Absolutely LOVE this bike!

Calflan · 06-28-2014, 07:18 PM

Just came home today from a 2900 mile trip from Arizona up to Yellowstone and back. The bike ran like a champ with two up the entire time. Never missed a beat, never a glitch. Plenty of power when I needed it through the many National parks we drove and carried allot of baggage. So glad I upgraded to the Voyager!

boyntonbeachrider · 06-28-2014, 08:20 PM

That is great man. Love my Vaquero as well.

**BudMan** · 06-29-2014, 11:24 AM

Sounds like a great trip. These bikes don't just look great, they get the job done as well.

**Rasta** · 06-29-2014, 06:05 PM

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Sounds like a great trip. These bikes don't just look great, they get the job done as well.

Agee!! Just got back from the rally in the Ozarks and while eating a late lunch I was looking at my 1500 and was very proud of the fact that it just brought us back home with no problem after almost 1800 miles of riding....2up and loaded to the max!

Calflan · 06-29-2014, 10:00 PM

No one will ever talk me out of a Vulcan. Loved my 1600 and now the Voyager. Couldn't be happier with either bike.

**ray2** · 06-29-2014, 10:25 PM

Calflan what was your MPG for that nice trip you took loaded up like that?

Calflan · 06-30-2014, 12:48 AM

Checked it a couple of times, averaged around 38.

**nomadtom69** · 06-30-2014, 10:42 AM

did you have a black vaquero with you I saw a bike and a black vaquero in Rocky Mtn National Park

Calflan · 07-01-2014, 01:54 PM

No just us (wife and I), but we did go through RMNP on Thursday morning.
BTW, moved west 3 years ago from N.C. Sure do miss those Maggie Valley and Blue Ridge runs!

ponch · 07-01-2014, 02:36 PM

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No just us (wife and I), but we did go through RMNP on Thursday morning.
BTW, moved west 3 years ago from N.C. Sure do miss those Maggie Valley and Blue Ridge runs!

There's some decent riding out here too, but the heat sucks. The trick is to ride early and get some altitude. Go to Happy Jack, Show Low or Hannigan Meadow etc and it's 20 degrees cooler. That said, it's wearing on me.

cactusjack · 07-01-2014, 03:48 PM

Even then, you have to come back to the heat. When I go on road trips like the Orofino rally, I spend the night someplace like Flagstaff or Show Low on the way back, so I can get back home before it really gets hot. Unfortunately, that strategy didn't work coming back from Crescent City, I rode all the way from Riverside to Phoenix in well over 100 degree heat, it was 113 in Palm Springs and just got worse from there. That was the most grueling 300 miles I have ever ridden.

The Black Knight · 07-01-2014, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by boyntonbeachrider

That is great man. Love my Vaquero as well.

ponch · 07-01-2014, 04:26 PM

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Even then, you have to come back to the heat. When I go on road trips like the Orofino rally, I spend the night someplace like Flagstaff or Show Low on the way back, so I can get back home before it really gets hot. Unfortunately, that strategy didn't work coming back from Crescent City, I rode all the way from Riverside to Phoenix in well over 100 degree heat, it was 113 in Palm Springs and just got worse from there. That was the most grueling 300 miles I have ever ridden.

I know some people that will start early and end early, wait out the day and ride at night a bit and do it all over again. Riding in heat sucks, there's no two ways about it.

mick56 · 07-01-2014, 05:17 PM

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I know some people that will start early and end early, wait out the day and ride at night a bit and do it all over again. Riding in heat sucks, there's no two ways about it.

I know we dont get the heat you blokes do, but what are you wearing in that 110 degrees? i wear an open face lid, a pair of jeans and a light shirt in summer, but we rarely see more than 80 -90 degrees, and thats hot enough for me, i see blokes riding with full leathers and a full face lid and think, jesus that must be torture !

ponch · 07-01-2014, 05:31 PM

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I know we dont get the heat you blokes do, but what are you wearing in that 110 degrees? i wear an open face lid, a pair of jeans and a light shirt in summer, but we rarely see more than 80 -90 degrees, and thats hot enough for me, i see blokes riding with full leathers and a full face lid and think, jesus that must be torture !

It's best to keep covered than go with only a shirt. It'll be worse that way. Best to wet a tee shirt and then put a jack on. Open the ends of the sleeves up and let the wind up the arms and into the jacket. It's been up to 113 on the freeway this year so far. Last year I saw 119.

06-28-2014, 07:18 PM	#1
Calflan Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Heath, Tx. Posts: 85	Absolutely LOVE this bike! Just came home today from a 2900 mile trip from Arizona up to Yellowstone and back. The bike ran like a champ with two up the entire time. Never missed a beat, never a glitch. Plenty of power when I needed it through the many National parks we drove and carried allot of baggage. So glad I upgraded to the Voyager! __________________ *2010 Voyager* - Wrapped pipes; Ivan ECU Flash; Engine Ice; Debaffled stock exhaust; Thunder Intake; Ray's throttle mod on Kuryakan grips; Pax floorboard extensions; cutdown windshield; VStar trunk rack; iPod adapter. Former 2003 1600 Classic. Vulcan guy for life !! Login or Register to Remove Ads
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Calflan Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Heath, Tx. Posts: 85	No one will ever talk me out of a Vulcan. Loved my 1600 and now the Voyager. Couldn't be happier with either bike. __________________ *2010 Voyager* - Wrapped pipes; Ivan ECU Flash; Engine Ice; Debaffled stock exhaust; Thunder Intake; Ray's throttle mod on Kuryakan grips; Pax floorboard extensions; cutdown windshield; VStar trunk rack; iPod adapter. Former 2003 1600 Classic. Vulcan guy for life !! Login or Register to Remove Ads
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Calflan Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Heath, Tx. Posts: 85	Checked it a couple of times, averaged around 38. __________________ *2010 Voyager* - Wrapped pipes; Ivan ECU Flash; Engine Ice; Debaffled stock exhaust; Thunder Intake; Ray's throttle mod on Kuryakan grips; Pax floorboard extensions; cutdown windshield; VStar trunk rack; iPod adapter. Former 2003 1600 Classic. Vulcan guy for life !!
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07-01-2014, 01:54 PM	#9
Calflan Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Heath, Tx. Posts: 85	No just us (wife and I), but we did go through RMNP on Thursday morning. BTW, moved west 3 years ago from N.C. Sure do miss those Maggie Valley and Blue Ridge runs! __________________ *2010 Voyager* - Wrapped pipes; Ivan ECU Flash; Engine Ice; Debaffled stock exhaust; Thunder Intake; Ray's throttle mod on Kuryakan grips; Pax floorboard extensions; cutdown windshield; VStar trunk rack; iPod adapter. Former 2003 1600 Classic. Vulcan guy for life !!
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cactusjack Mega-Contributor Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Where it doesn't snow...ever! Posts: 21,926	Even then, you have to come back to the heat. When I go on road trips like the Orofino rally, I spend the night someplace like Flagstaff or Show Low on the way back, so I can get back home before it really gets hot. Unfortunately, that strategy didn't work coming back from Crescent City, I rode all the way from Riverside to Phoenix in well over 100 degree heat, it was 113 in Palm Springs and just got worse from there. That was the most grueling 300 miles I have ever ridden. __________________ 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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