i have a 1998 voyager, and am very satisfied with it. i see honda coming out with very beautiful goldwings. i just don't understand why kawasaki stopped making the voyager. can anyone shed some light on this for me?
2006-08-03 03:48:45 · 4 answers · asked by sayhello41635 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
I think the main reason Kawasaki quit building the Voyager is just plain lack of sales... There just wasn't enough demand for the big old luxury touring bike.
Of course, the fact that they hadn't updated the basic design since the 1970's may have had something to do with it. When you're competing in the market against modern super-touring bikes such as the Honda Gold Wing and the BMW K1200LT, it's hard to stir up customer interest in a 25+ year-old design.
2006-08-03 04:06:15 · answer #1 · answered by JetDoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a 2003 Voyager, the last year for them. Main reasons for stopping production is due to the struggling sales. People buying tour bikes today want all the bells and whistles that their cars have. Which is why I bought mine, it doesn't have all that crap, It is a good solid touring bike, comfortable and plenty of storage space. It's only major changes over the years has been the paint schemes. I did read in one of my cycle magazines, don't remember which, that they were considering bringing it back for 2007, but i wouldn't count on it.
2006-08-03 11:33:48 · answer #2 · answered by voyager01964 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Right now, the money is in VTwin cruisers. Kaw won't renovate the Voyager's fine, but dated , body and engine as long as they're making the bucks elsewhere.
2006-08-03 07:21:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give them a few years.. Yamaha did the same thing with the Venture.. But Suzuki never came back with their Calvacade now did they???
2006-08-03 04:07:45 · answer #4 · answered by chazzer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