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F4 Scratch Resistant Clear or Tinted Windshields for GL1800
ITEM CODE: PG20048
03.15.2014
F4+4 with vent
| One of the ,If not the best parts I have installed,(well ok,after suspension)!We live in the Colorado Mountains up a river valley..Almost every ride starts out over a mountain pass(Bugs).I have always been an "over the windshield"guy until I tried this +4.It has taken us through Rain,Snow Flurries,Sleet,Wind,Splashing vehicles etc. and This windshield is the Best I have ever encountered (40 years riding experience).I snapped a picture of a field of wild flowers one day and got half of the windshield in the shot and you can see the wild flowers as if the windshield was not there!You can see the edge,but that is it! We have just under 8 thousand miles on it and no scratches(Only use F4 cleaner and paper towels exclusively) My issue is with PITTING,It is absolutely terrible considering the low miles.It has always shed rain remarkably,so I have a hard time faulting the hardcoating? I will have to replace it this season as at dusk it is getting dangerous.Just after it is cleaned, in good daylight it is still amazingly easy to see through even though it is badly pitted!I do not know if I have over cleaned it and the hard coat broke down or what? The rest of the bike is not pitted(nose piece,turn signal lenses,fog lenses) Bike has 38k on it...always garage kept..I do not get it? It is my "first line of defense" and does work amazing,so I will just have to bite the bullet and replace it! |
Progressive Monotube Fork Cartridge Kit for GL1800
ITEM CODE: TR779004, SKU: TR779004
03.10.2014
Monotube fork kit
| Installed on 2005 goldwing with 31k miles.Also installed all-balls kit,fork rebuild kit,kury fork brace and avon cobras.Went with 70 series rear tire and will not go back!I have the rear spring, but after about 3500 miles and reading how the rear is too stiff riding single,I have not installed it yet.These parts have transformed my bike into a canyon carving animal with two-up riding remarkably improved...I fell for the instructions and installed one shim,way too stiff,pulled it back apart and removed the shim(the right side you can do in the triple tree,but the left one has to come back out.)I weigh 185 and am 5'9" 32"inseam...I raised the tubes about 3/4 of an inch and it works great for my leg length...It still felt a little too stiff on small bumps,but after a couple of thousand miles has settled down nicely!! Some tips you may find helpful:I ran some bungee cords up to my opened garage door to hold the handlebars out of the way! HUGE DIFFERENCE and they wont scratch anything...I was able to get the bearing races out for the all-balls conversion easily.Hindsight,order the special spanner socket for the top castle nut and use a torque wrench or your going back in because it will be too loose!If you get it too tight the bike will want to stay layed over in the turns.Make sure it has enough drag with it in the air so that it stays where you put it when moved.I played with this setting the most after install and tuned it nicely...the biggest problem I had was getting the bottom fork capscrews loose,Had to use heat on both sides,the left was really tight.I had to go find a hardened allen with 3/8 socket drive and used an impact to loosen it.The left side wants to spin on reinstall so the impact was invaluable there as well.I live on a winding mountain road and at first could no way stay even remotely close to the speed limit!! Elevated sweeping overpasses with raised expansion joints are not an issue anymore as with passing trucks..I run the tires pretty tight 43-44psi in front and 55-62 in that big rear.I have NO sign of cupping front or rear!! If your on the fence about this kit,Just do it as nothing done here is irreversible.Once installed you will wonder why Honda did not do it this way! |
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