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    #1

    Added another bike to the stable last week..

    A GL1800 Honda Goldwing
    So many miles and so little time...

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    #2
    Still looking for the motorcycle in your photograph...
    '83 GS650G
    '83 GS550es (didn't like the colours in the 80's, but they've grown on me)

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      #3
      Originally posted by BigD_83 View Post
      Still looking for the motorcycle in your photograph...
      It's that little orange thing under the helmet.







      You probably would have said the same thing if he had posted a picture of his "L".

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      mine: 2000 Honda GoldWing GL1500SE and 1980 GS850G'K' "Junior"
      hers: 1982 GS850GL - "Angel" and 1969 Suzuki T250 Scrambler
      #1 son: 1986 Yamaha Venture Royale 1300 and 1982 GS650GL "Rat Bagger"
      #2 son: 1980 GS1000G
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        #4
        I'll bet that thing weighs almost 500 lbs.

        Enjoy, and ride her in health. Very nice.
        1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red

        2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.

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          #5
          Purdy! Someday I'll buy myself one of them critters.
          and God said, "Let there be air compressors!"
          __________________________________________________ ______________________
          2009 Suzuki DL650 V-Strom, 2004 HondaPotamus sigpic Git'cha O-ring Kits Here!

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            #6
            Originally posted by Rob S. View Post
            I'll bet that thing weighs almost 500 lbs.

            Enjoy, and ride her in health. Very nice.
            Closer to 800lbs I bet! Nice color.

            cg
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            83 GS1100g
            2006 Triumph Sprint ST 1050

            Ohhhh!........Torque sweet Temptress.........always whispering.... a murmuring Siren

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              #7
              Originally posted by Charlie G View Post
              Closer to 800lbs I bet!
              Probably close enough to win that bet.

              Published specs say that "dry weight" is 799.

              Add in a gallon of oil, about 6.6 gallons of fuel and close to a gallon of coolant, and it's 850 pounds, plus any accessories.

              I see a few accessories there, so I would put the wet weight at about 875.

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              mine: 2000 Honda GoldWing GL1500SE and 1980 GS850G'K' "Junior"
              hers: 1982 GS850GL - "Angel" and 1969 Suzuki T250 Scrambler
              #1 son: 1986 Yamaha Venture Royale 1300 and 1982 GS650GL "Rat Bagger"
              #2 son: 1980 GS1000G
              Family Portrait
              Siblings and Spouses
              Mom's first ride
              Want a copy of my valve adjust spreadsheet for your 2-valve per cylinder engine? Send me an e-mail request (not a PM)
              (Click on my username in the upper-left corner for e-mail info.)

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                #8
                Rekon Yoshi or V&H makes a nice 6 into 1 for that thing
                1983 GS1100E, 1983 CB1100F, 1991 GSX1100G, 1996 Kaw. ZL600 Eliminator, 1999 Bandit 1200S, 2005 Bandit 1200S, 2000 Kaw. ZRX 1100

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Steve View Post
                  It's that little orange thing under the helmet.







                  You probably would have said the same thing if he had posted a picture of his "L".

                  .
                  Nah, just pulling his leg, but the wing does have a passing resemblance to a space ship, LOL!
                  '83 GS650G
                  '83 GS550es (didn't like the colours in the 80's, but they've grown on me)

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                    #10
                    I'm not usually a fan of Goldwings or orange but put them together and wow! Very nice!!

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by rphillips View Post
                      Rekon Yoshi or V&H makes a nice 6 into 1 for that thing
                      Actually, Cobra makes a nice 6 into 6.

                      Click HERE.

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                      mine: 2000 Honda GoldWing GL1500SE and 1980 GS850G'K' "Junior"
                      hers: 1982 GS850GL - "Angel" and 1969 Suzuki T250 Scrambler
                      #1 son: 1986 Yamaha Venture Royale 1300 and 1982 GS650GL "Rat Bagger"
                      #2 son: 1980 GS1000G
                      Family Portrait
                      Siblings and Spouses
                      Mom's first ride
                      Want a copy of my valve adjust spreadsheet for your 2-valve per cylinder engine? Send me an e-mail request (not a PM)
                      (Click on my username in the upper-left corner for e-mail info.)

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Steve View Post
                        Actually, Cobra makes a nice 6 into 6.

                        Click HERE.

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                        Oh my...

                        I would like to hear that on the road. People must give it crazy looks

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                          #13

                          Yes--- 800+ lbs -- And only 118 HP to push it too...
                          Hardly makes it up a hill if the wind is blowing.
                          But I like the Orange color - and I will be keeping my GS850GL for local commuting and fun riding.
                          But this year I am planning on 3 weeks of riding out west in the Rockies and I will love the Goldwing for that.

                          Soon my 1996 GL1500 Pearl Blue will be up for sale if anyone really might be interested in getting a well kept nice Goldwing to add to their stable...

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by Wingsconsin View Post

                            Yes--- 800+ lbs -- And only 118 HP to push it too...
                            Hardly makes it up a hill if the wind is blowing.
                            But I like the Orange color - and I will be keeping my GS850GL for local commuting and fun riding.
                            But this year I am planning on 3 weeks of riding out west in the Rockies and I will love the Goldwing for that.
                            Wait, Goldwings only have 118hp??? Oof It would be a slug then huh? I thought the flat 6 would produce a little more hp. I bet it makes even in torque right?

                            Still want to try to ride one!!!
                            Jedz Moto
                            1988 Honda GL1500-6
                            2002 Honda Reflex 250
                            2018 Triumph Bonneville T120
                            2023 Triumph Scrambler 1200XE
                            Cages: '18 Subaru OB wagon 3.6R and '16 Mazda 3
                            Originally posted by Hayabuser
                            Cool is defined differently by different people... I'm sure the new rider down the block thinks his Ninja 250 is cool and why shouldn't he? Bikes are just cool.

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                              #15
                              I was thinking it's more like 120 hp, but his might have been before the ECM was adjusted.

                              Yes, they do have an "adequate" amount of torque. Maybe not quite enough to pull a train, but lifting the front wheel is not out of the question.

                              YouTube proof.

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                              Last edited by Steve; 04-22-2015, 03:47 PM.
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                              mine: 2000 Honda GoldWing GL1500SE and 1980 GS850G'K' "Junior"
                              hers: 1982 GS850GL - "Angel" and 1969 Suzuki T250 Scrambler
                              #1 son: 1986 Yamaha Venture Royale 1300 and 1982 GS650GL "Rat Bagger"
                              #2 son: 1980 GS1000G
                              Family Portrait
                              Siblings and Spouses
                              Mom's first ride
                              Want a copy of my valve adjust spreadsheet for your 2-valve per cylinder engine? Send me an e-mail request (not a PM)
                              (Click on my username in the upper-left corner for e-mail info.)

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