Thread: Priced a 2010 Honda Goldwing 1800

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Originally Posted by glennsexton

Love what you ride – it’s really true what is said regarding Harley’s, “if I have to explain, you wouldn’t understand.” I know guys with just about every kind of bike there is, but I’m a Harley guy because nothing has every come close to the sound, feel and all encompassing experience that Harley is for me. And I've never met a finer bunch of men and women - they'll just do anything for another rider. Just sayin…

Regards All,
Glenn

Glenn, Thank you for the update on the Ohio plant. It's another sad statement of whats occuring in the motorcycle industry. Touring (as in Goldwings) bikes are a relatively small segment of the entire motorcycle market. The Cruiser segment models were a huge part of the production of the Ohio Honda plant. The M/C production closure ( I believe the plant was converted to more car production?) will most likely prove to be a good business choice on Honda's part. They are forcasting 2012 to to continue to be a down year in M/C sales. They feel that small displacement (as in cheap to buy) transportation models, will see the first sales returns in the indusrty recovery. They predict Cruisers to be last to recover since they are mostly purchased as toys, not for serious transportation.

We both completely agree that you should ride what makes you feel good. Every major company makes a good motorcycle today. Arguing about brands is like saying Blonds "are better", than Redheads. Many say that Harley Davidson is a religion and not just a motorcycle, and I agree. You will never get me to argue with someone's religion.

Besides.......The Sport bike riders need to have the slow moving objects in the roadway to make their rides fun. They look at the Harley's as Pylon's in the roadway.

LOL. It's all fun
Happy Holidays

A basic Harley Bagger will start around 17,500.00. They are quite reliable these days and a very nice ride, handle like a dream. Even a upscale one will be less than 30k!