Phew. I am glad people are finally saying that bikes are meant for riding, not shining. Mine is in the garage right now, with bugs on it, some road dust here and there, and some spray from the time I got it caught in the rain a week ago. I haven't washed it, and plan on riding it back and forth to work all week.
Sometimes I think there is something wrong with me for not spending 20 hours per week washing, polishing, waxing, etc., based on what others seem to say/do.
Former Ride:
2013 F6B Standard, black; sold 7/2019
Latest Addition:
2016 Gold Wing Level 3, red; SCT transmission stuck in manual mode
2019 Miles:
7,900 as of 10/6
Nope.Originally Posted by VStarRider
Not at all. You are actually with the "silent majority"...
...meaning those whom have ultimately grasped the pure essence of riding a motorcycle. Cleaning it is an afterthought.
Now for those whom ride their "princess ponies"...
21 years Army (retired)
...been everywhere, seen everything, done almost everything.
IBA 80537
I guess that is why you hardly every see a dirty Harley..Most spend their down time polishing the chrome while hanging out at the local dealers lot exchanging stories about their repairs...Oh, well to each his own.....Ride safeNope.
...meaning those whom have ultimately grasped the pure essence of riding a motorcycle. Cleaning it is an afterthought.
Now for those whom ride their "princess ponies"...
My sentiments exactly.
Cleaning happens only when I have time & it looks bad enough to bother me. Coming from chrome laden Valkyries I do appreciate the lack of time consuming cleaning that our Bs require. I'll never understand the perfect paint worship that a lot of folks seem to have about their vehicles, I live in the real world where stuff gets nicked up if you ride or drive it. Complaints about the paint is low on my list on such a fine riding machine!
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'97 Valkyrie Tourer, SOLD!
'98 Valkyrie Tourer, traded for wife's F6B
'99 Valkyrie Tourer, traded in on MY NEW F6B!!!!
'05 Shadow Spirit 750 traded for wife's F6B
'05 Triumph Rocket 3, gone but not forgotten
2013 F6B, black standard.
2013 F6B, red Deluxe for the wife.
Matte Silver...no shining needed boys
“Gibraltar” 2016 white deluxe has been sold.
When I bought my 2015 Deluxe I went in looking for a leftover 14 because I wanted yellow so bad it was killing me. The dealer looked around and found no other dealer close that had a yellow one in stock. So I was going to continue my quest and he said they had a couple of new 15's still crated, one black and one blue, told him to let me see the blue and fell in love with that color! With extended warranty through 2021 I paid right at 22k and that was trading in the 14 Vaquero that they got me out from under. Got to buy em to ride cause you'll loose money as soon as you sign the papers.
2019 Honda Goldwing Tour DCT / CSC trike
$29,500 for both these Hondas new. Left over 2013's bought in 2014. Was well aware of the way Honda does things. Also was aware that these bikes would be the last ones we need to buy due to the legendary Honda reliability & our ages 58 and 52. Ride & enjoy.
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'97 Valkyrie Tourer, SOLD!
'98 Valkyrie Tourer, traded for wife's F6B
'99 Valkyrie Tourer, traded in on MY NEW F6B!!!!
'05 Shadow Spirit 750 traded for wife's F6B
'05 Triumph Rocket 3, gone but not forgotten
2013 F6B, black standard.
2013 F6B, red Deluxe for the wife.
The guy that followed my initial post commented about my lack of posts here.
What is above is a good example as to why.
The soon to be departed F6B will be the first of my 10 bikes that I have traded that had less than 50,000 miles on it.
Unfortunately I don't have a job that pays well enough that I can view $20,000 as a "disposable investment".
I never implied anything bad towards the bike that was not directed to "Mother Honda".|
The reason for me getting in this mess,other than the paint and the fact that Honda doesn't give a shit. Is a car fell off a co-workers lift and partially landed on my right leg,that had already had a previous surgery. That surgery,a car falling and the following onset of arthritis was not even on my radar when I bought the bike,(buy a bike for life).
Sooooooooooooo you can imagine my surprise when,because I do love to ride,tried to trade into a 16 Goldwing because of nothing other than ergonomics,and since I work at a car dealership and was expecting to loose 5 to 6K and it turns in to double that.
I had a 2013 F6B for about 18 months, and yes I did lose some money when I sold it. My previous bike, a 2000 Valkyrie Interstate that I owned for almost 12 years was up to that time, the finest motorcycle I owned in over 40 years of riding. When I decided it was time to buy a new bike I knew it was going to be a Honda with that beautiful flat six, the only question was which model. I tried the new Valkyrie first. I really wanted to love it, but frankly there was nothing about it that I liked. I then sat on a full Wing and immediately hated the cramped riding position. I then sat on the F6B and it felt the most like my Valkyrie. When my dealer offered me nearly what I had paid for my Valkyrie in 2001 on trade it was a no brainer.
I added an Ultimate seat and some risers and it just fit great, and frankly it did everything better than my old Valkyrie did, except for looks. Like has been said, the new water based paint is soft and my 15 year old bike had better looking paint than my year old F6B. I have since learned that there is a solution to that at your local Honda Dealer or online in the form of Glare products, so that issue is essentially a NON issue. What I couldn't fix however was my wifes comfort on the F6B. She just could never get comfortable after being tucked into the tour pack of the Valkyrie Interstate and as this is something we enjoy together I reluctantly decide to look at new Wings. I really did like the look of the 40th anniversary bikes and got a fair deal on a new 2015 still in the crate from my dealer. The seating position was a concern and I already knew I wouldn't be comfortable on the Wing but I went ahead with the sale anyway. With the addition of Kuryakyn drop down peg mounts, (helped a little) and an Ultimate King seat, (helped ALOT) I am now happy with what I am riding.
I have two points to make here for you. First of all, the F6B really is a great bike, and if I always rode solo I would ride it another 15 years. You just cant expect to buy a bike and to keep it for a year or two and not lose money. Unless you bought your bike in 2013 when they first came out it was obvious that this bike had slow sales and discounted prices and anyone saavy at all with vehicle prices could see that this bike was not going to keep its value well. I knew that when I bought AND sold mine, no reason to complain about it, just simple economics.
The second point is a cautionary tale for you, if you think the full Wing is going to be more comfortable than the F6B you may find as I already knew that this is not the case. The full Wing is considerably more cramped than the F6B and you will likely find that you have to spend $1500 or more on drop down boards, a different seat and risers to make it as comfortable as the F6B is right out of the box. I am simply offering you my experience and hoping that you might find at least part of it helpful. I wish you well with your next bike.
Lake City Honda
Warsaw, IN
Well the way you framed your original post seemed like a stab at my fav bike. I took offense to that. They think Harley guys are defensive, i almost went jihadi on a stupid guy with a shopping cart he put next to my B. After a short read, the depreciation is your beef? And your selling for paint issues? And your loosing thousands on the trade. I'm just a simple guy but i would suggest PAINT IT DUDE. You'll probably be the envy of us all with a cool paint job.
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