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I've been on various forums over the years, this is by far one of the best and as I remember some really great people. Dan, you go such a great job on managing this forum, my hats off to ya. Richard

Haven't been on the forum for some time now. Was going to sell the old girl some time back but just couldn't get rid of her, but now it seems it is time to go because I just can't ride any more. Anyway need some advice, She is an 83, with an 81 motor and trans, also have the 83 motor, and both...

I just read McGovern’s thread and man do I understand. In one of Clint Eastwood's movies he made a statement, “a man needs to know his limitations.” For the few years I have dealt with a knee replacement, two compressed disks and one ruptured from a fall. I just turned 69 and it is apparent my...

Got looking at craigslist and there are some good deals in our area. 5623277426 1980 Goldwing $350.00 5690480305 1979 goldwing $100.00 5693215565 1983 goldwing $500.00 There is a beautiful 94 Aspencade up the road from me the guy want 3750 for, I'm working on the finance manager right now.

We all know there is an element of risk to riding, and those of us that have been riding a long time have seen and experienced the risks. So why do we continue to ride? I guess that is really a personal question with many different answers. I have met people that are so fearful of taking any...

I haven't had to replace a starter yet, but I understand some of the on line starters aren't very good. I used a company in Turlock, CA that rebuilds starters, Alternators, and Stators. They aren't cheap but their work is outstanding and when I was working they rebuilt many starters and...

I just had a thought, as my wife will say sometimes that is a scary thing. I’m wondering how many of you would be interested in a thread about riding safety, or related issues. I subscribe to Rider Magazine and each month they have article on riding safety. What has prompted me is an accident I...

As some of you may know, lost my turn signals and brake lights a few days ago. Normally not a big problem but this time it was a dead short somewhere and it wasn't a light bulb front or rear. I did find the short after tearing the wiring harness apart from the front to just before the voltage...

Dan suggested I start a new thread and see how confused I can get, it isn't hard. Ok, put a amp clamp on my 83 and it is telling me at 2k rpm I'm getting 32 amps coming out of the voltage regulator. As Dan said, that just doesn't sound right and I agree. Now the battery was weak at the time so...

I don’t want to start a mudslinging thing, but has anyone ever had a bike, or a car for that matter that they just ended up hating. For me it was a 1939 Harley that I bought back in the 60s, that old piece of junk taught me to cuss trying to keep it running.

I wish you all a happy Easter.

Received the my new dip stick and installed it, few things I really don't like, and a couple I do. First of all the mounting instructions are wrong, says to attach the tube to the water pump bolt, it won't attach there but will attach to frame if you make a bracket for it. Secondly, to drain...

Goldwings are suppose to last forever, RIGHT. Started out on a ride with a friend and about fifteen miles from home I see the temp gage climbing and white smoke pouring out of the right bank, yep, blew a head gasket. Ok, I pulled the head but what I found troubled me, #3 looks like it had been...

Just retired a couple months ago, been away from the forum for some time. Funny thing is I seem busier now than when I was working. Did some traveling, but not on the wing. I'm planning a few multi day rides this summer, and have missed the forum. One nice thing about retirement, every day is...

I imagine you get a ton of PMs so I figured I would post here as well.

I blew head gasket last week, well pulled the right hand head and is is cracked. Normally aluminum heads crack from overheating, but I didn't overheat her. So if anybody has a right hand head they want to sell, I'm in the market for one. In the mean time I'll use the heads off the engine I'm...

I don’t know if my complaint is appropriate for the general forum, if so Dan can yell at me. Well the old girl needed a new seat, now many of you know I had to take a break from riding for a while. However I did buy a new seat from Saddlemen, I bought it a couple months before I had the knee...

One of the folks here had the valve keepers come loose and put the valve through the piston. Was working on the wing last night, and got to thinking about this problem. Over the years I have rebuilt many engines, mainly truck. Many years ago I built a few racing engines. There are a few...

Well last night I confirmed it with my wife, I'm going to Vegas Oct 4th. I was out puttering around the shop when she came out, looked at the bike, then said. "Are you going to paint it before you go?" That really meant, the bike needs to be painted, and it does. I'm also rebuilding an 83 motor...

Unfortunately the link sits in the garage while I'm unable to ride. A week ago I had a full the replacement and going through the recovery process. This idleness. It made me really miss my daily commute to work, but we can rides for fun. There's only been a week, but I think I'm overworking my...