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- Wed Mar 03, 2021 9:54 am
- Forum: GL1500 Information & Questions
- Topic: 1990 1500 SE No spark
- Replies: 12
- Views: 235
Re: 1990 1500 SE No spark
The bank angle sensor seems like a possible source for your problem. I understand they go out rather unpredictably. It's behind the right saddlebag I believe. Find it and short the red/white wire to ground and see if it will fire up.
- Mon Mar 01, 2021 12:30 pm
- Forum: GL1500 Information & Questions
- Topic: Antenna extra wire
- Replies: 13
- Views: 148
YRe: Antenna extra wire
You might try to prove that it's a ground with an ohm meter, see if it has 0 ohms to the base of the antenna.
- Mon Mar 01, 2021 12:22 pm
- Forum: GL1500 Information & Questions
- Topic: Antenna extra wire
- Replies: 13
- Views: 148
Re: Antenna extra wire
I would vote for it being a ground wire and this is why, if it were anything else there would be a different or dedicated plug not a standard bullet plug. Engineers have a thing for specialized plugs not only to make it easier to see what mates with what but "just because". The only except...
- Fri Feb 26, 2021 3:10 pm
- Forum: Tech Talk
- Topic: Motorcycle Lifts
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1522
Re: Motorcycle Lifts
I bought the one that Harbor Freight puts on sale a lot - "reg price' listed as $599-699. Lowest I've seen it (and what I bought it for) is $299. One hell of a lot better than trying to use just a jack and still being on the floor. There is one caution on this lift, it's narrow. Not that it's ...
- Wed Feb 24, 2021 11:47 am
- Forum: GL1500 Information & Questions
- Topic: starting problem
- Replies: 6
- Views: 346
Re: starting problem
Glad things worked out. As a side note, it would be a good idea to put the model of your bike in your personal info, sometimes it makes a difference as to whether it is an SE, Aspencade or an Interstate.
- Tue Feb 23, 2021 5:58 pm
- Forum: GL1500 Information & Questions
- Topic: GL1500 SE No Start but CLICKING noise
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2933
Re: GL1500 SE No Start but CLICKING noise
Oh and check ALL of the fuses, the starter/reverse system uses 4 different fuses!
- Tue Feb 23, 2021 5:55 pm
- Forum: GL1500 Information & Questions
- Topic: GL1500 SE No Start but CLICKING noise
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2933
Re: GL1500 SE No Start but CLICKING noise
Honda went to a lot of effort to make these bikes start, there are two starter relays, A and B. One right next to the battery with a 30 amp fuse and the other a little further forward and lower down before the juice can get to the starter motor. A test light or multimeter would be useful to make sur...
- Tue Feb 23, 2021 5:32 pm
- Forum: GL1500 Information & Questions
- Topic: Alternator?? Not again!!!
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1132
Re: Alternator?? Not again!!!
I am going to offer an opinion to anyone that buys a high amp alternator and has it fail that they should take it to an alternator repair shop and find out what went wrong. I would seem useful to know if there was just a component in the alternator that died (which is bad enough) or was the cause of...
- Sun Feb 21, 2021 11:51 am
- Forum: GL1500 Information & Questions
- Topic: Turn signals not working.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 341
Re: Turn signals not working.
The fact that the cancel switch is shall we say sort of out of the way, is the reason that I suggested to probe the blue/black wire. It is the wire that the cancel unit uses to ground the turn signal relay to allow it to work. If you can find that wire it may save you some time as if the signals wor...
- Sun Feb 21, 2021 11:24 am
- Forum: GL1500 Information & Questions
- Topic: Turn signals not working.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 341
Re: Turn signals not working.
look at this diy post at about step 18 to about 20 or 21, shows the cancel unit and location.
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- Wed Feb 17, 2021 8:53 pm
- Forum: GL1500 Information & Questions
- Topic: Turn signals not working.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 341
Re: Turn signals not working.
Judging by his bike's picture it's a '95 Aspencade or SE. Only because you have been working in the front I would wonder if the wiring plug at the cancel unit might be loose. The cancel unit goes into the steering stem and the plug for it is just to the right of the stem if I remember correctly (it'...
- Mon Feb 15, 2021 10:28 pm
- Forum: GL1500 Information & Questions
- Topic: Hazard Switch - Spring
- Replies: 6
- Views: 392
Re: Hazard Switch - Spring
Good to hear. If you are going to work on your own stuff you need two things; a good stash of possibles and at least a distant relationship to MacGyver.
- Sat Feb 13, 2021 5:03 pm
- Forum: GL1500 Information & Questions
- Topic: starting problem
- Replies: 6
- Views: 346
Re: starting problem
I went out to start my 1988 goldwing, it turned over fine but I could tell that the battery was a little low so I hooked the battery charger up, after about 4 hours I tried it again and all I got was a click in the starter relay. Thinking the battery might be bad, I hooked a jumper up to it, still ...
