Greetings!
I resurrected an '82 GL500 last summer. My neighbor put it in his garage when his 14 year old daughter was born and hadn't ridden it since then. She started right up with a jump battery after I put Mystery Oil in the cylinders and cranked it with the plugs out and sat overnite. She started right up!
I want to put a sidecar on it so my Akita can ride with me and also so I can ride all winter. That has me looking for something to tour with. I thought of keeping my eye open for a GL650 but I've also been looking at other Hondas. At first, the NC700/750X. But I ride on pavement and the adventure styling seems to just be styling. The CX500forum.com has been extremely helpful with my GL500. When told folks what I was looking for there, someone said I should check out the CTX700. It really meets my needs more closely than the NC750X.
I've seen new 2016 CTX700s on sale in neighboring Wisconsin for under $4,000, which is less than used ones are going for on CL or Marketplace. My only wish is that the CTX700 had a driveshaft and not a chain.
I won't be buying until next year. I turn 66 in December and this is how I will celebrate. My daughter lives in Grayling Michigan and I'd like to take trips there riding through northern WIsconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
So I am here to learn as much as possible.
Thanks,
Lee
I resurrected an '82 GL500 last summer. My neighbor put it in his garage when his 14 year old daughter was born and hadn't ridden it since then. She started right up with a jump battery after I put Mystery Oil in the cylinders and cranked it with the plugs out and sat overnite. She started right up!
I want to put a sidecar on it so my Akita can ride with me and also so I can ride all winter. That has me looking for something to tour with. I thought of keeping my eye open for a GL650 but I've also been looking at other Hondas. At first, the NC700/750X. But I ride on pavement and the adventure styling seems to just be styling. The CX500forum.com has been extremely helpful with my GL500. When told folks what I was looking for there, someone said I should check out the CTX700. It really meets my needs more closely than the NC750X.
I've seen new 2016 CTX700s on sale in neighboring Wisconsin for under $4,000, which is less than used ones are going for on CL or Marketplace. My only wish is that the CTX700 had a driveshaft and not a chain.
I won't be buying until next year. I turn 66 in December and this is how I will celebrate. My daughter lives in Grayling Michigan and I'd like to take trips there riding through northern WIsconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
So I am here to learn as much as possible.
Thanks,
Lee