New member in Northern California

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Hi everybody. Thanks for creating a place for us GL1200 enthusiasts. :YMAPPLAUSE: I am a life long rider. MC permit at 15 and now all of a sudden it's 36 years later! I've had 11 different bikes in that time. I don't have a Goldwing, but I want one. The GL1200 is a size of fully loaded tourer I like. The GL1500 seems too gigantic to me and the GL1800s are still too expensive for me to take the plunge. There are nice ones selling for around $10,000, but that's ten grand!

My current bike is a '99 Honda Shadow ACE 1100 Tourer. It's comfortable, handles great and I've ridden it to all four corners of California and a little beyond. It's not really suitable for passenger comfort when that passenger is my wife. A GL1200 would work better for us, for two up riding.

I'm here to learn about GL1200s and to contribute to the forum when I can.

Thanks again,

Kevin