Mena and beyond

LOUIE , remodling his Valky says this:
''Trying to get my Valk to ride a little softer after being on that
floating ass wing. I let about 10lbs of air out of the tires, and dialed
down the rear a notch. Plus, based on an idea from an old-timer that
rode with us, I added a little Seafoam. He sez it stops gas leaks, so
I'll bet it helps with that foam and all in it. I just took a little
test ride and I've improved the ride some.
louie~~~



I'll clare. Some folks are just hard to please. When we got our mighty
Valky, we did, and still do think we got us a Bike that rides like
''floatin' on a cloud''.
Shoot, I guess Honey and I have something to 'really' compare it to,
them VTwins that we rode a coupla years! Consequently this heavy, Flat 6
powered motorcycle is a dream machine, not one nickels worth of
vibration! What else would an old feller want, at Trike?????
I did remodle her backrest, and trimmed some bit of the cushion on my
seat area, softenend the shocks to their softest, and
we think we are hotshit. heh-heh- BJAY

'Ya'll take care'' --BJAY--

 

I rode that wing several miles and there IS wind. Maybe thats why
everytime you see a wing, the riders have helmets on. Ever notice that?

Redshad

 

Red-Shad responds;
Bjay;''I rode that wing several miles and there IS wind. Maybe thats why
everytime you see a wing, the riders have helmets on. Ever notice that?
Redshad~~


Then I suggest that ''He'' get some of his money back. They rented
'him'' one, apparantly with holes in that huge Faring. (chuckle). Maybe
''He'' didnt have the air Vents closed?
They should've atleast thrown in some duct Tape, for ''him''.
About the Wing Riders, with the helmets, it is because they have built
in communication. Otherwise I see vthat many with helmets, and I see
many smoking their pipes, drinking cokes, cruising along the slabs.
(big ole' redneck bowie county grin)
BTW, my special deal I told you about turned out to be, quite awesome,
thanks for asking? (wink)

 

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u r right bjay. I must be the exception, otherwise there would be a huge
market for things like wind wings, aftermarket windshields, deflectors, etc.
It's probably just me.
If you ever get a chance to ride an 1800, and ride it over 55mph, maybe
it'll be you too.
...louie

 

After riding that 1800 wing for close to 1200 miles, my Valk is rough!

....louie

 

I didn't ride the Wing.. I did ride alongside that sucker off and on for
three days..
Couldn't help but notice the effect the wind had on the two up and rider..

We rode speed for a good portion of the ride.. We also tried that thing out
at
speeds of up to 100 mph.. Both the rider and the two up were getting beat to
death by wind.. I don't believe the wind affected me on my cruiser as much
as
it did those two on the Goldwing..

The performance and smoothness of the motorcycle is without question,
unequalled..
There is power to spare and the weight of the Goldwing is neglible, at
speed..
That's strictly the opinion that I got from observing the motorcycle's
performance..
The rider also described that performance in our conversations.. His
descriptions
matched my observations..

That isn't to take anything away from the Honda Goldwing.. Hell.. I rode one
of those
things for more than six years and more than 160,000 miles.. It was probably
one of
my favorite motorcycles .. That was a 1984 model Aspencade .. 1200 CC's and
detailed to show.. I'd think that if some wind is the only criticism that
we'll hear about...
the motorcycle will get a plus rating.. Matter of fact, I'll be surprised if
the rider of that
rented Goldwing.. doesn't have one in his garage within a month..

Bill Walker
Irving

 

10-4,
(thats C.B. talk.) ya'll guys need to git with the C.B. thang .


(kidding ya know)

thats whats up w/ the helmets on all the time.
am/fm/cb/xm/tape.

joe

 

(Bill Walker)

I didn't ride the Wing.. I did ride alongside that sucker off and on for
three days..
Couldn't help but notice the effect the wind had on the two up and
rider..
We rode speed for a good portion of the ride.. We also tried that thing
out at
speeds of up to 100 mph.. Both the rider and the two up were getting
beat to death by wind.. I don't believe the wind affected me on my
cruiser as much as
it did those two on the Goldwing..
The performance and smoothness of the motorcycle is without question,
unequalled..
There is power to spare and the weight of the Goldwing is neglible, at
speed..
That's strictly the opinion that I got from observing the motorcycle's
performance..
The rider also described that performance in our conversations.. His
descriptions
matched my observations..
That isn't to take anything away from the Honda Goldwing.. Hell.. I rode
one of those
things for more than six years and more than 160,000 miles.. It was
probably one of
my favorite motorcycles .. That was a 1984 model Aspencade .. 1200 CC's
and detailed to show.. I'd think that if some wind is the only criticism
that we'll hear about...
the motorcycle will get a plus rating.. Matter of fact, I'll be
surprised if the rider of that
rented Goldwing.. doesn't have one in his garage within a month..
Bill Walker

