Good bike, mine has 65,000 miles. Only problems I had with mine is front end rattles and headlight buzz. got most of it fixed though.
Ive heard that the Goldwings are great riding-Cadillac of bikes, probably a good thing I dont try one out.
Their a whole different feel from your Vulcan. Had to get used to the sitting position on it. it don't sit the same a V-Twin bike. The center of gravity is a lot lower, their not top heavy. but after a while it's no problem.
Couple of ATC's, a Honda Urban Express NU50, and in the foreground a Honda CL200 Scrambler (only made for one year I believe),similar to the CB, but was a "dual sport", one of the differences was the exhaust. The CB ran along the bottom, the CL was higher up for clearance.
When I just got this one home... This one was an easy clean up. I actually put quite a few miles on this around the neighborhood. Never should have sold it. I live on a quiet street, and could cruise on this at 20-25mph just 'cause.
They were pretty cool rides, but I am not really a bike person. I would like to find a clean CT90 and call it a day. Really cool, nostalgic bike that would be nice for cruising around the neighborhood and the occasional trail ride.
Anyone know anything about the new Royal Enfields? They are made in India now apparently and are being imported to the USA. They are claiming 80+mpg for the new Bullet 500 which retails $5000-6000.
Thanks buddy. Treated the bikes like saws, enjoy them for a while and send them back down the road. I try to not get attached to anything (which isn't necessarily my nature), but do keep some stuff around. Still have the race quad and both trikes, and certain saws in the shop don't leave either.
I don't know much about them, I definitely did not know they were being made in India. They are some nice looking bikes, more my style than most of the 2 wheeled stuff is now a days. If I had to ride something on the road, I think I would like a bobbed Harley or Triumph... if it had to go fast I would probably grab a Honda RC51.
Once you ride a Wing, you'll probably not want to ride anything else. 1988 GL 1500, first year of the 6 cylinders.
During a ride last summer, my g/f and I met an older couple that were on a brand new Goldwing. The ride for her was so comfortable that she fell asleep and took a nap. That would never happen on the back of my Vulcan
The older gentleman who taught the motorcycle safety course I attended rode a beautiful purple Goldwing. Great guy, great rider and knew his stuff. Unfortunately someone turned left in front of him not long after I took the course and he's no longer with us. Very sobering. Watch out for cagers.
Sobering for sure....always watching for someone to "not see us". My friends, Vance and Hines do help me out some
