Introduction
This
is my bike! It's a 1996 Honda GL-1500 Aspencade Goldwing. I
purchased it new in October 1996 from
Coleman
Powersport
in Woodbridge Virginia. It is a large heavy bike with a 1500CC flat six engine and
it drives like a car! Even after almost thirteen years
now, it still has less than 44,000 miles on the clock, but now that I have
more time I'm going to clock it up a bit!. It is customized with quite a bit of
extra chrome from
Chrome World and is still in like new condition. There are of
course many Goldwings on the road in the U.S.A. today and it is common to
see large convoys of bikes heading out to the ocean, but everybody still
comments on this one! The deep purple color is one of my favorite
things about the bike and Honda only produced it for a couple of years.
The paint is so hard to match that if anything gets scratched or broken, I
just replace it with a chrome part! It even has a reverse gear and a tow
bar! The one item that I have added to the bike that made the most
striking difference was the drivers backrest. Normally when you ride
a bike you lean it slightly differently than you lean your body on turns
etc. When you are leaning on the backrest, you become "as one" with
the bike as all of the weight moves & leans as one plus you don't have
to hold on to the handlebars when you pull away from the lights! Although not as
fast as some of the bikes I have had in the past like my
CX650 Turbo or even my
CB750F2N, I have gone further on it
than with any other and it is so smooth & quite it's just a pleasure
to ride!
I'm sure I'll be riding this same bike for many years to come. One
of the best rides we often used to do in the Virginia
area is the Blue Ridge Mountains! Checkout the
video at the end of this page to take a ride! Where to meetup with other riders
in Florida?

Most of our current rides are with the
Suncoast
Riders meetup group that I organize
in the Port Charlotte South West Florida area. The group rides every week on both long and short runs and
anyone who wants to ride with us can join. Anything from
local
beaches,
Poker Runs, and longer trips like
Key West. We only have a few Goldwings in the group so far, so if there are any more Goldwingers out
there who want to ride around the Port Charlotte area of South West
Florida, please join the group!
Either way, anyone is welcome to join! There are
many motorcycle meetup groups all around the county, so if you are looking
to ride in a group, check it out.
Where to stay on long trips?
Another
great resource I have found for riding across America is the
Motorcycle
Travel Network. "Is hitting the open road on your beloved
motorcycle one of your favorite pastimes? Do you enjoy meeting locals and
learning from them about the area? Are you someone who likes to lend a
helping hand? Do you like motorcycle camping because it’s inexpensive, but
occasionally wish for a soft bed and a hot shower?". Well the
Motorcycle
Travel Network is the solution to this! It's like a club you
join and as a member you can stay at another members house for just $20 a
night. In return, you have to provide accommodations to other
motorcyclists in the network that want to stay with you for a night or
two. This is great, because as well as saving on the single major
coat factor of any motorcycle trip, the hotel bill, you get
to meet other motorcyclists when you are traveling yourself or even when you
are at home. If you are planning a trip or just want to have some
bikers come by, I suggest you join. Please mention my name "Adrian
Kingston" as the MTN member that referred you in the
online application.
Pictures
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