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Errol Jones

New Lexington, Ohio

Reviewed on October 16, 2000

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5.0
I've got a 79 Gold Wing GL1000 It's dressed with fairing, luggage, passengers' arm rest, toe/heal shifter, floor boards. It's all chromed and lights all over. Its center of attention every where we go. It has 71,000 miles and it has never been "worked on". Plugs, tires, battery and converted to el... read more
I've got a 79 Gold Wing GL1000 It's dressed with fairing, luggage, passengers' arm rest, toe/heal shifter, floor boards. It's all chromed and lights all over. Its center of attention every where we go. It has 71,000 miles and it has never been "worked on". Plugs, tires, battery and converted to electronic ignition. It starts first time, every time no matter how long it sits. It carries my wife and I and all of our camping gear plus anything we may pick up on the way. At 37/40gpm staying up with the big boys, even at 110mph (I backed off then, the bike had half the throttle and another 6000 rpms and would still pull out from under me) I love my Gold Wing. Much more to say but gotta go
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John M. Wolfeil Jr.

Hopewell Junction, New York

Reviewed on April 23, 2000

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3.0
Heavy and slow. There is hand fatigue after a couple of hours of riding at high speeds (over 60), because of four cylinders instead of six. The first gear is too high. You have to rev it quite a lot to get it going. Otherwise, it is quite a pleasure to look at and ride. Mine has 13,000 original miles and stil... read more
Heavy and slow. There is hand fatigue after a couple of hours of riding at high speeds (over 60), because of four cylinders instead of six. The first gear is too high. You have to rev it quite a lot to get it going. Otherwise, it is quite a pleasure to look at and ride. Mine has 13,000 original miles and still has a lot of good days ahead on it. You can pack a lot of gear on it (with saddle bags, and travel trunk). Floor boards can be nicely added to the engine guards. When this bike is shined up and in good clean condition, it really is a beautiful sight. It gets a lot of attention. The new ones are nice, but the old ones have everything out there for you to see. If you can find a nice one with low miles for less than $1,500, buy it.
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