Avoid the Sammy Miller museum this Sunday!

..better known out here as "Tin Wing".... cruel perhaps, special owner rider as we are here would proffer... know of Ducati myopics whom denigrate with verve about Laverda, even a monocle could not overcome... have compassion for the tin wing rider...they ride alone in company...j
 
iis_iis said:
..better known out here as "Tin Wing".... cruel perhaps, special owner rider as we are here would proffer... know of Ducati myopics whom denigrate with verve about Laverda, even a monocle could not overcome... have compassion for the tin wing rider...they ride alone in company...j
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Here they were known as "Lead Wings", not by their owners, though.
 
You can just imagine them all rolling up to the museum, ELO playing too loud on their stereos, matching trailers, flip up lids with those foam microphone intercoms, wheels full of blue lights, Mooney faced wife with stupid grin, sidecar that looks like a fuckin Bond Bug, whippy aerials for a CB radio so they can talk too their annoying mates , then you can guarantee they will put on Goldwing baseball hats….. ffs.
 
iis_iis said:
"Its life Jim, but not as we know it"... star trekking across the universe, always going forwards..still cant find reverse, though i expect there is a reverse on the 'winged chariots...j
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Fucken funny. I was stopped at a red traffic light and watched a Lead Wing, rider, pillion and trailer pull into an almost full McDonald’s parking area.

The female pillion was off the bike and still pointing around and yelling at the rider when my light went green.

Presumably she realised they weren’t getting out of there without some serious pushing and grunting.
 
I once rode a new GL1000 in 1976. It was one of the most boring motorcycles I have ever ridden. The motor was very smooth but it was really slow and heavy. It also handled very badly and the brakes and suspension were also crap.

I think the 1961 Triumph Bonneville I was riding at the time was faster and handled better.

Some years later I was asked to get a GL1000 running as the carbs were very dirty and had sat with old fuel in them for years. I said no as it looked like just getting the carbs off the bike would take hours.
 
I've never ridden a Gold Wing, but I'd be interested to have a go on one, especially the 6-cylinder version. It must be one of the best sidecar tugs around.

I knew an old guy called Vern who bought a GL1000 brand new in the 70's. He would have been in his 70's at the time too. He loved it. He used to perform stunt rides on the bloody thing.

Anyway, everyone has their own way of enjoying motorcycling. In my old age I can see the appeal of going for a ride while sitting in an armchair. That's why I bought a Ducati Multistrada. Not quite a gold wing but perhaps the thin end of the wedge.
 
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They used the six cylinder engine in the Rune, one of the most outrageous (and expensive!) bikes Honda has ever made:IMG_0131.jpeg
And this one has a brown seat too!
 
Guy here is putting a 1500 six into a Hillman Imp. Some very clever work being done. Injection replacing carbs. Subaru gearbox etc.
 

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It's not a bike for a shy person who doesn't want to stand out. That front end has some character. The steering geometry isn't as radical as it looks when you consider the steering head angle and guestimate the trail.

A bloke used to turn up to our club's Sunday rides on some massive Battlestar Galactica thing like that. The only thing I remember about it was it had an electric centre stand. He pushed a button, there would be a whirring noise and the bike would slowly rise up onto its centre stand. I dunno whether that was an original feature or an aftermarket device.
 
Dellortoman said:
I've never ridden a Gold Wing, but I'd be interested to have a go on one, especially the 6-cylinder version. It must be one of the best sidecar tugs around.

I knew an old guy called Vern who bought a GL1000 brand new in the 70's. He would have been in his 70's at the time too. He loved it. He used to perform stunt rides on the bloody thing.

Anyway, everyone has their own way of enjoying motorcycling. In my old age I can see the appeal of going for a ride while sitting in an armchair. That's why I bought a Ducati Multistrada. Not quite a gold wing but perhaps the thin end of the wedge.
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Luv mine
 

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The latest Harley Adventure Bike has an automatically lowered seat, it goes down when stopped so you can mount it easier. As complicated as that sounds, expect it will be available on all high-end Adventure bikes soon.
 
1200ts said:
I once rode a new GL1000 in 1976. It was one of the most boring motorcycles I have ever ridden. The motor was very smooth but it was really slow and heavy. It also handled very badly and the brakes and suspension were also crap.

I think the 1961 Triumph Bonneville I was riding at the time was faster and handled better.

Some years later I was asked to get a GL1000 running as the carbs were very dirty and had sat with old fuel in them for years. I said no as it looked like just getting the carbs off the bike would take hours.
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Joking apart the original GL1000 was faster over 1/4mile than a Bonneville and faster top speed! Honda UK sponsored a GL1000 sidecar to race- they couldn’t stop the oil surging round corners and it blew up.
It has to be said that the worlds highest mileage motorcycle is also a Goldwing between 400/700k miles depending on who you believe.Also the basis for the Acty-van engine……
 
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