I was at the dealer in Franklin Tn. Yesterday and was told they expect their new goldwings this week. He wasn't sure if they would be on the floor Saturday or first of week. I'm not in the market yet but I'm excited to see them.
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I was at the dealer in Franklin Tn. Yesterday and was told they expect their new goldwings this week. He wasn't sure if they would be on the floor Saturday or first of week. I'm not in the market yet but I'm excited to see them.
Some dealers already have them in stock.
Have read a few reviews from new owners riding them home from there dealers.Fred H who does the famous Goldwing repair and maintenance discs was the 2cnd person in the US to sign papers for his and ride home.This man knows Wings and he is in love with his 18 DCT Tour.Said the new 7 speed tranny works flawlessly and the suspension is unreal.Paint on the new ones looks great to.Rumor is 5 star dealers will get a demo that they can't sell till September so people can get a test ride.I for one look forward to getting a ride on one this summer.
Congratulations !!!
The local shop in Pensacola says not until March. Nothing to see at the Gulf Shores Honda place either.
Have not looked at one in person yet but have a couple of thoughts. Love most of the changes, esp the new front end and auto shifting. A couple of things I don't like are that built in GPS appears to be lacking when compared to a late model Garmin Zumo, no GPS and lower price would be preferred. Also think a larger rather than a smaller fuel tank would be much preferred. Being rather large myself I'm not interested in a smaller bike but otherwise the new GW changes sound wonderful.
My local Honda in Wis got a new Wing in on 1-31. Bike looks small but great. The front suspension felt different going up and down. I like it.
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My local dealer, where I bought my F6B, has three coming next week. One of them is supposed to be a demo. They're only 2 miles from my house, so very convenient. I already told them to put my name on whatever list there might be for a test ride. :D
Hitting the Dallas Convention Center tonight for the Progressive International Motorcycle Show. I'll be posting photos probably tonight or early AM of whatever Honda brought to the show. If there are any requests, post them here and I'll do my best to fulfill your photo interests. Sometimes, eye candy is all we get.
That should be a fun look around.Quote:
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Going with my bud who is going with me to Cortez in August. One of his friends is the KLIM rep here in town. Sometimes he has some leftover items at some nice pricing. I need the KLIM Apex jacket.......tonight!
Made it to the show. The 3 2018 Wings were covered like flies on s**t. Sat on both the Bronze Wing and the Red Tour. Downsized it for sure from the standpoint of feel and that engine sits down there bigger than life. If anyone in and around the Dallas area is wanting to demo the new Wing, Al Lambs Honda has 2 demos to test, one 6 speed and one DCT. He got 5 in as he is a premium solo Honda dealer here in Dallas. I'll be testing both out probably Monday for sure. Here's some shots. Nothing special but the suspension is something else. Pumping the front suspension and gazing at the erector set they built up there is amazing, and it does rebound up and down, not at any angle like our B's do.
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Few more...........Looking down at the top of the new suspension.
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Thanks for those pic's Walcrow. I can't wait to see one in person myself!
Nice shots. Can't wait to see one up close.:money1::money1::money1:
I was impressed with the overall ergonomics and dimensions while sitting on it. It feels smaller and I think that comes from the fairing and windshield being downsized but then you see this big ass engine down there sticking out like 2 huge anvils. The most impressive item is the suspension, as mentioned earlier. Very cool engineering seeing all the arms and rods articulating up and down. A test ride will reveal the design but the reviews I've read say it's the pussies whiskers for sure. Visually, you can't miss that big ass engine at all. I think the designers wanted to show off the flat 6 like never before and they did, IMO. Paint was superb on the bronze, blue and red ones at the show and attention to detail is everywhere on the bike. For my butt, the seat would have to go to RDL, but that's me. It felt like the stock seat from previous years. I'm 5'11" 185 lbs and the seating to bars is perfect for me with 35" sleeve length. The DCT will be interesting when I finally get over for a test ride next week.
Your takeaways are very similar to mine, from my butt test ride today.Quote:
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Was your butt numb after a few minutes? Mine was on my stock seat. Had to get the RDL asap.
No, I wasn't in any one spot on the seat for more than 30 seconds.Quote:
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I would love to get a RDL for my F6B, but I think I will be selling it / trading it in a couple of years, and that is a big investment to make for the short term.
There's your answer..............45 seconds and numb-butt would have set in. I didn't last 15 miles on the stock seat. Curious about the new one this year.
15 miles on your F6B? I am good for about one hour initially, then I have to stop every 30-45 minutes after that.Quote:
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