I think it is funny that so many, even bike people think these are the new Goldwings. This week someone even called it a BMW.
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I think it is funny that so many, even bike people think these are the new Goldwings. This week someone even called it a BMW.
For example I've been asked -
Is that bike electric?
Is that a new GoldWing?
What kind of bike is that?
Holy shit that's nice, what is it?
To name a few.
I did not go to this rally but did two others plus a F6B meet and greet once. Good collection of Bs.
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I have owned 2 of them in past 6 months. First one I had 6 weeks and totaled it. Turned around and bought another. My guess in why you dont see them is people dont ride them. The first 1 I bought was a 13 bought it in November of 2018 he bought it new in 2013. it had 9,000 miles. the second one I bought was another 2013 that original owner bought in 2013. It had 2,383 miles. So one was 5 years old with 9,000 miles the other 5 years old with 2,383 miles. That is why no one sees them on road. My bike will be seen now, I not saving it for anyone I going to ride the ass off of it. I have averaged a little over 25,000 miles a year the past 5 years. I was laid up after my crash and was not on bike til April and have 6,500 miles since then.
A guy asked me the other day, How big are they making em now?
I told him 1800.
He said ,I bet that thing moves.
I just nodded. I said I hope they make em bigger next year.
I think this is a funny forum.
I traveled to Long Island this morning and at 4:30 am I was passed by a black B.
It was all lit up in the rear and had one of those flashing brake lite things when he slowed for his exit.
Ya really great to see what others see when we are going down the road.
I had just about 27,000 miles on mine when I sold it. That turned off a lot of buyers. For my southern and western friends, 27,000 is high mileage for a lot of northern buyers. It takes someone who rides a lot and/or knows Gold Wings to even pick up the phone to call on a bike with that many miles. Makes for some great deals up here when you can actually find a bike with “high” mileage ... they don’t sell and sellers end up selling them cheap. I paid trade in on VStar five years ago because it had 33,000 miles in it and I was the only one who looked at it.
In our Tue & Sat lunch group there's one other B, used to be 2 but he traded it on a new DCT GW.
I see several guys on here from FL. I'd bet they been right through my area (lots of back roads) but I've never seen them.