Bought a Goldwing recently and although it is an amazing machine I just can’t get over the pegs being in the middle of the bike and under my feet. Voyager has made the top of the list for a full dresser that still places my feet in the forward position. That being said how are these as far as reliability? It is a V Twin so what would be “high” mileage? Last question with the full touring pack are there armrests available for it OEM or aftermarket? Thank you.
NealT
Hi Neal, all I can say is that I have had my 2022 for three years now. I only have 10,000 miles but I have not had any issues.
I recently thought about trading mine in for a gold wing, but decided against it for the exact same reasons that you talked about. I need a V twin and the feet forward position. I do wish the Voyager maybe had a few more bells and whistles. But it is a great bike.
I recently thought about trading mine in for a gold wing, but decided against it for the exact same reasons that you talked about. I need a V twin and the feet forward position. I do wish the Voyager maybe had a few more bells and whistles. But it is a great bike.
I don't have a voyager but I have a 2012 Nomad. Similar if not the same motor. I haver 95,000 miles on it so far without any major problems. Only thing I'e had to do was sterring stem bearings and I just recently redid the fork seals. Still on the original clutch plates! Most reliable bike I have ever had and I've been riding since '79.
Never owned a Harley but had a lot of friends that did. From my experience they had to do a lot of maintenance to keep them on the road compared to me just basic stuff like oil changes and tires. I think newer Harleys are better but still not as reliiable as a Kawi or a Honda. I have had several Honda's and several Kawasaki's over the years and they have all been good to me.
There is a member in Canada that put over 400K miles on a Vaquero or Voyager (I forget which it was) before he sold it. He did rebuild the motor once. Just take care of it and do all the recommended maintenance and it will last a long time. Things often neglected: steering stem bearings, coolant, changing the clutch side fluid, cleaning the ports in the clutch reservoir and cleaning the clutch slave.
The only thing different I would recommend is to change the oil more often than in the maintenance table. If you read the footnote and do some online research, vehicle maintenance tables for oil changes really only apply to long steady speed miles in the 55 - 65 mph range on the highway. That's what is "normal." Anything else, stop and go, short trips, hot weather, cold weather, rain, mountains, etc. is "severe." Most people ride/drive in the severe category 90+% or more of the time.
The only thing different I would recommend is to change the oil more often than in the maintenance table. If you read the footnote and do some online research, vehicle maintenance tables for oil changes really only apply to long steady speed miles in the 55 - 65 mph range on the highway. That's what is "normal." Anything else, stop and go, short trips, hot weather, cold weather, rain, mountains, etc. is "severe." Most people ride/drive in the severe category 90+% or more of the time.
I currently have a 2015 Voyager with 40,000 miles. It has never had any issues since new. I did own a 2001 Ultra Classic and sold it when it was at the end of my 7 year warranty. That bike was in for several problems over that time and I didn't want to roll the dice on it any more. I purchased a 2008 Ultra Classic and had many issues with that bike also. In 2010 I had to sell the bike because of money issues. In 2013 I purchased a 2005 Nomad 1600 and put 7500 miles on it with no issues at all. That's when I decided to go with the Voyager over the Ultra Classic when I was looking to upgrade. The cost of the maintenance per bike is much cheaper than I paid for the Harleys. Maybe the new Harleys are better, but the cost vs a Voyager is not worth the gamble for me.
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