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Tonik is right. I love riding WV 16. Even the sections north of Beckley. If you have time check out Burkes Garden. It's not far from 16. I like to stay in downtown Marion and grab dinner and a few drinks. There are a number of places within waking distance of a historical downtown.

You may want to consider puttting a touring shield and heated grips (or gloves) on that big girl, and it will be good to ride in the cold. The fairing and electric windshield protect you from the wind. I ride mine year round. I do use heated gear below 40 degrees

All Goldwings are old man's bikes. No 20 year old rider wants to buy a Wing. However, the Wings are faster and more nimble than most people think. Even the last generation gl1800s. Pauly's post on the gl1800 site about the prices for the leftover 2018 gl1800s had me thinking really hard about picking one up. I'll get one in a few years. Right now my daughters love the old man's version of the old man's bike. Here is a photo of an old man with a preteen daughter on the Tail of the Dragon that chased down some sport bike riders. What you don't see in the photo is the other 2 sport bike riders that were passed to get to this group.

Then tease him for being too young to buy an old man's bike.

^ What he said + 1. I'm upgrading my helmet in the spring, and I have been considering going to the Cardo. My daughters and brother use Sena, so I'll probably stick with the Sena 30k for a while longer. I have no complaints with the 30k, I was just thinking about upgrading it at the same time as my helmet. You probably can't go wrong with either. It depends on what your buddies are using.

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I ended up gaining weight when we had kids. It's natural. Welcome to the Dad Bod!

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Unfortunately, OP is probably the same person that keeps spam calling your phone about your vehicle's extended warranty. They still only have 1 post.

I thought that the fast guys ride on leader bikes!

Congrats!

Wayne. It will be to muddy & slippery at Perry for the girls

Black Friday preparations are complete! We'll finish loading 1st thing in the morning. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Not on my bike. The backrest would interfere with the trunk.

I've got the Givi E55 w/ passenger pad and the older version of this backrest for my Connie: https://www.advancedsporttouring.com/Concours_Removable_Passenger_Backrest_p/c14-22.htm My kids prefer the backrest to the Givi with the passenger pad. The back rest is rounded, more comfortable, and more rigid. They say that they can feel the Givi flexing when leaning back under hard acceleration.

Nice Bike Rick! It is a good day to ride to work:

FIFY.

I know. I wish my kids would have liked the seats on the new one better. If I got one now, the kids would never let me get rid of our current one. I'll get one in a year or two, and I'll have 2 of them. I'll end up replacing the Connie with the new Wing. Thanks for starting the thread on the GL1800 forum. That really got me thinking about it.

Nice bike! I want one too!

Nice bike Gary!

Congrats on the baby! That is a great looking bike! LBTS GLWS!

I used to have PF really bad. It made me quit athletic sports. I had a physical therapist diagnose the issue and give me some daily stretches. They were similar to the ones listed on this webpage: https://www.uofmhealth.org/health-library/tr5853 These excercises coupled with shoe inserts eliminated my PF. I picked up running half marathons shortly after recovering. I haven"t had issues in years, but I still use the inserts in all of my shoes & boots.

Get fitted inserts. With daily stretches, they will mitigate the plantar fasciitis pretty quickly.

RIP

There is some good riding in SEOhio & WV.