r/goldwing

(tldr) keep your goldwing on tarmac.

So context I am at a family cabin for a week and decided to ride my trusty 1979 gl1000 that I rebuilt and love to pieces. But the only way to get there is about a 2 mile dirt road that is quite a few spots get torn up by SXS and stuff. Well in all the rough spots it's just sand basically, and being a new rider doesn't mix well. So I was riding back from a fireworks display and BAM pimp down. The front wheel just wiped out from under me at like 5-10mph and just plowed the left bank into the ground. Thankfully I got help from a family member to get the old girl up and the only damage is the crash bar on the left side. I have already ordered a new used set with 3 mounting points instead of just 2 in case it ever happens again. And my only injury was a slight sore shin in my right side from banging into the fuel pump.

I'm in the process of "resto-modding" a 1993 gl1500, which was picked up for $700. It had quite a bit wrong with it, and had been neglected to bake in the sun behind an old barn for the better part of a decade. So far, I've repainted it, and fixed all of the mechanical issues, of which there were many compounded upon one another.

My next goal is to update that front fascia. Don't get me wrong, the chrome is cool, but it's starting to rust in a few spots, and honestly that massive wall of chrome has always looked kind of "bleh" ever since I was a wee 4 year old tot watching my dad ride these monsters back in the year 2006. It will need to be painted eventually.

In the meantime, I would like to hear your feedback on this concept as shown in the image. I admire those yellow lights used on the GS series machines (among others), and have considered including a yellow light or lights on either side just to break up the monotony. As for the panel itself, I've drafted a concept where it is split down the middle, forming the shape of a Y which points down towards the headlights. This will visually split the massive panel into two pieces, which may or may not be defined by either paint, or black trim affixed to the panel with adhesive.

It is my hope that the application of this or other ideas might "slim down" the panel and make it more appealing to the eyes. On this bike, nothing is off the table, and nothing is held sacred. I want to hear your comments whether you find this fascinating or repulsive. Let me know!

Just picked this baby up and got her running. Got her for cleaning a yard up. Cheers to my fellow goldwing enthusiasts 🤘🏽

Colossal Cave park, Tucson AZ.

I don't know if I should be putting this in some sort of soldering subreddit or audio subreddit or this one but here it goes.

I followed the guide and installed it. I found most of my devices won't even detect that a headphone is plugged in. I found my steam deck didn't care and would output audio anyway but where there is regular dialog or a quieter portion of the song there is crackling when audio starts again.

I've read a few forums and watched one or two videos on how to do this. I've never soldered before so I don't know if it's something I'm doing wrong or what.

I've been mainly using this forum post for guidance. https://goldwingdocs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5316&\_\_cf\_chl\_f\_tk=tGr7SxOx60AmLxaPDUCMUBgyBc6yCX7me3\_azaOVA18-1783185926-1.0.1.1-S\_OhJ7mljeEIMI1nwmLFR7qXXQHqSDlIeKUG0uwI7Vc

My board looked slightly different than the one in that forum but I used the same c139 and c140 points for install

I used this cable from Amazon: https://a.co/d/01FEr68R

I used flux on my iron, the board, and the cord ends. I tinned the ends, and it appears I'm getting good adhesion of the wire to the contact after soldering.

I went back in and changed my ground to a different location and resoldered the left and right channel again and added a little more solder to all 3. It doesn't look like anything is touching anything else. No change in behavior

The picture of the board is before I changed grounds and added more solder.

Any tips? I love how many people on that forum say they did it and it works great and is so easy lol it's frustrating

This is just more footage of the bike running from my other post https://www.reddit.com/r/goldwing/s/oyfzc0mPPI try not to faint I was trying to push it hard lol, figure if I’m gonna ride the wheels off I might as well see if I can push anything to failure.

Presenting to you something that I think is completely new for the GL1500s. It's for people who don't use the speakers from the radio at all. Uses the quadlock vibration dampener + usb wireless charger. You just bolt them straight into the trim. It looks fantastic in real life, the pictures really dont do it justice. Cheers guys

Got this thing a few weeks back for 800$ tons of work later and learning more than I’ve ever done before and it was running and ready for a trip, road it 500 miles in two days and she loved it only tried to kill me twice lol

Just got this 85 honda gold wing 1200 and it makes a rhythmic ticking/clicking noise. I can feel it coming from where i’m holding in the video. It doesn’t get faster or change at all when increasing rpms, and it doesnt effect performance whatsoever it’s just a bit annoying. (ignore the steam just washed it)

So i might be getting a goldwing for free. Dont know much about it at the moment but its been sitting for 5 years. I know i will have to go through the fuel system, tires, electrical. Can anyone think of what else i need to check

Hey all, very new to the goldwing scene but I’ve been looking for one. Seller wants $350 bucks, not running, says it needs a battery, headlight, and a carb resync. Can someone PLEASE tell me whether or not this is simply too good to be true? Could the engine be seized up, etc?