Put 100 miles on the "new" Nomad today.

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Put my first hundred miles on the new bike, oil leak and all.
Through the twisties of SW Missouri and Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
We never hit the 4 lane so I never really got her out of 4th gear.
on 3 occasions I dropped it into 5th and it shook so bad wanting more speed that I went right back to 4th. Evidently this baby doesn't like to cruise below 60!

Shifting is smooth! What little bit I had to do was easy and deliberate.

The CG is low enough so that the bike is at home in the twisties and felt very stable regardless of speed.

I noticed that it took about 5 miles before it really warmed up and ran super smooth. It did concern me that the fan was running almost every time I pulled in to a parking spot. It was in the low 70's today, it seems like it should never have gotten hot enough to kick the fan on.
Does anyone else think the fan runs too much? I ride in a lot of parades and I would like the engine to run as cool as possible.

That was my only real issue.
The thing ran like a champ and I watched the guy on the Yamaha 1100 shift three times as much as I did and heard his poor bike labor up the hills.

100 miles on the stock seat wasn't too bad.

That reminds me.. 100 miles and it's got about 1/8 tank left. I noticed when I filled it that it only held 3.1 gallons. Thats about 33 Mpg or so. Is that about right? I saw other members saying they got 50.

Besides the oil leak, the only mechanical concern I have is the speedo rattle. I don't know if it needs a new rubber ring or what, but the speedo vibrates and rattles like crazy.

Buyers remorse?? whatever remorse I had is fading fast... Just judging by the first 100 miles, this seems to be a great bike for the money!