Anybody ever ask a goldwing rider ?

[Rollin Thunder]

Has anyone bothered to ask a Goldwing rider if they have the same problem The Harley's owners have with HEAT ? Or is this a Harley Issue and not Trike design ? Just wondering.
It scares me about buying one now!

 

[bikerbillone]

Harley issue I would suppose, never had a prob with the Wing.

 

[iaff84]

Has anyone bothered to ask a Goldwing rider if they have the same problem The Harley's owners have with HEAT ? Or is this a Harley Issue and not Trike design ? Just wondering. It scares me about buying one now! :cxtv:

My Chevy van runs fine. My TG runs fine. My 01 FX Springer runs fine. Life is good.
PS: Wife also says her Ford runs fine.

 

[bayoudave]

Heat not a problem on the Goldwing. I expect that the issue comes from the Harley being air cooled and when it is triked the air flow is greatly diminished causing the heat problem. Not sure that there is a real cure as long as the engine is air cooled and sitting right under you. IMO

 

[americanbadass]

Heat not a problem on the Goldwing. I expect that the issue comes from the Harley being air cooled and when it is triked the air flow is greatly diminished causing the heat problem. Not sure that there is a real cure as long as the engine is air cooled and sitting right under you. IMO

Agreed...it is a V-Twin (air cooled) dynamic for sure, although not exclusive to HD. My Victory Pitboss is very hot at temps above 90%, and so is my RoadKing trike. Don't be skeerd RT, if you are a Vtwin guy, get the HD....you can do things to diminish the heat.

 

[rap47]

Last two years and many miles on my Tri Glide. Love it! Did the Fuel Moto package, Header(cat gone), SE Air Cleaner, Jackpot mufflers, and a PC-V with a map installed by Fuel Moto. Runs no hotter than any other harley that I have had in the past many years. Runs great at many different elevations also.

 

[slick rick]

:Coffee:,,,I've got friends that tell me the 1500 is hot of course down here everything is .,,,,:Shrug::Shrug:

 

[John Luciano]

On the 1500 , If you leave the heater vents open or the foot warmer on you can get heat. Don't forget we're the motor is on a wing! U sit over it , exhaust goes under motor. Water cooled . Over 140 deg fans com on.

 

[jgreed]

What I ask " is it running". They are so quiet they sneak up on pedestrian.

 

[Rollin Thunder]

What I ask " is it running". They are so quiet they sneak up on pedestrian.

I figure if it drowns out my wife! its loud enough pepper. Just kiddin

 

[iaff84]

I figure if it drowns out my wife! its loud enough pepper. Just kiddin

I told the wife if I wanted to chat going down the road I would have bought a new pick-up. That went over well!!! :Coffee:

 

[GoSlo]

I told the wife if I wanted to chat going down the road I would have bought a new pick-up. That went over well!!! :Coffee:

Bruises healed up yet? :laugh:

 

[skuuter]

Heat is generally not ever a problem on Water Cooled Motorcycles.....even V-Rod Trikes don't have these issues. Take a Temp Gun sometime and "shoot" a cylinder head even on a Water Cooled Honda V-Twin (or other brand), and then shoot a Harley V-Twin.....You'll be amazed.....

 

[jjalomo123]

I from the Midwest Goldwing rider and have friends that have put oil coolers on their Harley and it helps them.

 

[msocko3]

Heat is generally not ever a problem on Water Cooled Motorcycles.....even V-Rod Trikes don't have these issues. Take a Temp Gun sometime and "shoot" a cylinder head even on a Water Cooled Honda V-Twin (or other brand), and then shoot a Harley V-Twin.....You'll be amazed.....

:Agree: Night and day difference between the air cooled V-Twin and the water cooled engines. I'm kind of enjoying not having to worry about heat while riding the Wing.

 

[Frang]

Sure you can cool it down. Depends on how much money you want to spend!!

 

[donjack]

:Shrug::Shrug:That's when the fight started !!!

 

[GARYD]

I've heard some Wing trike owners complain about heat

 

[iaff84]

Bruises healed up yet? :laugh:

Now that is funny!!!!!!

