Finally, the search is over

[taxfree4]

I didn't want to say anything till the deal was done. My thanks to wjduke who gave me the deal of the century on his 2016 Pearl White F6B Deluxe that has more features than you could imagine. He included a box of extras besides this beautiful bike. We did the deal on Monday and I rode up today on Amtrak, he picked me up and off I went on this cream puff of a bike for the first ride in 4 years for me. It took about 10 miles in and that was it, I was in the zone again. Leaving June 5th for California and I can't wait to take this baby. Surprising my 5 yr old grandson on a ride tomorrow, all thanks to wjduke.

[maxrider]

Congrats on the good-looking scoot, maybe we see you in June.

[taxfree4]

Congrats on the good-looking scoot, maybe we see you in June.

There is no maybe, I will be there, I've waited too long, lost a lot of time. Thank you

[wjduke]

No doubt I sold her to the right person and the right home. I can watch and enjoy the future miles. We were both ready for the next chapter. Taxfree…the latest nice guy I’ve had the pleasure of meeting in my motorcycle journey. All the best and safe riding to everyone.

[F6B1911]

Congrats on the new ride, welcome back.
Make sure you let us know what you're doing for a camera system.
I'm leaving California next week, heading back to Michigan after spending the last 8 months here in the Central valley.
There are many excellent roads for the F6B out here.

[taxfree4]

Congrats on the new ride, welcome back.
Make sure you let us know what you're doing for a camera system.
I'm leaving California next week, heading back to Michigan after spending the last 8 months here in the Central valley.
There are many excellent roads for the F6B out here.

Believe it or not the original INNOVV system from the crash works fine. The rear camera's protective lens cover is cracked but I'll get one from the company. I will get some sort of a helmet cam facing rear to get the eye level view.

[SpencerPJ]

Looks great, be safe, these girls can get us in trouble very fast.

[Phantom]

Congratulations, beautiful F6B.

[Sorcerer]

Congratulations. Willy Nelson’s “on the road again “ comes to mind.

[BIGLRY]

congrats my friend I will be looking for ya!

[taxfree4]

congrats my friend I will be looking for ya!

Thanks to all, "Cream Puff" , is that too gay?, is such a sweet ride. I spent 4 hours today switching out the stock seat to my RDL, removing the MADSTAD, sorry Wayne, and putting on the Baggershield with the MRA XCREEN, removing the luggage rack and installing my MP3 Rack, reinstalling the INNOVV K1 that was on my 2013. Although I checked the camera system before installing it, making sure all worked properly, after removing the Tupperware, routing the wire into the saddlebag, the front camera just wouldn't register. So I ordered the K3 system. One of these days I'll put the Heli-Bars on.

[wjduke]

She’s your bike, no hard feelings here! Share some pics when you can. I need to see the new look.

[shortleg0521]

MY brother it is great to have ya back with us.
I am leaving in June for Montana and that area.
If ya can give me a call.

[taxfree4]

She’s your bike, no hard feelings here! Share some pics when you can. I need to see the new look.

Definitely Wayne, BTW, I didn't really get a good look.at the paint job, having the lights on it while routing the cables it really popped,. Honda was never known for their paint but someone put a lot of thought into this color.

[taxfree4]

MY brother it is great to have ya back with us.
I am leaving in June for Montana and that area.
If ya can give me a call.
Shortleg! What is up? Send me a PM with your #. I.was thinking about coming in from the top and taking I-90, instead of I-80 like I did in 2015 at the split in Chicago. I wanted to get all those northern states under my belt. Even though my favorite ride is I-70 I can take that on the way back, I have 3 weeks, unless I spend 3 weeks drinking at the Blue Moon, which is not a problem, but I do want to ride the PCH north of San Simeon, that's as far north as I rode in 2015. Since I dropped 135lbs. in 2019, divorce #3, you get better at hiding the dough every time, I have more time and $. Good to.hear from you

[taxfree4]

She’s your bike, no hard feelings here! Share some pics when you can. I need to see the new look.
So far

[wjduke]

Turning out very nice. It all fits and doesn’t change the look. Text me these pics so I can share them to my friends and family. All that black on white works really well. I saw a white one when they first came out and said damn, I missed it by one year. Never know how things turn out.

[taxfree4]

Turning out very nice. It all fits and doesn’t change the look. Text me these pics so I can share them to my friends and family. All that black on white works really well. I saw a white one when they first came out and said damn, I missed it by one year. Never know how things turn out.

My Harley Road Glide, the one I traded in for my original F6B, was Blue Pearl, they were always known for their paint, not for their performance, and this is right up there. Once the light hits it then it starts popping.

[rdbonds]

Congrats on the new (to you) ride!

wjduke - Did you get another bike?

[taxfree4]

Congrats on the new (to you) ride!

wjduke - Did you get another bike?

Thank you

[taxfree4]

Congrats on the new (to you) ride!

wjduke - Did you get another bike?

I tried to convince him on the Suzuki Bergman 650 but no dice.

