4 led Pathfinder headlights in the Goldwing
plug and play, with thread-on heat sinks.
plug and play, with thread-on heat sinks.
What did you do to your other motorcycle today ?
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Anything will sound better than OEM paper crap.
Ordered a drive chain, sprockets and a fork brace for the Honda. Already have angled valve stems and wheel bearings. Over the previous year and about 1,800 miles it had the MCs rebuilt, brake fluid flushed, new brake pads, HH up front, Galfer SS brake lines, new fork oil and seals, tires, battery and air/oil filter and oil changed. Also had all the gauges rebuilt. Getting prepped and hopefully trustworthy for touring.
......well a Gold Wing IS basically a 2 wheeled Honda Accord afterall.....
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I opened the garage door, and turned on a light. That's it!!!! Although not a mod, we have been without power since last Friday when the storm blew through here with a tornado. No home damage, some felled trees but man what a mess. I took them that long to get to our neighborhood and there are still people without power. Got power back last night and turned on EVERY LIGHT in the house and garage, just cause I could!! We still have no internet and probably wont for a few more days, so streaming my work from my phone, but we slept with AC last night so all is good. LOL
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Ummm Acura if you please.
lol, I know
That bearing has to go on before it gets packed, so it makes a mess.
I thought I might as well leave it, as it gets hot it will just run down to the bearing anyway.
Go ride one Greg...I dare ya!
lmao
I could not be without a 1000, and I tend to have had 2 bikes at a time whenever possible, just for different purposes
(as we all know).
The GW was intially just for 2up riding, or a short cruise...but the ride home, and the 550 miles that I put on it in 3 days, totally changed my outlook.
I cannot belive how well it handles for what it is, and for how comfortable it is...and how not crippled I feel when I get off of it, lol.
Why am I still on the Busa forum?
Well, first off, it's great here, and, I've ridden and worked on them since the old days, and my Gen2 sold me on it having the best motorcycle engine ever made in it, lol
I just don't like the reach to the bars on the Busa frame, even with the ABM top clamp(I had one), the 1k frame just fits me better.
Why do I ramble on about this?
Because, I have my 2003 Gsxr1k project, which is still slowly progressing, and I have more parts for it now.
Anyway, the engine is great...but.
After I get my 1k back on the road, I am going to look more at putting a Gen2 Busa engine in a Gsxr1k frame.
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Yep. A world of difference from a sport bike trying to tour. You can ride all day and get off and not need an hour to recover from riding.
P.S. Great work on the forks and bearings.
I haven't given thought on how to service the oil in the forks. Essentially where to drain and where to fill. Just haven't gotten that deep into the idea yet. But someday I may want to do it.
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Sorry to hear this. Hope you completely recover soon.
I get that...I rode my brothers' Beemer RT and it was uber comfy yet light enough to move around like a sport bike....
.......and so quiet, effortless at speed and zero wind turbulence that it could get you into real trouble real quick...
Thankyou sir
These forks do not have adjustable compression or rebound, and preload is determined by spring length, so they are very simple to rebuild.
The only special tools needed are a 2-piece fork seal driver(fits around fork tubes), and a long 6mm allen socket to torque the lower fork leg bolt.
Lower bushings simply fit into a groove in the fork, and the upper bushings drive in before the seals.
Getting the forks in and out is not difficult either.
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SO you are saying you have Harley forks on there.......LOL Or maybe I have Honda forks on mine :shrug:
Steering bearings were also easy.
The GW looks complicated in the pictures, simply because there is alot of trim to remove...finding places to temporarily put all of it has been the hardest part, lol, really.
Once you get some plastic out of the way, you begin to see how well Honda designed this bike.
Even removing the front end is simple.
The other hard part, my bad technique of getting it on the center-stand, lol, but once on it, it's great.
I gently push down on the rear, and the weight rests on the rear tire, I then put a floor jack with a block of wood on it under the front of the engine.
There is no real weight load there either, as the bike is front heavy, but teeters easily on the center stand.
From there things are wide open to remove the forks and triple-clamps, the brakes swing out of the way, and there is plenty of room to work.
The Goldwing was made in Ohio from 2001 to 2017...and probably has more American made parts on it than a Harley-Davidson...lmao!
But...somebody copied someone's homework on these '80's tech forks (anti-dive, otherwise it would be 50's tech) lol
But, all things considered, and with just heavier fork springs(and trashed steering bearings, lol), my GW handled amazingly well.
I've yet to even see the rear shock, so I don't know if it's aftermarket or not, but the factory electronic/hydraulic remote rear preload adjuster works very well.
This thing feels like it's on rails in corners...then again it does weigh half a ton, so that helps, lmao
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There was this crazy French Canadian that worked in our unit as a supply guy and he rode a 'Wing which had "SS Minnow" on the side....so everyone naturally called him "Skipper."
We ran into his wife and him where she told us "no, I'm not Gilligan either, I'm Ginger." We had a great chuckle and quickly found out she was a crazy as he was......
They had matching helmets and suits too.....
We ran into his wife and him where she told us "no, I'm not Gilligan either, I'm Ginger." We had a great chuckle and quickly found out she was a crazy as he was......
They had matching helmets and suits too.....
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Nice. I've never ridden one but I am told they are comfortable. Had I sat on one of those before the Harley who know what Id be riding right now. As for the forks, Harley has never invested much time into factory suspension. Even the rears are a joke with only one side preload adjustable. The forks I rebuilt with weight appropriate springs and changed the valves, heavier oil. Took all the dive out of it, defiantly stiffened up the front making it more suitable in the turns, yes still is lacking. Short of new Ohlins adjustable forks or a cartridge kit its as good as its gonna get.
Young guy at work (27), is in the local dirtbike/4wheeler drag racing click.
I've helped him work on a few things and he's considered getting a streetbike.
There's a few squids in his circle, with 600's and 750's...and the word has already went out, beware the old man on the black GW, because if the road isn't straight...you'll only see it's tail lights for a minute, and I know their young egos can't handle that, lmao!
I get wind of of the squids ever few years, and like to pass through their groups, bait them into a chase...then disapear...I can't wait to do it on a GW!
I know...low hanging fruit...but some things are just too good to pass up, lmao
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