Honda Goldwing Best Test Drive

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  • @thejerseyj1636
    @thejerseyj1636 6 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Here's what the reverse button does Sean. It's very simple, it has nothing to do with the bike. The bike doesn't move, it makes the Earth go backwards. Yes, I know it is hard to believe but remember, this is Honda we're talking about.
    P S, The Gold Wing started out in life as the king sport bike so it has the gene pool to be quick and nimble.

  • @Intrepid175a
    @Intrepid175a ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Not as heavy as they look?? Wanna bet?? They are big HEAVY motorcycles. They are very well balanced with a low center of gravity so their mass isn't as evident once they're moving as it might seem it would be. However, moving them around at low speeds, walking speeds, can be very challenging. The fact that they have a reverse on the bike is a good indication of just how massive they are because there will be times when you're really going to need it. Don't get me wrong, I rode a GL1500 for 7 years. They're great motorcycles, but they are also very massive motorcycles.
    One your comment about the transmission? Yeah, it's "only" a 5-speed. The problem is, in my opinion, is that it could easily accommodate one more gear. My GL1500 was spinning 3000 rpms at 70 which is ok, but always seemed somewhat faster than it needed to be. It had plenty of power, no need to downshift to pass 90% of the time, but it always felt to me that it was spinning way faster than it needed to be. Add a 6th gear and drop 200 to 300 rpm at 70 mph. It would offer more relaxed cruising rpm at freeway speeds and maybe help fuel economy too. The one thing I was always disappointed in with my GL1500, was it's cruising range. On long road trips, I was usually looking at the low fuel light around 175 miles and sucking fumes to get to 200, if I could get to 200 miles on one tank. I thought that was way short for a dedicated touring bike. Most touring bikes I've owned would make 225 to 250 miles before thinking about reserve. For me, sub 200 mile cruising range for a dedicated touring bike is not acceptable. The GL1800 went to fuel injection and added 0.6 gallons of fuel capacity and could easily make 200 miles on a tank. If my GL1500 had been there, I probably would have hung on to it longer. It's not the fuel economy itself that bothered me, just the limited cruising range.

  • @JamesFrost74659
    @JamesFrost74659 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I bought my first Golwing last week. I'm 6'3" with my riding boots on. Its a 2007 with 29,000 miles on it. Very good low price. I ride Harleys, since 1979. Started with a brand new Superglide in 79. Now I have a Electra Glide and a Fatboy. Heres my review first time ever riding a Goldwing, GW. Yes its smooth, whatever speed you want, its smooth and quiet. It goes through the gears quick. I think the shifting of gears on my Electra Glide, EG. is smoother, when releasing the clutch and giving the throttle that transition is smoother on the EG. I'm 6'3", I must get some highway pegs for the GW. I must be able to stretch my legs forward. I feel like a jockey sitting on a racehorse without forward placement of my legs, highway pegs will fix that. The GW does indeed respond quickly. It actually feels as tho I'm riding a small bike, .... 600cc? Very nimble. It is nice to have a reverse on the GW. The rear brake pedal requires some downward movement, more than my EG but that's just something to get use to.The GW is well balanced. At any cruise speed it is nothing to take both hands off the bars and maintain a straight line. It's nice to hear the radio without blasting the volume. I like the GW a lot. I think it's a very DEPENDABLE motorcycle. Arguably the best built motorcycle in the world .... but..... There is just something magical about riding a Harley Davidson. The EG just feels soo good. I rode the GW for one week then yesterday I rode my EG and .... if I had to choose one over the other.... I'll take the Electra Glide.

  • @red56dragon61
    @red56dragon61 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My "87" Suzuki GV 1400 Cavalade LXE was "King of the Hill" when it came out. 1400cc Vs. 1200, Auto-Leveler for extra rider or trailer, Hose to air up a tire, Air comfort bags in front & Back seats & 2 in backrest, Auto volume on sound system: loud truck pulls up it get louder. All before anyone else.

  • @TonVerkleijT3
    @TonVerkleijT3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The reverse button inserts a cogwheel between the startermotor and the gearbox, making it turn backwards very slowly. Therefore it only works when the gearbox is in neutral. You can imagine why.

  • @Speedytrip
    @Speedytrip 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "They stop rain from hitting the car behind you" lol good one!

  • @arthurramalho778
    @arthurramalho778 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    It’s the ultimate motorcycle. Nice video.

  • @anthonyvasquez5472
    @anthonyvasquez5472 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really enjoy hearing your input on the GOLDWING especially scripture

  • @steveschrader9250
    @steveschrader9250 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I would like that 6th gear myself. Not to go faster, but drop the RPMs at cruising speed.

