GoldWing for 2013

[Hoosier Daddy]

So have ya seen what Honda did to their flagship barco-lounger for the new model year?
The new Motorcyclest magazine showed up and had a favorable write up on it.
WAAAYYY out of my price range (who's buying this stuff anyways?)
But DAMN I LIKE IT!!!

[Beekeeper]

It's a far cry from the 82 I'm looking at tomorrow to that sleek beast.

[TOOLS1]

That's the new "Bat Cycle".
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[Piute]

TOOLS1 wrote

That's the new "Bat Cycle".
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                                                  LIKE THE OLD


                                           THINK THE NEW CAFÉ

[shinyribs]

I would not be ashamed to be seen on that Goldwing AT ALL !

[shultz_1978]

I would most definaly ride on. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1vLW53yFWk Just think you would not be just one of those guys on a HD. DOn't get me wrong I have always wanted a full dresser HD for some nice week end rides, But I think this would be sweet to take on a nice long week end get away.

[palbradley]

I saw the GoldWing at the 2013 International Bike Show in Long Beach Calif. It's very impressive. I also like the new Honda CB 1000. Cool retro look.  

[seestheday]

I like the look of the new CB1100 but damn is it ever expensive. Seems like a lot to pay for old tech.

[sgtslag]

It looks like a head-on collision between an HD Dresser, and a sleek Beemer...  I love the Bat Bike reference -- had me LOL!  Anybody know what bike the original Bat Bike was?  Anyone know what happened to it?  The original Batmobile comes on the market every few years, it seems (I think I saw it in the news last year).

The new Wing design is interesting, but it takes Honda down to an HD knock-off, for style.  They've become followers, instead of leaders.  I find that disappointing.  We test drove a 2007 Wing, 1800cc's.  Damn that thing is heavy!  It has a compressor on board, for the suspension.  The salesman showed me the compressor, and lowered it all the way down.  We all forgot about that, and we took it out for a test ride -- balance was on a razor's edge!  Did I mention that bike was heavy as hell?  At 55 MPH, the only noise we heard, was the wind.  It was comfy, and it handled OK at speed.  Could not wait to get back, and park it -- I was terrified I was going to dump it, as the balance was nearly impossible, especially with a passenger sitting behind me.  Nearly dumped it several times on the way out, and the way back in, because the balance was so off.

Price, back in 2007, was around $20,000, starting?  It is excessively high priced for us.  We bought a '93 Voyager, instead.  The Voyager 1200's are close to the Wings they competed against, but at a fraction of the cost.  If you want a luxory touring machine, either will fit the bill, but the cost of an older Voyager is far easier to reach.  We've put over 5,000 miles on our Voyager, and we love it, and the fact that we paid cash for it:  no loan, no payment plan, no guilt.  Just hundreds of smiles per mile.  On a long tour, comfort, and electronic cruise control, are uber-nice to have.  The extra storage space is handy, as well.  Cheers!

[LukeM]

Info on the original BatCycle, courtesy of Wikipedia:

The Batcycle made its first appearance in 1966 in the Batman TV series. It was a 1965 Harley Davidson with a side car, but it was taken on lease and was only used for the first season episode "Not Yet, He Ain't".

Later that year, a new Batcycle was introduced. It was produced by Kustomotive, conceived by Dan Dempski, designed by Tom Daniel, and built by Dan and Korky Korkes using a Yamaha Catalina 250. It was leased to 20th Century Fox starting on April 18, 1966 for $50 a week with an additional $350 up front. The new Batcycle was first used in the 1966 film Batman and continued to appear in the rest of the TV series. Hubie Kerns and Victor Paul did most of the stunt work with the motorcycle throughout the series. The total amount paid to Kustomotive was $2,500. When the series was canceled, Kustomotive used the Batcycle in car shows, paying royalties to Greenway, 20th Century Fox, and National Periodical Publications. Kustomotive built four replicas of the Batcycle for tours.

Luke M

[Hoosier Daddy]

One of them is in a museum in a neighboring town, Auburn, IN

[cdaiscool]

I went to the Auburn-Cord-Dusenburg museum a number of years ago with my dad. I need to go back. Perhaps this year...

[Hoosier Daddy]

Oh yea, the ACD museum is a very cool place! Daughter #1 actually had her wedding at the .... chose it all on her own without any coaxing from her Dad.  

Being the old Deusenburg showroom at the factory it is beautiful Art Deko style, Italian marble floors and surrounded by Classic auto's.





 The Bat-cycle is at the WWII  / auto museum across from the Kruse action park