Test drove a used 2008 Goldwing

[trapperdog]

The hondas are pretty nice but they are like making love to a fat girl. Its fun to do once in a while but you dont want any of your friends to see you doing it

Van, that's why you need to buy Don's Bannana Bushtec trailer......to hide em. 

[Jock]

The hondas are pretty nice but they are like making love to a fat girl. Its fun to do once in a while but you dont want any of your friends to see you doing it

[Chains]

Heres my 01 looking at the dash over 120,000 with the only issues ever being the front fork seals at the 8 year point started to leak (fixed under warranty by Honda) and the rear end started to growl so I bought one for $10.00 with zero miles off a trike and put it in.  Factory one had water in the oil and the bearing went out.

Not a CVO but one hell of a bike to travel on.  Just my take on it.

[Ironhorse]

ever try the kaw. concours

Yes, a little too cramped for me, and I'm 5'7". Also, when that fan kicks on, you can cook a steak over the side vents.

[egultrac]

The hondas are pretty nice but they are like making love to a fat girl. Its fun to do once in a while but you dont want any of your friends to see you doing it

Amen.

[Chains]

Amen.

Fat girls need love too

[Jock]

Control tower...FL26849 is ready for take off on runway 6...permission to perform!

[egultrac]

Fat girls need love too

Can't argue with that one. Seems a lot of guys prefer gals with a little meet of their bones. So a Goldwing, with all that fat would be livable. It's the skin and bone, ribs showing, crotch rockets that I would have trouble with. No long term comfort, but they sure are built for short bursts of speed.

[RayG]

Since I put the original post I have received allot of positive information, thanks to everyone. Eventually my spine will have had enough and I will find myself on a Wings or a BMW for the longer rides, with that being said is there any way to make them sound like a real MOTORCYCLE and not a sowing maching with a silencer?  I just don't think I can do it just yet. I told my oldest son I was thinking about getting a Wing since my wife and I ride allot, his reaction was similar to telling him I was gay or something. He was shocked, he just shook his head and said Dad you were always my hero, a man's - man, you just can't do it it wouldn't be right. I just can't picture my dad on a Wing, please reconsider you might just be going through a bad moment in life or something, it will pass. The other two boys said I couldn't do it either. I think if I could get a throaty growl of out of either one I could go through with it. I would love to see their faces if I could pull up with a mean sounding touring rig. Anyone have any experience on the exhaust options on either model? Anyone understand where I'm coming from?

Help

Ray G.   

[Ironhorse]

Ray,

You can make them LOUDER, but you can't make them sound better. It's all in the engine design. If you have a back/spine issues, ride what feels best and don't worry about the sound. Have you considered an Ultra? I think it's one of the most comfortable bikes on the road today. Much more comfortable than my old BMW RT.

[LRebel]

FYI..... and it's probably already been posted, but I talked to one of my clients the other day, who is a parts guy for a Honda dealer.  He was telling me that 2010 will be the last year that Honda will produce Goldwings for a couple of years.  He said that Honda has over produced Goldwings and has 2008, 2009, and 2010's stacked up.  They will stop production until the inventory is depleted.
He speculated that when Honda starts production of the Goldwing again, it will be somewhat different... maybe bump up the engine to a 2000cc and change up the looks.

Truth?  I don't know... just what I heard.

[trapperdog]

That very well could be true. I was at a local Honda shop the other day and the owner said they still had 5 '08's left that they were selling for $5k under msrp. I know that Suzuki stopped importing all but 4 of their 2010 models into the US.  With BMW reportedly coming out with a 1600cc in 2011 the wings could be jumping up to a 2000cc.

[Twolanerider]

Had read several articles all opining one way or another on the end of Goldwing production in the US with the closing of the Marysville plant.  None of them ever mentioned an overall shut down in production though.  New news.  Interesting if it comes to pass.

[Jester Whisperer]

 

[Chains]

FYI..... and it's probably already been posted, but I talked to one of my clients the other day, who is a parts guy for a Honda dealer.  He was telling me that 2010 will be the last year that Honda will produce Goldwings for a couple of years.  He said that Honda has over produced Goldwings and has 2008, 2009, and 2010's stacked up.  They will stop production until the inventory is depleted.
He speculated that when Honda starts production of the Goldwing again, it will be somewhat different... maybe bump up the engine to a 2000cc and change up the looks.

Truth?  I don't know... just what I heard.

Could be, back in the 60's when you bought a Triumph, it was titled the year you bought it, not the year it was made, Honda may be working on a larger motor for the new Japaneses version and with the economy the way it is certainly they have a lot of inventory as do a lot of manufactures.