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| love the looks better then bb and no holes to drill but dont get any air flow difference when you open the small window and the wife said they did help with helmet buffeting |
| do what they say they will and like the looks they just seem to flow with the bike |
| Beautiful love the way it looks on bike done exactly like instruction said and tape still sticking to trim and bike but tape itself seperating |
| beautiful peice but fit could use some work pealed off on left side but with a little extra glue and some clamps got fender to pull to trim only time will tell now |
| Nice not a hard install took about 2 hours with some help from my sun |
| Nice way to go easy to install and look sharp |
| havent had long less then a year and chrome allready pealing |
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It's a cute product and when it finally arrived (was back ordered for 20 days) I saw just how big it was. It's huge! But it fits just about anywhere when stored. Looks like it will do what it claims to do by displacing the load over a larger area. |
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I put this on my 2012 as well. It's easy to install, and requires you to drill five holes. If you aren't comfortable doing that, have a dealer or friend help. Start out by removing the 18 or so screws that hold the inner trunk lid in place, remove the harness from the opener unit. With a drill bit (recommended size found in the instructions), drill through the trunk latch screw holes. Drill a fifth hole between the two holes on the right side for the wiring. Do this from the inside between the two bosses. Don't blindly drill from the outside. Insert wire through the gasket and the middle hole you drilled and plug the wire into harness (the white one, not the blue or red) Reassemble the inner trunk lid. Remember to reattach the plug on the opener unit. Leave out the four screws that originally held in the latches in place. Place the other rubber gasket on the left and start with the inner screws first. The two outer screws seem to come in a bit short until the handle is tightened a bit...but it all works out in the end. Looks nice with the OEM spoiler and if you have a brake modulator, it'll function on that too. |
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Installed this on my 2012 Gold Wing. Fits great, even with the Kuryakyn transformer floorboards. But there a a couple of issues which is why I'm rating it four stars. 1) Chrome powder coating. Doesn't look shiny at all. Looks really dull. I should have gone with the black one. 2) Bolt plate is not as thick as OEM center stand. This results in about 3/16 inches of side to side play. This could be addressed with thick washers or they could have used a thicker plate. 3) Welding. The welds themselves seem good, but there is a lot of splatter that they didn't grind off before finishing the piece. Yea, it's under the bike and it's not a show piece -- but it would have required just a few minutes to remove it before powder coating it. This is not really that big of a deal to me, but might be to some. 4) Rocking motion when mounting the bike. This did not seem to happen with the OEM stand and it makes me feel uncomfortable when getting on. If the bar weren't on the left side, it seems that the bike would tip over. I weigh 210 pounds. That is more than enough to destabilize the stand. Putting the bike on the stand manually is easier. You're essentially shoving it upright on the stand as opposed to lifting the back end up an inch or so, but I never had a hard time putting it on the center stand. It's really easy to put the bike on the stand when using the reverse feature. It will take some getting use to because of foot placement. Just remember, you must leave the bike in reverse when shutting down, otherwise you unlock the back wheel and it could roll off. Surprisingly, this is about the only accessory that I've put on the bike that my wife thinks is worth anything. Would I recommend it? If you have difficulty getting the bike on the center stand because you don't weigh enough or have leg or back problems, then yes -- this is for you. Overall, it's a decent product and should aid many owners who struggle with the factory stand. Installation tips: Another Wing Stuff member, Dee, mentioned a really good idea (review is on the black ride off stand) -- basically you put about $2.75 worth of quarters in the spring while it's extended (center stand down). This allows for it to be installed much easier since the spring requires about 50 to 75 pounds to stretch it. It's difficult to stretch with a flat blade screwdriver by itself, and you risk injuring your hand if the screwdriver slips. Break the bolts loose while it's on the stand, but don't remove for obvious reasons until you place the bike on the kick stand. You'll have a little more room to work with. Use ONLY an 8 mm allen wrench and a 14 mm socket wrench. Do not substitute SAE tools -- use only metric. The 8 mm screw is a standard screw thread. The 14 mm bolt is a reverse thread. |
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I have to rate it 4 stars because it's a loose fit. As a result, you either have to knot the elastic or find a better way to clamp the piece in. Mine keeps coming off. I'm probably going to switch to those cable clamp things that wrap around the wire and screws in. On my 2012 Gold Wing, the navigation processor is behind the passenger seat, so installing it there will result in being able to hold fewer things because it's stretched around it. It's easy enough to install. Provided are 4 plastic tabs with holes on both sides. Screw one side of the plastic tab in, then place the 'S' hook through the other hole. It's not made specifically for the GL1800. They claim it fits other models, so that would explain the universal size...but for $8, it's not bad. |
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I ordered one of every color just because they're cool. I like the green and blue ones the most because they're not standard everyday colors like the amber and red are. |