Got approval on a loan and ok from wife, now looking at bikes in to actually buy 1. Looking within 300 miles of me and am looking at this https://grandrapids.craigslist.org/mcy/6118847353.html
Gentleman turns 73 and says too heavy for him now so its gotta go. He said if I show up with 2000 and test ride it, it could be mine. Opinions? He is getting it out into sunlight with a nephews help to get better pics for me, says seat has 1 pip that he can think of, he took a ride to out of state on new tires and has ridden little since
I was looking at uhauls but no vehicle here with a hitch, for me to leave right after work it would take me to at least 8pm to get there running fast and midnight , most like 1 or 2 am to get home to be up for work again 3 to 4 hours later. Plus I would be to wired and excited to sleep
since he's willing to sit on it for a week or 2 can you do a weekend up and back so you have a day to recover before work? don't know how your schedule works.
I normally get off at 3:30, would take till after 8 pm and then after 1am to get home straight driving with no break, to be up by 4am during week. Can go Sat morning but I want it faster if I can get help with it
If you haven't ridden more than a half hour at a time & I assume you have never been on a 1500, Are you comfortable riding the bike through the I80-I94 mess of Gary, In & South side of Chicago?
Nope, not really and no never ridden a 1500.....yet. I am gonna try finding someone with a trailer I can borrow I think, I don't think I want my 1st ride on it on those roads. But I will figure this out, got a call into brother-in-law who is gonna see what he has going on tuesday or wednesday
Oh crap! I just bought my 96 GL1500 last saturday in Peoria. I rode mine home, on US 30. Wasn't about to take on I80/94 traffic with a new bike I wasn't familiar with.
I rode a 1200 for years. A 1500 is- Way smoother, pulls like a train in comparison to a 12, handles very well, stops faster, and I wouldn't have missed my ride home for the world! Once you ride it, you will know. And be mad at yourself for trailering it home.
I agree, you won't have any trouble riding a 1500 home...
if you don't like the I-ways, then choose one of the better 2 lanes and just enjoy a comfy ride home at 50 mph, stop at every mom and pop DQ you see...
enjoy yourself, and quit fretting the small taters.
all this is good.... and I agree, you will like the 1500. It is about 100 lbs heavier than the 1200... and at a stoplight you feel the weight a bit. It is smoother and a much better bike. Enjoy
Don't let the no plate be an issue. With a signed bill of sale, You something like three days to get it home. Just look at all the privately sold cars, They never have new plates. How could they?? Just talk to your insurance agent, You should have a grace period for putting insurance on it.
I called the gentleman today to try to offer a lil more if he would bring it this way but he can't he runs a performance boat business and is extremely busy and has trouble keeping up, but I got the vin and already have insurance starting as of midnight Friday so I can ride it home on Saturday
Yea,you finally succeeded,you will like the 1500, the fuel gauge might surprise you,it might fall real fast but run a long time close to empty,don't try to stretch the fuel usage until you find how far it will go,35-45 mpg would be a round figure for it.
MPG is all in the tachometer and headwinds if any, and the height of the windscreen.
both of my 1500s, a 94 and a 98 had Tulsa Tall windscreens, and both of them averaged 33 mpg year end every year...... the only time they ever gave figures even close to 39 mpg were when the tach stayed around 2500 rpm.
When I bought my first GL1500 it was up near Charlotte, NC, over 500 miles away from my house. The guy had sent me a lot of pictures of the bike so I told him if it really looked as good as the pictures I would buy it. He was the original owner and it had just under 25k miles on it. My wife and I drove up to have a look at it and it really was in good condition. I bought the bike and we went to his bank and got the title signed over to me and I rode it home with my wife following me in the pickup. That was a good trip to get acquainted with the new to me bike.
The 1500s really are a comfortable bike to ride. Mine will easily get 40+ mpg on the secondary roads at the slower speeds. If you are out on the interstate running with the traffic you can expect it to be down around 35 or so. The higher speeds, say 70 and up, will really take a toll on the fuel mileage.
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