From the category archives:

Handling

Goldwing suspension

April 5, 2008

After riding the GS for the last few days, I took the Goldwing out this morning and it took me a couple of miles before I felt at home again on such a different machine – I even tried to switch the indicators in the stupid BMW mode! I think the thing that [...]

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Mileage and Spurious Maths

July 13, 2007

Today I racked up 3000 miles on the Goldwing – I have had it now for 59 days and allowing for the 8 days when I couldn”t ride it (waiting for the 600 mile service) that equates to 3000*365/51 = 21,471 miles in a year if I ride at the present rate. Putting aside [...]

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Little Old Lady

June 11, 2007

Well that is a kind term for an elderly member of the female sex who nearly killed me on the M25 on the way home from Wales. I was in the outside lane, overtaking and abreast with her when she decided she needed to use the space I occupied to overtake the car in front [...]

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Suspension

May 15, 2007

Not content with worrying about GPS before I have even taken delivery of the bike, I am now thinking about the suspension, especially after watching this video by Traxxion that basically condemns the stock suspension out of hand. I wonder if there is anyone in the UK qualified to install the Traxxion system should I [...]

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