 

[SEABILL]

I told the wife if I wanted to chat going down the road I would have bought a new pick-up. That went over well!!! :Coffee:

and she told the judge "I didn't slap him..... I High-fived his face"

 

[brianl]

Just had mt '97 wing triked. If I want heat in cold weather, I just open the vents. When closed, I never had a heat problem whether on 2 wheels or 3.

 

[msocko3]

I've heard some Wing trike owners complain about heat

Only time I've felt any warmth on my Wing is when sitting at a traffic light and the fans kick on. The warm air blows out the side vents and the rider may feel it if the wind is blowing right. I've set in some pretty slow traffic and at some long lights in hot weather and haven't been cooked on this Wing like I was on the Triglide I had.

 

[John Luciano]

I was talking to 6 Harley riders(2 wheel ) all of them said. HOT .Temps around my area was in the mid 90s all month. Some said not uncommon to see oil

Temp in the 300 deg area. Heck that is what i bring grease to when I make french fries. One guy said he added a cooler. I saw it mounted in the front of the motor . I made a comment on how does it pass cool air through it. He said not well. Sitting still it does not help much. Even on the back roads it only drops temp 8 deg.

Another guy after looking at my Spyder said " you can ride with shorts on with that bike ,I can't on my Wide Glide."

 

[davek]

I had a 1500 Gold Wing Champion and it burned my feet up......With the pegs right behind the cylinders even 140 degrees(fan comes on) gets hot..I put highway pegs on to get my feet away..But the thing is so wide with the motor design, that was not comfortable for me...But it was QUIET !! I wanted to punch out the mufflers but I couldn't find them under all the plastic mouldings..Ha!! I've since sold it and will be putting on my 93 FLHS in Oct....Dave

 

[GARYD]

MSOCKO3, same with me on my TruGlide. At Rolling Thunder sitting in bumper to bumper traffic in DC in 90*+ temps, I felt a little heat. 99% of the time whether in traffic or on the road, I am quite comfortable. Like I've said before, I think I have a higher tolerance for heat because it doesn't bother me. So I guess I'm lucky when it comes to riding Harleys.

Bike, Spyder, ATV or car, I would never ride in shorts. :gah:

 

[Dragonrider]

My '09 gets a little hot, not enough to bother me tho'.

 

[msocko3]

MSOCKO3, same with me on my TruGlide. At Rolling Thunder sitting in bumper to bumper traffic in DC in 90*+ temps, I felt a little heat. 99% of the time whether in traffic or on the road, I am quite comfortable. Like I've said before, I think I have a higher tolerance for heat because it doesn't bother me. So I guess I'm lucky when it comes to riding Harleys.

Bike, Spyder, ATV or car, I would never ride in shorts. :gah:

The funny thing is my 06 Ultra with a 120" engine doesn't cook me in traffic like the Trike did. It had to be the poor air movement on the trike, after all they are like throwing a brick into the wind.

 

[skuuter]

The funny thing is my 06 Ultra with a 120" engine doesn't cook me in traffic like the Trike did. It had to be the poor air movement on the trike, after all they are like throwing a brick into the wind.

Yep, For Sure, the extra rear width of the Trike body work is a contributing factor, especially moving.....ThumbUp

 

[Sloufoot]

The funny thing is my 06 Ultra with a 120" engine doesn't cook me in traffic like the Trike did. It had to be the poor air movement on the trike, after all they are like throwing a brick into the wind.

Mike, I think you should get rid of that GW, & try one of these. They are quite streamlined to get rid of that "Brick in the wind" effect.........
I don't think ya would even notice it.
BHC-9 Gangsta Trike Motorcycle - Boss Hoss Motorcycles
pepper

 

[msocko3]

Mike, I think you should get rid of that GW, & try one of these. They are quite streamlined to get rid of that "Brick in the wind" effect.........
I don't think ya would even notice it.
BHC-9 Gangsta Trike Motorcycle - Boss Hoss Motorcycles
pepper

Funny this is once upon a time I thought about one, just was turned off by the way they sounded like a car with a bad exhuast system. I don't think their real good on fuel mileage also. I'll bet they get up and go pretty quickly if you don't roast the rear tires off 1st.