don

jacksonville, FL, US, 32207

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better your silence indicate a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
integrity: how one conducts oneself when no one is watching.

Member Since:

02.24.2007

Bike 1:

white 06 honda gl1800a

Bike 2:

white 97 honda gl1500a

Bike 3:

grey 84 honda gl1200i

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ITEM: AO18673629

02.07.2008

don

1 Stars

basically the same complaint as the the other folks who have bought and installed this aftermarket item. it looked good and installation was fairly simple but the loading coil assembly seperated an eight of an inch, so that the upper part of the antenna, started wobbling after a month of riding and i can't find anyway to tighten it up. contemplating drilling a small hole in the loading coil assembly, and pouring the plastic cylinder full of epoxy to stabilize the two pieces.

ITEM: AO451806

11.14.2007

don

3 Stars

i purchased the vertical hitch for my 'o6 gl1800 mostly because of the clever idea of how it was mounted. was impressed with the welds and machining of all the parts, except the forward attach points. after reading of other folks having problems with the bags being pushed out of alignment, causing the rear fender panel not to fit properly anymore, i looked for a better way to secure it. first i made a measuring tool to measure the distance between the inside of the forward mounting points pm the frame and then built a jig to hold the mount in place for the new measurement. using a hydraulic press i bent the left mount arm a little more at the bend in it and cut the right arm just behind the pumpkin, at the heatsheild of the right muffler. i then took 1/4 in flat stock to make a splice and welded the two pieces back togeather with the forward portion rotated 180 degrees and offset about 3/4 in to the right. this mod allowed both arms to be mounted inside the frame with about 3/8 clearance between the swingarm and bolt head and clear the pumpkin. i know this sounds like a lot of work but the results was absolutely worth every min. i just finished making the cooler tray mount to go with it and it doesn't even wiggle under 220 lbs. test weight.