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I have been struggling with going from the Venture to a trike for several months, so I bit the dust and went to check out a nice Goldwing. It was a beautiful trike and well maintained so I was really interested in it. However, I had NEVER even sat on a Wing before, so I was not prepared for the experience. I was totally shocked at the cramped feeling I got when I got settled in on it before even starting it. I told the owner it felt tight and he said he was used to it. We rode it for about 30 minutes, and the cramped feeling kept getting worse. It was a wonderful ride on a bike that handled well, But I felt so uncomfortable and cramped I had to get off ASAP. I know Honda makes a quality bike and liked the power it had, but I am going back to the drawing board to find trike with fuel injection that has more room for my long legs. And having owned a Harley Road King, I am not interested in another one. I did see a Suzuki Boulevard C90 on Facebook that looks nice, so I am going to check it out this week.

I finally got the '06 out of the garage, changed the oil, and went for a ride. A little late this spring but she's running fine and the ride into work this morning was fantastic. Now to schedule her annual bath.

Since my stroke last year I've given serious thought to a trike. My wife is also pushing for that (she knows I don't want to give up riding. In mid February the Firm I worked for closed its doors and I've been out of work. So now I have minimal insurance and not riding out of extra precaution. I may need to sell the 2018 by the end of the year to pay bills. When I get a job I'll be looking hard at a trike.

When the only bike I had was my Kawasaki, my wife complained about the uncomfortable little seat so I looked at some baggers. A coworker had a 2004 Kawasaki Voyager for sale for $4,000 and I test rode it but it seemed to be too top heavy for me. I then went to the Honda Dealer in Miami and test rode a 2006 Honda Goldwing. It was even gold colored. The wing has a much lower center of gravity. I wanted the wing but it only had about 6k miles on it and this was 2010 and the price was $16,995. I just couldn't justify spending that much on a bike. I then bought a 2004 Kawasaki Concours with about 21k miles on it for $3,000. It was a nice bike but the most top heavy bike I've ever ridden. It has a 7.5 gallon tank on top and less rake which made it even more tricky at slow speed. The Concours forum even has a section for discussing how many times you dropped it! I sold it after a couple of years.

When you going to make the jump to a trike

If Woody would go ahead and make my reservations we would be golden.

That's the same problem I've always had with the wing. Been on several different seats that give a little more leg room but not enough for me. Great bikes, I wish I could get comfy on one.

I gave him the info. Pretty sure he’ll show up here. We talked about good knowledgeable factual information vs facebook information. Now I need to move out 2 more for even more room. Got a 1st gen and a Honda to move.