I had the same issue a couple of years ago. The heat/cool cycle and much tapa/tapa helped, and then when grabbing it with vice grips, do only very small movements in both directions, loosening only in ever increasing small increments. Don’t try to loose it completely in one fell swoop. Mine did star...

Update! After doing the previous work and going out for a ride, I noticed a difference immediately. For the worse. If any of you have ridden a bike with a steering damper set too tight, that’s what it felt like. The bike tended to wander and was twitchy, especially at lower and medium speeds. High s...

I may be going against the popular tide here, but I would recommend rebuilding the original unit. When I first got my ‘92 Wing 6 years ago at 80,000 miles, my experienced GW friend told me to get the alternator rebuilt. Good insurance against getting unexpectedly stranded, so that’s what I did the f...

I have a '92 GL1500SE, with 100,000 miles. Have noticed for the last half year a bit of play at the front wheel due to play in the steering head bearings. I just went through the procedure of trying to torque the adjustment nut at the top of the stem to remove the play. Going through Wingadmin's How...

My guess is that it could be the idler pulley (belt tension pulley) that the cam timing belt runs on. Have you replaced the timing belts recently, and did you replace the idler pulley as well? I did my belts about 7 years ago, and did not replace the pulley. I have not had any noise yet, but now am ...

I had a tip-over in the garage, and the RH mirror got knocked off when the bike fell against something. The 3 little black screws holding the mirror pivot plate to the mirror body now don't have enough holding power to keep keep it fixed when pivoting the mirror. What have others done to fix this? G...

Yes, you should bench test the carbs before reinstalling them. Use something with a nozzle to force fuel into the line. I used a Siracha bottle. Then you will be able to see if the float valve is shutting off the fuel supply successfully. I also measured the amount of fuel in each carb by draining t...

I would agree with the latest comment. If you are already that far down in the engine, I would recommend doing all the o-rings while you are down there, even if it is a little more work right now. If you don't replace them now, they could start leaking in another year or 2, and then you're looking a...

Thanks FM-USA. Would you be able to post a picture of that tool you made? I plan to use the tool only for accessing and retorqueing the steering head bearings, so I don't believe that it would need to tough enough to use an impact gun on. I don't plan to use an impact gun on that. Thanks.

When grinding down and making your own tool from the 36 mm socket, would it be OK to use a regular socket (not impact)? I would guess that it would be less money.

Yes, it's not easy. I've done it a couple of times. The first time just by sheer effort and trial and error. The second time I used a really long set of needle nosed pliers, which was recommended I get for the carburetor rebuilds. That made it much easier. The super long needle nosed pliers are an a...

I haven't seen anyone disclose what the price of this windshield is. What are they asking for it? I had cut my windshield down so that I could see over the top of it while riding. I don't know if it is original or aftermarket. I get a buffeting, which translates to noise in my helmet. I usually wear...

Yes, Jim Martino's pictures and instructions were an excellent resource for me. The other thing that I found extremely helpful, was to take lots of pictures during disassembly. From all different angles. And also make a written description as you disassemble. It was months from the time I disassembl...

When you take off the carbs and do the repairs, I would definitely recommend bench testing them before putting them on the bike. I thought that was real important, because I didn't want to go through all that work and then find out I missed something or it wasn't working right. I fed fuel to both ca...

Bingo!! Yes you are correct. The thought had crossed my mind that the hazzard flasher switch was perhaps stuck on the on position. But why wouldn't my hazards be flashing continuously then? Well, because they aren't working. A little spray of contact electrical cleaner on the switch, and it released...

'92 1500SE. Just a couple of days ago, the signal lights all started flashing when one side was selected. Same on both sides. Signal for left, all of them flash. Signal for right, all of them flash, including the indicators on the dash. Any ideas what might be causing this? I checked the manual, and...

I'm having trouble getting the spring (#4) back into the proper position to do what it is supposed to do. I believe the spring is supposed to keep the reverse handle oriented toward the body of the bike under spring pressure. I can't get close enough on the diagrams to be able to see which way it is...

I just did this job last weekend to replace a rear tire. The method I used was to ride the bike onto 2 pieces of 2X6" wood under each wheel, so the bike was already up 3" off the ground (might need help if your legs are really short). Then I put it on the centre stand with a piece of 3 and...

If the carbs were rebuilt a couple of years ago, I would recommend not touching them at all, outside of replacing the fuel lines which you are about to do. When it comes to getting that deep into the bowels of the bike, my motto would be "if it ain't broke, don't....". I just did carb kits...

Thanks much. There was just a lot of stuff down there once I took the blanket off that was under the carbs. One other question. Can the intake manifolds be removed from the engine out the sides with the engine still in the bike? Is it a horrible job? It looks possible, but just wanted to confirm tha...

For those of you who have done this before, can the thermostat be accessed from the carburetor side of things, after the carbs have been removed. I have the carbs off for installing the carb kit, and wonder if I am close to being able to change the thermostat from the carb area (without having to re...

The reason I am considering aftermarket diaphragms is because of the ridiculous cost of OEM parts. The Honda dealer in Florida is quoting me $122.89 each for the vacuum piston assembly (plus I need to figure on 1.3X exchange rate to Canadian dollars). The dealer in Canada is quoting me $180 each. I ...

Just went through the carbs on my '92 SE (cleaning and installing Randakk's carb kit) and found the rubber diaphragm on the RH carb with 2 splits plus a couple of other areas ready to split. Where have the rest of you gone for new diaphragms? I'm inclined to get it from Honda (I like OEM parts for m...

Thanks, I will take out the headlight and see if it's just the bulb or not. After I posted this request, I did find in the Specifications section, that there are (2) headlight bulbs, so it makes sense that the one bulb either has both filaments burned out, or there is a bad connection. Will check th...

I have a '92 1500SE. When standing in front of the bike, looking back at the headlight, only the right side of the headlight is showing light. It does this for both low beam and high beam. My manual does not go into details about the headlight. Do I have a burned out headlight on the LH side? Is the...