Brian's Honda Rebel broke right before I went to Washington on his way to school. I had to go pick him up and put the bike on our car rack to drive back home. We are not sure yet what happened but it sounds like a major engine issue. Brian plans on trying to fix it when he has some time like Christmas break or something and then try to sell it for around $2500 but for now he needed a motorcycle to drive to school in the meantime.
He found a 1981 Honda Goldwing GL 1100 on Craigslist for $1000 so he went and picked that up when I was gone. It has been a pretty good bike. He had to replace a head gasket and get the head re-surfaced because it had some low spots and wasn't making a good seal. But considering we only paid $1000 and the repair wasn't much either because he did it all himself except getting the head re-surfaced which was only $35 and now that it is running very good it was a good deal. So that is what Brian drives to school everyday and the seats are much more comfortable to ride on than the Rebel. I like it. It is a lot bigger bike and very heavy so I am always careful the never tip it over because I would not be able to pick it up.
We are taking it to oceanside on Friday which is a 2 hour drive to go camping with Eric & Desi because the bags can hold a lot more stuff than the Rebel did and the ride will be better with the more comfortable seats. It is going to be so fun.
3 comments:
Wow big bike! My brother used to have a goldwing. Just be careful out in traffic.
That's a nice bike. It's a good thing he can do a lot of the work himself. Dad
ooh! That's awesome that it has more room! Have fun camping
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