My guess would be an intake air leak. Check boots to runners and the intake O rings, most obvious.....

I've been running the Progressive springs for a while. I normally ride 2 up and prefer a "sporty ride". I followed the install instructions, see below.... Progressive instructions state to measure fluid level (max. 5.5" from top of fork, no spring installed), anything below that they ...

Welcome to the forum!

Have you tried forcing it out with a grease gun? Some have had luck with that method.

Have the battery load tested and/or the charging system needs to be tested.

Congrats on getting it on the road again!

The melting could come from too much corrosion on the electrical connections or is it possible the starter is pulling too much amperage and needs to be cleaned out and lubed?

NW Arkansas is one of the places as a destination for us! Good report, 4th picture, where is that?

Y'all enjoy the trip and watch the speed limits. There are a lot of things to see along the way and hopefully the storms won't have messed it up. If your an Elvis fan you're going through his birth place and an interesting town. Good luck!

Could be the starter is in need of a rebuild. The carbon from the brushes gunks up the workings. You could jump directly to the starter (disconnect wiring to eliminate bike wiring) to see if it is the bike wiring or the starter as the problem.

That's always a great ride, unless there's severe weather!
Couldn't find a pic of the Wing there, might have been on film....guess I'll have to ride it there to get another pic

Best of luck dingdong.....

I use the center stand when parking overnight, providing the ground is stable, etc.

Appears that they have a left one.....

https://www.discounthondaparts.com/oemp ... 3d69e/seat

or try a 'breaker'?

Any of this help?

http://classicgoldwings.com/forum/galle ... e_id=14244

http://classicgoldwings.com/forum/galle ... e_id=14245

I'm guessing it's one of these?

https://www.cycleworld.com/2008/05/13/p ... irst-look/

If so, maybe one of these would know more....

https://bikez.com/msgboard/msg.php?id=23629&type=bike

https://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=17273

Switch range (per manual) 98-102 C. For testing purposes the switch needs to be maintained at that range for at least 3 minutes. Somewhere I read someone had theirs function at 104 C. Slightly out of spec. but still worked.

Sounds like it's working

This place for repairs, many others have recommended

https://www.sierra-mc.com/radioservice.asp

SNIP I think the biggest thing, and this is almost embarrassing, was that the weight when standing it up off the center stand was so much more than other bikes I’ve had thst it really intimidated me. Honestly once you start riding, it’s such a well engineered machine that with the deliberate parkin...

Maybe this will help?

http://classicgoldwings.com/forum/galle ... e_id=17190

Not sure if you checked but, make sure the rear brake lever is returning all the way up. The rear brake pivot point is an often missed lubed maintenance step.

You don't state, but do you stand flat footed when at a stop? A lot of 'ease of handling' will start with that ability. If you don't, look at the rear air pressure setting to see if lowering it will help to get flat footed. Next would be to modify the seat padding to get the seat lower and/or narrow...

I'm thinking that the amount of motion required to make the function work is very small. IE the difference in TRAC 1 and TRAC 4 settings doesn't change the pistons allowable travel very much, they are only metering a small amount of fork oil in or out to change the response. Also keep in mind the am...

I think, because I found no detailed 'how does it work' that you've assembled it properly (that's how mine looked). The 'sleeve' is pushed in toward the fork and adjusts the flow of fork oil through the assembly. This is to reduce the dive under braking. I had no luck finding that spring either.....