As said, been a while so not up on the newer tires for the 1500. I didn't like the looseness on wet of the E3s and had gone to the darkside before trying another brand of mc tire on the rear of the 1500 before it's demise by cager and getting the 1800 to replace it. I had been studing the darkside d...

I hadn't tried a runflat on a 1500. I don't recommend a nonrunflat on a 1500. I tried 2 different nonrunflats and didn't like the squirliness in corners, above 80 was not good. Even put one I had taken off one 1500 and put it on a low mile(17,500) 1500, and had the same results. And on the grooved c...

Bridgestone G709 frt
Bridgestone CT Driveguard runflat rear (after 4 Yokohama runflats)

Not on a 1500 now.
On an 08 1800 the past 5 yrs.

hap2 wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 18, 2018 10:53 am

NEWday777:

so what do u have now for tires (both front & rear) on your Wing now?

It is false information that says you have to have the matching tire front to back in sets. I've been running different brands since the 70s and haven't crashed and burned. And I play hard on my wings in the twisty rides. I'm not on a 1500 any longer (5yrs on my 08 now) I don't think I want to, but ...

I use and recommend aluminum 85 deg stems but even those can leak with cracked rubber washers.

Michelin stopped making tires for wings years ago so you won't find one for the rear. Ride-on is the sealer balancer. Will it stop the leak? Depends on what the leak is from and where. Ride-on only will stop a leak in the center 3"-4" of tread, not the sides or rim or valve stem. You need to find th...

Marine layer below 3,000'.

Palomar Mtn is a similar ride...during the early morning hrs....during the week.

I ran a Commander II on front of my 1500 and my 1800. Love the stickyness in dry and wet.

Stew
Unfortunately no rentals of seats out there, but as Andy said there are return refunds offered by some of the seat manufacturers.
Most folks that have reported the likes of the Ultimate brand and the Russell brand seats have high reguards for them.
Check their websites.

So how is your trip going?
Where did you leave from?

You can also mount clamps on the crash bars to mount lights to.

http://wingstuff.com/products/24917-l-b ... bar-clamps

I had clamp brackets on my 83 gl1100 crashbars.

There used to be brackets available for under the gl1100 fairing to mount driving/aux lights but most are discontinued. Other than finding a used set, you would have to fabricate brackets or drill into the fairing under the vents.

These are some pictures I downloaded of gl1100s with driving lights.

Very impressive from another woodworker.

mr green wrote: ↑

Fri Sep 14, 2018 11:44 am

Nice to see someone else reinventing the wheel like I did .It can be a lot of work but can also be very rewarding .Hope I can give you some inspiration my videos.

Not as tall. I prefer the run flats for stiffer sidewalls but they don't offer them taller than the 195/55-16. Well, it's taken a couple of years, but I'm ready for a new rear tire. I'm currently running an Austone and it is finally getting close enough to the wear bars for me to start thinking of r...

So is this on your 1800? If so, start a new topic labled for the 1800. Just so you don't get wonkered answers as the 1500 handling of a DS sneaker is far different from the 1800 characteristics. Just about all of this tread is 1500 related. Well, back to Darkside tire change for a question for alla ...

20,000 miles. Rebuild is due.

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.

Yes I'm feeding my bit addictions too.

smack67 wrote: ↑

Sat Sep 01, 2018 1:00 pm

Thanks for the review, I ordered a set today. I have a bit of an addiction to screwdrivers anyway. I think it relates back to childhood.

Hmmmmm a bit....
This comes with 6 bits......gotta feed them addictions

rdurost wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 04, 2018 2:54 am

Damn, the wheelbase on that thing! It's got to be at least a foot longer than my '77 GW.

Yes the 1500 is longer than your 1000. You can put your 1000 in an enclosed 8' trailer if needed. A 1500 and up you'll need a 10' trailer. Yes @a foot longer.

rdurost wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 04, 2018 2:58 am

Is the transmission behind the engine, vs. beneath like the early GWs?

The transmission is still within the engine case on the 1500s and 1800s.

Good write up and video Scott! But.. Now I need to spend another $300....... 2 sets on my 1800..H7..$200 1 H4 set..... .$100 (1 bulb for my 83 Aspencade) (1 bulb for my 75 CB750) Both of these are still the anemic, lotsa juice sucking halogen headlights. I guess Gary and Betty will be getting some m...

Yes the rain liner would be better than the mesh jacket as any hot wind in the vest will melt the packets faster than wearing a soild jacket will. I wear mine under my leather jacket to keep the heat out. Sounds like the Polar Vest, and the Glacier Tek are very similar. I used the 59°F as a statemen...