[taxfree4]

Short Little video of the exchange and ride home, more coming.

https://youtu.be/QeT3NTey2QE

[taxfree4]

Way too much time on my hands

https://youtu.be/G29TYjqtVCs

[wjduke]

Congrats on the new (to you) ride!

wjduke - Did you get another bike?

No. I might be done. Many reasons, but then again, I learned to never say never. I won’t do a scooter or a trike. Maybe….down the road, I might downsize. I feel ok watching taxfree enjoying himself and following the forum.

[FarsideF6B]

Congrats on getting back in the saddle. I was real close at picking up a 15 White Deluxe in NC about 2 yrs ago but got the yellow from S. FL. It was a toss up. Enjoy your upcoming rides. :cool:

[ReserveBum]

Its like....Karma. Congrats to both of you and hope to see you down the road someday.

[Eternalydamd]

I didn't want to say anything till the deal was done. My thanks to wjduke who gave me the deal of the century on his 2016 Pearl White F6B Deluxe that has more features than you could imagine. He included a box of extras besides this beautiful bike. We did the deal on Monday and I rode up today on Amtrak, he picked me up and off I went on this cream puff of a bike for the first ride in 4 years for me. It took about 10 miles in and that was it, I was in the zone again. Leaving June 5th for California and I can't wait to take this baby. Surprising my 5 yr old grandson on a ride tomorrow, all thanks to wjduke.

When do you plan on arriving in CA, and what parts are you trying to ride? I'm always down for a ride up to Big Sur.

[taxfree4]

Congrats on getting back in the saddle. I was real close at picking up a 15 White Deluxe in NC about 2 yrs ago but got the yellow from S. FL. It was a toss up. Enjoy your upcoming rides. :cool:

Thank you sir, I cannot tell you the feeling of being on this bike after 4 years.

[taxfree4]

Its like....Karma. Congrats to both of you and hope to see you down the road someday.

Thanks RB, hopefully, there will be another rally someday.

[taxfree4]

When do you plan on arriving in CA, and what parts are you trying to ride? I'm always down for a ride up to Big Sur.

Well, leaving NYC June 5th, stopping over in Ohio for my son's engagement and after that heading to I-94 to get all those northern states under my belt. I'm taking my time but I plan on being somewhere in the San Simeon/Cambria area, Blue Moon Lounge specifically, about 6-9 days after that.

[BIGLRY]

We keep calling it the Blue Moon, but the real name is "Indigo Moon" 1980 Main St, Cambria, CA 93428 http://indigomoonrestaurant.com/ and I'll buy the first round.:cheers:

[OlyF6B]

Congrats! Ride safe and have fun!

[jm21ddd15]

Congrats on the bike! And do hope we can have another rally somewhere. Ride safe! I don't envy you for the ride on I 94. Not much fun!

[taxfree4]

We keep calling it the Blue Moon, but the real name is "Indigo Moon" 1980 Main St, Cambria, CA 93428 http://indigomoonrestaurant.com/ and I'll buy the first round.:cheers:

I stand corrected, I must be thinking of Cybil Shepherd = Moonlighting = Blue Moon Investigations. Second round

[taxfree4]

Congrats! Ride safe and have fun!

Thanks Oly, I haven't stop having fun since I picked it up.

[taxfree4]

Congrats on the bike! And do hope we can have another rally somewhere. Ride safe! I don't envy you for the ride on I 94. Not much fun!

Thank you, jm, on an F6B it's always fun. All you really need is about 14gbs of tunes and some road. Actually, I enjoy dead spots, like the 107 miles between Green River and Salina Utah. Pull over, turn off the bike and listen to the wilderness.

[taxfree4]

We keep calling it the Blue Moon, but the real name is "Indigo Moon" 1980 Main St, Cambria, CA 93428 http://indigomoonrestaurant.com/ and I'll buy the first round.:cheers:

Or maybe

[maxrider]

Certainly refreshing adult beverage :)regardless of the color of the moon.

[taxfree4]

Certainly refreshing adult beverage :)regardless of the color of the moon.

I totally agree, the color, or shade, of the moon is irrelavant, lets drink to that

[wjduke]

I totally agree, the color, or shade, of the moon is irrelavant, lets drink to that

Mike, never saw you post so much lol. I’m happy to see you enjoying that bike. Makes my transition so much easier.

[taxfree4]

Mike, never saw you post so much lol. I’m happy to see you enjoying that bike. Makes my transition so much easier.

Now I have something to post, having a bike, I installed the Kisan Tailblazer and will have video tomorrow. The new INNOVV camera system is on its way.

[maxrider]

Tax this post was primarily meant for you, in case you go the foglight route for the F6B

FYI, just in case you and or any forum member needs foglights, stay away from this seller on eBay, or stay away from eBay altogether.

The below-mentioned seller sold this unit, without instructions(we figured it out)and no on-off switch in the box.



The package was shrink-wrapped, did not appear to have been tampered with, have 2 other witnesses to verify.

