Seating Positions, 1500, 1600

skeet · 11-01-2010, 08:03 AM

I have only set on a 1500, 2002 Nad. Is there a difference from the seat to handlebars between the 1500 to the 1600?

Karen

dandantmm · 11-01-2010, 08:26 AM

I had an 02 1500 and now ride an 08 1600 and the stock seat shape is the biggest diff, and I think the floorboards are a little bigger. I remember having to have highway pegs on my 1500 but haven't felt that way on the 1600. The major frame changes came with the 1700s.

rez · 11-01-2010, 07:07 PM

Also...but not totally seating positon related....1600 (according to specs.) has longer wheelbase and larger fuel tank capacity.

mikeyger · 11-01-2010, 08:41 PM

Hey did you make it to saturday to take a look at the Nomad?

**minst7877** · 11-01-2010, 10:58 PM

I rode a 06 1600 classic last year and I never felt totally comfortable on it. Hard to put a finger on the problem but I felt like I was fighting the bike constantly. I am now riding a 99 Nomad which has a bit shorter wheelbase, different bar width and a much better stock seat in my opinion. The 99 has a smaller tank and you sit farther forward on it. Many would say the 1600 should fit me better due to my size but give me the 99 Nomad any day.

DC

cyclecat · 11-02-2010, 07:45 AM

I ride a 1500 and have ridden a 1600 and prefer the seating and foot position on the 1500. The 1600 seat is further back from the handlebars, so for me the reach is too much without risers and I find the stock seat on the 1500 more comfortable. The foot
boards on the 1600 are further ahead, and again I found the foot position to be a bit uncomfortable for me.

skeet · 11-02-2010, 05:45 PM

Thanks everyone for your comments. Since I'm so short, I believe I need to stick to the 1500.

Mikey in Hermitage, no, I didn't get to go to Chattanooga to see the bike.

11-01-2010, 08:03 AM	#1
skeet Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 82	Seating Positions, 1500, 1600 I have only set on a 1500, 2002 Nad. Is there a difference from the seat to handlebars between the 1500 to the 1600? Karen Login or Register to Remove Ads
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11-01-2010, 08:26 AM	#2
dandantmm Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Bartlett, TN Posts: 235	Seating Positions, 1500, 1600 I had an 02 1500 and now ride an 08 1600 and the stock seat shape is the biggest diff, and I think the floorboards are a little bigger. I remember having to have highway pegs on my 1500 but haven't felt that way on the 1600. The major frame changes came with the 1700s.
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11-01-2010, 07:07 PM	#3
rez Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Stoney Creek,ON Canada Posts: 77	Seating Positions, 1500, 1600 Also...but not totally seating positon related....1600 (according to specs.) has longer wheelbase and larger fuel tank capacity.
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11-01-2010, 08:41 PM	#4
mikeyger Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: hermitage tenn Posts: 410	Seating Positions, 1500, 1600 Hey did you make it to saturday to take a look at the Nomad?
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11-01-2010, 10:58 PM	#5
minst7877 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,286	Seating Positions, 1500, 1600 I rode a 06 1600 classic last year and I never felt totally comfortable on it. Hard to put a finger on the problem but I felt like I was fighting the bike constantly. I am now riding a 99 Nomad which has a bit shorter wheelbase, different bar width and a much better stock seat in my opinion. The 99 has a smaller tank and you sit farther forward on it. Many would say the 1600 should fit me better due to my size but give me the 99 Nomad any day. DC __________________ Me and my 99 G1 Nomad on US 2 by the Lake Michigan Shoreline. Judge's Oil Gear failed and engine overhauled @ 35563 miles VBA/KawaNOW #01625 Christian Motorcyclists Assoc. Wheels Of Destiny Chapter #735 PA Wilds NE/Eastern Canada regional rally July 2012 Eureka Springs National 2015 Rolling Thunder Washington DC 2016 NE US / E Canada Rally - Mont Tremblant, QC 2016 VRA Eastern National at Maggie Valley 2017 99 Nomad G1 gone but never forgotten traded 4/8/17 for a 2017 Indian Roadmaster Login or Register to Remove Ads
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11-02-2010, 07:45 AM	#6
cyclecat Advanced Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Magrath, Alberta Posts: 648	Seating Positions, 1500, 1600 I ride a 1500 and have ridden a 1600 and prefer the seating and foot position on the 1500. The 1600 seat is further back from the handlebars, so for me the reach is too much without risers and I find the stock seat on the 1500 more comfortable. The foot boards on the 1600 are further ahead, and again I found the foot position to be a bit uncomfortable for me.
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11-02-2010, 05:45 PM	#7
skeet Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 82	Seating Positions, 1500, 1600 Thanks everyone for your comments. Since I'm so short, I believe I need to stick to the 1500. Mikey in Hermitage, no, I didn't get to go to Chattanooga to see the bike.
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