- Fri Feb 12, 2021 3:21 pm
- Forum: GL1500 Information & Questions
- Topic: MAJOR short circuit
- Replies: 23
- Views: 607
Re: MAJOR short circuit
All things considered I came out ok with this mess, didn't have major wiring damage, the new alternator came quickly and I am only short one 194 bulb and the 55 amp strip fuse of having everything I needed to repair the thing in my stash. As I said before, I just hope the first drive doesn't turn an...
- Fri Feb 12, 2021 3:13 pm
- Forum: GL1500 Information & Questions
- Topic: MAJOR short circuit
- Replies: 23
- Views: 607
Re: MAJOR short circuit
You have good eyes, I saw that myself but didn't think about it at first, I was too angry. I am not sure where that piece came from for sure but there is a groove on the end bearing that is about the same width where that could have been knocked off during assembly. Not at all sure why a ring would ...
- Wed Feb 10, 2021 9:49 pm
- Forum: GL1500 Information & Questions
- Topic: MAJOR short circuit
- Replies: 23
- Views: 607
Re: MAJOR short circuit
The way my dad said he heard it from the old folks was "ist too soon ve get olt und to late ve get shmat" (with German/English accent).
- Wed Feb 10, 2021 8:57 pm
- Forum: GL1500 Information & Questions
- Topic: MAJOR short circuit
- Replies: 23
- Views: 607
Re: MAJOR short circuit
This picture shows what I use to find a short: P8010291a.JPG Instead of replace a fuse I hook the fuse emulator with the lamp at the terminals. Any short will make the lamp glow. This allows me to disconect things or open conectors and trace the circuit much better than a multimeter. Hope this help...
- Wed Feb 10, 2021 8:49 pm
- Forum: GL1500 Information & Questions
- Topic: MAJOR short circuit
- Replies: 23
- Views: 607
Re: MAJOR short circuit
This is what I call an "it can't do that" event. I hope that once I get a replacement alternator there isn't an unpleasant suprise in the way of a damaged something or other because while I did try the stop and tail lights and the engine ran (those were the things protected by the blown fu...
- Wed Feb 10, 2021 12:01 pm
- Forum: GL1500 Information & Questions
- Topic: MAJOR short circuit
- Replies: 23
- Views: 607
Re: MAJOR short circuit
Yes, it runs just fine, that is one of the things that confused me about this, the fuses and some of the bulbs is all that I lost. You would expect that if bulbs blew then control units would go also but not the case here. After 40 some years of turning wrenches for a living I have never seen an alt...
- Wed Feb 10, 2021 8:54 am
- Forum: GL1500 Information & Questions
- Topic: MAJOR short circuit
- Replies: 23
- Views: 607
Re: MAJOR short circuit
Well, I still haven't been able to come up with a cause for the fuses blowing so I am going to have to consider the possibility that the alternator was indeed the cause of this mess. Am going to pull it off and look inside to see if there is visable damage or just electronic.
- Mon Feb 08, 2021 8:59 pm
- Forum: GL1500 Information & Questions
- Topic: MAJOR short circuit
- Replies: 23
- Views: 607
Re: MAJOR short circuit
At this point I am speculating on what caused the problem but while an overcharge situation will damage electronics and burn out bulbs it won't damage fuses so I am thinking that a wire has shorted out somewhere. I agree that a short of that type should be quite obvious and likely a constant draw no...
- Mon Feb 08, 2021 3:18 pm
- Forum: GL1500 Information & Questions
- Topic: MAJOR short circuit
- Replies: 23
- Views: 607
Re: MAJOR short circuit
I guess I put the info in about the alternator wondering if a smaller momentary short has been the cause of my three alternator problems. There were no other symptoms the first two times other that I had to call for help to get it home and could drive it just fine with the help of a jumper battery s...
- Mon Feb 08, 2021 3:13 pm
- Forum: GL1500 Information & Questions
- Topic: MAJOR short circuit
- Replies: 23
- Views: 607
Re: MAJOR short circuit
Yes I did replace the fuses and found that the engine would start again. The alternator I think was the result of the short and not the cause, it went out when a short started drawing so much power that it maxed the system out before the fuses could blow. The voltage surge took out every light that ...
- Mon Feb 08, 2021 1:12 pm
- Forum: GL1500 Information & Questions
- Topic: MAJOR short circuit
- Replies: 23
- Views: 607
MAJOR short circuit
In all likelyhood I will wind up just venting since no one is here it's hard to diagnose a random short circuit. In the event it jogs someone's memory I will lay out what I have. About two years ago the altenator went out (original 40 watt),well the bike is thirty years old and has about 142K on it ...
- Tue Feb 02, 2021 3:20 pm
- Forum: GL1500 Information & Questions
- Topic: Going on a trip - what should I check?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 919
Re: Going on a trip - what should I check?
Along with everything above I will add this, as WingAdmin said, take some shorter trips to see if you are comfortable as is. Since you don't have a picture showing this is a guess, a backrest and highway footrests are in my mind a necessity for a longer trip. I had E3's on my bike originally and the...