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10 Reasons Why I Love My Gold Wings By Rick Arnoldo

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I started riding on the street in 1968. In that year you could get your motorcycle license in Missouri but had to wait until age 16 to get an auto license. I rode a 1964 Puch 175 2-stroke and later a new 250 when Sears was closing out the brand. I paid $278 for the new 1968 Puch (Allstate) 250, still in the crate. Since then I've ridden BSA; Triumph; Yamaha; Suzuki; Kawasaki; Benelli; Victory and now I'm on my 4th Goldwing. I used to make fun of Hondas, calling them rice-burners. A friend of mine owned the local Honda dealership in Crystal City, MO and asked me one day when I was going to buy a bike from him. I remembered that Honda one made a 750 automatic transmission motorcycle around 1978 and it was white. I told my buddy Roger that I would buy a new bike from him when they made another white Honda. Roger called me in 1986 when Honda released their 1200 Aspencade Sei in pearl white. I went to see the bike and bought it, as promised. Since then I've owned a 1500 6-cyclinder; an '08 1800 and now am the proud owner of a '21 Goldwing Tour. Except for a very firm seat I'm very happy at age 70.