Looked at new bikes last week

**B P** · 05-19-2013, 09:38 AM

I recently stopped at my Kaw dealer to buy a part & check out the new bikes. The Vaquero is a nice looking bike but I not a big fan of the small windscreen.
The Voyager is big & beautiful but looks to "plasticky".
The new Nomad is ok except the new bags, I hate them! So me and my 1600 Nomad will be friends for a while longer.
For all the Victory owners posting here...
The Victory power plant has always seemed to me to look like a big air
compressor. Kinda ugly. Not a Victory fan am I!

dshelly · 05-19-2013, 09:56 AM

You really didn't want a new bike right now anyway, right ?

**Cajunrider** · 05-19-2013, 10:35 AM

Ooch, ouch, and Ah yi yie!

blowndodge · 05-19-2013, 11:07 AM

Coming from the Ozarks.......

dshelly · 05-19-2013, 12:10 PM

BD..........., slinging mud and from California?

landman · 05-19-2013, 12:18 PM

the short screen on the vaquero is easily replaced for minimal $'s.

george james · 05-19-2013, 01:43 PM

Bike[QUOTE=B P;510765]I recently stopped at my Kaw dealer to buy a part & check out the new bikes. The Vaquero is a nice looking bike but I not a big fan of the small windscreen.
The Voyager is big & beautiful but looks to "plasticky".
The new Nomad is ok except the new bags, I hate them! So me and my 1600 Nomad will be friends for a while longer.
For all the Victory owners posting here...
The Victory power plant has always seemed to me to look like a big air
compressor. Kinda ugly. Not a Victory fan am I!

[/QUO,

Show me a newish bike, car, truck that doesn't look plasticky. I can also find reasons not to buy.

blowndodge · 05-19-2013, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by dshelly

BD..........., slinging mud and from California?

Mud? "for all those Victory owners posting here the motor looks like an air pump and "kinda ugly"??

dave did you just black out over that remark? I ran with it just like BP.

I didn't hear BP asking for your assistance.

ponch · 05-19-2013, 05:46 PM

All "engines" are air compressors

highwayman2011 · 05-19-2013, 06:42 PM

I'm holding out for a 111, Thunder Stroke 111 from Indian(a Polaris Co.)

ponch · 05-19-2013, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by B P

I recently stopped at my Kaw dealer to buy a part & check out the new bikes. The Vaquero is a nice looking bike but I not a big fan of the small windscreen.
The Voyager is big & beautiful but looks to "plasticky".
The new Nomad is ok except the new bags, I hate them! So me and my 1600 Nomad will be friends for a while longer.
For all the Victory owners posting here...
The Victory power plant has always seemed to me to look like a big air
compressor. Kinda ugly. Not a Victory fan am I!

I was at a dealer yesterday, in for a warranty repair and looked at bikes too. Saw a nice used 2012 K1600GT and also checked out the new Water cooled GS. I like my beemer, but the new stuff is so tech laden that I wonder if riding by a power station might knock it out. I've gotten to the point where I know what I want and don't want. While the victory may not stir everyone's soul and may be not like a HD, it hits all the right notes like a beemer, but doesn't require a Ph.D in physics and literacy in german to work on it.

That said, I better not go back to that dealer for awhile.

Loafer · 05-19-2013, 08:00 PM

[QUOTE=ponch;510885]I was at a dealer yesterday, in for a warranty repair and looked at bikes too. Saw a nice used 2012 K1600GT and also checked out the new Water cooled GS. I like my beemer, but the new stuff is so tech laden that I wonder if riding by a power station might knock it out. I've gotten to the point where I know what I want and don't want. While the victory may not stir everyone's soul and may be not like a HD, it hits all the right notes like a beemer, but doesn't require a Ph.D in physics and literacy in german to work on it.

That said, I better not go back to that dealer for awhile.[/QUOTE]

**ringadingh** · 05-19-2013, 09:56 PM

My neighbour looked at the new Beemer touring bike last week, it was about $42k out the door here. I think that brought him back to reality quickly.

