Comparision HD RK vs Nomad

geo361 · 06-20-2007, 03:10 PM

I've recently decided to sell my 06 RK and move up to a Nomad. I love the look of the bike but thus far all I've been able to do is sit on one. Can anyone here comment on the noticable ride/performance differences between the two?

dragon57 · 06-20-2007, 03:41 PM

the nomad is a large FEELING bike. It rides good, handles good, stops good. It seems to run about the same as my HARLEYS, but in a different way; the Harleys have loads of low end torque, and the Nomad doesn't. It is built for higher rev's, but once you get used to it, it runs about the same. You'll want to get a power commander, airkit, and exhaust right away, then she'll start to act like a Nomad should!I like the saddle bags way better than Harleys, and for me, the seat is actually good from the factory! I put a harley fairing on mine, mostly 'cause I wanted the tunes; it's not a hard thing to do, if you want. As soon as I wore out my original tires, I put Metzelers on mine, and got rid of a slight "understeer", but that's just me!! good luck!

geo361 · 06-20-2007, 03:58 PM

Dragon,

Thanks for the reply good information. I hope to test ride a Nomad this weekend at the Rally in Western PA. I'll let you know how it turns out. Thanks again.

bigt · 06-26-2007, 10:15 PM

Dragon57, I bought an 07' Nomad and then got an 07' HD ultra classic. I think the fairing on the harley is too much for that bike. It feels like it makes it mushy and it buffets way more than the Nomad. When you put the fairing on the Nomad did it buffet as bad as the Harley? I am thinking of keeping the Nomad and getting rid of the Harley. But I liked the stereo. I think the Nomad has a little less torque than the harley but it is not enough to make a difference imo. The Nomad is slightly more top heavy. And of course the Harley throbs more. T.

dragon57 · 06-27-2007, 09:32 AM

My Nomad seemed to buffet around 70-80 mph. I made custom lowers that come up to the turn signals, and wings for the batwing fairing, and that cured it. you can buy both, if you'd rather, but I made mine from smoke colored plex, to match my black paint. If you use the harley fairing on Nomad, you'll run into radio opening size issue, unless you use a Harley radio. OR, you can visit HawgWired website, and buy a bezel to adapt a single din sized car/boat radio to fit the Harley opening. I used marine radio in mine; I like it; used 4 speakers; 2 factory Harleys, and 2 marine 3 1/2" where Harley used to have speedo, and tach; sounds good.

nightflight1 · 06-27-2007, 05:54 PM

I have the HD fairing on my '05 Nomad 1600 and a radio module mounted to the handlebars. Has 2 speaker, am/fm, cd/mp3 player, remote controller (never use it), amplified antenna mounted on top of module (mounts flat on top), face plate is removable. I have no wind buffeting issues.
Wayne
Night Flight

dip · 06-27-2007, 07:33 PM

what does "buffeting" mean?

dragon57 · 06-28-2007, 08:20 AM

buffeting is when the wind comes around your windshield/fairing, and causes a "gusting" effect to shake your helmet, upper body, etc.
It gets very annoying, and makes you fatigue much quicker.

dip · 06-28-2007, 06:46 PM

thank you dragon57. As large as my windshield is right now I don't think anything can get around it. However now I know why my neck used to bother me on my VN750 - buffeting.

bigt · 06-29-2007, 04:54 AM

I'm sorry I didn't make myself clear. When I said the Harley buffets more I ment the movement in the handlebars from the wind and oncoming vehicles and following behind. My Nomad has very little of that compared to the HD. Head buffeting is nonexistant on my Harley T.

donoller · 01-19-2008, 06:53 PM

yes but the nomad will run forever

beezer · 01-19-2008, 08:45 PM

and so will this thread. It appears he bought the RK.

**Top Cat** · 01-19-2008, 09:17 PM

It is definatly an old ( Jun 20, 2007 ) thread.
In the past two days donoller has posted to about every thread on this forum. I think he is trying to up his post count.

Scoot · 01-19-2008, 09:38 PM

Quote:

It is definatly an old ( Jun 20, 2007 ) thread.
In the past two days donoller has posted to about every thread on this forum. I think he is trying to up his post count.

lol i noticed that to

beezer · 01-19-2008, 09:43 PM

he's a maniac
maaaaaniac
on the keyboard
and he posts like no one ever did before

10-1 he never reads this as well as the other followup posts in the other threads

