I probably out to come out from the shadows and admit that it was me that bought Steve's 'wing.
I thought I'd keep quiet to start with as the last big, expensive bike that I bought and talked about on here was gone within a week (didn't get on with it), so thought I'd just make sure that the Goldwing hung around a bit longer before coming out, so to speak.
So far I've only managed to cover about 700 miles on the bike, so am still getting used to it, as it's definitely not a bike you become at one with immediately. Or to put it another way, I'm still finding low speed manoeuvring, especially around town and at junctions, more than a little terrifying. But I'm persevering.
Other than riding it, I've done little other than change over the battery tender cable, fit the raised passenger grab handles and the additional USB cable in the near side pannier (5-10 minute job if you ignore Honda's instructions). I'm still to master getting Android Auto to connect reliably, but I'm sure I'll get there at some point. When it is working, operating the interface on the move using the buttons rather than having a touchscreen is a bit distracting, and the button for the stupendously good horn has been hit by accident a couple of times
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But I'll get there. Fuel consumption is remarkably good, as I've averaged about 56mpg overall. I've mostly been cruising in a mature manner but quite a lot of that has been about town, so nearly twice what I get from my R80!
The other good news is that I've managed to get the missus on the back (she's even bought a new jacket and helmet) and been out together half a dozen times or so. We're booked to go to France on it later this year so I'll see how that goes. The purchase was so I could get her out riding with me, so hopefully that will go well.
So anyway, it was me.
I thought I'd keep quiet to start with as the last big, expensive bike that I bought and talked about on here was gone within a week (didn't get on with it), so thought I'd just make sure that the Goldwing hung around a bit longer before coming out, so to speak.
So far I've only managed to cover about 700 miles on the bike, so am still getting used to it, as it's definitely not a bike you become at one with immediately. Or to put it another way, I'm still finding low speed manoeuvring, especially around town and at junctions, more than a little terrifying. But I'm persevering.
Other than riding it, I've done little other than change over the battery tender cable, fit the raised passenger grab handles and the additional USB cable in the near side pannier (5-10 minute job if you ignore Honda's instructions). I'm still to master getting Android Auto to connect reliably, but I'm sure I'll get there at some point. When it is working, operating the interface on the move using the buttons rather than having a touchscreen is a bit distracting, and the button for the stupendously good horn has been hit by accident a couple of times
.But I'll get there. Fuel consumption is remarkably good, as I've averaged about 56mpg overall. I've mostly been cruising in a mature manner but quite a lot of that has been about town, so nearly twice what I get from my R80!
The other good news is that I've managed to get the missus on the back (she's even bought a new jacket and helmet) and been out together half a dozen times or so. We're booked to go to France on it later this year so I'll see how that goes. The purchase was so I could get her out riding with me, so hopefully that will go well.
So anyway, it was me.
