I have owned two 1500's; an 88 and a 99. I had a Day Long seat on the 88 which I moved to the 99. Great Seat, but expensive. .I finally sold the seat and used the stock seat for the rest of the time I owned the 99. Didn't find any problems with it... I bought an 03 1800 last year. What a difference ...

This might help... https://www.hondapartshouse.com/oempart ... 7d/shelter

I had one of these on my 99 1500,never had a problem with it, IMHO it’s well worth the money.

Amen! A bit off subject here aren’t we??

Perhaps this will help.... https://www.partzilla.com/catalog/honda ... ont-fender

I will be 73 in August. I recently moved from Northern California to the East Coast of Florida. Looking forward to riding more in the winter time. I currently have an '03 GL1800 that I bought about a year ago, she only has 35000 miles on her. This is my 3rd GW. I previously had an '88 and a '99 1500...

I find the goldwing protects you very well in the rain as long as you keep moving. I rode all the way across Wyoming in the summer of '14 in a steady rain... I got wet up to my knees, but no where else and I had my vented jacket on. The only other time I rode all day in the rain returning from a tri...

I have a set of near new Passenger armrests for sale. Pics available upon request. Asking $150 OBO>

Looking for a good set of downdrafts for my 2003 GL1800, need to be in good shape and reasonably priced.

Thanks, Tom. I may try this setup when I get back home to Florida.

Has anyone used thsidevice? If so, how about a report on it....... https://www.cyclegear.com/accessories/s ... r-goldwing

My '12 typically shows about 5MPH fast at 60 on the GPS. That's with the standard 180/60R16 rear tire. For a while I was running with the larger 180/70R16 and I noticed that the speedometer was closer to agreement with the GPS. At the time I didn't think to check the accuracy of the odometer. That'...

All back together, took a 120 mile ride and all is well. Problem solved!

I am aware of how the shock works. It works just fine. Thank you.

All back together. Took it for a 35 mile ride and all seems to be OK. Looks like this problem is solved.

I have never noticed a sound like that on my 2003 either. If you think there may be a problem, give us a little more detailed info.

Consider the Traxxion Dynamics rear shock upgrade, huge improvement over the factory stuff! My bike has 34000 miles on it.. It rides and handles well. Don't see the need to spend 500 bucks on a rear shock to replace on that is working as designed. Cleaned up some things. Installed the alternator an...

Great idea, but money is tight right now with buying a house and a cross country move coming up. Have to be another time. Pulled the alternator today and found another loose clamp, turned it a turn or so. Put coolant back in and Pressurized the system to 15 lbs and let it set under pressure for abou...

I found one leak in the bypass hose just under the tank. I now have the system pressurized to 10 lbs and have let it set for several hours without any loss of pressure. I am going to let it set that way overnight and see if there is any change in the morning. Hopefully, no other leak will show up. T...

Borrowed one from Autozone

I am getting ready to pressurize the system. What pressure does the system run at? I don't find it in the service manual..

Got motivated this afternoon and pulled the fuel tank. Can't see too much but there appears to be seapage in a couple of places. I will have to pull the alternator and maybe the starter to be able to see down below the water pump. Here are a couple of pics I took from the top... I need to presurize ...

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all.

Move has been delayed until sometime in late January, so I will try to do it here when I can catch a warmer day. Pulled the overflow tank off and its OK. Still can't see up in there enough to tell where the leak is coming from. Bike has only 34K miles on it, so hopefully it isn't the water pump.

The belly pan was removed when I first saw the leak. I just took another look and I have droplets on the back of the transmission, so the leak appears to be coming from the rear somewhere near the water pump. As soon as I get time, I will pull the seat and see if I can get the fuel out of the gas ta...