**schoeney** · 05-20-2013, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by ponch

I was at a dealer yesterday, in for a warranty repair and looked at bikes too. Saw a nice used 2012 K1600GT and also checked out the new Water cooled GS. I like my beemer, but the new stuff is so tech laden that I wonder if riding by a power station might knock it out. I've gotten to the point where I know what I want and don't want. While the victory may not stir everyone's soul and may be not like a HD, it hits all the right notes like a beemer, but doesn't require a Ph.D in physics and literacy in german to work on it.

That said, I better not go back to that dealer for awhile.

Interesting. Thinking about going back to a cruiser/bagger?

ponch · 05-20-2013, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by schoeney

Interesting. Thinking about going back to a cruiser/bagger?

Well, like I said, I better not go back to the BMW dealer. If I did get a cruiser again, I'd probably look at a cross country or a cross country tour. That said, The GT is quite a bike, but I am not sure the bugs are out of it. In fact I am sure they aren't. The new watercooled boxer is neat too, but it's new. I've seen videos of the upcoming watercooled RT and I am not impressed. Looks like they made it sportier. The only other bike I want to see isn't here yet and that is the update to the ST. You never know though. If I saw the right deal, who knows. Right now I am riding every day so that will have to do.

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B P Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Lake of the Ozark's Missouri Posts: 19	Looked at new bikes last week I recently stopped at my Kaw dealer to buy a part & check out the new bikes. The Vaquero is a nice looking bike but I not a big fan of the small windscreen. The Voyager is big & beautiful but looks to "plasticky". The new Nomad is ok except the new bags, I hate them! So me and my 1600 Nomad will be friends for a while longer. For all the Victory owners posting here... The Victory power plant has always seemed to me to look like a big air compressor. Kinda ugly. Not a Victory fan am I! __________________ BP VROC #3581 VBA #2153 2006 Nomad "Pearl" '99 800B Login or Register to Remove Ads
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landman Sr. Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: wheatland,wy. Posts: 3,642	the short screen on the vaquero is easily replaced for minimal $'s. __________________ bob wittman VBA # 745 COG #11621 wheatland,wy. rallies-custer 09,kalispell 10,crescent city 11,kanab 12,estes park 13,orifino 14.,red lodge 16 2015 ninja 1000 abs 2014 concourse 14 2012 concourse 14-sold 2011 vaquero-sold 2008 nomad-sold 2005 classic-sold
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george james Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: eastern nc Posts: 308	Bike[QUOTE=B P;510765]I recently stopped at my Kaw dealer to buy a part & check out the new bikes. The Vaquero is a nice looking bike but I not a big fan of the small windscreen. The Voyager is big & beautiful but looks to "plasticky". The new Nomad is ok except the new bags, I hate them! So me and my 1600 Nomad will be friends for a while longer. For all the Victory owners posting here... The Victory power plant has always seemed to me to look like a big air compressor. Kinda ugly. Not a Victory fan am I! [/QUO, Show me a newish bike, car, truck that doesn't look plasticky. I can also find reasons not to buy. Last edited by george james; 05-19-2013 at 01:45 PM.
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Loafer Sr. Contributor Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 18,287	[QUOTE=ponch;510885]I was at a dealer yesterday, in for a warranty repair and looked at bikes too. Saw a nice used 2012 K1600GT and also checked out the new Water cooled GS. I like my beemer, but the new stuff is so tech laden that I wonder if riding by a power station might knock it out. I've gotten to the point where I know what I want and don't want. While the victory may not stir everyone's soul and may be not like a HD, it hits all the right notes like a beemer, but doesn't require a Ph.D in physics and literacy in german to work on it. That said, I better not go back to that dealer for awhile.[/QUOTE] __________________ Gerry Martineau / 802 VT / VBA #0892 /[email]glmjgm@gmail.com[email]
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