What did you do to your other motorcycle today ?
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One modified Goldwing left fork tube, from old Dad's workshop.
The lip needed machined off to remove the bushing and washer, and only the left fork.
The lip needed machined off to remove the bushing and washer, and only the left fork.
And, not that anyone cares, but how am I all of a sudden finding time to get so much done?!?!
...the wife is out of town for the weekend
lmao!
...the wife is out of town for the weekend
lmao!
Lets put Traxxion guts in Goldwing forks, one at a time...and under the Suzuki logo of course, lol
Both forks clean and ready for assembly
Dang, you got 6x9's back there...my big old Goldpig only has round 4.5"(front and rear) or 5.5" in the rear if I hack out their openings.
A couple of big baggers come by my house often in nice weather, and I can hear their stereos over their engines...now I see why!
Starting to put the fairings and trim back on, remember where all the bolts go, how the wiring routes, etc...yay.
The stock handlebars are just on to keep them out of the way until the Heli-bars show up.
The nightmare continues...
The stock handlebars are just on to keep them out of the way until the Heli-bars show up.
The nightmare continues...
SSGT_B
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I got 6.5 in the fairings, 6.5 in lower fairings, 6.5 in tour pack and 6x9 in the bags. All powered by a Hertz 900x4 amp. About to add a second amp and a dsp to tune the speakers better.
SSGT_B
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I bet that’s going to be a smooth fun ride when it’s done. Turbo next?
michael parris heuberger
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Hi. SSGT_B Got pie? On Sunday I had for the 1st time Key Lime pie. It was very good.I bet that’s going to be a smooth fun ride when it’s done. Turbo next?
SSGT_B
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No sir,we are out of pie. But now I want some key lime. Thanks buddy!!! lol. That happens to be my favorite one.
I bet that’s going to be a smooth fun ride when it’s done. Turbo next?
Gasoline next...hopefully nothing else anytime soon.
I've been looking at Saddleman and Corbin heated seats too, but that is 4 bolts and 2 minutes.
Spiegler ss brake and clutch lines, and a Henry's final drive/differential in the future...if motivation ever returns...I'm kind of burned out on working on this thing at this point, I have put so many parts back on it, and there are Still parts everywhere! lol
TallTom
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But you've learned a LOT about your Goldwing!
You'll know every sound and every whir it makes. But yeah there is a LOT of parts!!!
I love my Henrys. Totally should have been done this way from Honda.
And Tom Simmonds makes great seats. Custom made.
He can do heated but I don't know the price of heated.
Oh I've learned alot alright...and am ready to be done with it, lol
The stock seat is ok too, but being a base model GW, it isn't heated, and I want heated for cold weather.
I really like Saddleman seats with their cut out center channel, but a couple of reviews said their seat had them sitting further forward, which I don't want, but an inch or so higher would be ok.
Saddleman and Corbin both have a driver and passenger toggle switch on the side for the heaters, and the seats just need connected to switched 12v, which is already there.
I could also pull the cover and put in some heating elements myself, but I'm not sure what I want to do for sure yet.
I'de like to sit on each first, and I saw a heatedCorbin on Marketplace a couple weeks ago for $600 obo, which is half price.
So something like that where I could ride out, try it, and buy it for alot less if I like it would be ideal.
I don't think that I want to get into full custom seats with this thing either, due to costs, and being that it's custom, there will be always be something that I wish that I did or didn't do.
Too many irons in the fire right now, but I'll figure something out.
Did you install the Henry's Final Drive, or was it already on the bike?
It looks like a simple enough install (famous last words)
Just as it doesn't go in the direction your Concours did......
I wonder if we'll see the Gold Wing wheelie video coming out...?
Supposedly the billet triple tree and fork brace take the flex out of the front end too, and it helps with the twitchyness of first gear/low speed turns.
I have no problem riding it, but 1st gear turns feel very unstable, and have me working the bars back and forth alot, as said, twitchy, but, once the ship sets sail, it's smooth and easy, lol
I have no problem riding it, but 1st gear turns feel very unstable, and have me working the bars back and forth alot, as said, twitchy, but, once the ship sets sail, it's smooth and easy, lol
Nah, I'm tired of working on the Goldwing, but excited to ride it again.
It was good before, and this should fix my complaints with the suspension.
The Concours was an ok machine, but not sporty enough to be a sportbike, or cruisery enough to cruise, lol
It wasn't the ideal passenger bike that I was hoping for, and I just couldn't really get into it, but, no regrets, I'm glad I got to try it, vs wondering if it would have suited me for what I wanted.
The Goldwing checks all the boxes, and then some. I couldn't have a GW as my only bike, as I need a 1000 to rip about on too, and I will get back to working on my '03 Gsxr shortly.
I can still ride the '18 Gsxr1k anytime that I want to feel crippled in minutes too, lmao.
As for the Goldwing wheelies, I pulled a couple, with the front wheel a foot or so in the air, but, that'll be where it ends
I've watched a few videos of skilled stunters trying to wheelie them, and no matter how good the wheelie is, the front end slams down hard after.
As much torque as the bike has, even when I wheelied it, isn't enough to overcome the weight, and it is very hard to set it down easy.
After all the time and money that I've spent so far, no part of me wants to replace fork seals anytime soon, or risk bending one of these tiny forks, especially with a lower brace and much more rigid triple tree, which would put most of the stress on the tubes.
My dirtbike barred '03 Gsxr1k will be my hoon about wheelie machine, with it's lowly 160ish whp, vs the near 200whp death trap '18 Gsxr1k, lol.
For now, the old man in me just wants to cruise the GW...and continue to drag pegs and boots on it...just with better handling, lol
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