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dcstrng · 10-11-2006, 08:21 AM

Since you're moving on... I think I'd stay 1300cc and up... After 60K on my carbed Nomad (1500 Vulcan), I'm pretty pleased still and the ol'Nad has carried me comfortably halfway across the US several times, but the 1300 Honda is single-crankpin and enjoys a pretty strong dealer network... None will have the dealerships you're used to with HD, but in that regard Honda is probably the best -- Kawa is iffy, but thankfully you probably won't need `em often -- if you're also considering after-market farkles, then Yami or Honda... Kawa is okay too, but mostly because half the HD stuff fits, and the basic model has been around quite awhile now...

10-11-2006, 08:21 AM	#6 (permalink)
dcstrng Ditch Magnet Joined: Jun 2006 Bike: `99 Nomad`96 FLHT Location: Colonial Beach, VA Posts: 182	Since you're moving on... I think I'd stay 1300cc and up... After 60K on my carbed Nomad (1500 Vulcan), I'm pretty pleased still and the ol'Nad has carried me comfortably halfway across the US several times, but the 1300 Honda is single-crankpin and enjoys a pretty strong dealer network... None will have the dealerships you're used to with HD, but in that regard Honda is probably the best -- Kawa is iffy, but thankfully you probably won't need `em often -- if you're also considering after-market farkles, then Yami or Honda... Kawa is okay too, but mostly because half the HD stuff fits, and the basic model has been around quite awhile now... __________________ Larry VROC -- IBA Milwaukee & Metric