1983 Honda GL 650

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Second Listing, reduced reserve price. Those who searched for a Silverwing know what this is. Others interested in vintage Japanese bikes, you may be aware of the Silverwing GL500 and CX500 bikes, but this is the rare, one-year-only, 650 version. Also, Interstate means it came originally with the fairing, windshield, and hard bags, all matching color of the bike. All have the rear seat which interchanges with the rear luggage box, and unlocks with the hardbags. The only one more desirable and consequently, more expensive, would be the Turbo models. All have a true hemi (hemispherical combustion chamber) engine, liquid cooled, shaft drive, of legendary life and reliability. They have a following and a website with a forum for exchanging tech info, parts, bikes, and BS, and they gather in Pennsylvania annually, riding cross-country like those guys in the expensive BMW's and Goldwings. I've had a string of the GL500 's, this is the first GL650, and I just can't keep this along with my GL500 and Goldwing, (garage space problem). I spotted this one, going too cheap, even though a big Honda dealer had it, but of course they want their showroom to only be taken up with $25K Goldwings and $10K crotch rockets. I didn't want it to wind up in the hands of someone who won't know what he's got. It needs to reach a larger market, those of you who really appreciate them. Thus, don't ask if I've got maintenance records, because dealers always strip that info from cars and apparently, cycles too. It clearly has not been cobbled together from multiple parts bikes, it's original. A clue is that ONE key operates the ignition, integral fork lock, both hardbags, rear trunk, and hatch on the right side of the fairing. It was traded in, rather than being listed on Craigs like most of us shadetree mechanics would do. Makes me think whoever had it had it serviced at a dealer, the expensive way, but done right. Difference between this and a 500? First, 673cc instead of 496cc. Sits about an inch lower than a 500, which you may notice in the shape of the seat. At 70 mph it shows 5300 rpm, so it's longer-legged than a 500, if memory serves me, the 500 does 6000rpm at 70. The 650 redlines at 9000 rpm instead of 9600. Front brakes 10-1/2 instead of 9-1/2 in, I didn't measure the rear. Cast alloy rims instead of pressed aluminum spokes. Different breather pipe. 650's came either in this gray, or red, 500's were black or silver or mahogany (OKOK Candy Muse Red) Performance: when I listed it before, somebody questioned me about the condition of every component. Let me say it like this: Every single thing works the way it should. Nothing leaks. It lights, honks, blinks, starts, stops normally, and goes like hell, noticeably faster than the GL500. I took it up to 90 mph without a fuss. I'd ride it cross-country. This one, like the five GL500's I've had, tends to fork-wobble if I take my hands off the grips at 30-35 mph, but is steady at highway speed. A couple of guys on the forum ( http://cx500forum.com/ ) said just have the wheel spin balanced and adjust the fork tubes. Both tires very good, near new, rear is Dunlop 491 Elite II, MT90 B16 MC 74H, front is Chengshin Hi-Max 110/90-19 62H. Cosmetics: what you see is what you get. My closeups show the experts the places where most of these have rust, on the hardbag hinges and the coolant pipe. The valve covers are much cleaner than most of these old bikes. Also, this one has the most legible print I've seen, on the controls and the indicator lights. The tank looks like new inside and out, the PO must have put new decals on it. The mufflers, windshield, and mirrors are new. Ever see a leather flap that wasn't torn up, on the left side of the fairing on one of these? No Radio, as you know if you are looking at that photo. But I might negotiate with the eventual buyer for the one on my basket-case Gold Wing. The ripped seat and rusty headpipes can be replaced with parts found on eBay almost every week, I just don't want to wait on them before listing this. I bought a perfect set of headpipes for $45 for my 500, and they appear to be identical on the 650, exact same OD. I've seen perfect salvage seats for about $50, but that was after I had sprung $100 for a new custom-made cover. It has the original tool kit pack, but no owners manual. Clymers makes a better book than the original. Notice that there are no scuffs on the corners of the fairing, so it has never been down. Business things: First, I won't arrange transportation but I can tell you that a guy who bought the first GL500 from me had it shipped to Nebraska on Sterling (STI) and it worked out OK. STI had a special box for it, and they had their act together. Second, I live ten minutes from the Manchester-Boston Airport. Or five minues from the bus station with easy connections from Boston, would be glad to pick you up and buy you a lobster dinner. Third, NH does not put titles on vehicles over 15 yrs old. I've never had trouble buying and selling across NH/MA/RI/VT borders although my experience is limited. I did have to get a document notarized for the FL buyer on one eBay sale. Fourth: about this proxy bidding. After selling a GL500 on eBay, another guy emailed me and said he couldn't understand why eBay didn't take his bid for $2250. He submitted it with 5 seconds to go, watching the bidding with one finger on the trigger, but somebody else bought it for $1975. He was inexperienced, he didn't know that proxy bidding would not have bid his whole $2250 even if he put it in the day before, it would just bid enough to beat the highest previous bidder. FYI, for what it's worth. On Jun-16-11 at 19:51:04 PDT, seller added the following information: This isn't really a change to the motorcycle, but someone was nervous about the 'no title' thing in NH. Your state MV can look up the policy of other states, and then will accept a bill of sale as long as there is an indication that I registered it OR have a document called a Certificate of Ownership or something to that effect. I'll do whatever it takes to get you legal. Thank you.On Jun-17-11 at 19:08:50 PDT, seller added the following information: More on the no-title-in-NH thing. I called NH MV today, and found out MV Depts in various states look up each other's regs, and communicate with each other. You won't be left hanging in the wind. Call YOUR own state's MV Dept and discuss. If YOUR state needs the last registration, they can contact NH, but they should be satisfied with the NH form "TDMV 22A Report of Sale or Transfer of a Non-titled Motor Vehicle" which will be notarized. Also I can furnish a "TDMV 19A Verification of Vehicle Identification" which will be signed off by the police. I have a clear legal train of ownership from the dealer, it's just a matter of what technicalities YOUR state may require. As I said, I once had to spend money to register a bike I sold to FL, strictly for a technicality. I know now they would have accepted the 22A. How to ride home legally? We will draft a bill of sale, and I will go with you and buy you a temporary or "In-Transport" tag to make it home. You will not be stuck with a vehicle you can't register and ride. Please note by my feedback I've never screwed anybody, whether on a $20 book or a $12,000 Porsche.