Man, I'm really struggling reading this. I've got my heart seat on a Voyager or maybe 1700LT. But the thing is, my 900LT has the smoothest shifting ever, it's like shifting through butter, smooth as silk. Rode a 2008 Nomad and noticed the relative clunkiness of the shifting compared to the 900LT, I was told it's the hydraulic shifting.
There's lots of reasons I want an upgrade to a 1700: power, smoothness at higher speed, more stability, cruise control, overall better for longer rides. But is all that worth putting up with clunkiness every time I shift? Probably, but not all that sure. The test-ride at this year's Houston moto show will be the final validation for me.
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2007 Vulcan 900LT
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