Wing to tri-glide

[firemen122]

Anybody made the move from a goldwing to a triglide? Currently have an 06 wing with a roadsmith kit. Really thinking hard about the switch. Looking for some thoughts and opinions. The wing is reliable and makes good power but does not speak to my soul if ya know what I mean.

Thanks

 

[Tynker]

Anybody made the move from a goldwing to a triglide? Currently have an 06 wing with a roadsmith kit. Really thinking hard about the switch. Looking for some thoughts and opinions. The wing is reliable and makes good power but does not speak to my soul if ya know what I mean.

Thanks

A new Tri Glide will speak to your soul, and your pocketbook...LOL They are really nice, and will scoot.

 

[trikermutha]

I would Highly suggest if you have not driven a TRIGLIDE yet to drive one for awhile before jumping to the dark side.

Its a completely different ride etc to get use to. :xzqxz:

 

[RMGM]

Love our 2018 Tri Glide - very smooth on the highway - deals with corners very well so long as you approach the tighter ones somewhat slower than you would on two wheels. There's nothing "dark" about our Trike except the colour.

 

[firemen122]

I would Highly suggest if you have not driven a TRIGLIDE yet to drive one for awhile before jumping to the dark side.

Its a completely different ride etc to get use to. :xzqxz:

That's the problem. I have test rode twice now. It does speak to my soul. My next step is to rent one for a few days, so I can spend some real time on it. I have read that the stock ride can be improved. It is more stiff than the roadsmith I have now, but the dealers have the rear tires like balloons. It is hard for me to get a real feel for what the ride will be on a short test ride.

 

[firemen122]

Love our 2018 Tri Glide - very smooth on the highway - deals with corners very well so long as you approach the tighter ones somewhat slower than you would on two wheels. There's nothing "dark" about our Trike except the colour.

Thanks for the review on the 18!

 

[Gorilla]

Jim,

I really suggest you rent one. Go see Tony at Treasure Coast HD Stuart tell him Ted out of Key Largo Fl sent you. He will work with you and if you buy will give you a GREAT deal. Rear tires down to 22/23 lbs and 36 in the front. If it needs more a lift kit and coil over rear shocks.

Ted

 

[LadyonaMission]

Anybody made the move from a goldwing to a triglide? Currently have an 06 wing with a roadsmith kit. Really thinking hard about the switch. Looking for some thoughts and opinions. The wing is reliable and makes good power but does not speak to my soul if ya know what I mean.

Thanks

Your soul is telling you to get the Harley. You should do as your soul instructs, unless you have a wife saying NO.

 

[ultrafxr]

I am a long time Harley rider and a new Tri-Glide owner. Never ridden a Honda conversion trike so really cannot compare but I will say my new 2018 Tri-Glide is one heck of a ride. And with DK Custome TSS 14" shocks and convertible lift kit it rides very well. I am very happy with my ride and think you will be also.

 

[Fearless]

I ride a old Triglide and very happy with it, if feel you need to make a change rent a Triglide first. At my point in life I am done settling for OK.. I refuse to be a settler any longer. I get what I want at my age Cause if I don't I will settle for death and not have lived. Good luck on your choice! :good: ride safe Fred

 

[firemen122]

Jim,

I really suggest you rent one. Go see Tony at Treasure Coast HD Stuart tell him Ted out of Key Largo Fl sent you. He will work with you and if you buy will give you a GREAT deal. Rear tires down to 22/23 lbs and 36 in the front. If it needs more a lift kit and coil over rear shocks.

Ted

Thanks Ted

 

[TriTn]

I ride a old Triglide and very happy with it, if feel you need to make a change rent a Triglide first. At my point in life I am done settling for OK.. I refuse to be a settler any longer. I get what I want at my age Cause if I don't I will settle for death and not have lived. Good luck on your choice! :good: ride safe Fred

A line from a Jimmy Buffett song: "I'd rather die while I'm living than live while I'm dead."

 

[G.W. Viper]

When I bought my Wing about a year ago...it took me months to decide Triglide or Wing. I finally went with the Wing.

