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01-14-2018, 11:31 PM | #1 |
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New owner of a 2008 Nomad
Greetings! Just purchased my first Nomad after riding an 800 Vulcan Classic for a few years. I purchased a 2008 Vulcan Nomad with less than 6,000 miles. It is Diablo Black. The bike was obviously not ridden very much. It is clean bike that has been parked inside and was a one owner bike. Also came with Vance & Hines exhaust. I'm getting new tires put on ASAP. I'm a little concerned about having a 10 year old bike with only 6,000 miles on it. What should I be concerned about if anything?
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01-15-2018, 11:00 AM | #2 |
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Welcome from Northern California!
I would change all the fluids, check all the hoses and lines, make sure the tires are not too old and do a full service on the bike. You will love the bike for long trips.
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01-15-2018, 01:02 PM | #3 |
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Welcome from Italy!
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01-15-2018, 02:32 PM | #4 |
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Welcome from New Hampshire.
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01-15-2018, 07:22 PM | #6 |
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Welcome from Central Iowa! !
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01-16-2018, 06:55 PM | #7 |
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Welcome From Arkansas!
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01-16-2018, 08:52 PM | #8 |
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Welcome from Oklahoma
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01-18-2018, 06:59 PM | #9 |
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Welcome and ride the wheels off of it.
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01-18-2018, 08:30 PM | #10 |
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Welcome from Canada!
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02-01-2018, 12:45 PM | #11 |
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Welcome, you're going to love it here. I think Kuryakyn is clearing out the Sound Of Chrome sound system. They are selling on Amazon & ebay for 1/2 of what I paid 3 years ago. Hard to hear them at Interstate speeds, but nice to have otherwise.
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02-03-2018, 06:28 AM | #12 |
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Welcome from Eastern Iowa.
What JD Hog said. Check hoses and seals for sepage. Change ALL the fluids, ride the heck out of her! Enjoy and Ride safe, Smokier
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02-16-2018, 09:53 PM | #13 |
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Thank you for the good advice!!!
Thank you for all of the advice. I am in the process of putting Metzler 888's on my new bike. Also getting all of the fluids changed this weekend. I obviously bought this bike in the coldest time of the year and I am getting excited to start riding it. I have put about 200 miles on it during the first month in mostly below 50 degree weather. Hope it warms up soon in Kansas City!!!
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