The Cons of the Honda Silverwing

[@codyoliveira9428]

The first week I got my Honda silverwing it was its 2005 and only had four thousand miles I drove it all the way from Florida to in three days 500 miles a day and it was pretty comfortable

[@munkeenevahrong239]

I went with the discontinued Honda ctx700. Dual clutch six speed and ABS. Gets 70 mpg too. I'm surprised that Honda kills off such fine machines.

[@coyote311]

I have a 2006 with a 600 and I just replaced my rollers with sliders and put a new belt on and now the torque is amazing on it! Gets decent MPG as well.

[@joecamel6835]

what are rollers and sliders ?

[@coyote311]

@@joecamel6835 Scooters have a CVT transmission and on the front pully connected to the engine (not the clutch), there are small weights inside. It comes standard with rollers but now with the invention of sliders they give it more torque on take off and more stability during a fast acceleration. Whenever you change belts you always need to check the rollers / sliders for debris and signs of wear and replace / clean when needed or bad things happen very quickly to your transmission.

[@danielclark5170]

I have a 2003 Honda silverwing 600 and it's a comfortable bike to ride in city or back roads. If you get above 70-75 mph it seems like it's getting wound up. It still gets at least 50 mpg in any riding. It looks just like the one on this video, but it has nicer wind screen.

[@billdoty1938]

I had one of these. It was fast. At 85mph, I had a quarter turn left on the throttle. I avoided the Suzuki 650 Burgman. The Suzuki Burgman had a manual mode for their cvt. The 650 Burgman has a history of cvt problems. I never checked the fuel mileage. I rode it on interstates, 2 lane roads, just about anywhere. Negatives: price of batteries ( $140), tires ($350 / 2), oil changes needed valve adjustment check ). Generally, this is not a do it yourself maintenance friendly machine. 149xx miles. Sold it for a 1200 Sportster.( battery $100, tires $250, oil changes do it at home, no valve adjustment)

[@okinawanah3463]

tires are not even $100 each.. check on Cycle Gear

[@garrysanderson5793]

Best profit bike. I flip atleast one a month. Easy to find or haggle for 500, take the fairings off, remove some doodads, swell those for parts,. Easy hundred or two depending the buyer and condition of those parts, new exhaust to give er a deeper growl, resell to the cruiser market, and most of the problems are cheap as hell to fix because of so many people buying them cheap and not having the time/know how/financials to fix it

[@yungednoliasquad]

most honda scooters are easy to flip, but to be fair, scooters arent really that hard to sell to begin with just recently bought a 2009 silver wing, and if this one wanted to could sell for 3500 pretty quick if selling it was what was in the planner, got it for 2900, if you register it though before you flip it you arent going to make much though, so do you dead flip, and give the next owner the transfer papers, or are you a dealer, that does all that in house when selling them seeing as it seems you sell alot you either have to be a dealer or you are you are selling illegally lol so theres that..

[@JasonDudeson]

Its aerodynamical but gets the milage of my 1700 nomad. Honda, come on.

[@MadsWorld34]

my first one was a 2009 and like a idiot i sold it. and it took me another 4 years to find another one i wanted with out one million miles on it. and i found a 2012 400 miles one way with 109 miles on it. and i went and got it. and let me tell you ITS NOT FORSALE.

[@Cleanandgood]

I just hit 70K miles and I'm not even think about getting rid of it!

[@MadsWorld34]

@@rangerdon8195 oh yea i agree and anyone wants mine they better have $8000 cash in their pocket and anyone stupid enough to pay that for mine i will be smart enough to sell it

[@jus4taday]

I’m a Silverwing owner but you’re wrong both the Silverwing and Burgman are 89” in length,but the Burgman is 1” wider

[@seamusmclaughlin5916]

I love my 2006. Your review is very honest. I see it the same way.

[@brianfraser2495]

I have had a 2008 for five years. Very good for crosscountry trips in the summer. My only concern is the weight. It rolled onto its side while trying to back into a parking spot and needed two people to get back up.

