Well, now. Sometimes there are those who look at a Honda Goldwing as some kind of reliability god. From my experience and friends experiences that's not any more the case than todays Harley. Actually from my experience of cost to maintain, ease to work on and repair if any problems arise the award goes to Harley for getting back on the road the quickest, less down time and reliability at less cost. I think a high milage Goldwing is just about worthless as far as cost to mantain and rebuild. If you don't believe me I have a friend with an old high milage Goldwing he'd probably let go for $500. It's not much to look at but all it needs to run a little is a starter clutch assembly which the dealership says they can fix by pulling entire engine and replacing for $1600. For two thousand dollars and a couple more thousand to replace some minor cosmetic and functional items in bad shape you could have a high milage winger worth maybe a thousand dollars. A Harley of the same year and in such a state will bring ya 5 to 9 times that money, and you'd have something. I think when you look at Wings as disposable you may have a ride that is dependable and worth the purchase price for a few years untill buying another. And the guy who buys it for a few hundred isn't out much. But it's not a real long term bike to most avid riders no matter how many miles it gets before rebuild. IMHO only.
PS: Ya got to admit you do meet the nicest people on a Honda and if I owned one now I sure wouldn't want to miss the Honda Hoot. Cheeses! teehee