1999 Nomad magazine article

dantama · 01-05-2009, 06:27 PM

This one should make the green/green guys happy.

I was going through a box in the attic and found that I saved a rider magazine from July 1998. I bought a Nomad about 6 months later.

They warm you to turn the handle bars to the right so you don't bump your head reaching for the key :)

They dyno'd it at 51 horse power and 70lbs torque.

Price was $11,999 back in 1999. It's amazing they kept near that price for nearly a decade. I guess they don't believe in inflation.

They ended the article saying, "if stock harleys are merely starting points for coustimizing and engine hop ups, imagine what could be done to a nomad with the money left over from the lower inti tail buy in."

audiogooroo · 01-05-2009, 06:36 PM

Sweet!

**coacha** · 01-05-2009, 06:46 PM

Too bad they put the slower green/green in the magazine. I bet if the red/red was in it, they would have dyno'd at 52 hp and 71 torque. It is just a fact.

audiogooroo · 01-05-2009, 06:54 PM

Heh heh heh. It's your story Coacha, tell it like you want! :)

**coacha** · 01-05-2009, 06:58 PM

Yours is probably faster though, cause mine has my big @ss to tote on it.

superduty · 01-05-2009, 07:08 PM

I didn't realize that the two-tone pattern on the lower part of the tank looked that way. I really like it!

dantama · 01-05-2009, 07:25 PM

I also had an April 1999 Motorcycle Cruiser Magazine test of a red/red nomad against a Road King and a Valkyrie. It got a lot of praise in that article too. One thing that they mentioned more than once was that it was the one that got all the looks and comments at the gas stops.

**coacha** · 01-05-2009, 08:27 PM

See Audio..."gets the most looks at gas stops".

rksaw · 01-05-2009, 08:34 PM

When I bought mine, the PO still had that copy of Rider Magazine and gave it to me. Every time the Nomad is reviewed it gets praised.

Rich

Red on Red rocks!!!

audiogooroo · 01-05-2009, 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CoachA

See Audio..."gets the most looks at gas stops".

Well yeah, when it's at the gas stop with a Road King and a Valkyrie. Now if it was there with a grn/grn...that's a different story entirely!

pirate · 01-05-2009, 09:33 PM

That is surprising how closely the price of a Nomad held for nearly ten years. Wish other stuff did the same!

madcow · 01-06-2009, 05:29 AM

the green/green always gets the most looks.. i ride with a lot of harleys and triumphs and it really drives their owners nuts when on a lot of occasions girls in the pub come out and say mine looks the best. it cracks me up as mine is the only one with factory paint....

by the way dan, could you be parted from the green/green magazine? we didnt get that mag here in oz.

burly · 01-06-2009, 09:49 AM

Very cool...I decided I had to have a green/green after seeing an article in Motorcycle Cruiser where they specified a '99 green/green as a great used buy. People always seem to complement the color combo, and I like it because it's different.

rallyjunkie · 01-06-2009, 10:25 AM

Ok, gotta add my 2 cents,
For some reason, the green/green combo appears to shift smoother, better fuel milage, tires last longer, and the seat is more comfortable..Not sure that the color can do all of that, but man does it sure seem like it. :)

Thanks for the article Dan....Would like to get a copy of that mag. also..Will do some research on the web and see if I can find a source.

dantama · 01-06-2009, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by madcow

by the way dan, could you be parted from the green/green magazine? we didnt get that mag here in oz.

I don't know what it costs to send a magazine to OZ, but sure I'd send it if you cover it. PM me the details and address.

