TG MotoRider 2005 Goldwing Review and Ride. Buy an “Oldwing” or a New One?

[@JamesFrost74659]

I'm a Harley rider and I just bought my first Honda Goldwing. 2007, 29,000 miles on it, excellent condition. I love it!!! So smooooth and so quiet, I named it 'Whisper'.Yes my legs need to stretch forward, I'm 6'3" with my riding boots. I'm really enjoying this new horse. I paid $7,500 for it. It's so well balanced the bike actually feels small.

[@Candywarhol]

Very glad I was not drinking my coffee when you made the CHiPs comment!!

[@tgmotorider.narratinglifeo3480]

Thank you for watching!

[@kimhorton6109]

I have one ten years younger with only 89k on it. Bought it new in Crossville, TN. Don’t expect them to like GWs. I use mine for everything. It’s great for a grocery getter. I’ve stored $200 worth in the bags. Movies, doctor appointments, longest day rides you can imagine. Any day, every day.

[@Mr1drumlover]

I absolutely love my 2005 goldwing ABS. I keep thinking I'll trade it for a 2023 DCT, but after seeing this video, forgetaboutit! Really enjoy your videos!

[@tgmotorider.narratinglifeo3480]

Thank you for watching!

[@stanleyhache1626]

I ride a GW 2000SE and I'm having a hard time justifying an upgrade. These machines grow on you and and their reliability is so satisfying. As for having the pegs forward ... I have forward foot rests and rarely use them except for stretching out.

[@joeblack-l5c]

Bought 05 two years ago as my first bike and I’m sixty one. Dropped it about half a dozen times slow maneuvering. I love the crash bars..nothing but the bars touch the ground. Since then I’ve learned to make figure eights within 18’+38’parking spaces. Wanted to see just how fast it would go. 130 was about all I could get out of her. Just had to see what she could do. Keep it between the lines and watch out for critters and goofball drivers

[@JIMWSMITH]

Well said. And the gl800 is cam chain , win , win.

[@Lt_Tragg]

These are such awesome bikes. My hang-up though with the ‘wing is it’s ostensibly an automobile in sophistication, gadgetry and so forth which equates to much more maintenance and service. There’s something about that which detracts from what I like about motorcycling.

[@clay1883]

You are exactly wrong about maintenance and service. I don't know where you got your information. Obviously you've never owned one.

[@paulzumpf3612]

There isn't any additional maintenance and you don't have to use the gadgets. The only thing I use is the cruise control and sometimes reverse. I never touched any of the other stuff because like you, I ride to get away from all that.

[@lornarutkowsky1307]

Hi John here you still have the goldwing I like the years from 2001 to 2010 then 2012 to 2017 do not the 2018 and up

[@paulcoonce2493]

In a way I see your point. Taking the top shelter off and all the electronic wiz-bang connectors is a pain when it comes to changing an air filter. Try to change a starter and it's no easy button. But it goes back together easier than you think. Just takes some effort.

[@richardvasconcelos4683]

TG,That's what highway peg's are for,had them on my old school Valkyrie in the late 90's,Spazz in Cali.

[@FrankBlackcrow]

I am thinking my next bike might be a Goldwing.. because, to have a tow ball for a trailer.. I did see one made for my Deauville, once, never to find it again of who did it.. looking at the mono wheel trailers... get a welder, then learn to weld... or learn to make mistakes.

[@ethanberry8360]

I just bought a 01 goldwing last year love the bike had a 1500 se model for six years 1800 much faster throttle a bit to quick had to get used to it. But love the bike side bags a little smaller than the 1500 and Trunk by the way When I brought the 1800 wing I didn't notice the lack of Foot warmer doors near the feet. Spoiled by the se 1500.

[@r.williamcomm7693]

Have you noticed any of the “wobble” with the front end or any kind of “dive” in braking or turns that has some owners getting the Traxxion Dynamics upgrades? Some say it starts around 40k miles & sure enough there’s lots of Wings for sale from various years with late 30k mileage. Just trying to decide which year is best for me between 2002 & 2017.

[@tgmotorider.narratinglifeo3480]

I haven’t noticed anything like that at all. But you definitely want to get the suspension settings right if someone’s riding on the back and you have luggage.

