My only question is: How many Goldwings have you seen with half a million miles on them? Not near as many HD's with that many miles. Ride what ya like.
PC
Beware of liberals posing as Americans.
We have a winner. http://wingworldmag.com/tech/joe-spa...25k-gold-wing/
and a vintage wing also: https://www.randakksblog.com/one-in-...n-mile-gl1000/
Last edited by trike lady; 07-17-2020 at 01:04 PM.
Retired trike builder
America's first lady trike builder.
Honestly this is an apples to oranges comparison. There are many reasons a person picks a particular brand over another. I have ridden almost all types and brands of bikes and each have their own pluses and minuses. I actually own my Harley only because my son has one and we went to a Harley dealer who had a trike at a decent price that appealed to my wife. I had been looking at the wings at the time. I am happy with the bike so far but I know it is not a wing and do not expect it to be one. If I was going to be doing long trips, I might have changed my mind but for now, I am enjoying the ride!
Don't SEEK attention, PAY attention!
"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." Albert Einstein.
2015 Harley Tri Glide
I have ridden/owned both in two wheel flavors and three wheeled flavors.
People ask, is the Harley more powerful ... Nope, Is the Harley more comfortable ... Nope, Is the Harley longer lasting ... Nope, So why do you ride a Harley? I always tell them the same thing.
When I ride past a group of people on a gold wing ... not many if any notice. When I ride past the same group of people on a Harley ... they all notice. Half are P$ssed off because of the noise and half love the gleaming chrome engine and the rumble, brings back their youth. Although, the noise thing is not an as much an issue with my tri. The E-Series Fuel Moto mufflers are very quiet. I really happen to like the Nostalgic look and feel of the Harley.
Will I ever ride a Gold Wing again??? Yep ... If I could find a 2020 GL1800 DCT with and IRS in white that I could afford ... I would be on it like white on rice ( See what I did there? White Gold Wing ... Rice Burner ).
I can still remember my first Harley. I had always had Yamaha or Hondas until my 50's when I traded a Yamaha Raider for a one year old Ultra Classic.
Those Raiders were really fast. When I took off on the Ultra Classic and fired down on that throttle my first thought was "half the motor was missing". It was a true dog compared to what I had been used to. But it grew on me and for 20 years I have only owned Harleys.
There are pros and cons to both. From my perspective I think Harleys hold their value better, are very dependable, and easy to do maintenance on. In 48 years of motorcycle ownership I have only broken down once and that was on a brand new Honda 750 with less than 1,500 miles on the ticker.
Current: 2019 Trike (custom 130ci T-Man kit with Darkhorse bottom end)