Posted on 12/05/2015 2:03:45 PM PST by martin_fierro
You mean it’s probably not very comfortable to ride?
That’d be my guess. ;^)
General observation: Chrome sucks. It provides the police with nice bright shiny radar and laser reflectors, it’s a pain to keep clean and it rusts faster than painted parts do.
But if you want chrome, you can slather more of it on the Goldwing and its relatives like the F6B than almost anything short of a Harley because of the huge aftermarket the bikes have. You can just about get every external surface covered in chrome if you want for some reason.
Couple of my friends bought 2013 or 2014 models from MotoGuzzi. Both have been in the shop on a regular basis and have had to wait weeks to months for parts to arrive from Italy.
Hands down....the Indian.
This is coming from someone with 25 years riding experience. Currently on a R1200GS.
Traveling north on Memorial in Tulsa OK about twenty five years, someone on a Harley passed me (I was in my truck). I saw he had on the back of his motorcycle jacket these words (w/o the ***)
GOD MADE HONDAS TO KEEP NI****S OFF HARLEYS.
When one of my friends bought himself a new Honda Gold Wing I mentioned what I had seen. He went into a depression, and a few weeks later had himself a Harley.
I am NOT a motorcycle man, never owned one.
Whichever has a backrest, ya ole geezer! :-)
The Honda may outperform the Indian, but it’s always going to be a Honda.
Indians definitely out panache the Hondas.
And frankly, I would NEVER be caught dead on a motorcycle that has reverse. Then it becomes a car missing two wheels.
Just my humble opinion.
Indian
Luv the Triumph line!
You just have to ride them both to decide. Otherwise you can’t really compare them. Personally I’d go for the Honda with a six.
“Triumph Thunderbird 900 Triple”
Cafe’d out as well...
RLTW
This is really a question?
;D
I ride a Harley Electraglide.
Only thing it doesn’t have that at times would really be appreciated is a reverse gear.
Gold Wing has one
Going for a "shaky retro" to get some looks with no performance/durability perks, and at a higher cost, doesn't make sense to me.
But then again, I tend to spend my money the way I want vs. what always makes the most sense.....
To properly fill your garage you need the following:
1. A Yamaha Zuma moped, preferably 2 stroke, for putting around town.
2. A Sportster or Ducati Scrambler
3. A Goldwing for cross country travel
4. An Electra-glide for mid range trips
5. A 1969 BSA Thunderbolt for showing off and nostalgia.
6. A Vespa PX 150 for antique fun
7. A 1948 Panhead (you knew w you want one)
You will get over 200,000 relatively care free miles out of the Honda. And as for looks - it’s the 21st Century. In ten years the Honda may look silly, but in twenty it will look like a classic. Nobody looks at a 2001 PT Cruiser nowadays and says “Wow, what a classic car!”
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