I have to agree with the fact they are an excellent bang for the buck. My friend rides one and I have ridden it many times. It's a good solid bike. The fit and finish, especially the paint, is top shelf. It's got plenty of power for passing, great stock seat, has ABS brakes, excellent wind protection, and has very comfortable ergos. I wouldn't hesitate to buy one if I was budget minded. You would not be disappointed.
After looking at every possible bike available in the USA, I choose the Voyager. Can't beat the price and its comfortable to boot! I get mine in Oct 2018.
Bravo, BrokeDownBob. While I just have a Vulcan 900 Classic LT for in town and my old girl, 2002 Yamaha Royal Star Venture Midnight for interstate, if I was buying a new bike today my FIRST CHOICE, PERSONA NON GRADE WOULD BE THE VOYAGER. Greatest value on the market and smooth as a baby's bottom on the interstate. Bravo to you Bob. I am excited for you buddy. Be blessed fella. :)
I ride a 2010 and love it. Comfortable good power and the price is amazing. It may not have a lot of extras but I don’t care. I want to ride a bike not a system.
My wife bought me a new 2018 Voyager for $12,236, (same color as this one) two weeks ago. Thank you to my beautiful wife for such a great birthday present! :-)
I just bought a red Kawasaki Voyager 2018 exactly like the one featured on this video. Great bike and I do appreciate the money I saved. Bike runs great. 8/17/2023
Saw an all new 2019 Voyager they’d just uncrated and set up at a Kawasaki dealer here in San Antonio. Nice bike, was very impressed. Wouldn’t mind picking one up someday.
Nice to see the trunk opens without having to have the passenger get off first. top opening bags are my preference as well. Side opening bags if they are not latched can really hook you up with an exciting ride. That price point for all of that motorcycle is pretty amazing. I had a friend drop $50K for a 2018 Harley Davidson CVO. I could buy this brand new and have enough cash left over for more than 300K miles worth of riding experience where as he would just have the bike. that makes a monster difference in values to me.
I also saw a video where a guy made a few mods so that the trunk can come off in about 5 mins and you have the "Vaquero Look" when you want the bagger look when riding solo i if you want and when taking a trip or 2-up you can throw the trunk back on and be ready to roll!
I had a 2012 bought new, love the bike very dependable, friends all have Harleys. Sold the bike in 2016. Had Rode the bike to Sturgis SD an back from SC. Smooth ride good power. Bike was pretty heavy, issue I had was heat off the motor was terrible. This bike the guy in video says Kawasaki has fixed that to blow down to the road. So I am thinking on this bike to buy again. Cant beat the price.
Nice bike, I'm going to have to test ride one. I currently own a 2007 Yamaha Royal star tour deluxe another great bike. I've been riding 26 years and before the Yammy I owned and rode nothing but Harleys. Then I came to my sense and stopped being ripped off by Harley. So I'm open to giving this one a test ride since my next bike I'm going to step up to a dresser like this for when I retire in 4 years or less. I plan to do a bunch of long-distance trips that the Royal Star TD could do, but a dresser has more luggage space and comfort.
Really like my 2012 Voyager. Have 51,000 miles on it now. I really like this new color. My personal opinion just as good as the Harley Road Glide for 10k less, and yes I have ridden 2--2017 Road Glides as well as other Harleys.
I rode this bike one day while getting my Suzuki M109R Limited serviced. Needless to say, I was totally unimpressed to say the least. Narrowed it down to a Indian or Harley bagger, about to retire, my M109 is great, however it's not a bagger, and I'm planning to retire in a few years and do some riding so I'll need some luggage space, sound system, fairing, GPS, and all the other amenities I will need for the highway.
How much you want to spend ? Kaw is about 10000 cheaper I had 5 new harleys since 05 an Harley dealership went out of being a Harley dealership an started buying an selling all brands I of used bikes. I sold the Harley I had an got a new voyager . It will be my last new bike I’m 77 so I’ll ride it till I quit riding enjoy whatever you ride an ride on
They are good reliable bikes. I had the voyger 2016 without ABS. Rod very smooth. Only problem I had was the amount of heat blow on you at at stop. The heat in the summer is ridiculous . I hope this has been fixed on the newer bikes.
