Posted on 10/05/2023 6:04:10 PM PDT by martin_fierro
LOL...hilarious. That guy is one HAPPY dude! His enthusiasm and laughter are contagious.
Been there. Done that. The V-Storm worked way better. I rode a Gold Wing for 5 years. Nice quiet ride. Good technology. Too much plastic to remove to get to anything. I switched back to an Electra-Glide Classic. The GW1800 was just too boring.
I worked for Honda as a mechanic when the Gold Wing first came out. The clutches were a weak point. We replaced many under warranty for guys who thought that it was Honda’s new drag bike. It was a job. The flat rate manual paid 8 hours as you were expected to pull the engine from the frame to do it. However, I figured how to do it with the right tools and cut the job down to about half that time without pulling the engine from the frame. As I recall, we used to put 305 valve springs in them instead of the stock clutch springs. The clutch seemed to then take more abuse and last longer.
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I’m glad when anyone can join in and enjoy riding, no matter what bike.
Having been a director in a veterans based riding club , and also owning 5 Harleys , I tend to rip on them a bunch. It’s many things. For example when my buddy bought his 2008 dyna he was told he had to bring it in for oil changes and they created a very expensive tool just to remove the oil filter to make sure you brought it in. Willy G going on tv and blabbing how he wants to modernize his core customers. After buying 5 new bikes from a dealer you think they would reward loyal customers with a discount… oh heck no.
If you like and enjoy your bike though , there’s nothing wrong with that.
Just be safe and keep the rubber side down.
Pops was a shriner, M/C squad... I was the polish monkey and later the shade tree mechanic. I hated that HD.
Never owned one, never will. My oldest is Master Mechanic and a mechanical engineer, he doesn’t like HD’s from an engineering standpoint. If it’s a V, it has to be 90° or it’s inefficient. He’s not too keen on horizontally opposed engines either.
Me? Vertical twins, inline 4s or thumpers... but my riding days are over for the most part.
I call mine a couch rocket.
I would say the Jap bike. To keep it out of the puddle of oil....
We have had two Goldwings.
They aren’t really made for off-road driving.......................
LOL...
You owned one; you’re entitled . . .
I don’t know why I let it bother me yesterday, shame on me. After owning seven bikes (all purchased new) from the land of the Rising Sun (and all the troubles that came with them) you’d think I’d be immune to the slings and arrows from the detractors.
The story of the KLR (currently on the lift) is kind of funny.
The vacuum powered fuel petcock decided to stay open. The entire seven gallons of fuel slowly poured into the carburetor, past the float bowl, down the intake and into the engine, and dissolved the clutch plates. The rest of the fuel (that didn’t fit in the engine) poured into the airbox and dissolved the air cleaner and leaked out into a three foot diameter puddle on the floor.
Gotta love that Japanize quality!
It’s still on the lift because the parts house sent me a clutch for a YZR instead of a KLR . . .
BTW, does anybody need a FREE set of clutch plates for a Yamahahaha YZR? Unopened. The parts house won’t accept returns.
When you KNOW that the redline is just a suggestion.
he doesn’t like HD’s from an engineering standpoint. If it’s a V, it has to be 90° or it’s inefficient.
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So, what’s his opinion on Guzzis?
leaked out into a three foot diameter puddle on the floor.
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If it did not dissolve your floor, you are golden.
Nor did an errant spark take out the garage!
Yes, I am golden.
Don’t know if he likes Guzzi’s and Ducati...
I almost bought a Guzzi Ambassador 750 from a good friend years ago, but I didn’t. I’ve had a 160cc and a 260cc Ducati also an Aermacchi 350cc... all 3 were headaches. That’s why I say almost bought of Ambassador 750... I could not put myself through that again with Italian iron.
I had an R100 BMW, that was the last shafty I ever had and because the service interval was every 3K and that was a complete change out of all fluids I went back to chains and sprockets. GS750, CB750, K900 Z... as far as those old jappers go I think I liked the CB750 the best, the Suzuki required High revs which was okay but it sort of grated on my nerves, and if I had to do it all over again probably just get the Z1... my riding days are over - I always wanted a Yamaha SR500 thumper... never happened tho’
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