Recent content by trouble

ty all for the warm welcome and to Brian's statement about jumping in with both feet, is there another way? i actually have wanted a wing for a loooong time just hadn't made the plunge but i figured why get one when i can get 3 and have fun working on them? as i said in another topic one wing i...

ok soooooooo took off the (very old) electrical tape and found they had attached some old tongue n slot electrical connectors.and as i pulled the tape off of one it had melted the tape so i literally had to take a razor blade to it to get it out. that connector got no conductivity until i...

checked for that plug. apparently one of the former owners cut the plug out and wired it direct. i haven't taken off the years old electrical tape yet but that's probably going to be my next move. should i run another conductivity test from there when i have it apart? i know that wires that are...

ok so i did the conductivity test and the results are in the pic (excuse the sloppy image. i just used paint to draw a quick map of the results(yes means there was conductivity no means there was none) so im figuring this means the alternator needs replacement? and if i do have to replace the...

ok gonna do a search now. i love working on bikes but hate electrical lol. im sure this wont be the end of my electrical issues though as the bike is about 40 yrs old and i picked it up from someone that had had it sitting for 15 years. (interesting side note: i found out that i know this...

ok i was going by what it said on the bike lol up top under the false tank it has what i thought was the rectifier as it has a sticker that says rectifier and i was told that the one next to the battery was the regulator. (he wasnt looking at the bike just going off memory) sorry about the...

im from clovis ca. (central valley)

just wanted to say hi everyone as it says i recently got a 78 gl1000 83 aspencade and a 1984 1200 interstate. all 3 have issues and trying to get them running. pics to come soon

ok i recently got my first goldwing. i have ridden them often but this is my first i have owned (i got 2 more but ill talk more on them later) the issue here i have is the regulator has 2 red wires with white lines that were both connected to the solenoid. one of them heated up when i installed...