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New to the Forum and I have a Question
Good day,
I am looking at purchasing a used Honda GL-1500 (1996) that has a Lehman Trike Kit installed.
I have several questions that I would pose to this group:
1. The trike has over 165,000 km’s. Should I be concerned?
2. Is there such a thing as a installation manual or maintenance manual for the trike
3. Can anyone identify the Lehman Trike kit that is on the attached picture?
I am looking forward to hanging up my two wheeled bikes for a trike.
Best regards,
Rick MacPherson, alias b25bsaboy
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Rick, Welcome to Trike Talk Forum.Originally Posted by B25bsaboy
What you have pictured is a Lehman GTL Conversion.
The wheels indicate it was converted after 2002, of course they could have been changed too.
It has a Kuryakyn Lightbar on the rear.
I have an installation manual and can be contacted through my website www.mjtrikes.com.
Jim Murphy
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Welcome to the Gang from Western Colorado.
I would be a tad concerned over the 165k miles, but, Honda Gold Wings are long milage bikes, especially if the maintenance is kept current.
That’s bout 103,000 miles. Miles and maintenance go hand in hand. If its been properly maintained the miles shouldn’t be a big concern. Visually inspection and riding it and shifting through all the gears also check all the electrical components to confirm all are working properly will help you come to a decision. Need to remember that high miles in any motorcycle will also effect the value. Good luck with your search.
I have a 2000 SE 1500 Wing with exact conversion and same options. Love it.
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Hey Rick, welcome aboard!
If you have verifiable maintenance records and the price was right, I wouldn't let the mileage bother me too much. I have a trusted friend who owns a Honda shop near me. He says the 1500 was one of the best they built. 200k mile bikes are not uncommon at all, as long as they've been properly taken care of.
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Thank you to all of you who responded to my newly question.
Went and saw the Lehman Trike in a Honda Goldwing. The trike in the pictures looked great from 10 feet away, but not so great up close. After talking to the owner, bot my wife and I felt there was not enough information to go forth with the purchase. So we starting looking for another donor bike to have someone locally to do the retrofit.
Once we got home, I discovered there were some Honda GL1800 Lehman’s available complete and one caught my eye as this one was a 2008 GL-1800 (American) with a Lehman Monarch II trike kit and was low mileage with less than 13,000 miles. Went and looked at it and purchased it with some pushing from my wife who really like what she saw. It’s now sitting in the garage with the front end apart for inspection.
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