If you want the trike to speak to your soul...go with the Triglide. If you want comfort , Reliability, being able to use reg. gasoline, ( means a lot of $ here in Calif. ) have more storage, better handling...stay with the wing, or better yet, if you are willing to fork out the money, which you are, perhaps wait a little and check out the 2018 Wings....J.M.O.

 

[TriTn]

My wife is 80. Yesterday we rode a 225 mile loop, with a lot of twisties, into NC, Ga. and back home. When we got home she said something about all the beautiful scenery. Then she said something like she felt like she was in an easy chair sitting back there and enjoying it all.

 

[trikermutha]

That's the problem. I have test rode twice now. It does speak to my soul. My next step is to rent one for a few days, so I can spend some real time on it. I have read that the stock ride can be improved. It is more stiff than the roadsmith I have now, but the dealers have the rear tires like balloons. It is hard for me to get a real feel for what the ride will be on a short test ride.

Well best of luck on whatever you decide. But yes spend more time on one and if you think that it will make your soul happy go for it. It not stick with what is best for you.:clapping:

 

[GARYD]

Love our 2018 Tri Glide - very smooth on the highway - deals with corners very well so long as you approach the tighter ones somewhat slower than you would on two wheels. There's nothing "dark" about our Trike except the colour.

I agree with you except for the part about slowing down on tight corners. I usually up the speed. A trike can take a corner faster then a 2 wheeler any day. The tighter the turn the faster a trike can take it compared to a 2 wheeler. Think about it. The faster you take a turn the farther out you have to ride which means the opposite lane - not good. Depending on the speed, I can do a 90° turn - 2 wheeler sure can't. Centrifugal force doesn't push me out as far as a 2 wheeler.

Now a professional racer is another story.

 

[jc1300]

Anybody made the move from a goldwing to a triglide? Currently have an 06 wing with a roadsmith kit. Really thinking hard about the switch. Looking for some thoughts and opinions. The wing is reliable and makes good power but does not speak to my soul if ya know what I mean.

Thanks

Just a thought....try to find the dealer you will most likely purchase the bike from {is you so decide} I had mine out for two days before taking the plunge.....the two day rental was then a no cost sales pitch....not a huge savings.....but can be anywhere from $200 to $500 depending on the dealer.

 

[Thomas L]

re Switch

I have done - what you are thinking. The only thing you will give up (and its a biggy) is the ride. Rent one first. the H_D does speac to the soul -- but is is HARD, (Solid akle) !!

 

[GARYD]

I have done - what you are thinking. The only thing you will give up (and its a biggy) is the ride. Rent one first. the H_D does speac to the soul -- but is is HARD, (Solid akle) !!

I agree about the solid axle, but I don't mind the ride because I don't ride on roads that are that bad.

I steer around pot holes and manhole covers etc.

Not worth the $5K to convert to IRS and I won't ride anything else but a Harley. Eventually I may switch out the shocks, haven't decided if I want to spend that much money yet.

Just replace air shocks with coil over and reduce psi to 23 it will make a world of difference.

 

[TriTn]

Someone please fix it so I can no longer log in here.

 

[DK Custom Products]

I have done - what you are thinking. The only thing you will give up (and its a biggy) is the ride. Rent one first. the H_D does speac to the soul -- but is is HARD, (Solid akle) !!

That challenge has been beat. 14" Trike Series Shocks™ along with a Convertible Comfort Lift™ and the ride is completely changed.

Here's what Jerry said upon returning from the Ozarks-

TSS shocks I put on a couple of weeks ago. The trike's ride is improved incredibly.

My wife and I simply could not believe it was the same vehicle.

Btw, I've ridden a few wings, and some can am's...they are all different....choose which you like, then enjoy being out in the wind!

Kevin

 

[Fearless]

Someone please fix it so I can no longer log in here.

Sorry you are in forever one of us like the living dead you have been bitten by the three wheel virus. LOL:jumpy: Fred

 

[Gone2Three]

Sorry you are in forever one of us like the living dead you have been bitten by the three wheel virus. LOL:jumpy: Fred

Otherwise known as the T-virus.... .

