First of all, great site. I have been looking for a Goldwing site and this seems to be the best I’ve found.
Second, a little history about myself so as not to be considered a troll (hopefully). I am 47 years old and been riding steadily since I was 8. I’ve owned over 35 motorcycles ranging from a Honda Z-50 (my first bike and also currently own one) to a Yamaha FJR1300ABS (which I now own and is for-sale if anyone wants one). I raced AMA hare scrambles for years and also dabbled in motocross. I’ve had numerous sport-bikes as well as dual-purpose bikes. I like bikes.
Ok, why I’m here? I’m ready for a wing. Now, my question to the membership is, when I sit on one I feel cramped. I’m 6’4 and 260 pounds. What can be done to make it more…….ah, not comfortable, that’s not it…I feel that I can’t move when I’m on one, maybe it comes from riding sport bikes and moving around on the seat, I don’t know. To me it feels like I’m being pushed forward. My knees are up against the fairing. Can padding be removed from the rear of the seat, so I can slide back a bit? Or are people getting custom seats? I am familiar with that; I think I paid for Corbins new building in Daytona ..lol. I have also spent some money with Sargent. Anyway, this is not to rag on the wing, it’s to try and make it where it will better suit my needs. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
In closing, I don’t want to piss people off but I’m sure this will. Take this from someone who has ridden a lot. The “WOBBLE” problem….lol,(sorry). Ok, two handle bars, two hands; I have been riding for years and have never found there is any time that anything is so important while I’m riding that I can’t have at least one hand on the bars, ok? Next, if you go to buy a bike, do some research. If some of you had, you would know that some wings “wobble” more than others (supposedly). Do a test ride, if you can’t convince the dealer to let you do so, go somewhere else. If the reason you can’t convince him to let you is your riding experience, maybe this isn’t the bike for you. JMO. Btw, I just got off the phone with my brother who has a 04 wing and as much time in the saddle as me and he said “hell, I don’t know if it shakes or not”. He has almost 50,000 miles on his. Guess he rides with his hands on the bars.
Long first post huh? Sorry……….Let the flaming begin.
Second, a little history about myself so as not to be considered a troll (hopefully). I am 47 years old and been riding steadily since I was 8. I’ve owned over 35 motorcycles ranging from a Honda Z-50 (my first bike and also currently own one) to a Yamaha FJR1300ABS (which I now own and is for-sale if anyone wants one). I raced AMA hare scrambles for years and also dabbled in motocross. I’ve had numerous sport-bikes as well as dual-purpose bikes. I like bikes.
Ok, why I’m here? I’m ready for a wing. Now, my question to the membership is, when I sit on one I feel cramped. I’m 6’4 and 260 pounds. What can be done to make it more…….ah, not comfortable, that’s not it…I feel that I can’t move when I’m on one, maybe it comes from riding sport bikes and moving around on the seat, I don’t know. To me it feels like I’m being pushed forward. My knees are up against the fairing. Can padding be removed from the rear of the seat, so I can slide back a bit? Or are people getting custom seats? I am familiar with that; I think I paid for Corbins new building in Daytona ..lol. I have also spent some money with Sargent. Anyway, this is not to rag on the wing, it’s to try and make it where it will better suit my needs. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
In closing, I don’t want to piss people off but I’m sure this will. Take this from someone who has ridden a lot. The “WOBBLE” problem….lol,(sorry). Ok, two handle bars, two hands; I have been riding for years and have never found there is any time that anything is so important while I’m riding that I can’t have at least one hand on the bars, ok? Next, if you go to buy a bike, do some research. If some of you had, you would know that some wings “wobble” more than others (supposedly). Do a test ride, if you can’t convince the dealer to let you do so, go somewhere else. If the reason you can’t convince him to let you is your riding experience, maybe this isn’t the bike for you. JMO. Btw, I just got off the phone with my brother who has a 04 wing and as much time in the saddle as me and he said “hell, I don’t know if it shakes or not”. He has almost 50,000 miles on his. Guess he rides with his hands on the bars.
Long first post huh? Sorry……….Let the flaming begin.