I reluctantly sold my Tri Glide; loved the bike, loved the HD community, but couldn’t handle burning my leg anymore!
Now I’ve got the bug to get back into biking and am hoping that the Gold Wing GL1800 will provide a much cooler ride. A compounding factor is, most of my riding is in Western Arizona, South/Eastern California and Southern Nevada where summer desert temps routinely get up to 110*++.
From what I’ve been reading on this forum, it sounds like the GL1800 puts out a little right leg warming, but it doesn’t sound like it is anywhere close to the hellacious Tri Glide heat I experienced….or at least I hope not!
I’m thinking about pulling the trigger on a 2018 GL1800 with a CSC Encore conversion. I’ve looked at all of the conversion manufactures and can find good and bad in all, but for the most part, the CSC reviews are positive and I like the stylish looks and love the huge trunk.
I have already passed the biggest hurdle, I got the wife’s approval; now all I have to do is convince myself that I won’t be hating my decision come summer time.
Any honest feedback (pro or con) from you desert riders would be greatly appreciated!
Jim