NICE! My local Kawa Dealer in Calif only carries sport bikes so I'll have to drive 3 hrs away over the mountains to LA to see one in person. I've been a Harley owner for years but I'm giving up on Harley because of all the problems with their bikes. Mine spends more time being repaired than ridden. I've not heard of problems with the Voyager other than the wire under the gas tank shorting out. Did Kawa fix that problem? Need more custom after market parts made for these IMO I'm waiting for the sale & price drop into $13k range. Wish I lived in Texas. Calif liberal Dems have ruined my home state of Calif
Robert Robb Sr., i think that you made a good choise. Bikes a to ride, not stand inside a garage for service. The aftermarket is small, but the bike is almost complete.
My wife just bought me a new 2018 (same red color as this video), for only $12, 236 (with factory rebate). Not too much aftermarket for pipes, chrome, etc. But, the bike is complete. All I'm adding is a set of fog lights, LED accents, and the factory intercom system, + a BT transmitter.
I own a 2010, bought it brand new, 36,000 miles, 1 set of tires and front brake pads, that’s it. Runs like the day I bought it. Rode my friends 2016 Ultra, Voyager rides as good and has better brakes.
I own a 2018. While it doesn’t have all the modern bells and whistles, for the price, it’s a very, very good value. A Road Glide Limited, which would be the equivalent of this, is nearly double the price....
I get around 44mpg on my display, and my indicated range usually shows between 237-285 miles remaining. The tank (dry) holds 5.3 gallons according to the book.
I have a friend who owned Harleys, and he felt the same way you do. He said the last Harley he owned spent more time with the mechanic than with him. He felt the whole Harley-Davidson ordeal was a scam.
No ECU flash needed, imho. Wife bought me a new 2018, two weeks ago (love you, Hon). Even though I'm keeping rpms under 2,500 due to break-in period, this thing has a ton of torque. No further power is needed. Loaded up with a grocery run, & me & wifey had no problem with power. Plenty of grunt below 2,500rpms. If you're still wondering whether to buy, my recommendation....pull the trigger on this bike. Great power, lots of storage, great price according to my wife, and while I explored the wiring, I found four open 12v power taps for extra lights, etc. Don't hesitate...go buy it, and keep 12+ grand in your pocket vs a Goldwing. No regrets here. Love this bike! :-)
xxdummyfreshful, so far i know, the belt is on the left side, not? Possible the right engine cover that looks like a left HD primary cover fools you? 🤔😉
I can get one for around 13K in Tucson. A 2019 too. No rear speakers or extras but I bet we will be able to get some stuff thrown in! We're clever that way! LOL
My owner's manual says 32° of lean angle, but when I turn corners, it seems the bike has more capability than that. Anyways, the only part I've ever dragged so far is the tip of the kickstand. And that was on a left hand exit at 65mph where I entered too fast without seeing that the turn became sharper. I dragged the point of the kickstand, but I was WAY over on the lean angle. This bike has good clearance, imo.
The Fix It Channel these bikes are dangerous anyway, you don't know when you will need to corner sharper than allowed just like the moment happened to you. Sportbikes will be for me, if I want comfort, I drive my cars.
This bike starts at 985lbs. Probably the reason for dual shocks. My wife bought me a new 2018 Voyager two weeks ago, and it rides like a Caddy. Soft ride, but great in the corners.
