Went and road tested a couple Kawasaki Vulcan Nomads on Sat. First one was a '08 .... not a bad price either ( $11,700) brand new. Second one was a '06 for $8,800 ... had 19k km's on it...very clean and the only extras were Vance & Hines slip-on's and nicer hand grips. I like the looks of these scoots and have been toying with the idea of getting one.
They were quite comfortable to ride... even Nina was impressed...we both thought they would be considerably rougher. She liked the rumble of the V-twin and the V&H slip-ons.
I did find them considerably under powered tho...a lot less than I expected for a 1600cc V-twin and no match... not even close to my VR.
Am wondering what improvements can be done power wise... I know I could get a power commander or something like that. Anyone have any thoughts on this.
Was also wondering why these bikes which are fuel injected have a manual choke???