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  1. FLHTbiker

    FLHTbiker Moderator Staff Member

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    The 1500 wings all had integrated brakes don't know if the 1800 wings kept the integrated brakes or moved to ABS when they came out.
    FLHTbiker, Nov 15, 2012
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    My friend Willie rides an older Goldwing and wouldn't ride anything else, he says. He looked escance at my bobber the first time he saw it, but I think it's growing on him. He's one of those fellas that thinks anyone who rides a chopped bike is a low life. I am helping him to change this perception . . .
    joshbob, Nov 16, 2012
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  4. FLHTbiker

    FLHTbiker Moderator Staff Member

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    Most Goldwinger's I know have a I'm better than you type attitude and look down on Harley Riders. I don't ride with most of em anymore, can't stand their attitudes.
    FLHTbiker, Nov 16, 2012
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    My favorite gold vinger encouters was the guy on a full black one that tried to outrun
    my Heritage over the 417 bridge. It was funny as heck when I pulled past him, his throttle all the way open he just looked over at me and watched the softail roar past, cigar in mouth, one hand on throttle, other just waved....

    Second was coming back from Daytona on I-4 at night, I was rolling hard, guy pulled in front on a valkarie, running about 75, as I came up he wouldn't move over but kept accelerating to get away, problem is he couldn't LOL finally he gets over after going up to 120 and I just cruised by. Guy never thought a softail would run like that.

    had a lot of fun with sport bikes too...
    hotroadking, Nov 16, 2012
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    Is your motor stock?
    badinfluence63, Nov 16, 2012
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  7. badinfluence63

    badinfluence63 Well-Known Member

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    I ride with a mixed bag of makes and models. And the joshing while annoying at times, comes with that. When I was a ride with HD only guy that never was an issue. And this Sportsters are girls bike stuff is new too.
    badinfluence63, Nov 16, 2012
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  8. hotroadking

    hotroadking Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Lol heck no. 124 S&S. but it looked stock lol


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    hotroadking, Nov 16, 2012
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    Whooooeeee she's a smoken engine and S&S too...their motors are near perfection. Alls I ever could afford was an S&S super B and a Super E carb.
    Last edited: Nov 17, 2012
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  10. hotroadking

    hotroadking Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Well it was one smoking ride.
    hotroadking, Nov 16, 2012
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    And you smoked while smoking him! Hilarious!
    joshbob, Nov 17, 2012
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    HRK, You gotta miss that scooter.
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    I ride a lot of curves here in Mtns, only 2 hours to Deals Gap, but that is a bit intense for me as well...
    MountainCruiser, Nov 17, 2012
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  14. FLHTbiker

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    It doesn't take much to scrape floor boards or mufflers on a big fat Goldwing.
    FLHTbiker, Nov 17, 2012
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  15. hotroadking

    hotroadking Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Yeah I was crazy to sell it..
    hotroadking, Nov 17, 2012
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    In all honesty, how reliably over all was that bike being 124 inch's or was that part of the reason it got gone?
    badinfluence63, Nov 17, 2012
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  17. hotroadking

    hotroadking Super Moderator Staff Member

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    That was the reason I sold it, went through a couple of Trans
    and didn't want to drop another $3K into a baker....

    In retrospect that would have been the thing to do considering
    the money I put into it over 10 years I had it..

    Engine was very reliable as was everything else the tranny was the
    weak link...

    I'll probably look for a used one, maybe a fatboy with the big rear tire
    and convert it to a heritage look with a big inch engine..
    hotroadking, Nov 17, 2012
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