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Vertical Trailer Hitch for GL1800 2nd Gen
By Add On SKU: AO451806A
- $229.99Save $37.00
MSRP: $266.99
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1 Star: 0
2 Stars: 3
3 Stars: 3
4 Stars: 4
5 Stars: 8
Vertical Trailer Hitch for GL1800 2nd Gen
ITEM CODE: AO451806A, SKU: AO451806A
.This item is not worth the expense, pain or the time
| First thing you is look at the instructions, read them and throw them away. Watch Youtube to “see” how it’s installed properly. The pictures are worthless. The instructions make it seem simple, no need for pry bars, no drills, or a cus word. I was going to send it back because it was so poorly QA’ed and was a fight every set of the way, not what I paid for. I did get it in after 2 days of fighting the thing. I will never recommend this item. |
Vertical Trailer Hitch for GL1800 2nd Gen
ITEM CODE: AO451806A, SKU: AO451806A
05.10.2019
Instructions Suck Big Time
| The pictures in the instructions are worthless. Fuzzy and out of focus. There was only a couple sentences that made any sense. Had to use a pry bar to get one of the top bolts on the H to line up. And then had to use a cargo strap to pull the bottom of the H together. They use some oddball metric bolts. It's a robust piece of gear just a bear to get the bolts lined up |
Vertical Trailer Hitch for GL1800 2nd Gen
ITEM CODE: AO451806A, SKU: AO451806A
02.24.2017
Install takes some finess, but looks good!
| After reading other reviews, and being the type of rider who does most of his own wrenching, I went ahead and bought this hitch for my 2012 GL1800. I also bought the plug and play Add-On wiring harness so I could do the whole job at once. The install went fairly quickly, and it can be done by 1 person. I had removed a (different brand) hitch from an '06 Goldwing once so I had a decent idea how everything would all mount up. Take your time, use common sense (yes you will have to remove the taillight assembly - 4 acorn nuts in the saddlebags - and yes you will need to remove one small L-bracket from the back of said taillight assembly before putting it back on), don't tighten anything up until you have everything how and where you want it, and have a 2' piece of 2"x2" wood to gently rest against the rear wheel and pursuade the H-bracket holes to line up with the bolt holes on the side supports (mine were about a 1/2 inch off when I dry-fit all the parts on the bike). Quality looks really good and solid once it's all tightened up. My receiver went in first time without any issues so previously mentioned issues with weld beads on the inside seem to have been addressed. I would buy this hitch again. |
Vertical Trailer Hitch for GL1800 2nd Gen
ITEM CODE: AO451806A, SKU: AO451806A
01.18.2016
hitch install
| installed the hitch this last week by myself. Was abit tough but do-able Had to pry abit, cuss abit wedge abit but eventually it all went together. Would have been easier with another set of hands when putting on the 2 long braces but oh well. Seems pretty sturdy. If you don't change your own plugs and oil you might get someone else to install. took me 3 hours with some other stuff going on in the middle. could have did it in about 2. Michael |
Vertical Trailer Hitch for GL1800 2nd Gen
ITEM CODE: AO451806A, SKU: AO451806A
03.03.2015
Poor Quality
| I was very excited to find this item, and even more thrilled when it came in. However the excitement was short lived when I started to install the item. I had to fight with this item for hours as the holes did not line up. I finally had to drill the holes out to get the bolts in and get it mounted up. After getting everything put together I went to put the receiver and pin in, however when the manufacture welded the "H" that the hitch goes into it blew through causing a weld on the inside. I had to cut the chrome hitch to get the pin in. My father ordered the same hitch and prior to installing it we observed the same issues with his. I fully expected these items to be inspected prior to being shipped however its obvious some one dropped the ball. |
Vertical Trailer Hitch for GL1800 2nd Gen
ITEM CODE: AO451806A, SKU: AO451806A
05.19.2014
Trailer hitch
| I have this hitch on my 13 F6B.Dont over read the directions.Easy to instale and with a second hand can be done without removing mufflers. Solid hitch am well satisfied with it. |
Vertical Trailer Hitch for GL1800 2nd Gen
ITEM CODE: AO451806A, SKU: AO451806A
07.29.2013
trailer hitch
| Nice solid hitch but kind of a bear to install but with some patience I got it done. |
Vertical Trailer Hitch for GL1800 2nd Gen
ITEM CODE: AO451806A, SKU: AO451806A
07.22.2013
Major Problems with the Install
| This hitch is well built and looks very functional. Unfortunately the instructions that came with the hitch had an addendum page to install this on the GL1800 2nd Gen. After struggling with this for more than 4 hours I removed the hitch and reinstalled all the panels that had to be removed. There is no way to install this hitch as per the instructions as a metal mount for the Tail Light Assembly was in the way. After emailing Joseph at WingStuff with pictures of my problem he got me a service number at Add On. I contacted them and told them that there was no way to install this with their current instructions. I said if they could tell me how to remove the Tail Light Assembly I was pretty sure that it could be installed. Once they gave me directions I had no problem installing the hitch in a couple of hours. I have send information to Add On to revise their installation instructions to remove the Tail Light Assembly before installing the hitch. In addition I would suggest that they provide a You Tube video of the process as other hitch providers have done. |
Vertical Trailer Hitch for GL1800 2nd Gen
ITEM CODE: AO451806A, SKU: AO451806A
05.25.2013
Instructions Horrible
| Great Hitch,looks great for the money, the instructions are the worst I'll ever seen, took me 4 hours to install because of the instruction sheet. |
Vertical Trailer Hitch for GL1800 2nd Gen
ITEM CODE: AO451806A, SKU: AO451806A
04.25.2013
Nice strong Hitch
| Very nice hitch and strong... Takes a little time to install but not to bad if you take off what they say before trying to install it ... Had a small problem receiver but ADD ON fixed it asap ,, great people to do business with |
Vertical Trailer Hitch for GL1800 2nd Gen
ITEM CODE: AO451806A, SKU: AO451806A
04.19.2013
String hitch, bad instructions
| Yes, this hitch is a pain to install, but for the money, you can’t beat it. If you are mechanically inclined, you should be able to figure out. Yes the instructions could be so much better; it would really help if they would have taken better pictures and bigger pictures!!! I purchased another companies hitch for my 2008 and back then the instructions were much worse. What would be beneficial, if you could go to their website for more detailed pictures. |
Vertical Trailer Hitch for GL1800 2nd Gen
ITEM CODE: AO451806A, SKU: AO451806A
04.12.2013
Strong hitch, but just not quite built right
| This is my second one (first one on an '08)and I had some issues on the first. This one however, was a total pain. It ended up taking about 3 1/2 hours. At the end of my frustration, I did find a simple solution. Take a crescent wrench and bend the bottom tab on the side braces, backwards (to the back of the bike) which will allow the front of the bracket to raise up to the bolt under the floor boards. This seems to be the biggest cause of things having to be pried or forced into place. It seems these tabs are welded on at just a little bit of the wrong angle, which throws everything out of whack. |