1983 Honda GL650 Silverwing Interstate final ride!

I have owned this bike for 3 years and put 22,000 miles on it! It is a great bike and ready for a new owner! This is a ride video along with my tribute to this great bike!

[@williambairstow1391]

I still have mine, Original owner, bought it brand new back in 83

[@sixfive0cycle]

Very cool! How many miles are on it?

[@lorrainefrost6285]

just bought same.

[@martinhauk1852]

I've had about a dozen Silverwings over the years. The last one I sold was a GL650I that I bought with 11,000 miles and sold it with 106,000 miles on the clock. IMHO it's the best bike Honda ever made. I'd still be riding it but for the parts scarcity. I do a lot of long road trips and the last thing I need is to have a unique part fail in No Hope ND. It would cost more than the bike is worth to retrieve it. In the 96,000 miles that I put on the bike I never had a clutch problem of any kind. I did have to replace 2 cam chains though. I've switched to the closest thing I could find to the Silverwing. Moto Guzzi. Transverse V twin, shaft drive, 5 speed transmission, and detachable bags. One word of advise.considering the mileage on your bike, I'd look very seriously at a new cam chain. They're not available from Honda, but you can get them aftermarket.

[@sixfive0cycle]

Wow, thats a lot of miles on one of these! I agree, they are great bikes! Keep riding and ride safe!

[@thelorax7704]

You are going to miss this bike. I absolutely loved mine. Unfortunately, my health does not allow me to ride anymore. One of the best mid-range tourers ever made in my opinion. I kept mine even when I bought more bikes. My wife and I toured on mine too. Went around Lake Michigan, etc... Great video. Brings back memories.

[@sixfive0cycle]

I have found memories of this bike and it will always hold a special place with me!

[@yurionabike99]

Loving my gl500. 40 year old bike still potent on today's roads

[@sixfive0cycle]

I like the 650 better in the silverwing trim, little more motor. The 500s are great bikes though.

[@christopherw4527]

I've been given one to ride all summer. It has completely been gone through. New tires, ect. I've only put a few thousand on it, but I actually really like it. Had less than 18 thousand on it when I started riding it.

[@sixfive0cycle]

They are great bikes and I this one was for sure one of my all time favorite bikes! Have fun riding yours!

[@patrickguyot1290]

I had tears in my eyes when i sold my 500, i watched it go away forever 😢 it was a sad sad day

[@sixfive0cycle]

They are great bikes for sure. There are days that I miss it for sure.

[@scottdeere6410]

In my view. Your bike knowledge and explanation is superb. That ole bike is so dependable. I enjoyed the ride along

[@sixfive0cycle]

Thanks so much for that! I did really enjoy that bike and Honda did a spectular job building it!

[@ronaldthomas9396]

Keep it, not hard to keep two, you already have them!

[@patrickguyot1290]

Best bike ever,there are none like it❤

[@leehelppie4544]

old bikes have soul...

[@michaelb.42112]

That bike is so gorgeous, and perfect. I sure hope you dont regret selling her.

[@sixfive0cycle]

The GL still is my all time favorite bike! I miss it at times but I don't regret selling it.

[@rusty-ole-boomstick1268]

This is my dream bike.

[@sheldonwagner1928]

In Indianapolis dryer cycle sales is practically the first Honda dealership . I went to a bike auction there probably more than 20 years ago and bought a stock original 78 CX500 that was the first year they made them and the only body style . I was under the impression they did not sell 650 in the United States . Anyway I didn't know a single thing about the cx. I just like the looks of the bike . It didn't run probably not for years and I paid $250 . I replaced the clutch , brakes , rear tire , handlebars , and did a bunch of custom paint . It got stolen , and about a year later I got a call from the police saying they located my bike where it was abandend . It cost me $160 to get it out of an impound yard . It looks like perfect condition the but the motor was locked up . Now it just sits with the 10 other bikes I own . Now at 68 years old I'm actually afraid to ride because the traffic is so bad where I live .

[@genoapb]

Just picked up the exact same bike over the weekend also in Michigan, Cadillac area. Can't wait to test it out and then strip it down to like your barn bike!

[@sixfive0cycle]

They are a great platform whatever you decide to do with them!

[@tedecker3792]

I had a similar relationship with my 73 Z1, six years and 66000 miles will do that!

[@_everydayelias]

Great video! I've been out of riding for a bit due to an injury and had a gl500 a few years ago and have been looking into a gl650 to get me back on two wheels! Thanks for the good video! Ride on!

[@katkamhimabindu8417]

1uhddh

[@NBMoto547]

Great bikes I've owned mine for well over 20 years

[@jimstenlund6017]

Not sure how you can enjoy always looking through that windshield, I have mine just short enough to look over the top. I do love the wind protection from my GL500 Interstate.

[@ababbit7461]

The RPM gauge does not work. Clutch is tested by putting it in top gear, go slow (20 mph) and roll on the throttle hard. If it slips, it is time to replace it, if it does not slip, the ride it the way it is meant to be ridden.

[@Havanacuba1985]

I had one of these but with no screen /panniers ,great machines

[@sixfive0cycle]

Agreed, a fine machine!

[@erik6554]

I just to own a gl500 silverwing man the leanangle then i got a bmw k75rt and the leanangle was increadibele

[@sixfive0cycle]

The GL650 has a much greater lean angle then the 08 Ultra Classic I ride now!

[@NBMoto547]

I still own a 1984 GL650 and also a 1986 BMW k75

[@woongtv-naturehealing273]

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[@IlMusicistadel4Piano]

Wow

[@dubbg536]

I'd love to find a GL 500 silverwing but one of these would do.

[@sixfive0cycle]

I think the 650 is better suited for the touring set up. They are both fine machines regardless!