    • @TheGamersRace
      @TheGamersRace 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      A 6th gear wouldn't necessarily drop the rpms in final drive. It could just change the distance between shifting, making the gears shorter. That could be bad.

    • @Vulcan_Tech
      @Vulcan_Tech 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's not a Harley, it can do high RPMs for highway cruiser without issue.

    • @robertedwardlee8227
      @robertedwardlee8227 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Vulcan_Tech yea it can but its nicer to drive when engine doesnt scream.

    • @ronfriedman8740
      @ronfriedman8740 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TheGamersRace cruising on the Interstate at 80-85mph, your at 4,000+ rpm. Even though 5th is overdrive, wouldn't a higher gear bring down the rpms and as such increase mpg?

    • @TheGamersRace
      @TheGamersRace 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ronfriedman8740 Only if that higher gear had a ratio higher than the final gear of the 5 speed. If 5th gear has a ratio of 1.1:1 and you change to a 6 speed transmission with 6th gear being a ratio of 1.1:1 then your RPMS would be exactly the same. The only thing that matters to decrease the RPM in final drive is the Ratio, not the number of gears. You could just as easily just change the ratio of 5th gear to get better gas mileage. Even lowering the RPM wouldn't necessarily produce better gas mileage, it just depends. It usually does, though.

  • @ababbit7461
    @ababbit7461 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Sean, this is how the reverse works on a Goldwing. You push the button that says REV. That alerts the little gnome under the plastic where the gas tank is on normal motorcycles. The bike must be in neutral and running for reverse to work. The little gnome then sends a message to the genomes that live in the saddle bags and top bag. Then, when you hit the start button, the little genomes put their feet on the back wheel and voila, they run very slowly causing the rear wheel to power the bike backwards... This is simple physics that genomes are known to cause. They also drink beer and bowl under all that plastic... Rip Van Winkle experienced this general genome factor and made it famous enough to have a book written about "The little genome factor", which was changed to fit the story books for young children, but colleges expanded the use in their English Literature classes. So, now you know that Honda has hired and retained millions of little genomes to power up their reverse gear on Honda Goldwings... True story, "trust me", as any politician would say... If your reverse gear stops working, yell under the Goldwing and put some beer under the bike. Come back an hour later and the reverse "method" will then hopefully work. If that does not work, you must have pissed off your genomes and are screwed.

  • @williamestelle6220
    @williamestelle6220 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Keep the WORD of God going forward 🙏

  • @conn.6847
    @conn.6847 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I wouldn’t recommend that shop to let you test a new machine. This black wing with a cold engine temp just got almost max rpm straight. That seems a motor to get overhaul in a premature mileage. Of course many do it when test things they don’t own, but it creates other expenses for the new owners to rebuild what others break.

  • @andrewedmond8359
    @andrewedmond8359 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    G'day from the land of Oz. Really enjoy the content and the way you present it. I'm an atheist, but hey, if saying a few words to the big fella upstairs keeps you happy and safe, then so be it. Keep up the great work guys. Subbed.

    • @stevesteele3239
      @stevesteele3239 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There is no such thing as an atheist there are only people. who delude themselves into believing a lie no matter how ridiculous it is

  • @bradbruggeman6745
    @bradbruggeman6745 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I consider the 01-17 the same generation. Not much changed except maybe the rear-end styling difference.

  • @patrickwade3150
    @patrickwade3150 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "And you've still got your things down here".....lmao..enjoy your videos, crack me up.

  • @dillee9988
    @dillee9988 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm a Honda Blackbird rider for 15 years now, I allways wanted a Goldwing, but they are super expensive.

  • @LCOOTS
    @LCOOTS 6 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    i like the way you spread the Lords word, but i like the post -it notes better....

    • @Srkcycles
      @Srkcycles  6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      +Laurence Coots sometimes I’m not prepared lol

    • @robcraft1373
      @robcraft1373 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I love that you read scriptures before you ride. Keep it up.🙏🏻

  • @brentwuollet9448
    @brentwuollet9448 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yup! Even an old one will do just fine. :)

  • @tennwingman3350
    @tennwingman3350 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Raise the windshield. The two levers on each side by the speakers pull them up and reach and grab the windshield and pull it up all the way then you can go back down to where you want it. I can tell by the cutout on the edge of the windshield that it is set to its lowest setting lol

  • @getoffmygrass6974
    @getoffmygrass6974 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Amen. That is a legit gangsta grampa bike

  • @mml1224
    @mml1224 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    id like to see Sean ride the newer ones, which r a beast, great vid as always!! one ques4u Sean, when are you gna buy my low mileage, clean and loaded vulcan 900 classic? lol

  • @clarenceswope3026
    @clarenceswope3026 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Kawasaki KZ1000 police package was the only bike by the Japanese Market that was somewhat similar to the original Honda Goldwing 1000

    • @Srkcycles
      @Srkcycles  6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Clarence Swope and then they went different direction with those two bikes, great info

    • @clarenceswope3026
      @clarenceswope3026 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      But back there in the seventies you had to order the Vetter fairing and bags because you could not get the off the showroom floor tourer bike like you can today

  • @arb5336
    @arb5336 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i love your videos. you seem like a real, honest, good dude

  • @jaredbassett1866
    @jaredbassett1866 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What is the chrome arrow things that came with my goldwing?

