Got some work done today. Timing belts and adjusters installed. Front forks rebuilt and installed - hopefully the alignment is good. New coolant as well - old stuff was a bit murky. Front back together. Really do hate all the plastic, but a necessary evil. Will finish plastic install tomorrow. Only ...

Ernest, Judging by the number of posts about it on this and Saunders site I'd say ECU Fuel Pump output failures are extremely rare. And even if it does, ECU is repairable, not potted solid internally like some "black boxes", solder in a new garden-variety T03 package output transistor and you are g...

Another day of not working on the bike, but did have a good afternoon at the local theatre watching a live production of "Grease". Lots of good tunes and an interesting take on the 1978 movie and 1971 live theatre production. Lots of gray hairs on hand. Not all was lost. Picked up the new timing bel...

Thought a couple of pics of the front forks and calipers may be good. The front fork anti-dive units appear to be the same. Have read where Honda switched the oil lock fork to the left side on later model 1500s. Here's the pic of the anti-dive units on my front forks: Fork anti-dive units.jpg Here a...

Today was a no work day, but I have been perusing the forums to gain further insight into my 1500. Have found and bookmarked topics for engine, frame, electrical and lighting to name a few. Lots of goods information and a way ahead to ensure trouble free riding. One of the issues I had read of befor...

Doing some research on the oil lock. In essence it is an oil flow restriction part. You can see in the pictures how the oil will flow faster past the damper tube without the oil lock than with the oil lock installed. It is position sensitive rather than speed sensitive. It alters the compression dam...

Not a day for bike work, but did get a few minutes in this early evening. Readjusted the shifter position, did not like where I had it. Also took less time to take the side cover and shifter extension shaft out. First time round always takes a bit longer. Looked at the new and old fork springs. Chec...

I installed a new fuel filter on my 94, I bought it 3 years ago and hadn't replaced it. I think it was the original fuel filter, pictures attached.20180808_132922.jpg20180808_133113.jpg I think it would created some problems in the near future. tcryder Just changed the fuel filter on my '95 1500 an...

More work today. New fuel filter installed. decided to cut the old one in half to see what it looks like: Old Fuel Filter - 2.jpg Looks likes the filter was doing what it is designed to do; however, don't believe it has been changed in a while as I was told. Installed the shifter brace and new shift...

OK folks. I am beyond upset with myself at the moment. I thought I got a decent deal on a 1986 GL1200I that was only “requiring minor work”. I was able to dig into the bike a little bit today. I was initially told that the start solenoid was bad. So I pulled the left side cover off and had a look. ...

When I sold my second '85 LTD, I listed everything I did to the bike because it would help in selling the bike more quickly, and to me it's full disclosure. My 1500 has some good upgrades and I'm not thinking about the lighting. I would have thought that the PO would have informed me of these. Here'...

We do a lot of things that cannot be construed as changing the design and certification of our bikes. We also install and use our bikes with items that could be construed as circumventing the design and certification of our bikes such as using a CT on the rear, towing trailers and exceeding the GVW ...

Looking for a CT for my 1500. Can get the Austone 175R16 out of Ontario for $224.00. Checked the difference between this and a US purchase and with exchange about $10.00 difference, but haven't added duty/taxes/shipping. Will be on the shopping list before next year. The company is out of Hawkesbury...

Looking at a 87 Aspencade to purchase. Seller showed me a rocker switch on upper right part of inner fairing, used to turn radiator fans on and off. Given that I've always (and only) seen thermostatically controlled fan switches, why would someone have done this? Gives me an uncomfortable feeling t...

I'll start the madness considering that I own one of these '85 LTD. From my perusing of the forums, it is recommended to only use the Honda gasket for the transmission/water pp cover because of the close tolerances in this area. Was the gasket an aftermarket or original Honda gasket? It appears to m...

Shifter Brace showed up from Cyclemax today with shifter oil seal. Expected something a bit larger, but as long as it does the job. Picking up air filters and the front fork kits as well this week. Should have the fork springs and new air shocks by end week as well. Next week will be installing all ...

Looked around, but could not find a similar install. This is the Honda CB unit on my '85 LTD:

Checked mine as well. No air valves. Here are the pics:

My '97 doesn't have air valves I can find...wish it did. Under the black fork caps are just giant hex plugs, with no Schrader valves. I'd love to firm it up a bit without having to replace the front springs. I'm wondering if anyone has ever tried drilling the plugs for Schraders...? Or possibly rep...

Agree with all the above. To lower your profile on the bike, I would recommend taking some 2" of foam out of the seat. There is a lot of padding there and removing this amount would not affect your ride comfort. Backing these 1200s is as mentioned a PITA if in the wrong way unless you have a mobile ...

Yes, I had read about the 1500 liking fuel, and that going past 3000 RPM was an approximate magic number. This is one reason why I like fuel injection. Too bad, as has been commented in several threads, that Honda never put FI on the 1500. I am looking forward to next spring when I have the 1200 hea...

Just back from a short ride up island of some 300 Kms or so and thought I'd do some pontificating on the 1500. Thinking back to my ex-1800 and how I used to get pinched between the shoulder blades and how close my knees were to the front fairing, I'm pleasantly pleased that the 1500 straight off the...

themainviking has a good insight into this. Take a course, one that provides the bike (even if you have a licence) - makes it easier to go through the licencing process, and gives you an indication of what skills you should practice on the 1200. Once you are through this, and have the 1200 on the ro...

Did some more perusing of the various forums including this one. Looked at the thread by WingAdmin: https://goldwingdocs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=37869 His bike is a 2000 SE so it should be close to what I have in weight and such. Noticed in his pictures that he still has the Progressive stick...

Have perused this and the other GW forums for information on upgrading the suspension on my '95 GL1500 SE CDN Edition. Seems the upgrade of choice are the front fork springs and rear 416 series air shocks from Progressive Suspensions. My reasons for doing the suspension upgrade is that I consider th...