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Title: Goldwings!!!
Post by: guest7 on December 13, 2007, 11:33:43 PM

I just can't bring myself to like them, especially when the owners do stuff like this to them:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0E7ltb9ySE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0E7ltb9ySE)

GC

Title: Re: Goldwings!!!
Post by: Andy M on December 14, 2007, 09:58:55 AM

OMG, it'll be "bought a Piper Cub landing gear off e-bay and need to cut it down" and "anyone know where to mount a washing machine motor on an XBR" next  ;D

Andy

Title: Re: Goldwings!!!
Post by: SteveC#222 on December 14, 2007, 06:43:03 PM

Impressive!....I got rid of my stablisers when I was 5!!    Went to a rally with the Cossack owners a few years back and there were several 1500 Goldwing outfits there( with the pretend 'reverse' gear) from the 'Fed'. We challenged them to a race, twice round the field in reverse!....they wouldn't play!!   ;D

Title: Re: Goldwings!!!
Post by: Bruce on December 14, 2007, 06:43:25 PM

Whilst driving down from Cheshire earlier this year I stopped for fuel and noticed a Goldwing with stabilisers and a trailer parked outside the motel next door.I would have taken a photo but I had no camera on me.It was a red one and with either a Dutch or Belguim reg

Title: Re: Goldwings!!!
Post by: guest24 on December 14, 2007, 09:52:21 PM

The mind boggles.

Saw a goldwing with sidecar and the tiniest caravan in the world stuck on its rear once.  :D

Title: Re: Goldwings!!!
Post by: Alan Hughes on December 14, 2007, 10:24:37 PM

Might as well go by car!

Title: Re: Goldwings!!!
Post by: SteveC#222 on December 15, 2007, 11:38:39 PM

....." Hello, is that Dave Silver spares?....can you give me price for a new clutch and set of final drive gears for a 1500 Goldwing?.....HOW MUCH!!!"

(http://www.davesgoldwing.com/wheelie2.jpg)

Title: Re: Goldwings!!!
Post by: guest27 on December 16, 2007, 05:10:30 PM

Had a friend who had an old style Goldwing - flat four sort - and could get it to hop two up with luggage - was cool to see and his wife thought it fun too - she was on the back - pulled a wheelie and then blipped the trottle - if you got the timing right the shaft torque would bounce the back wheel.

Often wondered why the zorsts were champhered like that and now we know.

R

Title: Re: Goldwings!!!
Post by: OMEGAMAN on December 16, 2007, 09:19:49 PM

Must be an evil handling thing, with that mishapen rear wheel?    ;D

Title: Re: Goldwings!!!
Post by: themoudie on December 16, 2007, 11:32:47 PM

AND ???

Title: Re: Goldwings!!!
Post by: guest7 on December 18, 2007, 08:17:52 PM

Did anyone notice these two features?

(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/one.pot/goldie.JPG)

Cheers
GC