Kawasaki Voyager Review - Passenger Perspective

[@JUFFAIR101]

Earplugs is essential for me ( for any bike i ride ) tinnitus is no joke , i am so used to earplugs that I can’t ride more than 5 miles without earplugs

[@craiggoldstein2461]

I think your passenger offered what I believe is the best "Passenger review" I have ever heard before. Not kidding....Motorcycle companies would benefit from her perspective.

[@VoyagingVoyager]

Thanks so much!

[@ismaelmonsi7333]

Great video!! finally something well done!

[@donfousek379]

I bought a 2022 Voyager. Waiting for it to be delivered here in Florida. I have been watching your videos. I think after I break it in I will flash the ecu maybe do the pipes. I have been waiting almost a month for the company to pick up the bike from Texas. Hope to see it soon. Thanks for letting me enjoy yours.

[@a.b1266]

Excellent video. 1st time ive seen a video from the passengers perspective, and while riding no less. Im actually looking at a Voyager for my next ride, specifically for the benefit of my passenger (wife)... Thanks for this.

[@geoffreychaney7287]

Excellent job. Better than most review videos.

[@VoyagingVoyager]

Thanks very much!

[@rogerhigham6152]

we have a 2018 voyager and we are both 250# plus a little extra and we are very comfortable on it the one thing that would make it better is if kawasaki or someone would make an adapter to adjust the trunk thats one drawback of the voyager not very much after market support other than that we love ours

[@les5386]

This is a great review. My wife and I enjoy traveling by motorcycle. I've had Electraglides and Yamaha Ventures. Right now, all I have is my Harley Heritage. It's a beautiful bike, but it's not as comfortable as a dresser. I've been considering a Voyager because I like the price and the style. I'm most interested in how comfortable my wife will be. Thanks for this information. Good luck with the "yes" to a Goldwing.

[@mottthehoople693]

so did you get a voyager and is your wife happy with it?

[@les5386]

@@mottthehoople693 no I ended up trading my Heritage in for a used Electra Glide at my local dealer. I couldn't find a used Voyager close enough to test ride and buy. When we took the Electra glide out for a test ride my wife hugged me and said "I love this". That's all I needed to hear.

[@woongtv-naturehealing273]

Hi, my friend Wow! It's a ride video that gives me so much touching and healing Have a lucky day 👍👍👍

[@dragonslayer1294]

I recently joined your channel I was looking to buy a Voyager in a week ago I purchased a 2009 voyager and so far it’s a great bike for the price

[@VoyagingVoyager]

That's awesome, you're going to love it!

[@chilliwack98]

Fantastic review. thank you for this. great way to do this review as I'm concerned about my wife's comfort.

[@VoyagingVoyager]

Thank you! Really appreciate the feedback.

[@crooky1811]

knee pad pressure is a killer sometimes. Take mine out on most pairs of jeans i have, RST seem to make the best fitting ones for me.

[@AlshahriW]

Have many safe miles you and your wife,,, nice review.

[@Woodchuckdesigns2017]

Thanks for this video, my wife has been looking for a rider’s perspective

[@VoyagingVoyager]

Glad your wife enjoyed it!! Ride safe!

[@TennRides]

Great passenger review.

[@gregsteiner407]

Deciding if a Voyager or Vaquero would be right. Obviously the Vaquero would need some modding if a passenger is joining the ride.

[@VoyagingVoyager]

Without a passenger I say Vaquero, with a passenger, hands down Voyager.

[@seniorbeginnerguitar]

you are a lucky fellow; she is a keeper.

[@bsc1463]

Great review ! Do you still have the Voyager ? Thank you

[@nickkruger9566]

This is brilliant

[@highmilagerider1154]

Nice review. As a passenger, would you pay $10,000 more to ride as a passenger on a Goldwing or pay $10,000 less and be a passenger on a Voyager?

[@VoyagingVoyager]

Good question, I think this could make for a long discussion when comparing a GW to the Voyager. If we are just analyzing comfort... My wife says that from her perspective, the GW is not worth an additional 10k, she does not find the GW to be considerably more comfortable than the Voyager. While I do beleive that the GW is a better toruing bike and probably worth what they cost, the passenger opinion here also shows that the Voyager is a heck of a value when you consider what it is offering a passenger for far less.

[@highmilagerider1154]

@@VoyagingVoyager Thanks! Where I live in Alberta Canada it's $34,000 for a new manual Goldwing and it's $20,000 for a new Voyager. $14,000 is s lot of money to save Ride safe

[@AyaWetts]

You could probably do some mods to the Voyager to make the passenger even more comfortable and still spend a lot less than a Goldwing.

[@craiggoldstein2461]

May I ask what your recording set up consists of? Are you simply using a Comm system paired to a gopro to record the intercom conversation?

[@VoyagingVoyager]

For video I use a Gopro 5, for sound I use a Zoom h1n with splitters so I can record and hear both of us while recording.

[@mottthehoople693]

I've read reviews complaining about the finish ,standard and reliability of these bike. What's your take on them? Id like one but I'm also looking at Goldwings as well.. secondhand as I cant afford new bikes these days.

[@VoyagingVoyager]

What reviews are saying these things? Before I bought my Voyager new I surfed multiple Voyager owner forums looking for unhappy owners and problem trends. Every forum was singing the same song, essentially every owner was very satisfied with their bikes. A few had bikes with 100K mi and still going. In my experience, the Voyager is like most Japanese made machines, change the oil, fill it with gas and go. I do think the Goldwing is a better bike. Like you have said, it's going to cost a bit more. I highly recommend the Voyager.

[@mottthehoople693]

@@VoyagingVoyager Ill see if I can find them. I agree the voyager looks to be excellent indeed...I guess maybe some people just whine about anything...I've narrowed the field to the voyager, the Honda F6b and the Yamaha royal star venture . Ill take your word for it...I was in love with the Honda Valkyrie but the 1500s are too old now and I don't like the looks of the new ones plus a pristine voyager has just popped up with 25000ks on her, 25 miles away so.....

[@paulpalumbo7648]

Can the tour pack come off easily or is it a process to get off?

[@VoyagingVoyager]

I would say it is not an easy process. The voyager is not really designed to be ridden without the tour pack. I’ve seen it done and it did not look good.

[@JeffCorbett-it5rc]

What do you have your rear suspension set at?

[@VoyagingVoyager]

For two up touring, 25psi and setting 4. Loaded for touring, any less and it will drag the rear pipes too much in corners.

[@dustinleonsky4513]

What exhaust do you have? Sounds cool.

[@VoyagingVoyager]

Cobra Tri-Flo slip ons. And yes, they sound fantastic.

[@Ihsaan1422]

@@VoyagingVoyager how much tooling does it take for the slip ons?

[@zoepaschalis9081]

Ear plugs make a huge difference

[@AyaWetts]

Never found anyone who wanted ride on the back of my bike... seems more of a guy with a wife/girlfriend thing than anything else.