burangs
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Haven’t been on site for a while as I’ve seemingly gone and done it! I recently picked up a previously enjoyed ‘18 non Tour DCT that had the trunk added.
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rumors have it the Goldwing will be gone soon, along with all their Inline for cylinder bikes.....Ah I'm sure that title sparked reaction. After buying a 2022 Transcontinental I had planned and asked the dealer to buy the 2022 Grand America wanting both in my garage. Having a less than pleasurable experience from the dealer I thought it might be in my best interest to look around and consider options. . Having been a Harley rider for 40 years never in a million years would I ever consider a Goldwing. Well my wife and I just left the Honda shop and I'm not sure what there isn't to love in the new 2022 Goldwing Tour DCT? We Harley riders always made fun of Goldwing riders so me considering it surprises me too. I don't see the Transcontinental being a cross country bike for me as no way to stretch the legs hence the want/ need for a smooth long distance tourer. I'll keep the TC as well because it's fun for the first 200 miles but by spring will have either the Grand America or Goldwing.
Thinking that ‘rumor’ is in fact the non-touring goldwing will not be continued. They will just now sell the touring model with the trunk on back.rumors have it the Goldwing will be gone soon, along with all their Inline for cylinder bikes.....
The Goldwing is a great bike. I owned a 2018 Tour manual. I must admit that I would pick the TC over the Wing as the TC just has more character and looks so much better in my opinion. The Wings controls and features are easier and safer to access; Apple Carplay,Android Auto and built in Nav with no need to use an app. But just wait until you have to work on that Goldwing! I do miss the ease of just pushing buttons to turn on the heated grips or seat on the Wing. I ride solo; but with no passenger armrest option or grab rails on the TC I could see a passenger preferring the rear of the Goldwing over the TC. If you do choose the Goldwing, send that ecu out and have Guhl flash, it...........turned it into an 830lb sport bike. There are no bad touring bikes out there so the decision is going to be a difficult one. Don't forget that the K1600 has 160 hp!!!!!Ah I'm sure that title sparked reaction. After buying a 2022 Transcontinental I had planned and asked the dealer to buy the 2022 Grand America wanting both in my garage. Having a less than pleasurable experience from the dealer I thought it might be in my best interest to look around and consider options. . Having been a Harley rider for 40 years never in a million years would I ever consider a Goldwing. Well my wife and I just left the Honda shop and I'm not sure what there isn't to love in the new 2022 Goldwing Tour DCT? We Harley riders always made fun of Goldwing riders so me considering it surprises me too. I don't see the Transcontinental being a cross country bike for me as no way to stretch the legs hence the want/ need for a smooth long distance tourer. I'll keep the TC as well because it's fun for the first 200 miles but by spring will have either the Grand America or Goldwing.
Don't know if I said this in a earlier post but I did end up getting a 2022 Goldwing DCT Tour which now has about 2600 miles on it. You are correct lots of plastic. The bad news lots of plastic the good news lots of plastic. During service the dealer put some scratches in the side of the fairing. On my Harley that would have been thousands to fix, the Goldwing a $200 plastic panel. It takes an hour for me to wash and wipe either the Harley or the TC ( lots of sheet metal and chrome) . It takes a few minutes to wash and wipe the Goldwing because everything is covered with plastic panels. Everywhere I go groups ogle over the Transcontinental , I show up on the Wing I'm told to park in the back.I had a manual 2021 GW non tour last summer, I had always wanted one, opportunity presented itself so I took the plunge. Well I no longer have it. It was many things, smooth, powerful, really comfortable but it didn’t really wow me like I expected. Like I had hoped a £22k bike would. As others have commented, it was very ‘plasticy’ and flimsy feeling, although I didn’t have it long I had it long enough to decide it wasn’t a keeper. I think the weight saving had robbed it of some of that premium flagship feel I was looking for. Owners do service them themselves (many do not trust Honda dealers BTW sad but true) and it’s also true the air filter swap alone is an absolute pig of a job and 6-8 hours to complete is often quoted on the GW forums. Dozens and dozens of little tiny plastic push pins and snap fittings. I guess every bike has its downsides. My long time Honda dealer went over to Yamaha a couple of months ago and other Honda dealers have gone too around me in recent times so I felt a bit uneasy having such a tech plastered bike moving forward. Nevertheless, all that being said. If you want to cover serious miles on motorways or whatever the only way to better a GW would be to take the car. Probably.
Very similar. If not for the GW seating position, I would not have considered the TC.How similar is the foot position between the GW and the R18? Just curious.