With that size motor why would it stress the motor? I ran 70-80 out to Sturgis, SD from North Carolina on a 30 year old Honda twice. never had an issue with that 500CC motor and this brings a ton more to the party.
i have a 09 kawasaki vulcan 900, and yes! 5th gear on this bike running at 70-80 mph is at its limit in gear ratio... another annoying thing also: my analog speedometer showing that im running 70-80 mph, cars (every car) still pass me on the interstate but when i try to go pass 80mph to keep up with traffic the engine vibration becomes unpleasant
I've ridden a ton of miles rolling all over the country, I never though something with more motor would have gearing that wouldn't support that extra motor. Mine was only 500cc and it was ready to go, easily topped out over 120 MPH so it liked the 70-80 MPH all day long with no effort. I'm glad this model changes that part of the equation. Hearing the guy describing this as being sold in the $13K range is pretty exciting. That is a lot of motorcycle for not a lot of money.
I did allot of research and the reason why motorcycles with a big decent size engine like my vulcan 900 cant run good at highway speed is because the rear pulley or sprocket is too big and the front too small. this configuration is crucial to the gear ratio and speed... funny, but it is exactly the same concept on bicycles; like if you ride a bicycles and you set the chain to move to the biggest rear sprocket, it is a whole lot easier to peddle and the bike pick up faster, but you top out on that gear fast
Since I am not brand loyal when I was looking for my next bike I looked at Kawasaki, I was more focused on the Kawasaki Nomad though since I enjoy travelling a good bit. I did look at the Vulcan since it had a great price point, but I really wanted saddlebags and at least 200 miles range on a stock tank. I was just looking at the 900 trike kits tonight with a friend of mine. Really nice looking kits.
@Andrew. Obviously, you've never owned a full touring bike. Otherwise, you'd know by now that everything is well sealed, and assembled as marine-grade, to be weather resistant. Just like any other bike....don't dunk it in a swimming pool, but being caught in the rain is not a problem. You'd already know this....if you actually owned a bike. Wait, the bike you do own IS a bike, as in Schwinn. Now, stop talking. Go get your M permit, and a Honda Rebel 250. THEN, maybe you can join a discussion with the men who own motorcycles. Class dismissed.
I doubt many people would trade this in for a Harley unless they've never owned a Harley and just want to be one of the "in" kids. Lol. Me... I prefer to ride my bike as opposed to looking at it through the shop window. ;)
Great video except for 2 things 1 you move the camera way too fast and too often. 2 you talk like you have a plane to catch . get a TRIPOD and take 2 valium THEN record a video !! just my 2 cents
Not worst it at all. These vulcans have awful resell value and later on they have lots of clutch issues. With that amount you can get a nice clean used low mile Goldwing, the real deal.....💀💀💀🚮🚮🚮
Den E V There must be some solution. I dislike these kind of bikes which have shape of harley davidson model with liquid cooled engine, especially disguising their cylinders like air cooled one. excuse me for my poor english.
kinooohasi, and a Harley looks like a Indian, and a Goldwing, the V twin is a German design and invention (Daimler). What is wrong with adding some cooling fins if possible? The heat have to go somewhere and some extra fins help. You can ask the HD owners in warm country's how they struggle with air cooled engine's.
Den E V I just wrote my impression of this Vulcan, and I meant that this is out of my preference. Peoples living in warm countries have their own preferences too, and I will respect their preferences. If my impression offended you, I'm sorry. In addition to my impression, Goldwing have Honda's original design, Star Venture have Yamaha's original design, but Kawasaki's Vulcan1700 is fake some touring models of HarleyDavidson/Indian, merely added liquid cooling system. My opinion is that Kawasaki should have sublimated the design of Vulcan S (EN650) for this 1700cc model.
kinooohasi, when you do a line up, the 650 S is no Vulcan at all. Every machine have limits, also a touring bike. Same for cars ... Goldwing looks like a Cavalcade and Voyager as wel. How cqn you desing a touring bike with bags and wind protection in a different way? You need a engine, tank, seat, wheels, a airfilter, footpegs, bars, mirrors, ... ofcouse that it gone have the same setup. How about Triumph, Norton, Bsa, .... or all the scooters? I dont understand why do people mostly use HD as the standard? They invented nothing. The V twin is a Daimler invention from 1890's, the rest they cope from Indian. The most important thing for me, is that Kawa use good technology and materials.