06-20-2007, 03:10 PM	#1
geo361 Jr. Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2	Comparision HD RK vs Nomad I've recently decided to sell my 06 RK and move up to a Nomad. I love the look of the bike but thus far all I've been able to do is sit on one. Can anyone here comment on the noticable ride/performance differences between the two? Login or Register to Remove Ads
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06-20-2007, 03:41 PM	#2
dragon57 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Gainesville, Ga Posts: 377	Comparision HD RK vs Nomad the nomad is a large FEELING bike. It rides good, handles good, stops good. It seems to run about the same as my HARLEYS, but in a different way; the Harleys have loads of low end torque, and the Nomad doesn't. It is built for higher rev's, but once you get used to it, it runs about the same. You'll want to get a power commander, airkit, and exhaust right away, then she'll start to act like a Nomad should!I like the saddle bags way better than Harleys, and for me, the seat is actually good from the factory! I put a harley fairing on mine, mostly 'cause I wanted the tunes; it's not a hard thing to do, if you want. As soon as I wore out my original tires, I put Metzelers on mine, and got rid of a slight "understeer", but that's just me!! good luck!
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06-20-2007, 03:58 PM	#3
geo361 Jr. Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2	Comparision HD RK vs Nomad Dragon, Thanks for the reply good information. I hope to test ride a Nomad this weekend at the Rally in Western PA. I'll let you know how it turns out. Thanks again.
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06-26-2007, 10:15 PM	#4
bigt Jr. Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 5	Comparision HD RK vs Nomad Dragon57, I bought an 07' Nomad and then got an 07' HD ultra classic. I think the fairing on the harley is too much for that bike. It feels like it makes it mushy and it buffets way more than the Nomad. When you put the fairing on the Nomad did it buffet as bad as the Harley? I am thinking of keeping the Nomad and getting rid of the Harley. But I liked the stereo. I think the Nomad has a little less torque than the harley but it is not enough to make a difference imo. The Nomad is slightly more top heavy. And of course the Harley throbs more. T.
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06-27-2007, 09:32 AM	#5
dragon57 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Gainesville, Ga Posts: 377	Comparision HD RK vs Nomad My Nomad seemed to buffet around 70-80 mph. I made custom lowers that come up to the turn signals, and wings for the batwing fairing, and that cured it. you can buy both, if you'd rather, but I made mine from smoke colored plex, to match my black paint. If you use the harley fairing on Nomad, you'll run into radio opening size issue, unless you use a Harley radio. OR, you can visit HawgWired website, and buy a bezel to adapt a single din sized car/boat radio to fit the Harley opening. I used marine radio in mine; I like it; used 4 speakers; 2 factory Harleys, and 2 marine 3 1/2" where Harley used to have speedo, and tach; sounds good. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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06-27-2007, 05:54 PM	#6
nightflight1 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Rio Grande Valley of TX Posts: 97	Comparision HD RK vs Nomad I have the HD fairing on my '05 Nomad 1600 and a radio module mounted to the handlebars. Has 2 speaker, am/fm, cd/mp3 player, remote controller (never use it), amplified antenna mounted on top of module (mounts flat on top), face plate is removable. I have no wind buffeting issues. Wayne Night Flight __________________ '05 Nomad VBA#01280 KawiNow #1280 DarkSide#315 Patriot Guard Army Vet
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06-27-2007, 07:33 PM	#7
dip Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 182	Comparision HD RK vs Nomad what does "buffeting" mean?
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06-28-2007, 08:20 AM	#8
dragon57 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Gainesville, Ga Posts: 377	Comparision HD RK vs Nomad buffeting is when the wind comes around your windshield/fairing, and causes a "gusting" effect to shake your helmet, upper body, etc. It gets very annoying, and makes you fatigue much quicker.
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06-28-2007, 06:46 PM	#9
dip Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 182	Comparision HD RK vs Nomad thank you dragon57. As large as my windshield is right now I don't think anything can get around it. However now I know why my neck used to bother me on my VN750 - buffeting.
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06-29-2007, 04:54 AM	#10
bigt Jr. Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 5	Comparision HD RK vs Nomad I'm sorry I didn't make myself clear. When I said the Harley buffets more I ment the movement in the handlebars from the wind and oncoming vehicles and following behind. My Nomad has very little of that compared to the HD. Head buffeting is nonexistant on my Harley T.
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01-19-2008, 06:53 PM	#11
donoller Advanced Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: jackson tn. Posts: 555	Comparision HD RK vs Nomad yes but the nomad will run forever
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01-19-2008, 08:45 PM	#12
beezer Top Contributor Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The VooDoo Lounge Posts: 5,780	Comparision HD RK vs Nomad and so will this thread. It appears he bought the RK. __________________ 2012 FLHTK
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01-19-2008, 09:17 PM	#13
Top Cat Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Peoples Republic of New York State Posts: 15,154	Comparision HD RK vs Nomad It is definatly an old ( Jun 20, 2007 ) thread. In the past two days donoller has posted to about every thread on this forum. I think he is trying to up his post count. __________________ Tim "TC" Conley VBA #9 2011 Victory Kingpin mine 2013 Victory Boardwalk -hers [LEFT][COLOR=#000000] [SIZE=4]
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01-19-2008, 09:43 PM	#15
beezer Top Contributor Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The VooDoo Lounge Posts: 5,780	Comparision HD RK vs Nomad he's a maniac maaaaaniac on the keyboard and he posts like no one ever did before 10-1 he never reads this as well as the other followup posts in the other threads __________________ 2012 FLHTK
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