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FJR1300 - Good choice for Alaska Trip?
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<blockquote data-quote="swebb" data-source="post: 300534" data-attributes="member: 8436"><p>Update -</p><p></p><p>Wife and I rented a new Goldwing last weekend and headed up the CA coast.</p><p></p><p>We put on 400 miles over the (hot) Labor Day weekend.</p><p></p><p>As expected the Goldwing was smooth, comfortable and powerful. As I'd been told, once undeway</p><p></p><p>the bike handles surprising well. That said, at parking lot speeds the thing is still a bit of a</p><p></p><p>beast. Didn't drop it, but I did have at least one low speed "moment".</p><p></p><p>I suppose with a wet weight of around 850-900 lbs that's to be expected. Highway</p><p></p><p>cruising is pretty effortless, and passsing is a breeze.</p><p></p><p>Only issue I had was some pain between the shoulder blades duirng extended highway cruising.</p><p></p><p>This was not a problem in the twisties or in town. Guessing that a back-rest might help.</p><p></p><p>Gas mileage wasn't bad at around 40 mpg (2 up with a lot of 75-80 mph cruising).</p><p></p><p>I'm sure a Goldwing would be fine for an AK trip, but I'm hoping to ride a couple more</p><p></p><p>bikes (incl an FJR) before making a decision.</p><p></p><p>Have a 2007 BMW R1200RT reserved for this weekend.</p><p></p><p>Wish us luck and thanks again for the feed-back.</p><p></p><p>Steve</p><p></p><p>SoCal</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="swebb, post: 300534, member: 8436"] Update - Wife and I rented a new Goldwing last weekend and headed up the CA coast. We put on 400 miles over the (hot) Labor Day weekend. As expected the Goldwing was smooth, comfortable and powerful. As I'd been told, once undeway the bike handles surprising well. That said, at parking lot speeds the thing is still a bit of a beast. Didn't drop it, but I did have at least one low speed "moment". I suppose with a wet weight of around 850-900 lbs that's to be expected. Highway cruising is pretty effortless, and passsing is a breeze. Only issue I had was some pain between the shoulder blades duirng extended highway cruising. This was not a problem in the twisties or in town. Guessing that a back-rest might help. Gas mileage wasn't bad at around 40 mpg (2 up with a lot of 75-80 mph cruising). I'm sure a Goldwing would be fine for an AK trip, but I'm hoping to ride a couple more bikes (incl an FJR) before making a decision. Have a 2007 BMW R1200RT reserved for this weekend. Wish us luck and thanks again for the feed-back. Steve SoCal [/QUOTE]
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