What did you do to your bike today?

[durk 598]

31 minutes ago, Connie14 said:

Nice Bike Rick! 

It is a good day to ride to work: 

 

Thanks Mike. That’s a nice Goldwing. It’s rare for me to be able to ride to work in November. 

[MSerfozo 410]

It's always a good day when I can ride to work!

 

 

[Wahoo 190]

On 11/7/2020 at 8:05 PM, Pauly said:

450 miles today. Left the house at 6am. Got home at 6pm. The Wing needs a larger fuel tank. Gosh-darned GSA has me spoiled. 

Most of us Goldwing guys are older than you and need to stop to pee long before the gas tank is empty.   Some day you’ll understand 😁

[2talltim 11,066]

8 hours ago, durk said:

Ride it to work. 

How you liking the old girl?

[durk 598]

I’m liking it. The electronic adjustable windscreen is slick. Seems to help with colder weather. I took the freeway this morning to avoid Bambi on the back roads. It was interesting to mess with the  Throttlemiester bar ends the previous owner installed. 

[Pauly 1,373]

Tim will be your most reliable source of info on this model, for sure. 

Hi, @2talltim. 

[2talltim 11,066]

21 hours ago, durk said:

I’m liking it. The electronic adjustable windscreen is slick. Seems to help with colder weather. I took the freeway this morning to avoid Bambi on the back roads. It was interesting to mess with the  Throttlemiester bar ends the previous owner installed. 

If your not ready to spend money dont look at mine or ride it. Just ask @Dre. Riding mine cost him a lot of dinero on farkles.

Edited November 22, 2020 by 2talltim

[durk 598]

37 minutes ago, 2talltim said:

If your not ready to spend money dont look at mine or ride it. Just ask @Dre. Riding mine cost him a lot of dinero on farkles.

The one farkle I want to purchase is a rear trunk with a pad. My wife sat on the bike with me and her 1st words were “this is comfortable “. She seems to be open to the idea of riding with me, so I want to make her as comfortable as possible minus purchasing a Goldwing. I believe you have a Givi. Are you familiar with other trunks? I’ve looked at Kawasaki, Givi, and Shad. 

[Connie14 535]

On 11/21/2020 at 8:28 PM, durk said:

The one farkle I want to purchase is a rear trunk with a pad. My wife sat on the bike with me and her 1st words were “this is comfortable “. She seems to be open to the idea of riding with me, so I want to make her as comfortable as possible minus purchasing a Goldwing. I believe you have a Givi. Are you familiar with other trunks? I’ve looked at Kawasaki, Givi, and Shad. 

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. 

[durk 598]

7 hours ago, Connie14 said:

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. 

That backrest looks comfortable. The price seems great too. Can it be mounted with a trunk mounted as well? 

Edited November 24, 2020 by durk

[B-Mac 674]

I had a Givi V46 with pad on my 04 and it was great. The E55 is a huge "Dead Hooker Box" and it may have a crosswind component on the open road.

 

[Connie14 535]

4 hours ago, durk said:

That backrest looks comfortable. The price seems great too. Can it be mounted with a trunk mounted as well? 

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

[durk 598]

3 hours ago, B-Mac said:

I had a Givi V46 with pad on my 04 and it was great. The E55 is a huge "Dead Hooker Box" and it may have a crosswind component on the open road.

 

Pad was comfortable for passenger?

[B-Mac 674]

Yes, It's a "must have" for the wife. You can buy one and install it on other brands.

[2talltim 11,066]

On 11/24/2020 at 1:31 PM, durk said:

That backrest looks comfortable. The price seems great too. Can it be mounted with a trunk mounted as well? 

 

On 11/24/2020 at 8:33 PM, B-Mac said:

Yes, It's a "must have" for the wife. You can buy one and install it on other brands.

I have a Givi E55 my wife hated the back rest pad. She prefers the extra room she has without the pad. I would never mount a heavy box on the shit factory rack it will crack. I have the Givi 410 mono key mount with reinforcement arm its pretty stout.

 

Check out www.tourandride.com for the best prices on Givi stuff.

 

Edited November 26, 2020 by 2talltim

[Connie14 535]

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

 

[Muckles 60]

1 hour ago, Connie14 said:

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

 

Nice trailer you got there!

[durk 598]

3 hours ago, Connie14 said:

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

 

Where are you heading to?

[Connie14 535]

21 minutes ago, durk said:

Where are you heading to?

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

[Howabusa 1,133]

Bike related, it’s winter. I replaced the battery in my Sena 10s with one I bought from Amazon. 

[TimTheAzn 2,371]

16 hours ago, Howabusa said:

Bike related, it’s winter. I replaced the battery in my Sena 10s with one I bought from Amazon. 

It's amazing how well my sena has lasted. It's so old but still works exactly as it did when I bought it.

[Howabusa 1,133]

3 hours ago, TimTheAzn said:

It's amazing how well my sena has lasted. It's so old but still works exactly as it did when I bought it.

Mine is really old, bought it used. My battery was down to about 7 hours of use. 

[2talltim 11,066]

On 12/9/2020 at 11:00 AM, Howabusa said:

Mine is really old, bought it used. My battery was down to about 7 hours of use. 

Put a new battery in my wife's SMH10 (that used to be mine) and it last longer than my SRL now. 

[motocat12 1,092]

I got a Shorai LiFe battery and for summer storage it says a good place to store the battery is in the fridge.🤨

[Pauly 1,373]

Uh.... I spent some dodge on Touratech's webstore. B(ig)M(oney)W(asted) is accurate.