01-05-2009, 06:27 PM	#1
dantama Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 0	1999 Nomad magazine article This one should make the green/green guys happy. I was going through a box in the attic and found that I saved a rider magazine from July 1998. I bought a Nomad about 6 months later. They warm you to turn the handle bars to the right so you don't bump your head reaching for the key :) They dyno'd it at 51 horse power and 70lbs torque. Price was $11,999 back in 1999. It's amazing they kept near that price for nearly a decade. I guess they don't believe in inflation. They ended the article saying, "if stock harleys are merely starting points for coustimizing and engine hop ups, imagine what could be done to a nomad with the money left over from the lower inti tail buy in." Login or Register to Remove Ads
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01-05-2009, 06:36 PM	#2
audiogooroo Sr. Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado/Las Vegas, NV Posts: 3,390	1999 Nomad magazine article Sweet! __________________ Audiogooroo - Daryl Porter Colorado Springs, CO VBA #248 VROC #17261 1999 Grn/Grn Nomad
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01-05-2009, 06:46 PM	#3
coacha Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Haysville, KS Posts: 6,259	1999 Nomad magazine article Too bad they put the slower green/green in the magazine. I bet if the red/red was in it, they would have dyno'd at 52 hp and 71 torque. It is just a fact. __________________ Ron "Coach" Allan, Haysville, KS 1999 Nomad Wine and Red "KawaTanker" 2009 BMW R1200RT 2003 BMW K1200LT "Magic Carpet" DOA 11/7/2015 VBA #00291 IBA # 41995 DS #320 '08 Elkins, WV; '09 Helen, GA; '09 Custer, SD; '10 Stanton, VA; '11 Maggie Valley; '12 Townsend, TN; '13 Estes Park; '13 Blairsville, GA; '15 Eureka Springs; '16 Helen; '18 Custer, SD
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01-05-2009, 06:54 PM	#4
audiogooroo Sr. Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado/Las Vegas, NV Posts: 3,390	1999 Nomad magazine article Heh heh heh. It's your story Coacha, tell it like you want! :) __________________ Audiogooroo - Daryl Porter Colorado Springs, CO VBA #248 VROC #17261 1999 Grn/Grn Nomad
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coacha Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Haysville, KS Posts: 6,259	1999 Nomad magazine article Yours is probably faster though, cause mine has my big @ss to tote on it. __________________ Ron "Coach" Allan, Haysville, KS 1999 Nomad Wine and Red "KawaTanker" 2009 BMW R1200RT 2003 BMW K1200LT "Magic Carpet" DOA 11/7/2015 VBA #00291 IBA # 41995 DS #320 '08 Elkins, WV; '09 Helen, GA; '09 Custer, SD; '10 Stanton, VA; '11 Maggie Valley; '12 Townsend, TN; '13 Estes Park; '13 Blairsville, GA; '15 Eureka Springs; '16 Helen; '18 Custer, SD Login or Register to Remove Ads
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01-05-2009, 07:08 PM	#6
superduty Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Independence, MO Posts: 259	1999 Nomad magazine article I didn't realize that the two-tone pattern on the lower part of the tank looked that way. I really like it!
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01-05-2009, 07:25 PM	#7
dantama Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 0	1999 Nomad magazine article I also had an April 1999 Motorcycle Cruiser Magazine test of a red/red nomad against a Road King and a Valkyrie. It got a lot of praise in that article too. One thing that they mentioned more than once was that it was the one that got all the looks and comments at the gas stops.
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01-05-2009, 08:27 PM	#8
coacha Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Haysville, KS Posts: 6,259	1999 Nomad magazine article See Audio..."gets the most looks at gas stops". __________________ Ron "Coach" Allan, Haysville, KS 1999 Nomad Wine and Red "KawaTanker" 2009 BMW R1200RT 2003 BMW K1200LT "Magic Carpet" DOA 11/7/2015 VBA #00291 IBA # 41995 DS #320 '08 Elkins, WV; '09 Helen, GA; '09 Custer, SD; '10 Stanton, VA; '11 Maggie Valley; '12 Townsend, TN; '13 Estes Park; '13 Blairsville, GA; '15 Eureka Springs; '16 Helen; '18 Custer, SD
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01-05-2009, 08:34 PM	#9
rksaw Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Damascus, OR Posts: 1,430	1999 Nomad magazine article When I bought mine, the PO still had that copy of Rider Magazine and gave it to me. Every time the Nomad is reviewed it gets praised. Rich Red on Red rocks!!!
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01-05-2009, 09:33 PM	#11
pirate Sr. Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: North Dakota Posts: 1,865	1999 Nomad magazine article That is surprising how closely the price of a Nomad held for nearly ten years. Wish other stuff did the same!
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01-06-2009, 05:29 AM	#12
madcow Advanced Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: echuca/moama. australia Posts: 603	1999 Nomad magazine article the green/green always gets the most looks.. i ride with a lot of harleys and triumphs and it really drives their owners nuts when on a lot of occasions girls in the pub come out and say mine looks the best. it cracks me up as mine is the only one with factory paint.... by the way dan, could you be parted from the green/green magazine? we didnt get that mag here in oz.
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01-06-2009, 09:49 AM	#13
burly Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Saskatoon, SK Canada Posts: 182	1999 Nomad magazine article Very cool...I decided I had to have a green/green after seeing an article in Motorcycle Cruiser where they specified a '99 green/green as a great used buy. People always seem to complement the color combo, and I like it because it's different.
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01-06-2009, 10:25 AM	#14
rallyjunkie Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: S/W Missouri Posts: 92	1999 Nomad magazine article Ok, gotta add my 2 cents, For some reason, the green/green combo appears to shift smoother, better fuel milage, tires last longer, and the seat is more comfortable..Not sure that the color can do all of that, but man does it sure seem like it. :) Thanks for the article Dan....Would like to get a copy of that mag. also..Will do some research on the web and see if I can find a source.
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