Hello Y'all! Greetings from Utah. My name is Dave Ingraham and became a Goldwing owner about 2 months ago with my first wing. She's a 1995 GL1500 Aspencade with 141xxx miles on her and l love riding her but...
I'll start off in the beginning. I had a 2005 Honda Shadow Aero 750 with several add-ons and 55xxx miles. Great bike for short jaunts but did a few 750 mile days and decided my next bike would be a full dress touring for the power and comfort levels.:eekers: I've been riding for 27 years and decided to step it up to a higher level.
Found this wing, did a quick, little research about how many miles are achievable with the wings, and decided to trade straight across for the shadow. Did a quick test ride. Radio turned on, CB does not. Cruise Control turns on, but does not actuate. Found a few "little" things wrong, but nothing I wasn't used to living without. Still loved the bike and traded.
I was located in Southern NM when I traded and rode it around town for about a month and quickly realized she probably sat for a while and just recently got brought back into service. Found out that these 1500's are good at smoking at start up in the mornings, they like to warm up before riding, etc but nothing serious stood out.
We have relocated back to our farm in Utah since then. Decided I trusted the girl enough to take her on a 250 mile trip. I should really save the rest of this for my technical post, but....
Back to what I said earlier, I seen signs that the girl had sat for a while. The trip proved it. The tires have flat spots that I did not feel with the city riding. Some high speed turns felt really uneasy. Didn't like it. Being December, I also found there is not a thermostat in the engine. She never really warmed up. The leg warmers didn't work either. 28 degrees felt pretty cool and was really wishing they were working. 105 miles at 28 degrees and I was ready for the electric heater to be my resting spot for a little while.
Now, the rest will be in the technical forum, but I now have another project for this winter. Go from front tire to rear tire and get the girl done right. Get a great baseline for a proper maintenance schedule. I obviously love the wing and willing to spend the time and money on such a great bike.
Looking forward to many more miles on her and happy trails to everyone!
I'll start off in the beginning. I had a 2005 Honda Shadow Aero 750 with several add-ons and 55xxx miles. Great bike for short jaunts but did a few 750 mile days and decided my next bike would be a full dress touring for the power and comfort levels.:eekers: I've been riding for 27 years and decided to step it up to a higher level.
Found this wing, did a quick, little research about how many miles are achievable with the wings, and decided to trade straight across for the shadow. Did a quick test ride. Radio turned on, CB does not. Cruise Control turns on, but does not actuate. Found a few "little" things wrong, but nothing I wasn't used to living without. Still loved the bike and traded.
I was located in Southern NM when I traded and rode it around town for about a month and quickly realized she probably sat for a while and just recently got brought back into service. Found out that these 1500's are good at smoking at start up in the mornings, they like to warm up before riding, etc but nothing serious stood out.
We have relocated back to our farm in Utah since then. Decided I trusted the girl enough to take her on a 250 mile trip. I should really save the rest of this for my technical post, but....
Back to what I said earlier, I seen signs that the girl had sat for a while. The trip proved it. The tires have flat spots that I did not feel with the city riding. Some high speed turns felt really uneasy. Didn't like it. Being December, I also found there is not a thermostat in the engine. She never really warmed up. The leg warmers didn't work either. 28 degrees felt pretty cool and was really wishing they were working. 105 miles at 28 degrees and I was ready for the electric heater to be my resting spot for a little while.
Now, the rest will be in the technical forum, but I now have another project for this winter. Go from front tire to rear tire and get the girl done right. Get a great baseline for a proper maintenance schedule. I obviously love the wing and willing to spend the time and money on such a great bike.
Looking forward to many more miles on her and happy trails to everyone!