[@jacklowe3788]

Curious what reasonable Interstate cruise speed for 500 mile cruise back in forth from West Virginia to Va. Beach vacation cottage 3/4 times year- Roughly fuel milage? Old retired guy here likeolderbikes & Not in rush mainly ride secondary roads but have to interstate some- Honda XR 650L great bike for mountains local short trips but needing more comfortable road bike - Thanks for video!

[@sixfive0cycle]

This 650 did well holding 70 on highway, it would go more but it was stretching it. It did much better around 60mph. Commuting I got around 48mpg, some trips I could get 50-52 depending on speed. As a single person touring bike it did well.

[@Chris-ul1rn]

Did you put the mirrors on the handlebars, or did it come like that?

[@sixfive0cycle]

Factory mirrors are mounted on the fairing. They seemed to shake, I didn't like them. The mirrors on the handlebars are from a Maxim I had. I loved them on the Maxim so I put them on this!

[@Chris-ul1rn]

@@sixfive0cycle Mine are shaky too. With the name sixfive0cycle you did halfway intend to keep it forever. Thanks for a cool channel.

[@sixfive0cycle]

@@Chris-ul1rn thanks for that! I did name the channel after that bike!

[@patrickguyot1290]

I wouldnt get rid of it 😢

[@ironheadbro]

Any chance you could help me with fixing a starter clutch on my Silverwing or know someone that could? I live in Michigan also. Thanks

[@sixfive0cycle]

I've never done one either. Where at in MI?

[@ironheadbro]

@@sixfive0cycle Brighton.

[@sixfive0cycle]

@@ironheadbro There is a lot of information on the cx/gl 500/650s on motofaction.org/ I've used them a bunch!

[@MightyCRD]

Hate to ask but is the bike sold?

[@sixfive0cycle]

Yes, it sold.

[@michaelweinzel2099]

You might have this in your comments. Notice tac Did not work.

[@bluesman3794]

Should have kept it. Have an Ultra, too heavy.

[@sixfive0cycle]

I don't regret the switch. I loved the GL but I do like the Ultra even though it is heavy!

[@jimstenlund6017]

That’s why I sold my Electra Glide.

[@frankenstein9325]

Is this for sale

[@sixfive0cycle]

It has been sold.

[@Lee950Brim]

Regrets?

[@sixfive0cycle]

Not at all. I truly loved that bike and it was the hardest one ever to sell but I don't regret it. I am happy to have experienced it and what a fine machine it was and to have saved it from the neglectful situation it was in. It went to a good home and the new owner was very happy with it. I am glad I could provide that!

[@user-KrackerJack]

You ever sell it?

[@sixfive0cycle]

Yes it sold.

[@Lee950Brim]

Any regrets?

[@choppergirl]

Men always get rid of the fugly, faithful, and reliable ones, and then regret it when the next "pretty" bike is a high maintenance costly P.O.S

[@sixfive0cycle]

I feel that there is more going on in this comment than just motorcycles! Let me address that as best I can: I have been married to the same woman for 34 years and it will be a lifetime more, she is not getting "traded in". Ever!! There are many amazing motorcycles in the world and it would be a shame to not experience them! It seems like I trade out bikes every 3.years or so. I don't consider it a bad thing, I like experiencing new bikes. They are material things and provide me with a new riding experience. I have loved every bike I have owned but they pale in comparison to the amazing woman I married!

[@choppergirl]

@@sixfive0cycle I have a pony bike best in class 1985 Honda Rebel... but I also have a 1982 Hondamatic CM450 which is the cousin of your bike, and it's a fugly reliable excellent work horse bike I would never trade. Because both were getting long in the tooth... and I had money burning a hole in my pocket.... I recently bought a much prettier Honda 07 Shadow Spirit 750... a gorgeous bike that is basically a rolling piece of silverware you have to polish and clean all the frigging time. A show horse. Now I have 3 bikes and I'm like well.. that was a mistake. If I had to get rid of any one three, it would be the one I just bought... the pretty new bike that requires a lot of attention.

[@pedlpower]

Tell me about it! I sold mine in '86 and bought a new BMW R80. That Beemer was the biggest, most unreliable turd I've ever owned! I had a real attachment to my GL500. Rode it across the country and averaged 10k miles a year.

[@baileysconstruction7898]

There is absolutely no such thing as a gl650

[@sixfive0cycle]

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_CX_series

[@InformalGreeting]

Have to love when someone thinks they know more about a bike than the owner does. Beautiful motorcycle. Really wish someone made this today. So much more soul than the Rebel, Bolt, or Vulcan or even the closest HD, the Street. Have to think these would probably sell better today than they did in 9182.

[@Mrdrivereight]

😂😂😂

[@garviere]

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[@allanhughes7859]

Well let me just say this I am 70 years young and been riding for most of those years Bought myself a B.M.W. 1200 G.S. because thats what we are told to do is it not ??? What a pile of crap too big too heavy and let me down 3 times so far.. Those chaps that did north to south and back to front are talking shit because they had a full crew driving behind them if you want to go travelling go JAP no question and if you dont more fool you no more to be said OH there is B.M.W. parts are a joke you might as well take out a mortage and then you will be just fine German engineering my ass over rated over priced just like the cars living on history JUST AN OPINION BUT DO LISTEN FOR YOUR OWN SAKE !!

[@pedlpower]

Tell me about it! I sold my GL500 in '86 and bought a new BMW R80. That Beemer was the biggest, most unreliable turd I've ever owned! I had a real attachment to my GL500 too. Rode it across the country and averaged 10k miles a year. I truly think the riders that say their BMW is reliable are just blowing smoke. They're too embarrassed to admit they got taken!