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Offline PaulVS

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Re: Bandit is sold, now what?
« Reply #30 on: March 03, 2008, 12:18:04 AM »
Drewpy... just outta curiousity... how much (% wise) does your wife ride with you?
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Offline drewpy_dawg

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Re: Bandit is sold, now what?
« Reply #31 on: March 03, 2008, 09:24:27 AM »
She has ridden exactly one time, on the back of "her" bike, the Hyosung.  She has her class M, has ridden enough to be comfortable on city streets on her own but preferred riding 2-up as opposed to riding separate bikes together (which is why we got her a bike in the first place). 
She loved the ride, hated the pillion on the bike.  Sat on the back of my friend's Valk for a portion of the trip and really loved that.  In reality, it will be a few months before she will be on the back of a bike again (new addition a month ago that is all but permanently attached to those bouncing things you have in your posts) but once the baby is a bit older and the freezer stash of the good stuff is stored up, we'll likely be out and about on a weekly basis.  Grandparents are suckers for the kiddo's. 
Weekend trips are conceivable about once a month...
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Offline Bandit1250

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Re: Bandit is sold, now what?
« Reply #32 on: March 04, 2008, 02:58:52 AM »
If the GOLDWING is too big...get a NEW Kawasaki CONCOURSE 1400, Power galore and big, but not as big as the GW. Has LARGE Hard bags and all.
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Offline drewpy_dawg

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Re: Bandit is sold, now what?
« Reply #33 on: March 04, 2008, 09:37:57 AM »
I road a wing yesterday.  it is a big bike but honestly felt lighter than its weight.  (Unlike the Harley that never let you forget). 
I was impressed.  Working on selling a couple things then I'm probably gonna go ahead and get one. 
I will check out the Concours though.  It looked a bit more roomy than the FJ1300 and is miles ahead of the ST1100...which I feel needs a re-freshening.
Drew
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Offline Vidrazor

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Re: Bandit is sold, now what?
« Reply #34 on: March 04, 2008, 10:55:50 AM »
>>It looked a bit more roomy than the FJ1300 and is miles ahead of the ST1100...which I feel needs a re-freshening.<<

And a DIET! :grin: For a sport-tourer, that thing is obnoxiously heavy. Although probably no lighter (if not heavier) Honda has threaten for years now to replace either the GW or the ST with this:

This picture dates back to 1999 now, so this is getting long in the tooth. Even now, however, the thing still looks great. I think Honda's been a bit too conservative about getting this thing on the road. Had they released it back then, it would've blown the sport-touring market apart, big time. Chances are they were afraid of killing GW sales with this, which it probably would've done so on a heartbeat. I guess Honda wants to milk it's cashcow GW production line as long as it can.
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Offline drewpy_dawg

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Re: Bandit is sold, now what?
« Reply #35 on: March 04, 2008, 10:57:48 AM »
+1 on that. 
I've read that the Valk. Interstate was axed to up gold wing sales...then the rest of the Valk line was cut "due to slow sales" probably of their VTX v-twin line...
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Offline Bandit1250

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Re: Bandit is sold, now what?
« Reply #36 on: March 04, 2008, 12:51:28 PM »
Honda HAS "refreshed" it....it's the ST1300 now!
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Offline drewpy_dawg

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Re: Bandit is sold, now what?
« Reply #37 on: March 04, 2008, 02:17:32 PM »
I'm getting my numbers confused.  I meant ST1300.  It just doesn't seem up to par with the other sport tourers.  (nevermind the fact that its almost as heavy as a goldwing...that electric windshield must be the culprit because the GL doesn't have one...)
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Offline dgm0967

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Re: Bandit is sold, now what?
« Reply #38 on: March 05, 2008, 02:25:00 PM »
FWIW. I ride with an ST1300 quite a bit and he has no problem keeping up with the Bandit. He loves the ST and sold me the Bandit after he got the ST. He is a big guy at 6'2" and 300 lbs so that may make a difference.
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Offline Daytona

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Re: Bandit is sold, now what?
« Reply #39 on: March 05, 2008, 07:49:17 PM »
Just get a GSX1300R 1G with beetles and be done with it! :bigok:

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Offline drewpy_dawg

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Re: Bandit is sold, now what?
« Reply #40 on: March 05, 2008, 09:20:30 PM »
2-up is dubious for both...
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Re: Bandit is sold, now what?
« Reply #41 on: March 07, 2008, 06:12:02 AM »
Quote from: Bandit1250 on March 04, 2008, 02:58:52 AM
If the GOLDWING is too big...get a NEW Kawasaki CONCOURSE 1400, Power galore and big, but not as big as the GW. Has LARGE Hard bags and all.
  That would be my choice, my wife said the Bandit was too uncomfortable (1st gen. set up for the track) so I just put on a Corbin Gunfighter & Lady seat that I bought off a  BA member. Brought the rear ride hight back to stock,and had the WP shock rebuilt. Along with other general maintanence stuff. She hasn't had a chance to try it out yet, winter just doesn't want to go away. But if she still isn't happy, she might just have to get her own bike. And she won't even try riding on the SV!
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Offline GooseMan

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Re: Bandit is sold, now what?
« Reply #42 on: March 07, 2008, 01:00:33 PM »
I'd say check out the ST1300 and the new Kawasaki Concours. Also, there is a SLEW of different BMW tourers out there from different years...I'm sure one of those would fit your needs (older K model, R model maybe...).
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Offline drewpy_dawg

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Re: Bandit is sold, now what?
« Reply #43 on: March 07, 2008, 01:22:06 PM »
Checked out a 2006 k1200lt yesterday.  By far the nicest balance of what I am looking for so far.  Guy wanted 22k for it though.  Yes, it had every doo-dad you could put on it but OUch. VERY well balanced bike, good pickup but being an inline 4 not torquey down low. Eager to turn.  I'm glad I'm 6'2" tall though...its a tall bike. 
Rear ends blowing up is apparently a thing of the past....stopped around 2003 or so. 
Dunno...alot of coin...still thinking a 10k valk interstate means I can go buy a sport bike with the other 10 >:)
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