  • @marvinmcmiller6238
    @marvinmcmiller6238 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thank you for the biblical words of wisdom.

  • @markbaum9615
    @markbaum9615 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    SRK..my 2014 valkyrie has an insufficient final gear ratio...needs a 6 speed with close ratio ...at 65 mph its revs 3000....should be closer to 2000rpm

    • @Srkcycles
      @Srkcycles  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Mark Baum I don’t think any motorcycles are cruising highway at 2k rpms

  • @wingandhog
    @wingandhog 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I liken my Harley Electra Glide to a classic muscle car that just growls down the road. I liken my GoldWing GL1800 to a Lamborghini with luggage.

  • @TimsAvatar
    @TimsAvatar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I would consider trading in my 2019 road glide for this!

  • @CR250noob95
    @CR250noob95 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It actually looks pretty good

  • @flippinstoop1125
    @flippinstoop1125 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think that 5 speed transmission does affect the gas mileage i would ride for 2 hours and have to fill up in mine

  • @mikeprouse21
    @mikeprouse21 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I am in your neighborhood. Great video

  • @kimsac1
    @kimsac1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video and great review on the Goldwing. From : Kim The Cajun Goldwing Rider.

  • @TimsAvatar
    @TimsAvatar 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I bought 8 tank straps! Love them!

  • @OneLiterPeter
    @OneLiterPeter 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    The benefit of the two way kill switch isn't for any convenience of the rider... it's for the convenience of the person that is trying to turn off the bike after a crash. ;) Expand your thinking beyond that of the rider. p.s. Don't get me wrong, your vid's are awesome. I'm a huge fan!

  • @ApricotData474
    @ApricotData474 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love the Goldwing but it would not keep up with a super sport liter bike in the corners if the dude knows how to ride.

  • @dillee9988
    @dillee9988 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I agree, I want that 6 th gear to drop the revs at cruising speed. I test rode a Honda Panam 1300cc, and the revs are too high at cruising. It would also drop the fuel consumption.

  • @rutkowsky1000
    @rutkowsky1000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    hi john here gonna be in the market for one of these goldwings around 2012 to 2017 next year i live in canada like to get one with low klms

  • @jayleav
    @jayleav 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    6spd= less RPMs and that makes better gas mileage, and less wear and tear on the drive line.

    • @Srkcycles
      @Srkcycles  6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +Jayson Leavelle only if the final gear ratio accomplished that. It’s not about the number of gears but the final ratio

    • @seatime674
      @seatime674 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lower freeway Rpms makes it harder to push the bike hence worse gas mileage

  • @ChaohsiangChen
    @ChaohsiangChen 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Saw one F6B at local BMW dealer, sat on it and OMG is this thing really 700+ lbs?

    • @masonkeller6275
      @masonkeller6275 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's like one pound per button/switch.

    • @christophersmith5116
      @christophersmith5116 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Your really gonna be OMG because the F6B is 849LBS (Deluxe model) I have one and Love it!

    • @TheGeorgiaGent
      @TheGeorgiaGent 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ChaohsiangChen An F6B at a BMW shop? Sacrilege. Now, a BMW at the shop (for months)...that's normal

  • @JM76Miller
    @JM76Miller 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    850 miles on a Buell xb12Ss in a day. Not again.

  • @dougholtby3035
    @dougholtby3035 ปีที่แล้ว

    says , " got all the speeds ( gears ) i need, ", ,,,,,as a couple cars drive past : ) i know it does and you are right , still funny !

  • @michaelleslie8424
    @michaelleslie8424 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    It sounds sweet

  • @candymintz
    @candymintz 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The british Ariel Leader from the 1960s no doubt prompted Honda to build the Goldwing en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_Leader

  • @DiegoMazda3
    @DiegoMazda3 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That’s a sexy bike

  • @joeblow7634
    @joeblow7634 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    how you like the goldwing compared to a road glide ultra ?

    • @countryacademy9053
      @countryacademy9053 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Goldwing 100% reliability and comfort is amazing!

  • @cattleNhay
    @cattleNhay 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hayabusa is the ultimate sport touring bike... Some different handlebars and can ride 12 hours np.

