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Horatio Pugwash Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 4 Location : Wiltshire, UK Points : 1725 Registration date : 2020-03-03
| Subject: Morning all from frosty Wiltshire UK Tue Mar 03, 2020 5:29 am | |
| Hi I am now in a position to buy a Silverwing. There are a few for sale at the moment but hopefully more will appear as the weather improves. I know that there's a lot of information on here but are there any major issues I should look for? TIA |
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Cosmic_Jumper Site Admin
Number of posts : 4415 Age : 81 Location : damn near Philadelphia, PA Points : 10739 Registration date : 2009-06-12
| Subject: Re: Morning all from frosty Wiltshire UK Tue Mar 03, 2020 8:07 am | |
| Horatio Pugwash indeed. Bwahahaha... I love it. Welcome to the forum. |
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oldwingguy Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 1935 Location : Hocking Hills U.S.A. Points : 5353 Registration date : 2016-01-29
| Subject: Re: Morning all from frosty Wiltshire UK Tue Mar 03, 2020 8:41 am | |
| Horatio, welcome to the fold. Issues? Mileage vs mechanical records x color you like, the S'Wing is a solid machine. How mechanically inclined are you as to the condition of the bike. |
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"Hi Yo" Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 2940 Age : 75 Location : Winnsboro, Texas, U.S.A. Points : 8552 Registration date : 2010-02-17
| Subject: Re: Morning all from frosty Wiltshire UK Tue Mar 03, 2020 11:29 pm | |
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GoonerKev Silver Wing Rider
Number of posts : 409 Age : 70 Location : Reigate, Surrey, UK Points : 2509 Registration date : 2019-04-09
| Subject: Re: Morning all from frosty Wiltshire UK Wed Mar 04, 2020 2:06 am | |
| Welcome As you would with any other Bike, Scooter, Car. Give it a good look over, check doc's, ask loads of questions and you should be fine, good luck in your hunt |
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Horatio Pugwash Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 4 Location : Wiltshire, UK Points : 1725 Registration date : 2020-03-03
| Subject: Re: Morning all from frosty Wiltshire UK Wed Mar 04, 2020 4:45 am | |
| Thanks all, for your welcome. The search is all part of the fun! |
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GoonerKev Silver Wing Rider
Number of posts : 409 Age : 70 Location : Reigate, Surrey, UK Points : 2509 Registration date : 2019-04-09
| Subject: Re: Morning all from frosty Wiltshire UK Wed Mar 04, 2020 5:29 am | |
| Indeed |
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Dale N. Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 1999 Age : 78 Location : Princeton, MN Points : 6069 Registration date : 2014-02-13
| Subject: Re: Morning all from frosty Wiltshire UK Thu Mar 05, 2020 12:15 am | |
| Horatio Pugwash Welcome to the BEST SWing site on the net. Like the others have said, Look it over and check the records. The SWing is a very good machine and many have well over 80,000 plus miles on them. What ever that converts over to KM's. |
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MikeO Site Admin
Number of posts : 3837 Age : 75 Location : Seaham, Co Durham, UK Points : 9700 Registration date : 2009-06-29
| Subject: Re: Morning all from frosty Wiltshire UK Thu Mar 05, 2020 5:10 pm | |
| Which bit of Wiltshire? If you're near Salisbury I recommend VP Motorcycles if you need a good, reliable, friendly repair shop and MOT station.
Vince looked after my Silverwings for six years; he's a lovely man. |
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Horatio Pugwash Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 4 Location : Wiltshire, UK Points : 1725 Registration date : 2020-03-03
| Subject: Re: Morning all from frosty Wiltshire UK Fri Mar 06, 2020 3:29 am | |
| Hi Mike. Thanks for that. I'm just north of Swindon, so a bit of a stretch. |
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MikeO Site Admin
Number of posts : 3837 Age : 75 Location : Seaham, Co Durham, UK Points : 9700 Registration date : 2009-06-29
| Subject: Re: Morning all from frosty Wiltshire UK Fri Mar 06, 2020 3:31 am | |
| Ah, yes. Still, it'd be a pleasant ride. |
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Lenny Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 36 Location : Uk Points : 1932 Registration date : 2019-09-08
| Subject: Re: Morning all from frosty Wiltshire UK Fri Mar 06, 2020 7:49 am | |
| Horacio, don't delay you could miss a bargain, mine's on eebay ending at 6.45pm on Sunday. |
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steve_h80 Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 1036 Location : Teesdale, UK Points : 4224 Registration date : 2016-05-15
| Subject: Re: Morning all from frosty Wiltshire UK Sat Mar 07, 2020 1:15 pm | |
| Welcome aboard Captain P! As said by everyone else the silverwing is pretty much bulletproof and the engine so understressed it should last for ever. Serving is pretty easy too.
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Horatio Pugwash Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 4 Location : Wiltshire, UK Points : 1725 Registration date : 2020-03-03
| Subject: Re: Morning all from frosty Wiltshire UK Sat Mar 07, 2020 1:29 pm | |
| Thanks Steve and everyone else for the welcome! I've always felt Hondas were dependable but it's nice to get Silverwing owners' votes. |
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