Feedback Needed - Caveats of the 1700s

[oldbeezer]

Hello, I've been following this thread as I have just bought a '12 Nomad last month. I'm hoping to find minimal bad news. This is directed mainly to Dragonlady58. In the above post you say the 1700s have minimal problems but then go on to say "Hope and pray to god that the 1700 wiring doesn't give out and the 1700 engine doesn't need repairing". By this are you saying one shouldn't have many problems but if you do it will be a pita to fix? Also in reference to the wiring are you referring to the ignition wires chafing under the tank? Finally you mention the drive belt, I am assuming you mean it is too tight.

Thanks, Jim

[DragonLady58]

Originally Posted by oldbeezer

Hello, I've been following this thread as I have just bought a '12 Nomad last month. I'm hoping to find minimal bad news. This is directed mainly to Dragonlady58. In the above post you say the 1700s have minimal problems but then go on to say "Hope and pray to god that the 1700 wiring doesn't give out and the 1700 engine doesn't need repairing". By this are you saying one shouldn't have many problems but if you do it will be a pita to fix? Also in reference to the wiring are you referring to the ignition wires chafing under the tank? Finally you mention the drive belt, I am assuming you mean it is too tight.

Thanks, Jim

Theres no bad news to be had about the 1700s, they just don't break down like the other bikes....I'm sure they will eventually....but none as of yet.
The saying I used was in regard to the Kawasaki Stealerships....we will be at their mercery as far as alot of the 1700 repairs....
I have a feeling they are gonna be like the Old Honda Cars, ie, the Accord, the Celica, etc. The car lasted and lasted, well past 250K which I like, it says they have a commitment to their loyal buyers.

Theres nothing bad you can say about the 1700s, no yet....What few 1700s I've had to delve deep into....its been shit that should not have happened....like folks leaving their crankcase dry, etc....Wiring, not a problem, but it is pretty damn complex....


What I am saying....as bikes become newer, they become more complicated. As that grows, the amount of people working on their own bike drops. The complexity is too high.
I can take a late 60's Shovelhead engine & trans apart and put them together in my sleep. I gotta be awake, but the same with the 1500/1600 Nomads....
The 1700s are more complicated. Just gotta follow your repair book. The 1700 is the modern bike....
What I'm trying to say, it seems like the 1700 is the Hondas equiv. of the wing....reliable as a rock....