Did not verify the contents prior to installation, and were thereby stuck to making lemonade out of lemons, luckily we had a spare switch, and were able to finish the installation.

Notified the seller, who is an absolute idiot, who made some crazy demands, too much to go into detail, suffice to say to stay AWAY from him, and eBay was no help either, other than their solution to disassemble the product and send it back for a full refund, who in their right mind is going to waste 4 hours of labor, for a $1 switch??

Here is a copy of my eBay transaction, note the seller has several shops under his name, all in the same CA town, do your research.

ORDER DATE
Feb 27, 2022
ORDER NUMBER
24-08330-34120
SOLD BY
crazy-fairinguser ID, click for member’s profile
ORDER TOTAL
US $183.18
See case detailsLED Rhombus Driving Fog Light Kit For Honda Goldwing 1800 GL18 F6B 2012-2017
LED Rhombus Driving Fog Light Kit For Honda Goldwing 1800 GL18 F6B 2012-2017
LED Rhombus Driving Fog Light Kit For Honda Goldwing 1800 GL18 F6B 2012-2017
(283904531150)

Yeah I'm done with eBay, after 21 years, they now side with the sleazy sellers, with little or no protection for consumers, although I get this guy :), it is called chargeback with CC, just got to go through the hoops of the process, but I get the last laugh out of it.

[taxfree4]

Tax this post was primarily meant for you, in case you go the foglight route for the F6B

FYI, just in case you and or any forum member needs foglights, stay away from this seller on eBay, or stay away from eBay altogether.

The below-mentioned seller sold this unit, without instructions(we figured it out)and no on-off switch in the box.



The package was shrink-wrapped, did not appear to have been tampered with, have 2 other witnesses to verify.

Did not verify the contents prior to installation, and were thereby stuck to making lemonade out of lemons, luckily we had a spare switch, and were able to finish the installation.

Notified the seller, who is an absolute idiot, who made some crazy demands, too much to go into detail, suffice to say to stay AWAY from him, and eBay was no help either, other than their solution to disassemble the product and send it back for a full refund, who in their right mind is going to waste 4 hours of labor, for a $1 switch??

Here is a copy of my eBay transaction, note the seller has several shops under his name, all in the same CA town, do your research.

ORDER DATE
Feb 27, 2022
ORDER NUMBER
24-08330-34120
SOLD BY
crazy-fairinguser ID, click for member’s profile
ORDER TOTAL
US $183.18
See case detailsLED Rhombus Driving Fog Light Kit For Honda Goldwing 1800 GL18 F6B 2012-2017
LED Rhombus Driving Fog Light Kit For Honda Goldwing 1800 GL18 F6B 2012-2017
LED Rhombus Driving Fog Light Kit For Honda Goldwing 1800 GL18 F6B 2012-2017
(283904531150)

Yeah I'm done with eBay, after 21 years, they now side with the sleazy sellers, with little or no protection for consumers, although I get this guy :), it is called chargeback with CC, just got to go through the hoops of the process, but I get the last laugh out of it.

Max,
Thanks for the heads up. The bike already came with fog lights but in case I need a replacement, good info and I'll pass it on in Goldwing forum

[willtill]

First,may I say congratulations on getting back on a bike Mike. That white bike should afford you a lot more visibility than the last one you had.

Second, may I say you look a little dated from your Avatar picture :icon_mrgreen:

I want to ride somewhere this summer. If parts of my body are up to it, I'd like to run into some of you guys. I did my first IBA Saddlesore late last year, that was pushing it but still know I am capable of enduring some long distance riding at a more leisurely pace.

Been too long since the last F6B rally, and I don't think we'll see more of them for the moment.

[taxfree4]

First,may I say congratulations on getting back on a bike Mike. That white bike should afford you a lot more visibility than the last one you had.

Second, may I say you look a little dated from your Avatar picture :icon_mrgreen:

I want to ride somewhere this summer. If parts of my body are up to it, I'd like to run into some of you guys. I did my first IBA Saddlesore late last year, that was pushing it but still know I am capable of enduring some long distance riding at a more leisurely pace.

Been too long since the last F6B rally, and I don't think we'll see more of them for the moment.

Thank you Will, good to see you are still going at it. Yes, I look a little dated as I dropped 135 lbs recently, divorce #3. The good news is she actually paid me for the divorce = she bought the bike. I would have named it after her but "Spawn of the She-Devil Blood Sucker" would just be too long to fit on the front. After #3 theyre beginning to make me think there's something wrong with me...impossible. Anyway, why do we need an official rally? Pick a date, time and place and whoever shows up shows up. Im leaving June 5th to San Simeon Ca. area, for a day or two, so whoever is within the area come on down to Cambria to the INDIGO MOON Bar. BIGLRY will be there and maxrider.

[Big Rick]

Shortleg0521, are you going to Billings Montana for the Valkyrie Inzane ride? I am going with my 2013 F6B and my buddy on his 1999 Interstate...if you are going it will be nice to meet you