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JEEPRUSTY
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Hey Chuck is this worth 1200 cdn. dollars?
27000 miles
27000 miles
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All day if its a runner.....lots of interest in the very early Wings.
Heck, if that exhaust is mint it is almost worth $1200.00 by itself.
The Goldwing was the featured bike at the CVMG rally and swapmeet this year at Paris, On.
That probably would have had a $4000.00 price tag on it if it had been at the show.
The Goldwing was the featured bike at the CVMG rally and swapmeet this year at Paris, On.
That probably would have had a $4000.00 price tag on it if it had been at the show.
27,000 is barely break in miles..she has at least another 100,000 to go.
Steve
GS Whisperer
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Ecklund
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Hey Chuck is this worth 1200 cdn. dollars?
27000 miles
Nice bike and good buy.
Looks like the fairing and luggage is in usable condition and would be useful. Its a bit of a project but stripping all that stuff off makes the bike quite a bit of fun to ride.
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And slow, and heavy.
Dont know about the slow seeing I have had mine over 100MPH. Now the heavy parts a fact...something like 565 lbs if i recall.
Little review...whats 265 Kilos in Lbs???
http://classic-motorbikes.net/wp/honda-gl1000-goldwing-road-test/
Little review...whats 265 Kilos in Lbs???
http://classic-motorbikes.net/wp/honda-gl1000-goldwing-road-test/
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JEEPRUSTY
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584.225
ouch
but they that weight is low in the frame.
ouch
but they that weight is low in the frame.
Trust me Jeep.....it doesnt feel heavy when riding or cornering. But push that sucker into the garage and you know its a heavy muttha!!!! Get it and strip it down to the bare bike. Dodge all the extra weight and youll like it very much.
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I meant slow as in acceleration. Kinda like my 850.....
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JEEPRUSTY
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I think top speed is 125 or so
Its a piece of history and no one needs it to be a superbike.
Its a piece of history and no one needs it to be a superbike.
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Ecklund
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No light weight for sure. But the GS1100e is listed at 560; five lbs less? And it was one of the fastest bikes ever when it was introduced. Remember is was on the street in late 1974. What was quicker or faster? The KZ maybe? And probably not by much.
I think it is remembered as heavy and slow because so many were fitted with lots of extras like fairings and luggage. And it was a water cooled bike when most were air cooled. There was also an early negative story about is handling that stuck too. I haven't pushed mine that hard but it handles about what you'd expect for a bike designed in the early 70s.
Ugly? yeah the side covers are too big and the rear brake light was very rail road like. But a standard one without all the crap on it is pleasant enough.
I noticed that the early ones that are in good shape are actually starting to bring some more money. But people bought so many of them that they were some of the cheapest liter bikes to be had for a long time.
All I know is a naked one is fast enough.
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Ecklund
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What a guy can't have a chair to sit on next to the fire?
I like the chunk of ugly carpet bungied to the seat look too.
I think Harley riders get a bad rap for stabbing way too much farkle **** on their bikes. They are far outclassed by the GL crowd. And its that really nasty chromed plastic stuff too.
And for some reason the instant a guy gets a goldwing they immediately start think about how to pull a trailer with it.
And of course they all have the hanging/swinging handlebar can holder. Because you wouldn't want to stop drinking beer while riding to the store for more beer.
Yeah its not a off the line rocket ship. And Tom, if you look at the estimated top speeds in reviews of the 78 1000s or the 79 for that matter..youll see similar stated top speeds. So your sarcasm isnt actually warrented.
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nvr2old
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1000ccs and it goes 100mph??
WhooHooooo!!!!
1,000cc..and will do 90-100mph all day, smoothly and effortlessly..
