the pics and post them tomorrow or Tuesday.

Overall, liked both of them but don't like the new bags.

**scion0** · 10-19-2008, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by CoachA

I saw the new Nomad and Voyager at Biketoberfest this weekend. I will gather up some of the pics and post them tomorrow or Tuesday.

Overall, liked both of them but don't like the new bags.

Cool, looking forward to seeing them.

rksaw · 10-19-2008, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by kawgirl (nckawgirl)

I like that too!

Ditto

**trip** · 10-20-2008, 06:32 AM

That Nomad with the trunk does look good Dan.

cactusjack · 10-20-2008, 10:03 AM

The Voyager trunk on the 1600 Nomad looks great, Dan. I have yet to see one up close, but I am kind of "bells and whistles" guy and I think I'd like a 1700 Voyager. I want a fairing, I want a 6-speed, I want cruise control. The top loading bags is not a deal breaker for me, and that trunk is the icing on the cake.

dantama · 10-20-2008, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Doc (Lonewolf)

Put the old bags on there Dan with cruise, 6 spd and trunk and I might bite.

Ok, this one with shaft drive is really my ideal one.

meat · 10-20-2008, 12:03 PM

I like the Nomad with the trunk on it. Do you think there will be a option to add a trunk to the Nomad?

dantama · 10-20-2008, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by meat

I like the Nomad with the trunk on it. Do you think there will be a option to add a trunk to the Nomad?

I'll bet you'd have to buy the trunk and brackets at a steep premium, and do it yourself.

**glwilson** · 10-20-2008, 08:43 PM

Dan,

I have to admit, that looks nice. :)

Oddly enough though, I am beginning to think the new bags look better with the trunk than the current bags we have all come to know and love. ::)

(I know... I must be losing it or something -- but I am beginning to think the new bags look better now than they did when I first saw them.)

As CJ said; I think I am still looking for all the features of the Voyager over the Nomad. I like to travel all-day on the bike and would like to not only have the trunk-space; but the other Voyager features.

(Now... you may want to consider my age also. I am 53, thus am looking for comfort at this point. My "rowdy-and-rough" days are becoming limited.)

10-19-2008, 12:19 PM	#1
dantama Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 0	Ideal 1700 Nomad for me Excluding the new hard bags, and belt drive......For me the best new Nomad would be the trunk from the Voyager on the Nomad platform. I don't use a lot of gadgetry electronics that need a home in a fairing, and I like the looks of the windshield we have. It keeps the wind off me just fine and I don't feel like I'm missing anything. I love the look and usefulness of the new trunk. I would certainly like one of those. The six speeds, more power, and especially the cruise control would be big pluses for me. Sometime I'll have to photoshop the trunk on the new Nomad and see how I like it. Is one or the other ideal for you, or do you need some combination of both? Login or Register to Remove Ads
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dantama Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 0	Ideal 1700 Nomad for me Here's a photo of the look I like better than the Voyager
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10-19-2008, 03:46 PM	#5
finky Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Perth Weastern Australia Posts: 386	Ideal 1700 Nomad for me Have to agree Dan that is the way I would go not keen on all the gagets unfortunately we don't get the choice of colours you guy's get all we are getting over here is the one pictured above so I will wait till next year and hope for a better colour before I order mine. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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10-19-2008, 04:23 PM	#6
dogdoc Top Contributor Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,263	Ideal 1700 Nomad for me Put the old bags on there Dan with cruise, 6 spd and trunk and I might bite.
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10-19-2008, 08:42 PM	#7
coacha Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Haysville, KS Posts: 6,259	Ideal 1700 Nomad for me I saw the new Nomad and Voyager at Biketoberfest this weekend. I will gather up some of the pics and post them tomorrow or Tuesday. Overall, liked both of them but don't like the new bags. __________________ 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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10-20-2008, 06:32 AM	#10
trip VBA Founder Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Lindale, Texas Posts: 6,846	Ideal 1700 Nomad for me That Nomad with the trunk does look good Dan. __________________ 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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10-20-2008, 10:03 AM	#11
cactusjack Mega-Contributor Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Where it doesn't snow...ever! Posts: 21,926	Ideal 1700 Nomad for me The Voyager trunk on the 1600 Nomad looks great, Dan. I have yet to see one up close, but I am kind of "bells and whistles" guy and I think I'd like a 1700 Voyager. I want a fairing, I want a 6-speed, I want cruise control. The top loading bags is not a deal breaker for me, and that trunk is the icing on the cake. __________________ 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
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10-20-2008, 12:03 PM	#13
meat Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Clinton,IL Posts: 170	Ideal 1700 Nomad for me I like the Nomad with the trunk on it. Do you think there will be a option to add a trunk to the Nomad?
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10-20-2008, 08:43 PM	#15
glwilson Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: North Central Illinois Posts: 8,575	Ideal 1700 Nomad for me Dan, I have to admit, that looks nice. :) Oddly enough though, I am beginning to think the new bags look better with the trunk than the current bags we have all come to know and love. ::) (I know... I must be losing it or something -- but I am beginning to think the new bags look better now than they did when I first saw them.) As CJ said; I think I am still looking for all the features of the Voyager over the Nomad. I like to travel all-day on the bike and would like to not only have the trunk-space; but the other Voyager features. (Now... you may want to consider my age also. I am 53, thus am looking for comfort at this point. My "rowdy-and-rough" days are becoming limited.) __________________ "During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." "You can have your own opinion, but not your own facts." *Former VBA NCR Assist Regional Leader* Formerly: 2004 1500FI Bronze Nomad: 2009 & 2014 HD Ultra Current Rides: 2017 HD Ultra Limited & 2011 Can Am Spyder RTS-SE Attended: VBA National Rallies 2009, 2011, 2015; VBA/NCR Regional Rally 2010, 12, 14, 16 and several rides throughout with regional members. VBA Member #652 HOG Member #3935417
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