Thinking of trading in my Shadow Phantom for this...

[2th Dr]

What do you guys think? Mistake? Should I keep the Phantom, or move up to this bad boy? I've riden a Gold Wing before, and it's real nice, but I think what you gain in cruising comfort, you lose in agility.

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[2th Dr]

This is my Phantom.

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[CashGap]

I can't see the pics, but I may be the only one.

[RolexSA]

Is that a bike or a caravan with some wheels missing ? Prefer the look of your shadow . Forget comfort and agility all together and get a Harley .

[KKB]

I don't know much about motorcycles, but I say stay with the Phantom. The other one looks much too cumbersome to be any fun.

[2th Dr]

Originally Posted by RolexSA

Is that a bike or a caravan with some wheels missing ? Prefer the look of your shadow . Forget comfort and agility all together and get a Harley .

Harley does not interest me.

[RolexSA]

Originally Posted by 2th DR

Harley does not interest me.

I understand that perfectly ... they are technically a disaster but look and sound the beesknees .

[2th Dr]

Originally Posted by KKB

I don't know much about motorcycles, but I say stay with the Phantom. The other one looks much too cumbersome to be any fun.

It is indeed a heavy bike (820 lbs I think), but handles very nice. Not sure I would want to lean it like I do the Phantom though. On a related issue, if I were to lay it down, I probably wouldn't be able to pick it back up!

[STEELINOX]

Originally Posted by 2th DR

Harley does not interest me.

Me likey your Phantom; your gonna flip it for the white one?

[STEELINOX]

Originally Posted by 2th DR

It is indeed a heavy bike (820 lbs I think), but handles very nice. Not sure I would want to lean it like I do the Phantom though. On a related issue, if I were to lay it down, I probably wouldn't be able to pick it back up!

I once laid down a HONDA 750 Four on the campus lawn cuttin a short cut home, it took me about 3 minutes to right it

[drtooth73]

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[STEELINOX]

Originally Posted by drtooth73

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I can see em all jst fine from San Diego !

[Dr. Robert]

BMW Enduro 1200

[The Joker]

Hi Mark, keep your phantom, that looks cool.

Us brits don't really understand you guys addiction to these big bikes. Especially that Goldwing, it's so big, you might as well get a convertible car.

Got my DAS(unrestricted motorbike license) at the end of this month.

[MonBK]

I would trade in a heartbeat Mouthwash.

What's the point of having a Harley look alike, might as well ride in style.

[2th Dr]

Originally Posted by STEELINOX

Me likey your Phantom; your gonna flip it for the white one?

Thinking seriously about it Sink-O!

[2th Dr]

Originally Posted by The Joker

Hi Mark, keep your phantom, that looks cool.

Us brits don't really understand you guys addiction to these big bikes. Especially that Goldwing, it's so big, you might as well get a convertible car.

Got my DAS(unrestricted motorbike license) at the end of this month.

I have a convertible, and it's not the same, mate.

[2th Dr]

Originally Posted by MonBK

I would trade in a heartbeat Mouthwash.

What's the point of having a Harley look alike, might as well ride in style.

Thanks buddy! It would be a smooth ride for sure! I have a Honda DN-01 for when I'm feeling "sporty", and the Phantom, although looking completely different than the DN-01, basically rides the same. That's one of the reasons I'm thinking of trading the Phantom. The DN-01 is a keeper for now.

[TSW]

Like the Phantom better, the Gold wing looks more like a small car imo.

[azguy]

Hey ! I have a Harley.....Roadking with a 103" screaming eagle engine that makes 120 HP with the cams and ported/polished heads and 8 hours on the dyno. It pulls like a sport bike but is all so comfy for a 300 mile breakfast ride.

[SLRdude]

The Gold Wing rides much better than the looks would suggest and it will outcorner the Shadow any day. I know... it sure does not look like it from the appearance of the bike but it is true.
On a different note, should you feel really brave one day, the big Gold Wing will also do a wheelie lol. Not easily, but I have seen it done.

I'd have the Gold Wing over the Shadow in a heart beat, but that's just me.

[2th Dr]

Originally Posted by SLRdude

The Gold Wing rides much better than the looks would suggest and it will outcorner the Shadow any day. I know... it sure does not look like it from the appearance of the bike but it is true.
On a different note, should you feel really brave one day, the big Gold Wing will also do a wheelie lol. Not easily, but I have seen it done.

I'd have the Gold Wing over the Shadow in a heart beat, but that's just me.

Chip, you're right in that if you strip away all the "extras" on the Gold Wing, you're left with a basic bike, but not sure it would handle any better than the Phantom. More than likely it would handle about the same IMHO.

[Lion]

Mark, which ever way you decide to go I'm sure you will have a lot of fun!!!

[2th Dr]

Originally Posted by Lion

Mark, which ever way you decide to go I'm sure you will have a lot of fun!!!

[DiamondJack]

Hey Mark. My preference would definitely be to stick with the Phantom. Very cool and mean with it.

The Gold Wing looks like a mid-life crisis and something you would buy when you retire to tour the country with your better half on the back trying to recapture your lost youth.....

Only joking of course..... Well a bit...... But you know what I mean........

[skypilot]

A fellow with a sport bike challenged me and my Gold wing to a drag race the other day. I told him I would accept his challenge if he would accept mine, a 600 mile ride. He wasn't interested. The choice of bike depends on what you want to do with it.It may not be cool but my Goldwing and I have made some multi thousand mile trips in comfort and with no mechanical problems.

[2th Dr]

Originally Posted by DiamondJack

Hey Mark. My preference would definitely be to stick with the Phantom. Very cool and mean with it.

The Gold Wing looks like a mid-life crisis and something you would buy when you retire to tour the country with your better half on the back trying to recapture your lost youth.....

Only joking of course..... Well a bit...... But you know what I mean........

Yeah, but.... I AM having a midlife crisis! That's why I bought the bikes last year to begin with!

[2th Dr]

Originally Posted by skypilot

A fellow with a sport bike challenged me and my Gold wing to a drag race the other day. I told him I would accept his challenge if he would accept mine, a 600 mile ride. He wasn't interested. The choice of bike depends on what you want to do with it.It may not be cool but my Goldwing and I have made some multi thousand mile trips in comfort and with no mechanical problems.

I think it's a cool bike! I think it would be a great bike for going back and forth from Dallas to Houston, plus taking trips with a pillion rider. Last time I rode one, I had to keep slowing down because it was SOOO easy to speed! You don't realize how fast you are going on a Gold Wing because they are so smooth.

[2th Dr]

Originally Posted by skypilot

A fellow with a sport bike challenged me and my Gold wing to a drag race the other day. I told him I would accept his challenge if he would accept mine, a 600 mile ride. He wasn't interested. The choice of bike depends on what you want to do with it.It may not be cool but my Goldwing and I have made some multi thousand mile trips in comfort and with no mechanical problems.

Beautiful color, by the way!

[DiamondJack]

Originally Posted by 2th DR

Yeah, but.... I AM having a midlife crisis! That's why I bought the bikes last year to begin with!

Well they do say that urge to get something loud fast and dangerous is a bit of a giveaway But the Phantom hides it pretty well..... The Gold Wing is like riding with a neon sign on the back

But as others have said, if I was going on a long trip, I would definitely go for comfort...... So I would get a vintage Mustang Convertable

Seriously though, they both look pretty damn cool