Recent content by gravityisnotmyfriend

Back to dealing with brake issues on this bike. Took it for a short ride, and the brakes started hanging up. When I got to where I was going the rear disc and front right disc were very hot. I figured it had to be the rear brake MC, so I ordered a rebuild kit and dug into taking it off. As...

I got my caliper and mirror today. Thank you much!

I've got a similar windshield deflector on my Goldwing. Makes a world of difference at highway speeds.

But, with enough time and brake cleaner, everything polished up nicely. Got the new seals in and caliper back on the bike. The brakes are working perfectly now.

Next thing to address was the rear brakes. They didn't seem to work very well - and they were dragging badly. I ordered a rear caliper rebuild kit and proceeded to remove the rear caliper and attempt to pull the pistons. They were not budging. I can usually hit the banjo bolt hole with...

First was the electrical issues I've had since I got the bike. The turn signals worked intermittently. Almost never when I first started the bike - and then some times they would as the bike warmed up. But, the more I used the bike, the more infrequently they'd work. I could see the signal relay...

Well, it's December here in WI and riding season is over for a few months. Decided to pull the Goldwing into the shop to address a couple of issues I ran into last summer.

Just following up on this. Ended up squirting some WD-40 in the cable hole. Put the cable back in, and everything is nice and quiet. Tach is working smoothly again. I'm not sure what the procedure is for putting the cable back in the tach, but I was having trouble getting it to go in the hole...

Mine was screaming on and off. Disconnected the tach cable before my commute home. Everything was nice and quiet. I'll see if I can squirt some lube in there so I don't have to take the whole thing apart. Funny thing - my speedo was making the same screamy noise at low speeds last year - only...

Did you ever get this sorted out? I know its an old post, but it looks like you still check in here occasionally? My 1100 is doing the same thing since I got it out of storage this spring. Tach is very loud in the 3-4 k range. And my OD light is also not working, but could be the bulb. I'm...

That's a good tip. I'll have a look at it when I take my seat off. Right now the padding seems to either be worn out or it never was the right shape. But, when I sit on the bike and am going down the road, I'm constantly sliding forward. I need to build the seat foam up in the front so I don't...

I'll give that a try. I don't know how the linkage hooks up - since it's kinda hidden. I'll have to get down there and look. Really wish I had a shop manual for this bike - it'd make things a lot easier. Plus, I could learn things like that adjustable seat thing!

Took me a little head scratching to work out how the shifter fit. It wasn't attached on the pivot when I got it and I thought that maybe the seller had shorted me the linkage. But, if you remove the rubber on the shift pedal, the rocker has a fork that fits over it. Seems to work alright - even...

I know this is an old post - but seems like you're an active member. Curious if you ever got to the bottom of this issue? I've had the same thing happen twice on mine. Both times, I was dropping my daughter off at her friend's house, and chatted with her friend's parents for a couple of...

OH FFS!!!! :head bang: :head bang: :head bang: I was commuting on the wing this morning and thinking that if I could just move the ridge of the driver's seat back an inch or two, it'd be so much more comfortable. Or even just removing the cover and foam, and reupholstering it more flat...