Good deal!

Now all the HD touring bike owners who are clamoring for a water cooled harley because their bike is too hot have something to trade for.

 

Looks like another WANNABE.

 

jus' a damn geezer ricer.

 

I saw and sat on that bike at the International Motorcycle Show last Nov. It is very cheaply made and "plasticy", if that's even a word. I opened one of the saddle bags and was really surprised how cheap and flimsy the bags and hinges are. I don't think they will last long before you would have the top of the hard bag just come off in your hand. As far as the drivetrain I'm sure it's rock solid as all Kawasaki's are. I just wasn't impressed with the overall craftsmanship and fit and finish of the bike. It is a cheap imitation of an Ultra. I don't even find it as good as the Royal Star Venture from Yamaha.

 

I have heard that about the bags before, cheap, plastic....Will it be mechanically reliable, you bet, will the rest of it be cheap and crude, yep! I have an 88 Kaw Concours too, and the fitment is lets say less than poor, but at least those bags are rock solid. At least one thing will be true, it will be fast with 108tq, 90 hp. Thats about the same power as my 4 cyl Kawasaki. This whole Jap V-twin thing is strange, like short asian guys sit around a table beating off to harley magazines looking for design ideas.

 

They made that bike in th 90,s it was a crap heap and still is.

 

Typical metric....

 

Pffffttttttttt ..... Nuff Said...

 

OP, you've got to be kidding? Have you seen one in person? I have, at a local motorcycle show in Houston last November, I think. Personally, I thought it was b-ugly and the fit and finish of the body work seemed cheap. That was just my impression at the time.

I was a fan of the old in-line 4 cylinder Voyagers that Kawasaki used to make. I never owned one but knew several people that did through the years. I got to ride one of them and liked it a lot. It was a sweet running bike and hearkened back to the kind of bikes I learned to ride on. When I first found out that Kawasaki was bringing the Voyager back, I was anxiously waiting to see what they'd come up with. After the remake they'd just done with the Concours (big improvement, IMO), I thought there was a lot of room for hope for the new Voyager. Then I found out it was another v-twin Harley clone. Talk about a let down. If Kawasaki had stayed with their own traditional engine configuration and applied some of the technology to the Voyager that they applied to the Concours, they could have had a kick-**** touring bike that was all "Kawasaki" and not just another copy of someone elses idea. Now all they've got is another lemming in the pack, trying to follow Harley's lead.

It's a shame really!

Ride Safe,
Steve R.

 

It reminds me of a mix of an Ultra, Victory, and ugly.
It's not a good sign if it even looks cheap in photos.