[@r.williamcomm7693]

@@tgmotorider.narratinglifeo3480 Thank you for responding. Traxxion has a great video on KZbin & what they show with stock fork flex blew my mind. It’s not a cheap upgrade but what they do & how the riders compliment their products is impressive to the point that I’m either looking to get a Wing that has the Traxxion upgrades or hoping to find an inexpensive Wing like you did that I can then add the upgrade. It’s good to hear that you haven’t had any handling issue with yours at those miles. These are amazing bikes. Thanks again. Hope that all your future rides are safe & enjoyable. 👍

[@paybacc4224]

Big bo from LA I got that 2005 goldwing run bomb

[@kluper1157]

Love mine 2006! 5 k sweet hart!

[@FrankBlackcrow]

Yeah I agree.. I don't know why they don't have the cancelling turn signals on all their bikes (when doing a good thing, why stop), and I have a bike I wish had reverse on, not as heavy as a Goldwing, but still a bitch to push backwards when your feet just hit the ground.. it's also a Honda, the 2003 NT650v Deauville, that some call the Dull Ville, the bike I had before that was a 1988 Honda vt250f.. Honda's are hard to kill. The one thing that I have found though is, that parts become hens teeth on how much older the bikes are, I suppose that is a common thing with any bike that is older than 10-20-30 years... odd thing is.. all 5 speed gear box's on these 2 also. Q: would we need more gears, because it might be if more gears, it might just be the increments between gears would be smaller, to get to the same gear ratio of the 5 geared box.. it would seem like a joke played on us... more steps to reach that same 5th gear ratio.. unless one was a true reverse gear. The big difference people find is.. when riding a bike that doesn't have a chain or belt, has pro's and cons. I live in Australia, both bikes were cheap and nasty, and still are.

[@tgmotorider.narratinglifeo3480]

Truth on all that. But I will say when you’re cruising on the highway for a long time and you’re doing 75 miles an hour it’s nice to have that six gear to settle the motor and keep the RPMs at a quiet hum. Thanks for watching. I appreciate your comments.

[@lornarutkowsky1307]

Hi John here.keep the older wing

[@lornarutkowsky1307]

Hi John here did you get the goldwing

[@rutkowsky1000]

BEAUTY

[@mollymcghee2220]

6th gear would be nice, and would drop the rpm 500 revs or so, based on the previous 5. That would improve the mpg from 35 to about 40. But it doesn't rev any higher than a typical V-twin. Just faster and smoother. Pro tip: Use 2nd gear for slow mo moves.

[@TheSlab24]

Very interesting. Nice review.

[@tgmotorider.narratinglifeo3480]

Thank you for watching

[@gdmofo]

Great deals used many low mileage

[@shawnjoseph7522]

Where do find them?. I can't find any

[@tgmotorider.narratinglifeo3480]

Checking with your local dealers you’ll see some come through in their used stock. We have a lot of dealers here in the St. Louis area. You can also check CycleTrader.

[@mollymcghee2220]

That "avg" mpg of 40 is because the speedo has a 7.2% error. It's really 35.

[@mollymcghee2220]

The REVERSE is driven by the STARTER.

[@oldman8141]

I wear a size 14 shoe this is why I sold my 83 golwing, great bike just not enough room, but I love my vl1500

[@paybacc4224]

I have a 14 foot and I'm so cool on that goldwing man wife's say no bike men say OK baby

[@starseeddeluxe]

Built by alien engineers, but apparently they don't understand that in America our highways are 80mph minimum crusing speed, and you need a real overdrive. Not a pseudo overdrive that seems good on paper. Of the all the bikes made in Japan, how did they mess up the gear ratios on a Goldwing? All that torque and still screaming down the road at 80mph at high rpm? I am leaving this comment in hopes that others will complain loudly about the lack of overdrive on all Japanese motorcycles.

[@tgmotorider.narratinglifeo3480]

That’s not a bad point. I test rode the brand new Goldwing and it has a six gear which is actually pretty loud at 75.

[@Mr1drumlover]

I have had my 2005 goldwing since 2008. I still search for six gear, really annoying!

[@Ambivalence18]

its blue

[@mollymcghee2220]

The Tupperware is cheaper than a power train.

[@mollymcghee2220]

My Wing goes faster and farther than any V-twin I ever owned. Don't bad-mouth a Wing until you've ridden one.