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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 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.
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