    • @countryacademy9053
      @countryacademy9053 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I've ran 36hrs straight on my bussa but there is no comparison for luxury on trips.

  • @davidsilvius756
    @davidsilvius756 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    0 to 60 mph in how many seconds?

    • @seatime674
      @seatime674 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      4.0

  • @haroldobrien4322
    @haroldobrien4322 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Two things; 1st, Air bags on motorcycles, .. no! No air bags we die like Real Men. 2nd, Goldwing's, like most big bikes, DO not handle well inasmuch as they do not change direction well. It's physics, .. just too much mass. I had a 96 Kawasaki Voyager 1200, which was the equal to and direct competition to the then GW 1.2 liter. It weighed over 750+ pounds. I could lean that over like a sport bike until pegs and crash bars started to scape but getting it going in a different direction was a whole different issue. Also, after 3MPH all bikes are pretty easy to ride because at that point its all about technique not muscle. I don't care who you are after 3MPH if your technique isn't right you WILL be picking gravel out of your forehead.

  • @cadillackman
    @cadillackman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Airbag came in 2006.

  • @lubomirmojzisik
    @lubomirmojzisik 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I wonder why biker need the cup holder installed on his bike? :-)))

    • @wingandhog
      @wingandhog 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Helps when you’re drinking a cup of coffee

  • @Draugonauv
    @Draugonauv ปีที่แล้ว

    Do they not have turn signal indicators? Or does shawn just not use turn signals? Lol

  • @shadowbiker5227
    @shadowbiker5227 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi seán I have a 2008 honda shadow vt 750 theres two sensors on my stock exhausts I bought vance and hynes short shots but they have no holes for the sensors what should I or can I do?

    • @bobberguy1
      @bobberguy1 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      You have to buy the correct exhaust with o2 sensor bungs.

    • @DynAmerican556
      @DynAmerican556 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Make some holes?

    • @shadowbiker5227
      @shadowbiker5227 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      all good lads got it sorted :D

  • @pwrplnt1975
    @pwrplnt1975 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dang, those are some serious buttons...lol!

  • @jeffsebastian2236
    @jeffsebastian2236 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Did you just say “ a bit intimidating if you ride a moped “🤔

  • @bigblueglide8021
    @bigblueglide8021 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    You forgot the oxygen tank connection port, the leg over lift ramp, the nap timer and get off my lawn HORN.

    • @jimr5703
      @jimr5703 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Shows how much you know... The 'Get off my lawn' is the horn, not a gear.

    • @markbaum9615
      @markbaum9615 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I've wheelied that 2014 grandpaWing

    • @bigblueglide8021
      @bigblueglide8021 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I misread the owner's manual, it was written in riceanese, and I have made that correction. It was between the never ending blinker mode and auto landing gear (auto training wheels) to keep the bike up at stops.
      th-cam.com/video/M-5ltldUjsQ/w-d-xo.html

  • @jaben-taegrady8106
    @jaben-taegrady8106 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    🖤

  • @nordicheat906
    @nordicheat906 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Goldwing guys wear their hats forward and also have on deck shoes

    • @SAXONWARLORD1000AD
      @SAXONWARLORD1000AD 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      exactly how i rode around Florida

    • @Accurize2
      @Accurize2 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      And have massive….
      …401k’s.

  • @adameverett7882
    @adameverett7882 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I need one

  • @twtwtravelingwiththewind5030
    @twtwtravelingwiththewind5030 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Honda is the best of this flat earth

  • @mikeyj3439
    @mikeyj3439 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Lip Smacks

  • @Myfaceurassistance
    @Myfaceurassistance 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    #seansmomcantcook!

  • @mustangzrx
    @mustangzrx 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice bike! I need to figure out how to mute the yammering rider and leave only the sound of the bike.

  • @Flicky_doodle
    @Flicky_doodle 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A Honda goldwing is nimble..... said this guy and this guy only.
    I call bullshit, a 1000lb bike is not in anyway shape or form nimble. I understand you like the bikes but dude don't sit there and lie about them. You'll get a 150lb kid to go and buy one thinking it'll handle like a GSXR 750 that weighs half what that monstrosity does....

    • @Valkyrie0307
      @Valkyrie0307 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      You would be surprised at just how nimble these bikes really are.... heavy? Yes! Can you feel the weight? Not so much....

    • @toddosborne7512
      @toddosborne7512 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I just bought a GW. I had a v twin which was alot lighter. The GW handles night and day better. The center of gravity is much lower on the GW because of the flat 6 boxer engine. It certainly feels like a sport bike, just a lil heavier.

    • @filipefmelo
      @filipefmelo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@toddosborne7512 Exactly, it's not about weight alone. It's about weight distribution. But, you know, all commenters have ridden it, owned it and know all about all motorcycles (LOL).