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I've had spongy front brakes on my 78 since I got it this summer. Tried bleeding, didn't help so I ordered new lines. I just got done replacing them (and date code says they were the originals), and I found that I cannot bleed my left front caliper via the bleeder. Even with the bleeder...

Yes, it is. I'll fix that once I've posted enough that it lets me.

Bingo! Wire splices (as indicated in the Vetter manual). Soldered the low beam wire from the fairing harness to the factory low beam light, works great. Thanks, all! Made it much easier than figuring this out on my own

Did some more troubleshooting this morning--there's something wrong in the wires that connect the fairing to the bike. Using a turn signal as a test light, low beam socket directly to the battery will not light, high beam will. Unplugged the socket from the fairing, got the same from the...

If it was a ground problem, wouldn't it affect the high beam as well?

One of the few problems with my new GL1000 is that the low beam headlight doesn't work. Has a Vetter fairing. High beam works, and when I put a voltmeter on the low beam terminal with no bulb, it shows just under 12 volts with the engine off, same as the high beam. Tried a different bulb...

I've been sort of wanting a 4 cylinder Goldwing for a while, with a slight preference for a Vetter fairing and a flat seat. I really didn't need another bike, I really didn't have space for another bike, but I saw a beautiful GL1000 with less than 20,000 miles on Craigslist and had to at least...