I actually never did get the pipes to rotate. I had everything loose but they wouldn't move. Had enough room to get the axle out just by pushing them down a little. Glad you got it done. Next time loosen but don't remove the bolts holding the clamps that clamp the mufflers to the collector. And tak...

Looking it up on the parts finder, it lists these part numbers for the navigation unit:

2006: 39201-MCA-A70
2008: 39201-MCA-R00

Whether or not they are interchangeable, or if it is just a revision, I can't say.

Well, I took my Wing out today for its maiden voyage this season and I am VERY pleased with the performance of the MadStad windshield! Love it! The bike performed great also. It should be noted I did the winterization as outlined in the “How To” articles from Wingadmin, as I have always done and th...

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Wed Apr 01, 2020 7:32 pm

Where do I post an item for sale? Specifically a 2015 heated Goldwing seat, less than 4kmiles.

You just did!

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Wed Apr 01, 2020 3:59 am

Thinking about it, when I had all the bodywork off I noticed an orange heatproof rubber tube on a gizmo attached to the L/H exhaust manifold that looked like it was used to send hot air somewhere,

It goes to the foot warmers.

Wow, this is a beautiful ride! If I had room, I'd come get today (less COVID-19 issues). As you know, I sold my 1990 Goldwing and purchased a pair of 2007 Yamaha Majesty 400's for tooling around on. I was eyeing the Suzuki models too, but here in MinnySnowday there was an abundance of Yamaha's for ...

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Wingadmin, Very nice video. I found the tricks (what I was hopping to see) very detailed. By the way, I admit my air tools are fast, But your wrist action is faster. Well done. Is there such a thing as a guessamate to the life expectance of these relays? I know in cars (a lot less water/dirt gets t...

The "Low Fuel" light on my 1500 works, but when it comes on it is so dim it can hardly be seen. So I breadboarded up a circuit to detect this and light the bulb brightly. Or you could do what Virgilmobile and I did to our GL1500's - probably the best (and most accurate) way to permanently fix the l...

Some users have also repurposed GL1500 carb boots: How to replace discontinued GL1000 Carb Intake Boots with GL1500 parts

Question: What is a good repair manual to buy? I found two online, one is Clymer the other one is Haynes, which one is better? Neither. Get the actual Honda service manual. Too many mistakes and omissions in both the Haynes and Clymer manuals. http://www.helminc.com/helm/product2.asp?class_2=AHC&St...

Changing high beam bulbs on a GL1800 requires some disassembly, patience and tricks. I have used dowels, small flexible tubing and three different long reach needle nose pliers. I will offer that LED or HID is actually easier IMHO as they have a wire harness "tail" to help wag the dog rather than j...

Whoa. I missed that you had used DOT 5. You're going to have two potential problems there. First, if the original brake fluid was not COMPLETELY flushed from the entire braking system (i.e. not even the slightest remnant of DOT3/4 fluid anywhere), then adding DOT5 will cause you problems. This means...

Most of the helmet headsets use relatively large speakers with equally large voice coils. If you switch the hearing aids to "telephone mode" where they pick up the audio signal from the magnetic field of the voice coil rather than using their microphones, it should pick up the sound from the headset...

Twenty minutes later I was on the phone with the dealer telling him that the bike was violently bottoming out on any and all imperfections in the road. He told me that I simply needed to hand adjust the rear suspension, which I have done at least a dozen times now. The bike is indeed much smaller a...

You might want to adhere a piece of ABS under where those bolts go through the trunk lid to hold that luggage rack on. That will give it a lot more support and resistance to cracking in the future. You can see how I did this on my 1500 here: https://goldwingdocs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=690

I have an 87 Goldwing aspencade,,,, I had shop tuner it up really good two years ago,, all fluids, timing belt, etc.... anyways,, does it have an adjustment on the clutch?? When I pull in the lever it does NOT engage till its 75% pulled in leaving me about 3/4" to do my shifting.... suggestions??? ...

I think the bolt you're asking about is this one?
If so, it is an M8 x 16mm flange bolt, part number 95701-08016-00

I don't recall for 100% sure, but I believe these to be 1.25mm thread pitch.

Update: I put in a switch inline with the battery, directly to the compressor. The compressor works but doesn't fill anything. Weird thing is it did do some filling last night, directly to the battery. Does anyone know if the front/back /increase/decrease buttons need power to control the valves? I...

Cloudy fluid can be from moisture. There are lots of synthetic DOT3 brake fluids, but I think what you're asking is if you can use DOT5, which is non-hydroscopic (doesn't absorb moisture from the air). And the answer to that is an unqualified NO. DOT5 is silicone based, and can play havoc with the r...

I spent some time yesterday trying to figure out how I might livestream video and audio from my system...

VLC is not part of Windows, and the link to the version of VLC above is a limited version that won't play DVD's or Blu-Ray discs, because it does not contain the decryption algorithm. You can get the full version of VLC (it's free), which will play just about anything, here: https://www.videolan.org...

I've never actually used my radio cover! I just let the rain come down (and boy, have I ridden in some rain...)

The brakes on the 2000 GL1500SE (which is what I have) are more than capable for the bike. You can (and I have) lock up both the front and rear wheels. It's a heavy bike, so it takes longer to stop, of course. Stainless braided brake lines help brake feel immeasureably. Locking up the wheels is not...

You can buy a tool for it, but I'd probably just go buy a cheap deep-well socket and grind it into shape, like I did to make this steering stem bearing nut removal tool:



Did you have a timing belt break?