 

[firemen122]

Thanks for all the comments from everyone. Really appreciate the link to the shocks and lift. I have been trying to figure out what it will cost to cool the bike down for longevity and improve the ride.

 

[Fozworth]

When I bought my Wing about a year ago...it took me months to decide Triglide or Wing. I finally went with the Wing.

If you want the trike to speak to your soul...go with the Triglide. If you want comfort , Reliability, being able to use reg. gasoline, ( means a lot of $ here in Calif. ) have more storage, better handling...stay with the wing, or better yet, if you are willing to fork out the money, which you are, perhaps wait a little and check out the 2018 Wings....J.M.O.

Viper said a mouth full here. I had a Goldwing motorcycle and thought long and hard about having a Trike kit added to it. Why? Well, the engine is good for 200,000 plus miles, it's water cooled so there are no temp issues to worry about, motor mounts probably won't break loose, shift linkage probably won't strip out, water pump probably won't quit after just 20 or 30,000 miles, probably won't need to change the left handle controls so you can start it in gear, trunk probably won't start to open itself while going down the freeway but here is why I went with the Harley.

1. I test drove a Goldwing trike with a motortrike kit. Don't know if it was just a badly done kit that year or what but my experience on it was terrible. I almost decided to forget Trikes all together due to the ride on the Wing, plus the way it was built my legs had no room and to get my legs to the highway pegs was not a good fit either.

2. American made. (Sort of).

3. Wife and I got on the Harley to test. Night and day different fit for us both. We were sold.

So, I just fix it as it breaks and keep on riding. We keep on loving it with all its faults.

I guess in summary, other than the Goldwing not fitting us....it was just too mechanically perfect. lol

 

[Fearless]

Thanks for all the comments from everyone. Really appreciate the link to the shocks and lift. I have been trying to figure out what it will cost to cool the bike down for longevity and improve the ride.

Do a search for DK Customs Kevin has done volumes of work on just those subjects, he has certainly helped Old Shiney and I. fred

 

[Rev J]

Wife and I took a 2010 Goldwing with a CSC conversion for a test ride. It was smooth as silk, handled great and comfortable. The Triglide is a different critter. It does handle great, is smooth (coming from a two wheel Honda VTX). Both are great machines but the Harley fits our personalities better. We both like the Vtwin engine as far as looks, sound and performance. There is nothing wrong with the Goldwing. If thats what you like buy it. Test both of them and decide for yourself. Respect others opinions but get what you want.

 

[rhino 2]

For years i only had Japanese Bikes.And a Canadian trike , And every time i walked in a Harley showroom i just didn't get it... To me they were old over priced bikes... Then one day i was fed up with the Spyder, And happen to drive by a Harley dealer and sitting there was a Tri-Glide. That was in 2011...The salesman said take one out for a ride...

3 miles up the road and 3 miles back, It Got it..Can't explain it , An intangible maybe?

Bought it on the spot...It ain't the fastest, It ain't the slowest , Or the best riding Trike...

Its just feels right...:Shrug:

 

[Jthubbs]

That's the problem. I have test rode twice now. It does speak to my soul. My next step is to rent one for a few days, so I can spend some real time on it. I have read that the stock ride can be improved. It is more stiff than the roadsmith I have now, but the dealers have the rear tires like balloons. It is hard for me to get a real feel for what the ride will be on a short test ride.

My wife had a CSC 1800 GW, she loved it. At the time I had a 2 wheel GW. I joined a Shrine group that mostly road White HD Ulttras, so of course I needed one. It's way different than the Wing but a great machine. When I thought I should get a three-wheeler, I walked in and bought it without riding it. It wasn't until they delivered it to the house that I found out it has a rigid axle. If I had ridden it I would not have bought it, I would have converted my '15 Ultra. I am stuck with it, I love to hear it and to look at it but it still leaves something to be desired in the handling.

Just my experience