I have had a car tire on the rear of my 1500 for the last year or more. It now has about 10,000 miles on it and shows no visible sign of wear. Mine is a Nokian 195/55 light truck tire. I picked this particular tire because it was the same diameter, 26 inches, as the bike tire that preceded it. So, i...

A funny air horn story.... I installed my first set of airhorns on my brand new Honda CB-350, waaaay back in 1970. I couldn't wait to try them out!! Not far from me, a street call Ridgewood Road had a side road that merged into it at about a 30 degree angle. This merging street had a stop sign, but ...

My 1500 came to me with one of those electronic deer things. I don't hear it, but my wife does. One day I was following a buddy of mine on his rather loud Harley FXR. We came to a stop sign and he turned around and yelled, "Turn that damned thing off!!!" I don't know if it works on deer, but it defi...

Oh man! That's rare all the way around!
It's an LTD model, the rarest, with some very rare
accessories on it. Those side tanks, and that fairing
are hard to find.
Good luck with it!!

redbug wrote: ↑

Fri Jun 01, 2018 3:58 pm

good looking hitch, nice welds and finish,unique design on the swivel ball too.

Really? Are there pictures?
I don't see any pictures.
Sounds like a nice project.

When I got my 1500, it had been sitting untouched with fuel in it for about two years. It started, and it ran, but not very well. Wouldn't idle worth a darn. Over the next few hundred miles, I ran a couple of cans of Seafoam through it. Slowly but surely, the problems disappeared without touching th...

Ok, thanks MikeB.
Kinda what I figured, but I wanted to see if anyone
knew something that I didn't.

I pulled the alternator from my '99 to replace the oil seal that is in the end of the alternator itself. My question is: Should there be oil in the chamber where the rubber cush drive pads are located? Or is there another oil seal in the back of the engine to keep this area dry? Mine is very wet wit...

I'm a bit short and can't flat foot mine either. But I've gotten used to it. Just be careful.
The original owner of my bike, my buddy, is VERY short. For the life of me I don't know
how he rode this bike for 17 years, but he did. If you want to ride it bad enough,
you'll find a way.

I just did my marker lights recently.
Those lights are made of a different type of plastic than the rear lights.
I used a Dremel tool with a fine tooth circular saw blade to cut them
open. After installing the LEDs, I epoxied them back together.
Looks great.

I stuck a spare key in a glob of Silicone Seal, in a spot only I would
ever look. If I ever need it, just peel off the silicone seal.
Then I can re-glue it when I get home with a new glob.

Good idea! Thanks! Never would have thought of that!

Ok, Thanks Dave.
I'll put that on my list for my next service.
I wanted to pull the alternator and replace the
rubber cush-drive pads anyway.
I'll order the O ring and seal. Thanks.

On my '99 1500SE, 85,000 miles.... All around the alternator is wet with oil. Oils drops are dripping from the spring on the sidestand when I park the bike. It's not the shifter shaft. I replaced the seal and installed the support last year. That area is dry now. I thought maybe a head gasket, but t...

Used ------ https://www.ebay.com/itm/96-HONDA-GL1500-GL-1500-SE-GOLDWING-SHIFTER-X87/332514341310?hash=item4d6b6631be:g:olAAAOSwXtNaU~Ix&vxp=mtr Part #'s 1 & 23 Brand New------ https://www.partzilla.com/catalog/honda/motorcycle/1999/gl1500se-a-gold-wing-se/pedal Thanks! I just ordered that one from...

No problem, Allen.
Good luck in your search.

Still looking for a gear shift pedal for a 1500. Anyone?

My 1500 had the same problem.
I put a new Michellin Commander II on the front and the
wobble is GONE. I can now take my hands off of the bars
at any speed. I now have 8,000 miles on the Commander II
and the bike is still rock stable.

Allen, I have a pair of almost new Harley FLH mufflers that you could have for $30, which is what I paid
for them. I bought them to put on my '76 GL-1000 but never used them.
I'm not far from you, near Lake Hopatcong NJ.

TwoTone Trike wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 02, 2018 3:52 pm

Offcenter, What in the world would give you that kind of idea.L.O.L

I...don't know....It just sort of hit me....

A friend needs a shift pedal for his '99 1500. Anyone have one?
Thanks!

I have two vintage rides. I have a '76 GL-1000 Goldwing and a '77 Honda Trail 90. Both are registered and ridden regularly. My Trail 90 has what I call the "optional touring package". :lol: http://goldwingdocs.com/UserImages/offcenter_51582/Bike-Pics_2310/P1020478-1077-x-808_13625.jpg http://goldwin...

Hmm....I suspect that they bat for the other team.

I'll add my two cents to this. I'm currently running a Nokian 195 65 light truck tire on the rear of my GL 1500. (I picked that tire because it was exactly the same diameter, 26 inches, as the bike tire that came on the bike.) For the first thousand miles or so, it felt very squirreley at highway sp...

Just a side note.....
I know a guy not too far from me who has a black '89 Wing.
He has 475,000 miles on it!!!
...Just my bit of trivia for the day.