roadtest and impression abs lowers.

snarleybill08 · 06-08-2010, 09:41 AM

well i have my lowers from xcrman painted , installed, and about 1000 miles on them. first off i must say the design fit and appearance just blows me away. it's like something a big company would come up with. i was impressed. i ordered colorite paint for my 08 blue and silver and went with the dark blue for the lowers. i used about 1 and 1/2 cans of blue, and primer, and bought the duplicolor clearcoat at napa, 1 spray can. the paint turned out fairly well. a little darker than the blue on the bike but not noticible. glad i went with the blue instead of silver. the mounting was a little tricky, had to do a little trimming. i guess all nomads are slightly different. the only really hard part was getting the molding around the inside edge of the vent holes. this was a bear. i had vinyl lowers before and they worked fine, but i lost about 2 mpg. the new lowers look factory and have a very aerodynamic design. they are solid with no rattles and the slide vents work great. haven't been in the rain and probably never will on this bike. my majest scooter and vstar are my rain bikes. overall i am very satified with the look, price, function, and quality, of these lowers. they do exactly what i expected of them. you all better buy some before he finds out what they're really worth and the price goes up. lol bill

phenrichs · 06-08-2010, 11:00 AM

pictures?

mac · 06-08-2010, 11:58 AM

I'm planning on getting some hopefully in the near future....

VulcanE · 06-08-2010, 12:05 PM

Yes We Need Pictures................

I got a set of them too, I've had them for a couple of months now, but I haven't had time to paint them. I also was VERY impressed with the quality of these lowers, and was hoping to get them done before the rally, but now, I'm hoping I get time before winter gets here.

Netnorske · 06-08-2010, 02:43 PM

Guys,
Here is a link to another thread from our NW board that shows some great photos I took of the ABS Lowers on fakebikerdude's Blue/ Silver Nomad last weekend....

http://www.vulcanbagger.com/phpBB3/v...=16834&start=0

**Jared** · 06-08-2010, 07:19 PM

Those look nice!!

**cnc** · 06-08-2010, 07:33 PM

They look really nice. I may have to do away with my hwy bar chaps, and buy a pair of those.

wiz · 06-09-2010, 07:52 PM

I'll second the approval of the JTD lowers after many miles of road testing in various conditions. The vents are great now that the weather is hot - and in the rain withthe vents closed they are great too. Great product!

timebandit · 06-09-2010, 07:58 PM

Finally finished installing mine

Gonna give them a good test drive this coming weekend, heading down to Laconia bike week. Always rain in Laconia ::), guess they'll have a purpose also on this test ride

BTW, They fit and look really good. Once I'm back, they'll go for paint.(what color should I go?) ::)

06-08-2010, 09:41 AM	#1
snarleybill08 Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 273	roadtest and impression abs lowers. well i have my lowers from xcrman painted , installed, and about 1000 miles on them. first off i must say the design fit and appearance just blows me away. it's like something a big company would come up with. i was impressed. i ordered colorite paint for my 08 blue and silver and went with the dark blue for the lowers. i used about 1 and 1/2 cans of blue, and primer, and bought the duplicolor clearcoat at napa, 1 spray can. the paint turned out fairly well. a little darker than the blue on the bike but not noticible. glad i went with the blue instead of silver. the mounting was a little tricky, had to do a little trimming. i guess all nomads are slightly different. the only really hard part was getting the molding around the inside edge of the vent holes. this was a bear. i had vinyl lowers before and they worked fine, but i lost about 2 mpg. the new lowers look factory and have a very aerodynamic design. they are solid with no rattles and the slide vents work great. haven't been in the rain and probably never will on this bike. my majest scooter and vstar are my rain bikes. overall i am very satified with the look, price, function, and quality, of these lowers. they do exactly what i expected of them. you all better buy some before he finds out what they're really worth and the price goes up. lol bill Login or Register to Remove Ads
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06-08-2010, 11:58 AM	#3
mac Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Houston, Texas USA Posts: 265	roadtest and impression abs lowers. I'm planning on getting some hopefully in the near future.... __________________ ~Ride Safe~ Mac Dennis "Master Mac" McHenry VROC#880, VBA#673, DarkSide#273 '15 Harley-Davidson Ultra Limited '05 Vulcan 1600 Nomad (Left the nest) '02 Vulcan 1500 Classic Fi (RIP) '95 Vulcan 750, (Retired) Houston/Klien, Tx
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06-08-2010, 12:05 PM	#4
VulcanE Sr. Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Cartersville, Georgia Posts: 4,838	roadtest and impression abs lowers. Yes We Need Pictures................ I got a set of them too, I've had them for a couple of months now, but I haven't had time to paint them. I also was VERY impressed with the quality of these lowers, and was hoping to get them done before the rally, but now, I'm hoping I get time before winter gets here. __________________ Cliff "VulcanE" Evans 2005 Blue & Silver 1600 Nomad VBA # 320 VROC # 20381
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06-08-2010, 02:43 PM	#5
Netnorske Top Contributor Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Everett, Washington Posts: 5,709	roadtest and impression abs lowers. Guys, Here is a link to another thread from our NW board that shows some great photos I took of the ABS Lowers on fakebikerdude's Blue/ Silver Nomad last weekend.... http://www.vulcanbagger.com/phpBB3/v...=16834&start=0 __________________ *Kris Olsen* VBA #0691 2017 HD Ultra Limited Low 2013 Victory Cross Country Tour 2012 1700 Vulcan Voyager 2008 1600 Vulcan Nomad 1997 Vulcan 800 Classic *"Growing old is mandatory,* *but growing up is optional"* Custer 2009\|Kalispell 2010\|Cortez 2010\|Crescent City 2011\|Kanab 2012\|Canmore 2012\|Estes Park 2013\|Orofino 2014\|Lake Tahoe 2015\|Red Lodge 2016 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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Jared Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Greeley, Colorado Posts: 6,772	roadtest and impression abs lowers. Those look nice!! __________________ Jared VBA #1051 (Former President)
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06-08-2010, 07:33 PM	#7
cnc Join Date: May 2009 Location: Montreal QC Posts: 12,034	roadtest and impression abs lowers. They look really nice. I may have to do away with my hwy bar chaps, and buy a pair of those. __________________ Norm Ward 2008 blue / silver nomad kawanow / VBA #01136
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06-09-2010, 07:52 PM	#8
wiz Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 498	roadtest and impression abs lowers. I'll second the approval of the JTD lowers after many miles of road testing in various conditions. The vents are great now that the weather is hot - and in the rain withthe vents closed they are great too. Great product!
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06-09-2010, 07:58 PM	#9
timebandit Advanced Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Casselman, Ontario Posts: 790	roadtest and impression abs lowers. Finally finished installing mine Gonna give them a good test drive this coming weekend, heading down to Laconia bike week. Always rain in Laconia ::), guess they'll have a purpose also on this test ride BTW, They fit and look really good. Once I'm back, they'll go for paint.(what color should I go?) ::)
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