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Hello everyone. This is my first post. I'm thinking it's time to buy a trike. I'm a young 75 years old and I sold my last two wheeler a few years ago. It was a Harley Ultra Classic. I've also owned two Goldwings in the past. I had a 1985 Aspencade with a side hack on it. I never used my hack much because my beloved wife (God rest her soul) wanted to ride with me on the bike. Later we bought a 93 Interstate and loved it very much.
We went to the Harley because it seemed much easier to handle at low speeds. My sweetheart is gone now lost to colon cancer. I have a girlfriend though. Enough intro bs. I test rode two trikes today. The first was a Can Am Ryker rally. I liked it especially the two wheels in front layout. But it seemed pretty busy at even normal road speeds.
The second bike I rode today is a 2003 GL1800. It is a Motor Trike Conversion (IRS) with 57K miles on it. It looks perfect and that's how it rode.The owner says he had a very well-known trike shop go through it last year and the only thing they had to do beyond fluid changes and general maintenance was replace the rear u joint. The bike has an Ultimate seat on it that was new last year.
Everything works as it should except that the travel trunk open message comes on even when it is closed. I've heard that others have had that problem too. Tires are in fine shape. There are no shakes, or rattles and the bike has been raked so steering is easy.The guy will take 13K for it which includes a new sheepskin for the seat, both driver and passenger back rests, and three brand new helmets, two of which will fit me, and the other one may fit my girlfriend. At $13,000 what do you think. I'll try to post a screen shot of it too. It is Blue and the paint seems perfect.
Are there any specific things I should watch out for? I've read about the possible shift fork problem that 1800's can have. I romped on the throttle in each gear and it didn't jump out of gear. Also, no clunks during shifting. The bike seems to track perfectly and seems to steer well through corners. Any advice you might have about the price and/or about things to watch out for will be very much appreciated.
Don Williams a.k.a. Librarian
We went to the Harley because it seemed much easier to handle at low speeds. My sweetheart is gone now lost to colon cancer. I have a girlfriend though. Enough intro bs. I test rode two trikes today. The first was a Can Am Ryker rally. I liked it especially the two wheels in front layout. But it seemed pretty busy at even normal road speeds.
The second bike I rode today is a 2003 GL1800. It is a Motor Trike Conversion (IRS) with 57K miles on it. It looks perfect and that's how it rode.The owner says he had a very well-known trike shop go through it last year and the only thing they had to do beyond fluid changes and general maintenance was replace the rear u joint. The bike has an Ultimate seat on it that was new last year.
Everything works as it should except that the travel trunk open message comes on even when it is closed. I've heard that others have had that problem too. Tires are in fine shape. There are no shakes, or rattles and the bike has been raked so steering is easy.The guy will take 13K for it which includes a new sheepskin for the seat, both driver and passenger back rests, and three brand new helmets, two of which will fit me, and the other one may fit my girlfriend. At $13,000 what do you think. I'll try to post a screen shot of it too. It is Blue and the paint seems perfect.
Are there any specific things I should watch out for? I've read about the possible shift fork problem that 1800's can have. I romped on the throttle in each gear and it didn't jump out of gear. Also, no clunks during shifting. The bike seems to track perfectly and seems to steer well through corners. Any advice you might have about the price and/or about things to watch out for will be very much appreciated.
Don Williams a.k.a. Librarian
