Can these cheap Honda Goldwings make it 4,000 miles to Key West and back? #4k

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I live in Boise, Idaho. A few years back I bought a '85 Goldwing Interstate 1200 w/71K miles on it that had sat in a garage for 2 years. 2 weeks later, after some minor preventative maintenance, I rode it to Portland, Oregon. Stayed a week for work. Then up to Mt. St. Helens before returning back to Boise. That bike purred like a kitten getting its back rubbed. I still have it. Great bike.

As someone who just bought a goldwing 2 weeks ago, in the short time I've had it, I can safely say, 95% of the remaining goldwings (88+) can make that trip regardless of mileage

Had such a great feeling traveling with you. All the scenery and beer to boot.

I'm from one of those small towns like you see abandoned. 90% of the time the story behind those, is they are industry towns, where most of the population was employed by a major factory of some sort in that area. Those places close down for whatever reason and most of the population moves out. The south is a blue collar industry. My hometown died off like that because they built a bypass hwy around the main center of town and it relied a lot on travelers income. The main factory that employed most everyone ended up getting bought out by an outside company and in a matter of 5 years the town went from population 10,000 to about 900. You usually hear stories like that from the early 20th century but it still happens in this day and age. Especially in southern towns. My hometown for instance died off between 2006 and 2012. Even the school closed.

my grandfather rode goldwings and was a member of the gold wing road riders association and i kinda spent my later childhood riding his 1800 and going to meets. he recently passed and in his later years was unable to ride and eventually had his bike converted to a trike but still unfortunately didn’t get to enjoy it much. hearing those wings again and those distinct honda shifts brought back a lot of good memories. thanks for the great video

It goes to show you don’t need to buy a crazy expensive motorcycle to take a long road trip and enjoy yourself. As long as it’s been maintained. I did that same trip solo on my Honda 750 Super Sport back in 1976. No windshield, No credit card, no cell phone, no GPS, no camping gear. Just a sissy bar with extra clothes, a black leather jacket, leather boots, jeans and a $19 dollar K mart helmet. I avoided Georgia as much as possible going through South Carolina and on to Florida east coast then down to the Keys back to Illinois. About 3500 round trip.

Every ride my brother-in-law and I went on is summed up in the great comradary experienced by you guys in taking "another ride" There are inevitable glitches, rain, crappy gas stations, more rain, "where are we moments?" become secondary to the scenery, people, and saddle miles that make a ride unforgettable. Thank you for letting me ride along!

What an epic trip! Thank for letting us join in! Just got in to Motorcycling and looking at taking a longer Solo trip this summer across my country of Sweden.

this video definitely earned you guys a new subscriber. i love seeing guys put it out there you dont to spend 40k on a bike and gear to go have a great adventure on motorcycles

Fantastic video. Just bought an 1800 2 years ago, they really are made for that kind of travel. Lots of weird little electrical things but the owners typically take really good care of them, and they are comfortable for doing all day riding long miles.

Thank you for sharing the adventure! I've always wanted to do a motorcycle trip like this. Makes me want to buy an old goldwing now haha

Everyone go yell at GoPro for letting us down! Not even these ‘action’ cameras could survive what we went through!

Missouri native here I live pretty close to Illinois and do know a little back story to those towns on the Illinois side, they used to be booming industrial towns that supplied barges. But as St. Louis got more popular and the industry’s moved through more populated towns. There wasn’t really any good paying jobs on the Illinois side. People either worked in missouri and lived in Illinois or found good paying jobs in Illinois which is not so common. Illinois has some pretty high taxes so people either moved to northern Illinois or surrounding states.

Fantastic video guys, true to life with the ups and downs on the road. Thanks again.

GREAT video...and the Wings came through. Can't beat a Honda. You guys are hilarious...especially with the beer. Funny as hell.

I envy you fellas other than the rain. At 76 I would have holed up in a motel. Real cycles riding down from Wisconsin. When I was young and dumb I rod Mt Harley 165 in sub zero weather an only newspaper under my jacket for wind protection. What a nasty ride. Thx 4 taking me along on your adventure

10:58 aww man! Love it when when they finally roll over but always fun in starting process 😊

Awesome 😎 thanks for posting this. Very informative and interesting.

Cool trip guys. Thanks for sharing