Finally Found a Trike

0tolerance · Mar 23, 2011

Morning all, I have been a member on this board for some time, I was in the middle of having my 02 sportster triked out, however had a run of bad luck, turns out the motorcycle shop that I took it too, went under. Fortunately I was able to get my bike back however in pieces. just as a fluke I went into a ride now dealership and they had just received in a 1998 Honda Goldwing Trike, from an older gentlemen that wanted a new one. I never really thought in a million years I would find a Honda GL1500 trike for less than 15k that is in good running condition . I picked it up last night. i had to spend about an hour in the parking lot, getting used to the clutch, definitely a lot easier than on the harley. This thing is a dream, now I understand why goldwing riders praise them so much, like riding on air. I look forward to some practice time, and getting out on the road with it.

Papa Zook · Mar 23, 2011

Its been a rough two years for a lot of powersports dealers and a number of them, large and small haven't been able to hang on. I read that well over 100 Harley dealerships have closed in the last two years. Owning a Harley dealership used to be like owning a bank, but not anymore. Same with the metric dealers, a lot of them have closed too. This year is definitely looking a little better though from most everyone I am talking to.

You did good on the Lehman GL1500 Trike, looks like a later model kit, running boards & matching alloy wheels..nice! Beautiful trike and a good deal too. Keep us posted on your new adventures.ThumbUp

Frozenshrimp · Mar 23, 2011

Great looking trike congrats on your new ride!

0tolerance · Mar 23, 2011

Thanks looking forward to a lot of fun on it.

skuuter · Mar 23, 2011

CONGRATS.....That was a Super Deal....You'll be used to it in no time.....ThumbUp

Nana · Mar 23, 2011

That looks beautiful! Congratulations

John Luciano · Mar 23, 2011

Best of all it is a clean canvas U can add a lot of bling to that one

wingking51 · Mar 23, 2011

Sweet looking ride! Hope you have many enjoyeable miles on it!:wtg:

0tolerance · Mar 23, 2011

Weather kinda turned here in Vegas, looking forward to getting it out over the weekend.

I dont know much about accessories for the wing trike, anyone know of a catalog like J and P or something simiiar for wings ? It does have the front wheel lit up which is pretty cool, but I am interested in customizing a little as my own. any ideas would be great.

Thanks everybody, hope everyone has a good one

Gorilla · Mar 23, 2011

0tolerance said:
Morning all, I have been a member on this board for some time, I was in the middle of having my 02 sportster triked out, however had a run of bad luck, turns out the motorcycle shop that I took it too, went under. Fortunately I was able to get my bike back however in pieces. just as a fluke I went into a ride now dealership and they had just received in a 1998 Honda Goldwing Trike, from an older gentlemen that wanted a new one. I never really thought in a million years I would find a Honda GL1500 trike for less than 15k that is in good running condition . I picked it up last night. i had to spend about an hour in the parking lot, getting used to the clutch, definitely a lot easier than on the harley. This thing is a dream, now I understand why goldwing riders praise them so much, like riding on air. I look forward to some practice time, and getting out on the road with it.

Congrats nice looken enjoy

Blondie Gal · Mar 23, 2011

Check out wingstuff.com - that's where John's found good stuff at good prices for ours.

Jimsjinx · Mar 23, 2011

A beautiful score!!! You are gonna LOVE it! No trip too long! The 1500 is a fantastic bike to begin with. There are a lot of little maint. items that should be kept up on, and if you do, you're gonna have a 200 thousand plus mile trike! Man that thing looks SHARP!!! If I had one piece of advise to give, it would be modulating/flashing tail lights that activate with your brakes. The more visible you are the better! Have fun!!

jimsjinx

mpolissky · Mar 24, 2011

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<div class="message">Morning all, I have been a member on this board for some time, I was in the middle of having my 02 sportster triked out, however had a run of bad luck, turns out the motorcycle shop that I took it too, went under. Fortunately I was able to get my bike back however in pieces. just as a fluke I went into a ride now dealership and they had just received in a 1998 Honda Goldwing Trike, from an older gentlemen that wanted a new one. I never really thought in a million years I would find a Honda GL1500 trike for less than 15k that is in good running condition . I picked it up last night. i had to spend about an hour in the parking lot, getting used to the clutch, definitely a lot easier than on the harley. This thing is a dream, now I understand why goldwing riders praise them so much, like riding on air. I look forward to some practice time, and getting out on the road with it.</div>

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</div>Enjoy it, it's a lot of fun <img src="images/smilies/thumbup.gif" border="0" alt="" title="ThumbUp" class="inlineimg" />...and nice color!

0tolerance · Mar 24, 2011

Wow Mpolissky the art work on your bike is amazing, really cool stuff. Hey Jim, sounds great I am really new to trikes, and bikes in general when it comes to maintenance, aside from the dealership stuff. Any information would be great. I actually only paid $10.650.00 for it, has 32,000 original miles on it. Any information on maintenance would be great I want it to last as long as possible.<br />
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Thanks everybody for your input.

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<div class="message">Wow Mpolissky the art work on your bike is amazing, really cool stuff. Hey Jim, sounds great I am really new to trikes, and bikes in general when it comes to maintenance, aside from the dealership stuff. Any information would be great. I actually only paid $10.650.00 for it, has 32,000 original miles on it. Any information on maintenance would be great I want it to last as long as possible.<br />
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0tolerance · Mar 24, 2011

Took my First short ride today, not bad at all, had to get it filled up. Handles really well, and I notice I am not as concerned about traffic as much as I was on my two wheeler, still concerned obviously but not frantic or anything. All an all enjoyable even in rush our traffic. My friend and I are headed to lake Mead this weekend should be fun to get it out on a 150 mile stretch.

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