The residents of the southern end of the Silver State will be suffering along with us. Welcome to our two really good weeks of summer - a tad tardy, but still here. EcpRZqAUMAEyW2J.png I remember living and working in Vegas through a summer like that. I shifted to living during the night, when it w...

before all these cooling vests etc were invented, we used to stop at rest stops and soak our shirts, then ride till they dried. Repeat. This of course does hinder ATGATT. I've done that before as well. I recall riding home from Wing Ding in Fort Wayne in 2012, almost exactly eight years go today. I...

bofler wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 08, 2020 2:27 pm

Thanks for the clarification! I really was having trouble understanding from the way it was worded. So, those spacers (#2 and #7) should replaced with new ones?

Ideally, yes.

$20, one left in stock: https://goldwingdocs.com/Store/New-Used-Goldwing-Parts.asp?ShowItem=172 The switch actually has two switches inside it: One to inhibit the starter, and one to light up the light on the dash. That's why you were seeing the behavior you were - only one of the two switches was m...

It is already amplified. That's why GPS antennas are a "lump" and not just a wire. There's all kinds of circuitry in there that receives and amplifies the GPS signal, then downconverts the frequency to a frequency that can be transmitted along coax, before amplifying it once again and sending it alo...

Gator Grip, all the way. I've used one on this plug before, and it took it right off when a regular socket just spun.

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Hello. Wy write mobil it self on there product description the following: • Mobil 1 High Mileage is not recommended for 2-Cycle or aviation engines, unless specifically approved by the manufacturer. You can read it an mobile.com / products etc..... Best regards Georg And the GL1500 engine is neithe...

This thought crossed my mind. :idea: In lieu of all of the ongoing alternator issues. I used to think that upgrading a battery from a OEM battery to a improved design battery was a good move. Then... I remember a service bulletin referencing the idea and the (sometime) problem it created. Seems tha...

Sorry if I'm completely missing something here. In the article it says this: "There is a black spacer in between the two, and that is needed to put everything together again so don't damage it. If it's stuck, use a gasket scraper rather than a screwdriver to pop it loose. When you order the pump, o...

The High output alternators will NEVER be outputting max power on a Goldwing, the point of having one is to have GOOD output at Idle RPM. The regulator in the alternator will keep the amperage throttled back so that it is only outputting what the bike needs, generally around 30 amps. The nice thing...

I might be crazy. I may be way up on the alcohol intake since covid started... I however seem to recall a plastic dot on the control housing with a matching divot on the handlebars that would positively locate the controls. CrystalPistol mentioned this. I expect that if the dot were to be ignored a...

Could be the contacts on either starter relay A or B. If the contacts are starting to pit and wear, you could get a closure where it arcs and partially (or completely) insulates (a click) one time, and a closure where it arcs and closes properly (a start) another. Eventually you'll get to a point wh...

steppin stone wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 08, 2020 1:29 pm

well I guess tomorrow my day off I will be disassembling the bike and chasing wires and cleaning all the grounds hopefully I won't have too search to long..

Look first at the ground connection for the power amplifier (located below the left fairing cubby pocket).

What I dont understand is we have had a lot of ther viruses worse that this one and we never bent the knee to it. Well you are entitled to your opinion as well as I. So I have just cancelled my room reservation. Take care and enjoy. It's a novel virus - meaning it's never been seen in humans before...

I've read the DIY article, but I'm not sure what gaskets are needed for the replacement. Does it have a gasket on each side of that spacer that should be replaced? There are no gaskets, just the spacer: H83GL1100A05.gif https://partsfinder.onlinemicrofiche.com/cyclemax/showmodel.asp?Type=13&make=ho...

Not true. Ohio has mandated masks in all public areas in 7 counties (including mine), under existing public health law, non-compliance is punishable with a misdemeanor and up to $750 fine. Too little, too late, in my opinion. I have to say, speaking as someone who has spent weeks ill from this virus...

Anything above 90 degrees, and I'm wearing my Polar Vest Phase Change Cooling Vest. Best thing I've ever bought for hot weather riding. Makes riding in any temperature bearable.

Hello. Yes, in this case you're right. What i'll say is, the MOBIL Oil is basically not suitable for Engines with in Oil running clutches. Best regards Georg Not true. The 10W40 High Mileage Mobil 1 shown at the top of this thread is an excellent oil for GL1500's, and works extremely well with the ...

You can still get them new from Honda. You can see it here:

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I like your fan/filter idea, I may build one of these the next time I need to do some painting in my garage.

The accelerator pump is temperature compensated in cool/cold temps it passes more fuel for a better shot to aid driveability concerns, in warm temps it is negligible shot. The operation of pump is covered in the '89 european service manual. We used to chill parts with Freon liquid for testing but r...

I finally got a chance to take the seat apart and check the blue-white cable. The light comes on when I first turn on the ignition, it comes on when I short the blue-white cable. The connection seemed solid enough, so I'm not convinced that it was 'loose' and that was causing it to fail. I know tha...

Sounds to me like universal joint. The bearings in the universal joint do fail over time. Symptoms are a low-frequency noise that you can feel/hear only when accelerating, or when decelerating hard. The more load on the driveline, the more you feel/hear it. Often you can feel it in the footpegs. The...

For those checking this topic in the future, another common cause of this problem is a clogged fuel filter. It will pass enough fuel to run at lower loads, but at higher speeds, you end up literally "running out of gas" because the filter can't keep up with the required fuel flow.

Wingadmin, do you think that the po might have put friction modified oil in it and then changed it after issues and this is just the residual? It's possible, it depends how long it was in there, and how it's soaked into the clutch plates. You might try a Seafoam treatment on the crankcase oil, foll...