What is the touriest sport-touring motorcycle?
- Thread starter DonTom
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Is that a Sport Tourer, or just a Tourer? If it qualifies, maybe it. Of course if the Goldwing qualifies, that might be the bike.
DonTom
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I've always thought of the Goldwing as being a pure tourer, not a sport tourer. However, I have heard it handles very well for a touring bike, but I have never ridden a GW myself.
-Don- Payson, AZ (RV)
augustiron
2fast 2live 2young 2die
Look at the list of ironbutt rally finishers and tally each model.
rudolfs001
Booty Hunter
Obviously the Goldwing. By all accounts, it'll corner pretty handily. And you can't beat the fact that it has a dash out of a car :rofl
Caddywumpus
4N631
Oldwing
DonTom
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I recently rode a buddy's new 2019 BMW R1250 and I also was impressed. But I wondered if my TTSE would feel as nice in curves after I soon replace my old tires.
-Don- Payson, AZ (RV)
Climber
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I bought a 2001 Goldwing gl1800 about a year ago, I had earlier gotten a gl1200 (for dirt cheap) to test out the theory.
The older GoldWings were cushy, somewhat high and slow to turn in. The gl1800 was a significant change in balance, while moving, it feels like a sportbike with it's low CoG and more aggressive rake angle. With the boxter 6 engine, it's got a ton of torque at the low end and it just eats up the miles on the freeway. My kids love riding on the back of it, the seat just wraps around them and it feels very secure and comfortable with a plush seat.
One caveat on it, the thing that took the most time to get used to was the weight, at 900lbs once it gets past a certain angle, you can really feel the weight coming on. But while moving there is no sense of the weight and turning is easier because the engine gyroscopic effect has it's axis down the center of the bike to it doesn't resist your turn-in.
I did look at the BMW's, but from what I heard they can be costly to maintain.
The older GoldWings were cushy, somewhat high and slow to turn in. The gl1800 was a significant change in balance, while moving, it feels like a sportbike with it's low CoG and more aggressive rake angle. With the boxter 6 engine, it's got a ton of torque at the low end and it just eats up the miles on the freeway. My kids love riding on the back of it, the seat just wraps around them and it feels very secure and comfortable with a plush seat.
One caveat on it, the thing that took the most time to get used to was the weight, at 900lbs once it gets past a certain angle, you can really feel the weight coming on. But while moving there is no sense of the weight and turning is easier because the engine gyroscopic effect has it's axis down the center of the bike to it doesn't resist your turn-in.
I did look at the BMW's, but from what I heard they can be costly to maintain.
