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"Catching a yellow jacket in your shirt at seventy miles per hour can double your vocabulary" Author unknown
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Re: 2012 Honda Goldwing
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... $23,199 for the base model. 
Yeah but what a piece of kit.
I hear the 2013 model has a coffee machine as standard with a toasted sandwich maker and a trouser press as options.
Also, don't forget in R.O.B. (Rip Off Britain) we get to pay £24,000 for the base model. That's about $36,000.
Ain't we the lucky ones?
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I've dealt with these folks and they discount. www.schroaders.comI was there the day Honda delivered 40+ yellow GL's. The stock # in reverse is the "sale" price.
Last edited by Hermit; 02/15/2012 6:32 PM.
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Re: 2012 Honda Goldwing
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Check Pants
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I have a buddy with a wing. Helluva nice bike and well worth the funds if your going to do some serious two wheel traveling. I always figured I'd end up on one in my older days. That is unless Triumoh comes alng with something similar.
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I have ZERO experience with a Gold Wing, however I have ridden my friends Valkyrie extensively, and I personally HATED it! Felt like I was riding an electric bike, no personality no character, no fun! IMHO
your mileage may vary..................
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I don't know...900lbs. and a reverse? Why not get one of these with about the same base price of $23,190? http://o.aolcdn.com/commerce/images/90MAGEN1_Large.JPG
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I have ZERO experience with a Gold Wing, however I have ridden my friends Valkyrie extensively, and I personally HATED it! Felt like I was riding an electric bike, no personality no character, no fun! IMHO
your mileage may vary..................
That surprises me, I always thought a Valkyrie would be great fun with all that power they are supposed to have. (That's that big 6 cyl. , right?)
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The extra 300 lbs of the Valkyrie makes it feel a lot bigger. With no vibration, quiet motor and exhaust you won't even know why you got that ticket for doing 115 MPH on the way to the store.
They remind me of what somebody else said. It was so appropriate I stole it for mine. When I get off my Victory Kingpin and get on the Triumph it accelerates rides and feels like a Moped.
Lightweight, twisties, seat heights, cool, don't apply. If you want a 2-up tourer, there is really only 1. After the wing then there are all the alternatives.
I would have to say that BMW then the Vision, and Ultra Classic would be next in line.
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I don't know...900lbs. and a reverse? Why not get one of these with about the same base price of $23,190?
http://o.aolcdn.com/commerce/images/90MAGEN1_Large.JPG
I'm guessing that would probably be because Mark lists his occupation as Land Surveyor ... not hairdresser 
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So what are you saying? Miata M-5's are for sissys?
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Felt like I was riding an electric bike, no personality no character, no fun!
Exactly why I got rid of mine. It's the only bike I've ever sold without regret. But, that being said, it does its job better than any bike I've ever ridden and it wouldn't suprise me if I buy another someday.
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So what are you saying? Miata M-5's are for sissys?
Yep 
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So what are you saying? Miata M-5's are for sissys?
Yep
Well, not that I totally agree with Ade here('cause Miatas ARE great little cars), BUT c'mon now Paul, EVERYBODY knows that the absolutely COOLEST friggin' little car on the road anywhere AND the most fun one can have while on FOUR wheels are to be had in THESE beautiful little babies HERE...
 
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Well, not that I totally agree with Ade here('cause Miatas ARE great little cars) ..
I didn't say they weren't any good. I know they are good driving cars.
I just suggested that a certain type of person might buy one 
A friend from school who now lives in Portland, OR, races one. He says they're a hoot.
BTW, he wasn't a hairdresser the last time I was in touch with him
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Bet he is now! 
And you may see me tonight
With an illegal smile
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Not quite, he's a nurse (When he lived in Washington DC he was a nurse supervisor in an ER)
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Hey Ade! You wouldn't be talkin' about THIS guy, would YA???.... . . . . .   Or, as one of your fellow countrymen over there might say... 
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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I see you've met him
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