Honda Goldwing GL 1800 Review

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lcarpenter1's Review of Honda Goldwing GL 1800

13th Jun 2008

Overall Rating

0 stars
  • Value for money
    0 stars
  • Length of ownership
    One month
  • Reliability
    0 stars
  • Year Manufactured
    2008
  • Build quality
    0 stars
Good Points

Comfortable riding position.


Bad Points

Poor quality control - unreliable!


General Comments

After more than 30 years of riding practically every manufacture and style of motorcycle available, I finally let my wife have her way, and bought a Gold Wing. We took our brand new bike on our first ride over the Memorial Day holiday. On the morning of the fourth day, it broke down, with only 1100 miles on the bike! It suddenly overheated (red-lined), and gushed coolant and steam from the left radiator. We were left stranded 300 miles from home, in the middle of rural Arkansas on a holiday, with no dealership open! The problem turned out to be the cooling fan rubbed a hole in the radiator. It is still in the shop three weeks later, making my current ratio of downtime seven times that of its operational availability. Honda refuses to exchange the motorcycle, replace the overheated engine, extend the warranty, or cover my towing expenses. I certainly expected better from a motorcycle for which I paid more than $20k. Too bad it was too late to cancel the check! I've owned Russian motorcycles with better reliability! My recommendation: Do not buy a Honda!

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