Quote Originally Posted by Miles View Post
Oh...Mark and Phil, you must not have read my post on the other thread:



"I hear a lot of forum members saying that they would have never own a full sized/full blown Goldwing...either due to the size...the trunk...or the image of being a old man's bike. But I think that ANY motorcycle you own can be ridden to be THEE bike you want, whether it is a full Golfwing, or a V-strom 650, or a old BSA Lightning 650. It is the rider that dictates what that bikes is...and what it means to them, and where they ride it. I think "most" of us know that, but when I see so many say they would not have owned a full Goldwing, it "bugs" me a little. (just a little)

All of my previous Goldwings that I have owned, were ridden like they were a ST-1100 or a ST-1300, and at times...like they were a CBR1100-XX Blackbird. It is a matter of how you ride, where you ride, and your mindset on that particular bike. I have taken a Goldwing 1500...and blown away competing BMW K1100LTs and K1100RSs, and ST-1100's at endurance rallies, and I mean it really shocked some of these other riders when a Blacked out Goldwing 1500 blows past them in the middle of the night...in the middle of the Nevada desert, and they wonder how that Wing is traveling at those speeds, or handling those curves like that.

To me, the Goldwing 1800 is truly a SPORT touring bike. I used all of my previous Goldwing 1800s as a endurance riding tool, so even the trunk on the back was utilized for long distance/endurance riding capabilities...even if it meant storing a couple nitrous bottles in there.

Any motorcycle...is what YOU make of it. There are some darn good riders out there...i.e., Big Dawg on his 2012 GL-1800 Wing, that can outride a lot of sportbike riders. Same is true with Suzuki V-Strom 650 riders...and just about any bike made...it is more about the rider...than it is the bike.

Make the most of the bike you have, be one with your bike...get to know it so well that you and it can fly like an Eagle (or Seahawk)

Styling is one thing, and the F6B is a great looking bike. "
No Miles, I did not read your other post, my comment was a stand alone comment, per say, on how I have felt about bikes the majority of my riding life, did not get into riding till about 20 years ago. I have always been about looks, the way I like a bike, that I ride , to look, and I am still about that. Always wanted to have something a little different than everybody else. Didn't worry, to much, about seat comfort, radio,my passengers comfort... I always loved the way the newer Goldwings looked from the front, the lines of the fairing, the windshield but beyond that it was not my cup of tee, even though I new it was a far superior bike, in so many ways, to what I have ever had. Had the F6b not come along, I would have purchased a Harley bagger, still knowing that the Goldwing was a superior bike. Then I saw the F6b, yes a Goldwing, but beautiful to me from the front, side and back, something different and a far superior bike than I have ever had. And by the way, I am sure I will bug you more than once, in the future.