Newbie nomad 2005

[Marc "Frenchy" Germain]

I bought a zero loss pump and i had 30lbs setting at II is it too much for solo? Bike on the floor btw

Can i use the same pump to check the tire? and to add more air?

Here a picture near the Battery can somebody tell what those spare wire/connector are?

I have read that when the nomad is stock ,i suppose to use fuel 91 and more octane.Is it true?

Thanks!

Note: Sorry for the spelling french is my native language

[recumbentbob]

Your English is fine.

Maximum pressure on the rear shocks is 43 psi do NOT exceed this or you will blow the rear shock.

Shock pressure is a personal choice. ride it and see if 30 psi is OK for you.

I run 25 PSI setting on 2 for solo.
2 up or just me loaded for a long trip I run 25 psi and setting on 3 may 4 if the passenger is a Heavy person.

A shock pump is a low volume pump you could check the tires with it but if you had to add air it would take a lot of pumping.

Bob

[Rasta]

what Bob said and those wires under the seat are extra power and ground wires if you wanted connect something extra. You have another set of them under the fuel tank too.

Edit: I use 89 with no problems

[jestephens]

The other thing to be wary of if checking your tires with the same pump, is the range of pressure for the zero-loss pump.

Mine is intended for shocks, and only reads up to 30 psi. I foolishly used it for something else once and didn't pay attention I was exceeding that pressure. Ultimately, the pump never read right again, and I had to scrap it for ANOTHER $50 pump.

[VulcanE]

What Bob and Amin said, except on a 1600, the other spare leads are in the headlight bucket, and on the 1500s, it's under the tank. As far as octane, These bikes are designed to run lean to meet EPA standards, higher octane cuts down on the pinging, but some have no problem with it. Try a tank of lower octane, and if it pings, you know you can't run it.

[John C Boots]

The manual for my '05 Nomad recommends 91 octane, or higher. I usually use mid or high grade gas, depending of course where I gas up as up it is not called the same thing at all stations. I find regular gas results in a lot of excess noise at times.

[kawvoy]

I just run regular gas in mine. No pinging that I can hear anyway.

[redjay]

Try 87 and if it does not ping you are fine. I ran 87 in my 05 Nomad and it pinged until I installed a fuel processor and a larger air intake. After the mods I could run 87 no problem.

[danimal2]

I absolutely have to run premium in mine. Pings like crazy on 87.

[Yellow Jacket]

Regarding the picture you posted:

The square plug with 4 positions is the Kawasaki Diagnostic System Connector. This is where a dealer would connect his Diagnostic tool . If the dealer actually has one.

The two plugs just above the KDSC should be your Accessory Connectors. One should be Yellow with a Black stripe. That will be the Ground connector. The other should be White with a Blue stripe. That will be the power connector. This connector is hot all the time and is on a 10 amp fuse. There are also Accessory Connectors in the headlight bucket on a 1600 Nomad.

The single connector on the left and bottom side of your picture appears to be the Self Diagnosis terminal. If so, it will be solid Yellow. This terminal will allow you to manually read out codes from the ECU. You will need a service manual for the procedure.

[cnc]

salut from Pointe Claire Marc!
Good info from the others, I agree. For the tires I carry a small compressor 12v from Canadian Tire.