Okay, guys... a little help
Traded my '09 Ultra in on this "wonderful" 2012 Goldwing and am becoming more and more disenchanted with it. I hear all the 'wingers talk about the antique Harley and now I find that for all it's "age" it is very far ahead of the Goldwing in many areas (see Hard Shifting) of design. I won't mention that the brakes totally suck.... the real problem is.....
My spouse and I love to travel on the motorcycle. We also listen to audio books on the road. We like to talk to each other through the intercom. On the OLD Harley, when you wanted to talk, you just pushed a button. Until then, NO wind noise. And, if you didn't like the button, the VOX could be used that muted the mike until you talked. Sooooo, we get the new advanced Honda. Guess what? We got a slightly larger storage area, but there is no PTT on the intercom. Going down the road, you can't hear the radio because of the wind noise. And, following the directions in the manual, the VOX, or intercom mute as Honda calls it, has NO EFFECT whatsoever. Whether you set it at zero or 20, the mike is always on. And when you talk, you are talking over the radio because it doesn't mute.... YES, I KNOW YOU CAN BUY THIS THING OR THAT THING TO MAKE IT WORK, BUT WHY? FOR $25,000.OO I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BUY A THING TO FIX A DESIGN FLAW. But, we do have the "opening ceremony" on the dash, but wait, it doesn't work either.... I am beginning to think I should have kept the Harley, but there is still time.... can someone tell my where the manual is wrong? I am following it step by step and nothing changes. This is the 2012 Comfort model, no airbag. No ABS. and no intercom..... Motor is great, a little busy in the grips, but plenty of power. Surely there is more to the bike than the motor....
Thanks, Dr. J Popa
Traded my '09 Ultra in on this "wonderful" 2012 Goldwing and am becoming more and more disenchanted with it. I hear all the 'wingers talk about the antique Harley and now I find that for all it's "age" it is very far ahead of the Goldwing in many areas (see Hard Shifting) of design. I won't mention that the brakes totally suck.... the real problem is.....
My spouse and I love to travel on the motorcycle. We also listen to audio books on the road. We like to talk to each other through the intercom. On the OLD Harley, when you wanted to talk, you just pushed a button. Until then, NO wind noise. And, if you didn't like the button, the VOX could be used that muted the mike until you talked. Sooooo, we get the new advanced Honda. Guess what? We got a slightly larger storage area, but there is no PTT on the intercom. Going down the road, you can't hear the radio because of the wind noise. And, following the directions in the manual, the VOX, or intercom mute as Honda calls it, has NO EFFECT whatsoever. Whether you set it at zero or 20, the mike is always on. And when you talk, you are talking over the radio because it doesn't mute.... YES, I KNOW YOU CAN BUY THIS THING OR THAT THING TO MAKE IT WORK, BUT WHY? FOR $25,000.OO I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BUY A THING TO FIX A DESIGN FLAW. But, we do have the "opening ceremony" on the dash, but wait, it doesn't work either.... I am beginning to think I should have kept the Harley, but there is still time.... can someone tell my where the manual is wrong? I am following it step by step and nothing changes. This is the 2012 Comfort model, no airbag. No ABS. and no intercom..... Motor is great, a little busy in the grips, but plenty of power. Surely there is more to the bike than the motor....
Thanks, Dr. J Popa