[@okinawanah3463]

not that heavy, try a Harley or Kawasaki Concours i weigh 140 and I can squat deadlift between 185 and 225 standard 2 plates on the bar you’re using your legs to lift the bike not your back or arms that’s how you cause injury

[@nobull772]

Holy moly, it weighs 511 pounds, wet

[@nuhuh12589]

Them fuckers are heavyy

[@yungednoliasquad]

@@okinawanah3463 its like two pcx scooters, so its cant be too hard to get back up if you can lift at least 120, because dont know how much this one can lift but on a 280 pound bike this one can lift it back to its feet or wheels if you may pretty easily lol but if you are an older chap, and you are a shorter person and you dont know how to properly lift a bike up, youll have a bad go of it even if you are really strong lol be cause of how the weight on a bike is distributed, you dont actually need alot of upper body strength to pick them up if you lay it down, you need core and leg strength, and in some places they wont even give you your license if you cant properly lift the bike...

[@okinawanah3463]

@@yungednoliasquad it’s all in the feet and back if you can use the leg press machine at the gym and do deadlifts that’s about all there is to it but dropping a dirtbike off road is way more harder to pickup and it’s barely 300 lbs because the terrain you drop it in would be a steep hill with soft, muddy terrain that breaks under you so you can’t even get any leverage.

[@MissBoop-iq2it]

I love my 2004! Best thing I ever rode

[@walterkiebart9728]

OMG The Windscreen is sooo ugly.

[@jamesthorne8488]

I have a 2010 model and get 58 - 60 MPG on the highway cruising at 65 -70 MPH. Must have some engine improvements since your '03 was built.

[@Cleanandgood]

I know they added an oxygen sensor in 2007.

[@wecountingmoneyoverhere2517]

My '03 gets 52-55 mpg

[@okinawanah3463]

Silverwing is a million times better than the Suicide Suzuki Burgman Low desirability and low sexiness of the Silverwing makes it easy to pickup $1500 Silverwings as spare bikes for parts The crappy part of the Silverwing is the stock suspension and bad brakes but maintenance including the CVT belt, sliders and clutch pads makes it a literally 1 hour job Mine has 24k miles on it and in California we drive an average 85 MPH and the Silverwing is good even at 100 MPH when I get around to the valve adjustment, timing/cam chain replacement, I’ll update this comment to let everyone know if it was easy to do I got a Silverwing in a trade with zero research and the only thing that failed me were crappy old dry rot tires from sitting in the sun all day and a bad old battery I average 49 MPG consistently with aggressive everyday commuting and lane splitting. The Doctor Pulley Sliders make a significant difference in city riding with traffic lights

[@landenedwards2729]

I rode one as a joke and fell in love with it. I was definitely shocked at how well it did on the highway, and from what I've read they are practically faintenance free bikes and have a great life span for the motors.

[@michaelfoster3914]

I have a 2005, it was love at first ride.

[@Cannavis]

I will be picking one up tomorrow (2003 just like yours) thx for the review

[@motardsquid]

Where from?

[@Cannavis]

@@motardsquid in Arizona

[@bengordon7635]

My roommate had one ,,I moved and he let it sit for 2 years ,, he called said if I wanted it too come get it ,,, I went it had flat tires put a new battery gas in it started right up ,, I had upgraded the rollers in the clutch ,, gave it much better pickup .. cruises at 75 mph

[@Bonniemish]

I bought an 02 with 4700 miles at a Donation Thrift shop. Installed a new battery and gas. This is a crotch rocket disguised as a scooter! I need to get manuals on it. Local Honda won't service it because of age. It was garage for 21 years and hardly driven.

[@Cleanandgood]

try used motorcyle dealers. Most of them can service your bike.

[@wagezombie]

I want a simple 2010 honda insight with a mugen body kit on it and a silverwing moped to go hang out with my motorcycle friends. thats all my budget can afford lol.

[@rescuehoundemtd]

I have an 07 Silverwing. Get yourself a air hawk. Total game changer.

[@motardsquid]

Funny you should say that. I just busted out my air hawk

[@EvilscooterKitty]

I stupidly sold my 2006. Miss it, and am looking for another one. However, gas mileage really is bad compared to the Burgman. However, the Burgies can have horrible issues with the cvt unit. :(

[@motardsquid]

Didn’t realize burgmans had an issue. What happens with the cvt?

[@EvilscooterKitty]

@@motardsquid I can't explain it well, but they go out, taking out the entire engine. The 650s are famous for this. Not so with the 400s.

