Ok, without all the chest thumping I will tell you the pros and cons. for a little back ground info. I've owned Honda GoldWings for 17 years. I've owned a 83, 2000 and 2006. Combined the 2000 and 2006 had 70,000 miles and had been back for warranty twice! In 2004 I bought my first Harley, it was a Road Glide which I made into a Ultra classic version. The RG had been back to the dealers (3) to numberous time to remember. It had been back for: electric issues, radio issues, tourpak cracking issues, fogging gauges, low speed death wobble issues, high speed death wobble issues, oil leaks, oil weeps, engine knocking, engine exploding issues. ALL of the issues HD did not want to cover under warranty. After the motor exploded it took 5 weeks of the last dealer arguing with them and a personal phone call from the head mechanic to a higher up buddy to get me a new motor. When the engine was knocking the regional rep told the other TWO dealers to tell me it was normal....
Yes my 04RG had a soul, it was the soul of a crippled up old man in a wheel chair.
After dumping over $45,000 into the bike I finally got it to run correctly to where I was truly happy with it.
I ended up trading it and my 06 Wing on my 2011 CVO RG. I traded the Wing for two reasons. I didn't want a high monthly payment and I was going to wait for the 2012 Wing to come out.
Ok, here are some issues with Gold Wing:
1, you can tell the motor is runnning without looking at the tach or reving it.
2, it only has a 5 speed.
3, st front end is chit just like the Harley. Since the front end is crap and the handle bars are bolted solid if you ride over some heavy bumps they will vibrate right out of your hands.
4, on the 1500 goldwing there was so much frame flex and the plastic fit so tightly and the bike was so quiet the plastic squeeked.
5, Although there are optional accessories, its nothing like HD.You ant truly customize a Gold Wing as much as you can a Harley. Yeah you can bolt on crap and trinkets to make it look different but it will still feel the same as all the others.
6, Lastly, I'm also a MSF RiderCoach. I cal tell you the last problem isn't with the bike but the rider as a whole. GoldWing riders are affraid of dropping their bikes so they dont lean them. Harley riders don't like dragging their floor boards cause they think of the cost. But they will do so.
I will not be buying the 2012 Wing. I dont like how they did the saddle ba and it still only has a 5 speed. I agree with Buy Early. Don't argue, they are both totally different machines and go about doing things differently.
And by the way my Wing didn't have a soul, neither does my 11SERG, they are just both machines. After having a soul in my 04 I don't want a bike with one.
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