The 1200's

**jmohme** · 08-30-2014, 11:37 AM

A few years back, a friend of mine found a very nice 1200 for sale about 90 miles south west of where we both worked. He asked me to come with him and to ride it back since it had been a number of years since he had been on two wheels. So after work we headed out and I have to say that those 1200, were really nice bikes. It handled well and rode really nice.
The only problem I see with them is that parts are getting a little harder to find.

**Gizmo** · 01-21-2019, 11:00 AM

I had 2 GL1200 Interstates. They were bought used with 20-30,000 miles on each of them. I ran them both up to 80k or so. As was common to that model, one needed a new stator during the time I had it and the rest of the miles were virtually trouble-free. The only time I wanted any more than those bikes could provide was occasionally they needed more power when we were 2-up, fully loaded and pulling a trailer. Even so, they rolled over 12,000' mountain passes with no problem. Great bikes!

**Rocky** · 01-21-2019, 11:37 AM

I owner 3 1200's.

87 Aspy.

85 LTD

Currently a 86 SEI

The injected 1200's are way faster than the barb'd 1200's.

In my opinion the 1200's were the last of what a Real Goldwing represented.

Someone at Honda must of thought so too.
Seeing how the ST1800 copied the 1200's open engine/exhaust look/trip computer/auto leveling.

**Gizmo** · 01-21-2019, 12:17 PM

Would I be underwhelmed if I rode a 1200 for the first time in 12 years?

**Rocky** · 01-21-2019, 06:11 PM

Originally posted by Gizmo View Post

Would I be underwhelmed if I rode a 1200 for the first time in 12 years?

That would depend on what you ride now?.

**Gizmo** · 01-21-2019, 06:15 PM

Originally posted by Rocky View Post

That would depend on what you ride now?.

2016 Wing

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