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For Sale 1981 Honda Silverwing Interstate GL500

A steal of a deal for $2,000 Cash

Have you ever noticed how a lot of pilots are also motorcyclists?  After probably riding around a hundred thousand miles when I was younger, I'd been out of motorcycling for over 20 years, but had always wanted to get back in.  Well, last year I took the plunge, the course, the tests, and got my class 6.

It was the end of the 2008 HD model year, and getting anything other than a "black" Ultra looked like I was going to have to wait 6-8 weeks for an '09.   Hmmmmm...  off to the Bike, Boat and RV Trader to look for something smaller, cheap, good condition, etc. that I could get a few miles in on while I awaited the new Harley.  I ended up acquiring this "little" (450 pounds) gem from a chap in Sherwood Park.  The Honda was fun while it lasted; however, instead of a 6 - 8 week wait, Heritage Harley ended up locating the bike I wanted about two weeks later - so about all I ever did was blast off a couple of hundred km for a coffee, and road it to work a couple of times!  It is very comfortable on the highway in the 100 - 110 km/h range were I typically like to cruise.  Here she is:

Below are "stock" photos of Interstates in nicer environments than my garage!

Honda GL650 Silver Wing Honda GL500 Silver Wing

Honda Silverwings were originally marketed from 1977 to 1983 and were a little brother to the Honda Goldwing.  They're actually a nice bike for shorter trips, or commuting around town as they're very nimble and pacs a lot of stuff.    I pushed the thing around the shop recently, and after moving my Harley around, it is like a lightweight bicycle!  The fairing is frame mounted, which is really nice when one is stuck in behind semis which tend to throw a lot of turbulence.  

The bike has a friction style cruise control, a stereo, two stereo speakers in the fairing, a full-bike cover, lots of lights, decent tires (rear was replaced just before I bought it), recently serviced, brand new battery, etc.  Insured, Registered and road-ready.    It runs very nice and seems to be excellent mechanically.  It's actually pretty rare for one of these to have "all the dresser parts" still aboard - and this one does - both side bags, trunk, 2 up seat, and the fairing.  Trunk will easily hold a 1/2 or 3/4 helmet, and it has two helmet locks as well.  It has just over 49,000 km on it.  It seems to get awesome mileage (if that matters) although I haven't calculated it yet.  I am guessing about 65 mpg.   Cost me all of $239 to insure it for a full year.

Anyways, I don't need it - my  '08 Harley already has over 24,000 km on it, and I've decided I love Harley's so much I just added another one to the collection, so now I'm really out of room.  I'm not riding the Honda very much and would like to find it a good home.  All in all, I think $2,000 is a fair price, for a really great mid-size bike, but I'll entertain serious offers as "domestic pressure" about why I needed it in the first place has now risen with the cluttering of the shop with that "bike you never ride".

mike@challengerwest.com  780-985-4231.

 

For Sale 1996 22' Triple E Topaz Travel Trailer

Sorry, SOLD

I like to leave this picture up here to remind everyone that  skis are a great idea for a Challenger as we only get about "5 months of bad ice fishing" here in Alberta, or, another ton the weather is that there are 2 seasons - Winter and July!

 

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