05-30-2018, 03:20 AM
1983 Honda Goldwing Aspencade . I will say this, it really isn't this bike's fault it was terrible. I'm sure in 1983 this thing was Glorious to behold and a marvel of modern awesomeness. A status symbol even. in 2015, this bike was a disagreeable old man with irritable bowel syndrome. The brakes, quite often, decided they were going to simply lock up, despite being worked over twice. the battery died several times due to the brakes locking up and causing the always-on brake lights to drain the battery (coupled with some other issue that was never identified). the carbs were impossible to balance and the exercise was futile anyway, because any measure of balance you achieved was out the window after the next 20 miles. because of this the bike would stall while travelling down the highway, any time you let off the accelerator for a moment (which made the battery issue even worse because of how many times it had to be restarted). The bike itself weighed over 1000 lbs, which is just ludicrous for an 1100 cc bike (my CB11 has a bigger, more powerful engine and weighs literally half as much). I hated that thing, and he was named Henry, because it just sounds like the name of an old man you hate. i bought it for 1500 bucks, spent another 2200 at the shop, and sold it a few months later for 200 bucks to a guy who wanted to chop it into a bobber. i hope it burst into flames in his driveway. That's the absolute last time i buy an antique motor vehicle.