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I would imagine that most of us on here, with a little age on us, have
owned and rode GoldWings, I've had two. Only one of them was a dresser.
Louie you never owned one, have ya not?
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Anyway,I guess I was stunned to hear a complaint about a GW of all
motorcycles, the king of the road, the ultimate tour bike, of not
expertly shielding the wind, at any speed. I rode one about 6 weeks ago.
Another one of my SIL's wanted me to ride it and give him an opinion. I
did, and it was so quite, motor wise, and certainly had no gusto wind
wise. Just like always.
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I am okay now, but I actually thought ole' Louie was being humorous,
kidding around,like his witty self.
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It was such a surprise, to hear that ‘particular complaint’.Maybe to
hear it rides like a barge, or it is too darn wide, or its not like
riding a real motorcycle. These are the normal comments I have heard,
thru the years.
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The newer tour bikes like the Beemers, the FJRs, S1, and those wind
jammer tour bikes have taken over the soCalled Road TourBikes I think.
Actually, the Goldwing is almost a Bike of the past, as far as
popularity,and as far as being the ultimate road bike, according to
some.
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I am not old enugh for one, yet. But someday, I'll probably think on it.
Nah, Honey has already told me, that when I get where I can't hold one
up, we're getting a GoldWing Trike, by golly.
I ask the Honda Store here one time, who buys Trikes? He said folks with
money and, or, older guys. (chuckle) bjay~

'Ya'll take care'' --BJAY--

 

(res0f8mp)
10-4,
(thats C.B. talk.)   ya'll guys need to git with the C.B. thang .
(kidding ya know)
thats whats up w/ the helmets on all the time. am/fm/cb/xm/tape.
joe~~~

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What? No comment about the wind issue on Gold Wings? You do ride one
dont ya?

 

oh, sorry, forgot about that part.
the wind is kind of odd, kind of blows down my neck in back.

to me, it's kind of like living next to a train track, after awhile
you dont even notice the horn blowing in the middle of the night.

you get use to it.

hope that helps.
joe

 

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I had it all the way up. Higher than on my Valkyrie, but the Valk is much
better on the wind protection for me.
Sounds like he has a windshield other than the standard stock. Honda sells a
larger windshield, and various wind deflectors. This indicates to me that
Honda is aware that some buyers will need these accessories.
Of the goldwings I've run across, seems like a lot of the 1800 goldwing
owners have something extra for the wind. I read that the windshield is
smaller on the 1800 than past models. Anyway it's bothersome to me and
passenger, but everybody and their dog sells something to remedy the
situation. Besides I ain't got none of them 1800's.....yet.... louie

 

(louie)
(Bike report)
Well...
Nice ride.
..louie

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Louie, I came back to reRead your Mena Ride Report. I read it several
times. Unless I still am overlooking it, I dont see what you and Gail
thought about the Arkansas Foliage. I hope there ''was'' some color, but
I think, from experience, you guys were about two weekends too early.
regards, Bjay~~~~~

'Ya'll take care'' --BJAY--

 

I didn't notice colors other than the blacktop. Those boys I rode with were
at a pace that didn't allow a glance. I have a tree here in Cowtown, and
I'll keep a close watch out the window for any changes in foliage color and
celebrate accordingly.

....louie

 

<chuckle> I had a damned gas leak..besides all that, I was trying out a new
belt drive deal.. On top of that, I was baby sitting some nimrod on a sport
bike
who couldn't seem to run speed to keep up.. lol.. But, he had the beer..

And, then too.. besides all that, I'm too damned old.. LOL.. and some lil'
purty
at the Lodge was making eyes at me.. whew.. Didn't notice all that color
stuff..
Guess I was distracted by too many distractions, huh ?

Ah well.. soon as you notice all that color change on your tree in Cowtown,
let
me know and we'll watch it together.. hmmmm... Can't wait for all that
celebrating..

Regards

Bill Walker
Irving

 

Yes, there were distractions and you dealt with them admirably.

However I'm running a trace on your posting location to see how you're
dealing with the A-ttractions.

will do.... I'm sure the streets will be crowded.

...louie

 

I didn't notice colors other than the blacktop. Those boys I rode with
were at a pace that didn't allow a glance. I have a tree here in
Cowtown, and I'll keep a close watch out the window for any changes in
foliage color and celebrate accordingly.
~.louie~



That answers by curosity, because if those Ozarks mountain leaves were
in full or even partial color, you fellers would have slowed down to
take 'em in.
Actually, around the first weekend in November, is the ideal ''Riding
time'' up there. The folks up there laugh and say, ''well, Murtle, it is
about time for all them old folks to come up here, and gaze at our purty
leaves''. (chuckle)

 

I sure got weak a time or two..

What's the zip code in Mena ? nah.. that would be area code. lol

hmmmm.. Don't s'pose we could charge a small admission fee, do you ?
Oughtta be worth something to watch those colors ..

Bill Walker

 

All still green green green in Mena..No color changes yet but I bet its
getting close. They are starting to have some cool mornings.

Redshad

 

Red-Shad
All still green green green in Mena..No color changes yet but I bet its
getting close. They are starting to have some cool mornings.
Redshad~


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I know it. I knew you all were a a few weeksnds too early, but you
planned it, when you could plan it, I suppose.
It can be awfully colorful up there, (as you probably know~, but you
guys around the Dallas/FW metro, are lucky that Louie has that nice size
tree, to go and gather around and take some pics.
(RG~redneck grin) (by the time I get around to visiting ya'lls area, and
do alittle ridin', there aint gonna be no leaves on Louies dad'Blame
tree< shoot) RG.

'Ya'll take care'' --BJAY--

 

Well damit..We will just have to all plan another ride to Mena so we
can see all the colors wont we.

Redshad