Stash Loc: South Central Massachusetts

Thank you Blair

John from gpwmi Loc: Michigan

Nice scene, nice photo, nice ride Stash. Well done.

Stash Loc: South Central Massachusetts

Thank you John. Much appreciated.

jpgto Loc: North East Tennessee

LOL! Good one.

Stash Loc: South Central Massachusetts

Thank you jp

srfmhg Loc: Marin County, CA

Great shot Stash. That scoot is quite an improvement over the old Vespa my roommate and I shared in Cambridge in 1961. We lost it in a snowstorm when it got buried and scooped up by a snow removal front loader!

Stash Loc: South Central Massachusetts

In '61 I was in the Air Force in Texas. A couple buddies and I bought scooters and for the life of me I can't remember if they were Vespa or Lambretta. I think maybe Vespa. we putted all over the place on those things.

dwmoar Loc: Oregon, Willamette Valley

I just can't imagine ever giving up my GoldWing. I bought it brand spanking new in 1984. Never had the desire to sell it and get a 1500 or the 1800 either. Not sure what it would be like selling it and getting something smaller.

Wingpilot Loc: Wasilla. Ak

Before we moved back to Alaska, I sold my GL1800 and bought a Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Classic. It was a great bike and I had a lot of fun riding it. After we got to Alaska I sold the Vulcan and bought a used Suzuki 650 Vstrom and had an absolute ball riding that bike all over Alaska and down the Alaska and Cassiar Hwys. I never regretted downsizing. In fact, I had so much fun riding the Alaska and Cassiar Hwys that I flat neglected to take any photos of the trip. My longest day was 700 miles from Watson Lake in Canada to Tok, Alaska.

Stash Loc: South Central Massachusetts

I've had two Gold Wings. The second a 1988 1500, the year they came out with reverse, I bought new. That's the one I sold about five years ago. It had just over 100,000 miles on it. The current owner says it is still going strong. Health reasons and my wife not riding any more prompted me to downsize.

The photo of my old '88 is one the current owner made in July of this year.

Stash Loc: South Central Massachusetts

Even though we downsize what matters is that we can still get out and enjoy the ride, just without all the bells and whistles. Thanks for commenting Wingpilot.

Wingpilot Loc: Wasilla. Ak

You know, the only thing I missed about the Gold Wing was the cruise control. Now isn’t that funny? The Gold Wing was my all time favorite bike, but the Vstrom was the most fun. On my last ride, I went with a friend and we rode over the Denali Hwy. That Vstrom was so solid I found myself cruising as fast as 65-70 mph on the gravel! But it was time to stop riding, for a couple reasons. I’m missing it.

Stash Loc: South Central Massachusetts

Cruise control and reverse. Hard to beat that combination. My wife and I put many miles on the old Wings.

PhotogHobbyist Loc: Bradford, PA

All this discussion of motorcycles interests me. It matters not to me what someone rides as long ads they enjoy the ride. Back in 2013, I made a purchase of a Harley-Davidson Road Glide Ultra. It is a lot of motorcycle, a little over 900 lbs when fueled and ready to go. It has been a real fun time riding, mostly for short trips locally, maybe a couple hundred miles in a day. I did take one long trip from NW Pennsylvania to Milwaukee for Harley's 115th Celebration. Had a fun time riding there and back not to mention the fun of the celebration and riding with my eldest son, and two grandsons.

In the past I've owned smaller bikes and enjoyed them, but they did not compare to my HD. The largest bike before getting my RG was a Yamaha TX500.

Wingpilot Loc: Wasilla. Ak

I mostly rode the big bikes. I had four Gold Wings, two GL1500’s and two GL1800’s. My last one was an ‘05 Wing I bought new, and when I sold it in January of ‘12, it had just over 85,000 miles on it. Last I heard, the fellow who bought it from me reported having close to 120,000 miles on it, and that was a couple years ago. He’d converted it to a trike. If I had to go back in time, knowing what I know now, I’d keep the Gold Wing and sell the Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Classic and bring the Wing up to Alaska. As much fun as the Vstrom was, traffic is such, up here, that I think the bigger, brighter colored bike would be a safer way to ride. It’s more visible. Drivers up here are rude, aggressive and prone to road rage, and we don’t have a road system like in the “Lower 48.” It’s limited, and both major highways end up in the same
place—Fairbanks. However, what’s done is done, and I was happy with my Vstrom. I just felt a little vulnerable in traffic.

The yellow one was mine, the red one was my wife’s. This was taken at the top of Galena Summit, north of Sun Valley in Idaho.

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