Erdeniz Umman wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 18, 2018 5:07 pm

The consumption of my bike is 5.0-6.5 lt/100km, according to the last 2 year records.

I've never gotten that kind of mileage! 5.0 l/100km works out to 56 mpg, 6.5 l/100km is 44 mpg.

I get 40-45 mpg, which is from 6.3 to 7.0 l/100 km.

So just got my GL1200 on the road after it has been sitting for over five years outside from the PO. I did a complete service on the bike and its up and running well. I am enjoying it. The issues I was having while I took it for its test ride was the fuel light was flashing on and off intermittentl...

It depends on how the aux circuit is incorporated. On my radio, I intercepted the preamp lines, and ran them through a relay. I can choose either the radio/tape audio, or my audio, depending on the relay. This relay is then switched using a switch (or in my case, an electronic controller that I buil...

Unless you have water precipitated out of the fuel, you should be OK putting a good stabilizer in it (I use Marine Sta-Bil, the green stuff, and double the dose) and leaving the fuel in it. Do run the engine with the petcock turned off until it quits, so you don't leave fuel to evaporate in the carb...

It definitely needs water to activate. It foams up to fill any voids, and puts out a bit of heat as it cures. But it is incredibly strong, an excellent bond.

Never seen so many at one feeder! Their hunger must have overcome their fighting instinct. They are vicious little things! I love watching them dive bomb each other when one dares to go too near to what another decides is "his territory."

I left the hotel at 9:20, and saw detdrbuzzard (William) packing his bike up getting ready to ride. I decided...hey, 555 is right along my route, why not ride it from bottom to top? So that's just what I did. I hopped onto it and rode the length of it, which took almost exactly two hours. 2018-09-16...

Some more pictures from today's ride:

Today's ride was hot but great - we did the triple nickel (555) / Muskie Bucket ride. A very hot lunch, and fun was had by all: 2018-09-14 08.48.33.jpg 2018-09-14 08.48.53.jpg 2018-09-14 10.33.05.jpg 2018-09-14 11.38.09-1.jpg 2018-09-14 11.38.34.jpg 2018-09-14 11.40.44.jpg 2018-09-14 12.19.47.jpg 20...

Definitely part of a body part grommet. Have a look at whatever body parts you took off and just put back on.

A couple pictures from this evening:

Weather is great for this year's Gathering! One day down, everyone loved the ride today. Tomorrow's ride will be departing from the Hampton Inn, kickstands up at 9 am. If you want to load the GPX file into your GPS, you can download it here: https://goldwingdocs.com/GPX/Bucket_555.gpx Here's the rid...

I just realized I never posted pictures of the installed pieces. So here are Virgil's masterpieces, installed on my bike:

Honda has just announced the 2019 Goldwing, and it's amazing, it's stupendous, it's got a fabulous new... ...paint color. Yep, the only change from 2018 is a new paint color, Darkness Black Metallic. OK, there are a couple more differences: You now get two keyfobs instead of one, and the prices have...

redbug wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 12, 2018 2:29 pm

Did I miss an announcement on motorcycle news that there is no more motorcycle news under news or do I have trouble on this end? Thank you..

Hm. It appears to be broken. I'll try to get it fixed tonight, but if not, it will likely not be until after we get back from the Gathering.

Latest weather forecast is for Florence to turn left and go far south. Forecast for the WV/OH area is warm and sunny every day through Monday, with perhaps a small thunderstorm late Friday night. Perfect riding weather! Hopefully this won't change...

Dilltm wrote: ↑

Sat Sep 08, 2018 11:08 am

You don't need a new engine. the shift forks can be replaced along with the shaft.

Correct, but the amount of labor a shop would charge to do this work far exceeds the cost of a new (used) engine.

If you can do the work yourself, and have the time, then yes, they can be replaced.

OK I need some serious help here..... I rebuilt the Clutch master cylinder and now I can not get it bleed. It looks like the fluid is pushing up through the master cylinder, there not air coming up, when I pump the clutch handle you can see the fluid is being pressured up and not down. I have tried...

I used this stuff for mounting tires: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00H71PEAG/?tag=goldwingdocs-20 /images/HowTo/Mount_Tires/Tire_Mount_04.jpg Works better than anything else I have ever used. It's thick, slippery, AND...it evaporates, so you're not left with goo all over the place. Dish soap can perma...

I'm pretty sure the later switch with the multiple contacts for each gear bolts into the exact same place on the inside of the engine cover as the neutral switch did on the earlier bikes. Then just feeding the wires through that grommet should be the only other step taken. You will need a new gasket...

I have put the GPX files online for the Gathering rides. They can be downloaded here so that you can load them into your GPS: http://goldwingdocs.com/2018_Goldwingdocs_Gathering_GPX.zip GPX is GPS File Exchange, and is a way to view the trips. You can read more about it here: https://fileinfo.com/ex...

I have put the GPX files online for the Gathering rides. They can be downloaded here so that you can load them into your GPS: http://goldwingdocs.com/2018_Goldwingdocs_Gathering_GPX.zip GPX is GPS File Exchange, and is a way to view the trips. You can read more about it here: https://fileinfo.com/ex...

WingAdmin - I don't suppose you took a pic of how you secured/placed the driver boxes did you? I was kind of wondering what sort of wizardry he was using to stow them as well. I didn't. They are thin enough that I was able to just fit them in right behind the headlight, between the headlight and fa...

Wow! At 47 is way too soon! I have been a diabetic for quite some time now, and just got started on an insulin pump. It seems to have helped me get my blood sugar more in line with what it should be. I have lasted a lot longer than Lynn, and am sorry to hear that she has lost that battle with diabe...

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hoss4491 wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 03, 2018 1:32 pm

do I understand correct the cruise want set till get up to 68.

If I remember correctly??? It's been a while, 5 years, since I have ad a 1500.
The cruise will set below 45 mph on the 1500.

The cruise control on a GL1500 will engage at between 30 mph and 80 mph.