The cheap-as-chips DR650 I bought to tide me over until I get the "real"
bikes registered[1] appears to be vibrating apart faster than I can
screw it back together. To be fair, it was extremely cheap by local
standards and seems to have spent at least as much time exploring the
scenery without the benefit of a rider than with a rider...

Anyway, given my preference for big sod-off tourers for daily use, I
couldn't help that you can find 1100 & 1200 Goldwings for very
reasonable money out here. Basically, within a 20 mile radius there's an
1100 Aspencade w/ 37k on the clock and a 1200 Interstate with 27k on the
clock. I'm pretty sure I could find more around these price levels if I
looked over in California...

Anyway, apart from the usual stuff like traces of horizontal biking and
consumables, anything specific to look for[2]?

[1] While I do finally have all the paperwork, I do appear not to be
able to insure them for daily use because they're weird furrin' bikes.
[2] Yeah, another dirt bike. I know. But for off-roading I better get my
ShiteOldJeep fixed up again because I'd rather take Ann out in the Jeep
than on the back of a dirt bike.
--
Morini Corsaro 125 | R100RS 4V | 3 1/2 Sport
BOTAFOF #33 TWA#10
The UKRM FAQ: http://www.ukrm.info/faq/
"Je profite du paysage" - Joe Bar

Timo Geusch wrote:

> Anyway, given my preference for big sod-off tourers for daily use, I
> couldn't help that you can find 1100 & 1200 Goldwings for very
> reasonable money out here. Basically, within a 20 mile radius there's an
> 1100 Aspencade w/ 37k on the clock and a 1200 Interstate with 27k on the
> clock. I'm pretty sure I could find more around these price levels if I
> looked over in California...
>
> Anyway, apart from the usual stuff like traces of horizontal biking and
> consumables, anything specific to look for[2]?

My 1200 needed its head gaskets replaced twice, a buddy's 1200 took
*three* sets of head gaskets before it stopped leaking coolant into the
combustion chambers. YMMV.

Mark Olson <(E-Mail Removed)> writes:

> Timo Geusch wrote:
>
>> Anyway, given my preference for big sod-off tourers for daily use, I
>> couldn't help that you can find 1100 & 1200 Goldwings for very
>> reasonable money out here. Basically, within a 20 mile radius there's an
>> 1100 Aspencade w/ 37k on the clock and a 1200 Interstate with 27k on the
>> clock. I'm pretty sure I could find more around these price levels if I
>> looked over in California...
>>
>> Anyway, apart from the usual stuff like traces of horizontal biking and
>> consumables, anything specific to look for[2]?
>
> My 1200 needed its head gaskets replaced twice, a buddy's 1200 took
> *three* sets of head gaskets before it stopped leaking coolant into the
> combustion chambers. YMMV.

Sounds like the perfect bike for me then :/.
--
Morini Corsaro 125 | R100RS 4V | 3 1/2 Sport
BOTAFOF #33 TWA#10
The UKRM FAQ: http://www.ukrm.info/faq/
"Je profite du paysage" - Joe Bar

On Sun, 15 May 2011 19:09:05 -0700, Timo Geusch
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Anyway, apart from the usual stuff like traces of horizontal biking and
>consumables, anything specific to look for[2]?

http://www.goldwingfacts.com/usedgoldwing.htm

I don't know much at all about the buzzy little four-pot Wings, I'm
afraid.
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Previously ...
CBR1100XX-X; CBR1000FL; GPz750R; Z650C2;
Z750E1; KH500A8; KH250B3; TS250c; TS185c.

On Mon, 16 May 2011 22:55:21 +0100, Salad Dodger
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On Sun, 15 May 2011 19:09:05 -0700, Timo Geusch
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>Anyway, apart from the usual stuff like traces of horizontal biking and
>>consumables, anything specific to look for[2]?
>
>http://www.goldwingfacts.com/usedgoldwing.htm
>
>I don't know much at all about the buzzy little four-pot Wings, I'm
>afraid.


As is befitting for the pilot of the only 'fitted for in flight
refueling' Wing on the planet.
--

I don't care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as
members. Groucho Marx

On May 17, 10:08*am, Scraggy <scra...@abuseisgoodforyou.org.be> wrote:
> On Mon, 16 May 2011 22:55:21 +0100, Salad Dodger
>

> >I don't know much at all about the buzzy little four-pot Wings, I'm
> >afraid.
>
> As is befitting for the pilot of the only 'fitted for in flight
> refueling' Wing on the planet.


