S-Westerly Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 My mate is coming back to biking after about 20 years of expensive cars instead. This could be considered a plus. However the 'bike' he has actually bought? A sodding Honda Gold Wing no less It's a bus with 2 wheels! We should have some interesting ride outs at least although small country lanes may be a challenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Don't put them down! I have seen people on sports bikes be embarrassed by a gold wing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fro Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Yeah, you can really shuffle them on if need be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rennie Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 They handle surprisingly well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
learningtofly Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Actually, I was watching a TMF video of him road testing a new one recently. Amazing things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRH Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 This is true.Followed a friend of a friend on his gold wing. I was on my Kwai GT750. Could not get close to him half the time.This was mainly due to the amount of sparks and debris he was throwing up through grounding various bits a steelwork on the bends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fro Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 This is true.Followed a friend of a friend on his gold wing. I was on my Kwai GT750. Could not get close to him half the time.This was mainly due to the amount of sparks and debris he was throwing up through grounding various bits a steelwork on the bends. ... Yeah, that happens too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 I was looking at them at the weekend 25k , Honda dealer had a nice looking sporty one, well as sporty as a goldwing can be, granddaughter liked the look of the armchair ones, and remarked they were cheap at only £20 something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastbob Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 When you have ridden a variety of bikes you can generally look at a bike and with a small stretch of the imagination you can more or less decide roughly what it must be like to ride. But no matter how long I gaze upon a Goldwing , I just can't reach any conclusions except that it's just so.... BIG ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 I could see myself riding one, the bank balance says otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Westerly Posted February 15, 2019 Author Share Posted February 15, 2019 When you have ridden a variety of bikes you can generally look at a bike and with a small stretch of the imagination you can more or less decide roughly what it must be like to ride. But no matter how long I gaze upon a Goldwing , I just can't reach any conclusions except that it's just so.... BIG ! That is exactly what I think. They are MASSIVE. Once my mate has his I may be less in awe of its all round mightiness. Could be fun though. Somehow given its equally massive price tag I doubt he'll be letting me have a thrash on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 When you have ridden a variety of bikes you can generally look at a bike and with a small stretch of the imagination you can more or less decide roughly what it must be like to ride. But no matter how long I gaze upon a Goldwing , I just can't reach any conclusions except that it's just so.... BIG ! That is exactly what I think. They are MASSIVE. Once my mate has his I may be less in awe of its all round mightiness. Could be fun though. Somehow given its equally massive price tag I doubt he'll be letting me have a thrash on it. Whilst trying to blag a turn replace the word thrash with tootle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Westerly Posted February 15, 2019 Author Share Posted February 15, 2019 When you have ridden a variety of bikes you can generally look at a bike and with a small stretch of the imagination you can more or less decide roughly what it must be like to ride. But no matter how long I gaze upon a Goldwing , I just can't reach any conclusions except that it's just so.... BIG ! That is exactly what I think. They are MASSIVE. Once my mate has his I may be less in awe of its all round mightiness. Could be fun though. Somehow given its equally massive price tag I doubt he'll be letting me have a thrash on it. Whilst trying to blag a turn replace the word thrash with tootleKind of big for a tootle. Speaking of turn- what if you have to do a u-turn?! Think I'd have a turn and probably for the worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 "> U turn pahhh they nimble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikestrivens Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 RoadcraftNottingham recently did a review of slow speed manoeuvring on a Gold Wing as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fro Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Look, I've had a Goldwing and although they are not fast by any stretch of the imagination and the acceleration won't pull your arms off, they are ridiculously comfy and solid. That's why you can chuck them around so well - they don't flex much.Plus they have the added bonus of having a hugemungous amount of beer carrying capacity while still being 4' slimmer than a GS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastbob Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Look, I've had a Goldwing and although they are not fast by any stretch of the imagination and the acceleration won't pull your arms off, they are ridiculously comfy and solid. That's why you can chuck them around so well - they don't flex much.Plus they have the added bonus of having a hugemungous amount of beer carrying capacity while still being 4' slimmer than a GS.Not fast? 140mph seems plenty fast enough to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Speed varies from years and models some are sluggish think the valkyrie was sub 3.5 0-60 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Westerly Posted February 15, 2019 Author Share Posted February 15, 2019 I stand suitably chastened. I'll have to grovel and abase myself before my mate's stupendous, mighty machine of awesomeness. As per the video they would appear to be capable of turning a corner. Like me my mate drives supertankers for a living so he'll probably feel right at home on the back of this 2 wheeled sumo wrestler of a bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Yes they can turn, but I'm bloody sure I would need tesco entire car park to perform a u turn on a goldwing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
learningtofly Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 I have to say that - if I had the space and financial wherewithal to own a multitude of bikes - I'd have one in the garage in a heartbeat. Can you imagine the joy of touring on one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerontious Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 I have to say that - if I had the space and financial wherewithal to own a multitude of bikes - I'd have one in the garage in a heartbeat. Can you imagine the joy of touring on one? Engine is turbine smooth, Two.. Usually, boxer engines in line. Torque monster - effortless.Seen a few that have been stripped down to the bare essentials and so look really quite good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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