When you decide to ride a Goldwing...

Started by supervision, July 08, 2007, 01:57:26 AM

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YellowJacket!

#20
July 10, 2007, 06:31:55 PM
Ron's avatar is a picture of him raising the wheel on his Vision.

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Aelwulf

#21
July 10, 2007, 11:09:06 PM
I've had the front up on mine a few times.  Mind you about none of 'em were intentional and it was just a small amount but if you wanted to and had it down could probably wheelie 'em without a problem.

Ah, such fun to be out riding...
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Lucky

#22
July 13, 2007, 09:01:51 AM
as of last month, it's now illegal to wheelie a motorcycle in Tn...
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Ron_McCoy

#23
July 13, 2007, 02:50:33 PM
You'd be a lot better off to buy an ST 1300 than to strip a Goldwing. Nice and comfortable (ask my wife)for touring, handles like a much smaller bike, amazing brakes, and, in first gear anyway, wheelies are just a twist of the throttle away.  Also much less expensive than a Goldwing. 

h2olawyer

#24
July 13, 2007, 03:21:40 PM
Being a Yamaha fan, I'll take an FJR1300 for those same reasons.  The new Kaw Concourse 1400 is supposed to be pretty sweet as well.  Still, an old Goldwing can be bought for $3 - 4K.  Can't find an ST, FJR or any other newer sport tourer for anywhere near that price. Might see about getting an 80s Venture & stripping it down.  There are quite a few around that need lots of body work - plus, you can get a lot of V-Max performance parts the work on the Venture engine.

No particular reason I like Yamahas - just that they've always seemed to be the company that produces bikes I really like.  Hondas are great machines, but something about their styling just doesn't bring out quite as much excitement for me.  I really like my friend's VFR800, but there are other bikes in the same general price range that I'd rather have.  Tough to beat Honda for parts availability on older models, though.

H2O
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kwells

#25
July 13, 2007, 03:36:49 PM
Can get a Sprint ST for around 4k but it isnt the moving couches that the ST, FJ, or goldwings are.
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Ron_McCoy

#26
July 13, 2007, 04:44:36 PM
The main thing about the ST is that it fits a guy my size much better than the others mentioned, even the Venture.  As for the moving couch thing........ Yeah, but it moves really fast, especially for two up      riding.

kwells

#27
July 13, 2007, 04:46:35 PM
yah...they do move...they are more on the tour side of sport-tour....sprint is more the sport side
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