Bwaaahahahahaha! Excellent.

Salad Dodger <(E-Mail Removed)> writes:

> On Sun, 15 May 2011 19:09:05 -0700, Timo Geusch
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>Anyway, apart from the usual stuff like traces of horizontal biking and
>>consumables, anything specific to look for[2]?
>
> http://www.goldwingfacts.com/usedgoldwing.htm
>
> I don't know much at all about the buzzy little four-pot Wings, I'm
> afraid.

Thanks. From doing a little more research outside UKRM, it sounds like a
nekkid GL1000 would be the way to go Wing-wise if I wanted a four pot
one.
--
Morini Corsaro 125 | R100RS 4V | 3 1/2 Sport
BOTAFOF #33 TWA#10
The UKRM FAQ: http://www.ukrm.info/faq/
"Je profite du paysage" - Joe Bar

Timo Geusch wrote:
> Salad Dodger <(E-Mail Removed)> writes:
>
>> On Sun, 15 May 2011 19:09:05 -0700, Timo Geusch
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>>Anyway, apart from the usual stuff like traces of horizontal biking and
>>>consumables, anything specific to look for[2]?
>>
>> http://www.goldwingfacts.com/usedgoldwing.htm
>>
>> I don't know much at all about the buzzy little four-pot Wings, I'm
>> afraid.
>
> Thanks. From doing a little more research outside UKRM, it sounds like a
> nekkid GL1000 would be the way to go Wing-wise if I wanted a four pot
> one.

Here's another flavor to consider. I see these coming up for sale
for not too much dough on a regular basis.

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/cs...386108011.html

I well remember the reviews in the bike magazines at the time, the
original Venture Royale was quite the bike[1]. Better handling and power
than the 1200 Wing. Yamaha used the V-R 1200 V4 as the starting point
for the V-Max powerplant.

[1] Not to be confused with the later cruiser-style Royal Star [Venture]
and its variants. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_Venture

Mark Olson <(E-Mail Removed)> writes:

> Timo Geusch wrote:
>> Salad Dodger <(E-Mail Removed)> writes:
>>
>>> On Sun, 15 May 2011 19:09:05 -0700, Timo Geusch
>>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Anyway, apart from the usual stuff like traces of horizontal biking and
>>>>consumables, anything specific to look for[2]?
>>>
>>> http://www.goldwingfacts.com/usedgoldwing.htm
>>>
>>> I don't know much at all about the buzzy little four-pot Wings, I'm
>>> afraid.
>>
>> Thanks. From doing a little more research outside UKRM, it sounds like a
>> nekkid GL1000 would be the way to go Wing-wise if I wanted a four pot
>> one.
>
> Here's another flavor to consider. I see these coming up for sale
> for not too much dough on a regular basis.
>
> http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/cs...386108011.html
>
> I well remember the reviews in the bike magazines at the time, the
> original Venture Royale was quite the bike[1]. Better handling and power
> than the 1200 Wing. Yamaha used the V-R 1200 V4 as the starting point
> for the V-Max powerplant.

I think that's the same model that I've seen up for sale around here.

At the moment I'm still undecided if I'll try to find another dirt bike
(probably a 250 for lower weight) or go for another ShiteOldTourer...

--
Morini Corsaro 125 | R100RS 4V | 3 1/2 Sport
BOTAFOF #33 TWA#10
The UKRM FAQ: http://www.ukrm.info/faq/
"Je profite du paysage" - Joe Bar

On May 17, 4:07*pm, Mark Olson <ols...@tiny.invalid> wrote:


> Here's another flavor to consider. *I see these coming up for sale
> for not too much dough on a regular basis.
>
> http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/cs...386108011.html
>
> I well remember the reviews in the bike magazines at the time, the
> original Venture Royale was quite the bike[1]. *Better handling and power
> than the 1200 Wing. *Yamaha used the V-R 1200 V4 as the starting point
> for the V-Max powerplant.
>
I refer the gentleman to my earlier comment. I remember hacking one of
those things round Rimini circuit, believe it or not.