Well, fell into a pretty good deal on a 2015 with 4,000 miles on the clock. Had to drive almost 1,000 mile round trip to get it but it was worth it Drove down in the car, bought it, and rode home. Wife was an absolute trooper on this one too. Yesterday was an extremely long day to say the least.







Rained on me for the first 200 miles However, this bike is absolutely amazing in the rain. Wasn't even wearing rain gear and the only thing that got wet was my hair and the very bottom of my pants. Like only the first couple inches. This thing rides in the rain awesome too. High speeds and it felt stuck to the ground no problem.

Heated hand grips and cruise control are a total game changer too

This thing accelerates on the expressway. Instead of just making more noise The motor is impossibly smooth all the way to the top end.

Suspension feels very balanced. Front and rear move together like they're supposed to. Only complaint I have is that something feels a tad loose up front when doing high speed turns (80+ or so). Grant told me there is some sort of front fork brace. I'll have to research that a bit more soon.

Gas mileage and range really surprised me. Calculated 38mpg and I wasn't riding conservatively at all. Lots of jaunts up into 3 digits and lots of riding way above 80 on that tank of petrol. Went over 200 miles before filling up. Riding the Roadie like that gets me high 20mpg's and fill ups were just over 100 miles. Really have to grandpa drive the Roadie to get close to 40mpg.

The headlights are absolutely amazing. Stock bulbs are about 400% better than the LED and adjure lens on my Roadie. I can actually see far up ahead. The brights are as good or better than those found on my F-150. That's a huge plus for me as I frequently find myself riding in the dark in the middle of nowhere.

Long day and 500 miles of riding had my butt a bit sore but I wasn't nearly as tired as usual. I suspect the lack of constant vibrations helps with that immensely.

It's not all rainbows and unicorns though. Grips are a bit small. Holding on too tightly caused my hand to go numb after awhile. It's definitely made for short legged people too. My legs are bent a bit more than I'd like. I think some highway pegs will help with that just to move my feet to a different position for a few minutes here and there. The radio is actually very good for a stock system but I'd like it to be a little louder and have a bit more bass. It's way better than what I have on the Roadie though. I can still hear it at 100. Cant control song selection with the on board controls from your iPhone/iPod as far as I can tell either. Will have to investigate that further.

Congrats on the new bike

Darn Kyle that thing is nice. Congrats and good luck with it, not that you need good luck with a Goldwing
John

Great looking bike, I've always thought those were really unique. Bet it handles like a sport bike. Digging the color too. Have fun with the new wheels!

Kyle,

Nice bike and informative review. As if I really need to remind you, Mrs. Deerkiller (Kristin) is s special lady.

greg

4, I'm jealous. But, congratulations on the new bike. I'd have at find a really good deal to have a third, and it would be a Triumph Thunderbird.
Enjoy the new bike, it looks great.

Very nice !!!

Welcome to the best of both bike worlds. What do you think of the position of the handlebars.
Their killing me. I'm going to have to go with the Helibars on my 2015.

Enjoy and congrats !!!

Weeeeeelllll.....look at you

Nice.



I noticed they were selling "Tax Refunds", also. Did you get one of those too? They can come in handy.

Congratulations Kyle I know that's what you wanted glad you got it

Lookin good Kyle can't wait to see it.