[@euromustdie]

I own a 2008 Burgman 650 and while the CVT can break on its own the crux of the problem happens to be a pulley centering bolt which can be bought for about seven dollars the pin/bolt is really easy to get to and takes about two minutes to replace The pin centering bolt failing has been shown to be the main reason Burgman CVT‘s fail Change the all transmission and drive fluids on a regular basis and you should easily get 50,000 miles out of it If the motor is ticking, maybe get the valves adjusted The Burgman motor is also known as a Half-a-Busa I changed mine at 25,000 miles and it is a good thing that I did because it had a significant amount of wear on it From what I understand if you change out that pulley bolt you should be able to get 80,000 miles out of the CVT You might have to change out the servo or actuator for the CVT, which is really nothing more than a small electric motor. Maybe a two hour job with only a minimal amount of hand tools I just bought a 2009 Silver Wing with 12,000 miles on it for $3500 from a dealer. Wife wants to try out riding solo and the Burgman sits a little too high for her We are pretty excited

[@nobull772]

These maxi scooters are awesome, but maintenance isn’t easy, and maintenance at shops can be expensive .

[@okinawanah3463]

maintenance is very easy compared to a sportbike with tight clearances twin and single cylinder engines are the easiest and simplest to maintain that’s why they sell all over Asia and India

[@nobull772]

@@okinawanah3463 I need to learn how to do it

[@okinawanah3463]

@@nobull772 as long as you document your tear down process and place the bolts in labeled bags you’ve done 70% of the work removing the seat and the plastics everything for access is right there it just has plastic covering it even spark plugs on this bike is just a 15 minute job

[@treverpitts]

Is this bike good for a first-time Rider and if your 5 ft 3 can you flat for it or is it actually too tall period and what is the difference between this and the Suzuki Burgman

[@dukeloo]

Which is a better bike? Honda Silverwing or NC700XD?

[@BradMason]

What windshield is that? Doesn't look at all like mine, nor does it look like a Givi.

[@joaquinpinon2872]

Thanks for review, simple and informative. Got my eyes on a 2008. Just might get it. God bless you and take care

[@juliotrigueros6394]

¿La compraste al final?

[@robdavis2]

Good video. Well except for comparing its gas mileage to a 150, a 200, and 250 and saying it's gas mileage is bad . I mean... those bikes can't even ride the hwy safely. It is a 600, not really the same class motorcycle. I love the Maxi scooters. I had a Burgman. I drive a Goldwing now, but I still play around with the idea of getting me another one.

[@motardsquid]

Which goldwing do you have?

[@robdavis2]

@@motardsquid I have a 2006. I really like it. The guy I bought it from was very meticulous with it. It's got 109,000 on it now. I actually took it to the Easter family reunion earlier today and put another 300 miles on it. The Burgman that I had I got from an old man who used to drive it to see his daughter once a month in Arizona from here in Dallas Texas. He had had the CVT modified and gave it more torque and acceleration. His family was not happy about him driving across country once a month at his age and they requested that he sell it so he did. 120,000 mi on it when I bought it. Still ran like new. It performed a lot better than I was expecting. My cousin does a lot of cross-country. And I got the itch to get a Gold Wing. I should have kept the other bike too. Don't get me wrong the Gold Wing is a dream to take cross-country. But the Bergman is very comfortable. And a lot lighter for whenever you're just going to the grocery store and back. My little French bulldog loves riding on the Gold Wing with the big back seat. I thought about getting another scooter so I would have a second bike for someone to ride. But I don't guess I really need it.

[@ACoustaDC]

You have watched this video!

[@joecamel6835]

No I haven't, yet .

[@ukgardener973]

Thanks

[@brucemckelvy9920]

Two minutes of content stretched to 11 minutes. How many times to you have to comment on fuel economy?

[@motardsquid]

Not enough. I should have complained more about the range as well.

[@rustymac40]

What a rude comment, how about you make a 2 minute vid you jackwagon. SMFH.

[@brucemckelvy9920]

@@rustymac40 Tried to be constructive so you can produce better quality videos and have more followers. OR you can continue as you do call commentors names and never grow your channel. Makes no difference to me.

[@rustymac40]

@@brucemckelvy9920 Bruce, I am not the content creator but someone who appreciates the time that goes into making a video. Again, your comment was rude and uncalled for…opinions are like assholes…you made an asshole comment in my opinion. Have a great weekend.