I've put 2500 miles on my Maxxis Blackwall now. Very smooth, no issues, can't really tell any difference between it and the Elite 4 it replaced. Time for a new front tire, tho. Only got 7K out of my Avon Cobra Chrome, whereas Elite 4 (front) had given me 11K. Does anyone have a solid favorite for GL...

That darn ball bearing that is spring-loaded into the detents on my windshield vent is definitely the weak link in that vent design. Without it the baffle just flaps in the wind. Ball bearings...$0.17. Vent....$25. Hassle....priceless. Has anyone come up with a fix to keep that ball bearing from jum...

My GL1500 rear wheel with the Maxxis Blackwell touches the ground when on the center stand, cannot be rotated e.g. to find the valve stem. Did 200 miles today. Can't say I notice much difference between the Maxwell and my Elite 4 other than it just feels a little 'different'. No better, no worse, an...

my last tire was an Elite 4

Regarding 'new kid on the block', the 175R16 Maxxis Blackwall from Universal Vintage Tire Company. Initial impressions: 1. Couldn't find anyone interested in swapping out the rubber, so I spooned them on myself. 40psi was not enough to seat the bead so went well beyond that recommended max but yes, ...

Thanks for all of that. I'm looking forward to trying it out.

I'm in too, and will report back. At what pressure should I run it?

That would do it, if it were designed for mounting farkles. Appears in the photo to be simply a sunshade. I'd seen similar installations but with the metal installed on TOP of the cluster. Thanks for taking the time to help, bluthundr31.

I'm considering changing up my GPS/radar detector mounts, and am trying to track down what I believe was in Wing World, a plate that mounts on top of the instrument cowling...not the vent, not the bars, but mounts onto the cowling and forms a flat platform for farkles...and not the FireCreek farkle ...

Tons of info/opinions on this previously posted. If you read the Texas Toast Battery Cook-off https://web.archive.org/web/20150613101 ... cID=176271
you'll buy a Motobatt.

Scott makes a strong case for using these improved relays. My question is this: If my bike is disabled on a long ride by virtue of a faulty (original) relay, might it have been good insurance to have replaced NOW all eight relays, keeping 1-2 of the old ones for backup? Certainly more than $104-wort...

Goldwingrev, the owners manual for my '99 1500 calls for 160/80-16 75H, and the only dark side rear I'm seeing forum support for outside of the nolongeravailable Austone is the Yokohama Avid Envigor ZPS 195/55 R16 run-flat run at 46psi. Unless better info comes in here I'll be going with that in abo...

I've been following the darkside discussions and see that the forum-favorite Austone Taxi Tire is no longer available. Is there a consensus on the new darkside favorite? Consensus....yeah, right.

Thanks newday77. Small clip ends up being the one that retains the speedometer cable on the left strut down near the rotor cover. The larger one ends up clipping over the ignition key stock to retain some of the wires up there. Thanks for your reply.

E4ACD7D0-67F6-4C41-9205-3A88596B2CE0.jpeg I have these two brackets remaining as I finish up replacing steering head bearings. Both for use in securing cables at handlebar. Smaller one likely for clutch cable but not clear how attached. Likewise with the larger one. Anyone have a pic to clarify? I ...

Just finished my steering head bearings. Removal was made easier thru borrowing an ‘Axle Puller Set’ from Autozone, used again on installation in combination with their bearing/seal driver set. 10-lb slap hammer was much easier to control, especially in dealing with the lower bearing from below. Gre...

So much good info on this forum re: 2nd-gen Pathfinder LED headlights, but now they offer a drop-in replacement that has no driver, no wiring to box that needs to be crammed behind the headlight assembly. Very happy with my 2nd-gen install but does anyone have experience with their new 'driverless' ...

Does anyone in the group have any experience yet with SoCal's Pathfinder UBH04, the new drop-in replacements that DON'T REQUIRE A DRIVER? I'm intending to use them in a non-Goldwing application but before I spend $80/pair and dump my PIAA Xtreme Whites I thought I'd throw it out to the group. I coul...

'99 Goldwing, 60K miles, no mechanical issues over past 12 mo/8K miles, on trickle charger past six weeks, and with today in the 50's it's time for a ride. Disconnected charger, choke on, key on, hit the starter. Cranked one second and then NOTHING, as if battery were disconnected, no clicking, noth...

I have a Compu-Fire alternator, which I understand does not have the external condensor as on the native installation.

With only a basic understanding of electronics I was able to cobble together a set of parts and by following WingAdmin’s guidelines I came up with a noise filter that has made a tremendous difference in the buzz-buzz-buzz associated with my Kisan LED headlight modulator. The original instructions ca...

Based on a crossover accident 10/17 I'm all-in on conspicuity and now have the Cyclemax GL1500 LED Headlight Bulb kit (think Pathfinder $ less 10% )on my new to me '99 Aspencade being modulated by the Kisan KI150GW-LED modulator, which I was assured by the folks at Cyclemax was the same as the Pathf...

Modulators are technically legal only on headlights. After a recent accident I’m considering adding a modulator to my position lights, down low on L and R. Does anyone have experience with this? Have you been stopped by the police? Has anyone tried wig-wag position lights, also technically not legal?

Based on my experience with Signal Dynamics and their Backoff WigWag brake unit, I chose to go with their Diamond Star Plug&Play unit. It works great but creates a rapid clicking sound in the headset that cannot be adjusted out. The sound when using the intercom is obnoxious. When I contacted th...

'97 GL1500, recently got Hazard Light switch operating after extensive spraying with contact cleaner and eventual teardown of switch into 3 springs, small C-shaped copper contacts, etc. Whew! Glad it all went back together....and WORKED! Now, I want to put four Feniex T-6 LED modules on my bike as s...