The Goldwing is a bike I hold respect for, but not really one I'd ever own. Or so I thought. I'm 24, a buck-fifty soaking wet still fresh out of the service and having spent years in both the rodeo and flat track racing. I'm a little wild for such a big bike. I'm into vintage bikes with smaller engines as naked as i can get them. The Goldwing, although I'd kill for a Rune or an early gl1000, was never on my list of a bike I wanted anything to do with. On May first that all changed when a dear friend of mine perished, leaving me his 1984 Aspencade with 36k on the odie. He was a pretty stout guy and he loved this bike, so it gave me hope. I haven't taken it out yet, sitting on it all day polishing chrome (not a task I have ever taken part of) and trying to learn what I can about this monster. Maiden voyage is the funeral this Saturday.
I am a member of HondaTwins.net and it saved me and my pile of '71 CB350. So here I came running. The only publication i have for the bike is an exerpt of a manual, sadly only chapter 4 - Engine.
What i know of the bike is little. I had no Idea what the air hookup is for, or how it worked, but I imagine that it has something to do with why the bike is sitting so low on the suspension. Can i pump that up with any compressor? I fear an alternator issue because with the manual/chapter 4 came a printout of some how-to-do instructions for mounting a gm alternator under the skin of the bike bypassing the original. not so sure thats the road i want to take, so how hard is it to get to the alternator if someone went though the trouble of mounting a gm alt?
I'm pretty handy around a two-wheeler. My love for the dirt oval has led me to cut down many of my rides to look like a tracker. This thing is going to be an adventure I can tell. I'm already in love practically abandoning my other rides. I took the trunk off leaving only the big seat and side bags... stunning.
so hello all, sorry i wasted so much time on this first thread. I'm gonna ask a lot of questions if you don't mind, many thanks in advance. Ride safe out there
woody
middle of the corn, Pennsylvania
I am a member of HondaTwins.net and it saved me and my pile of '71 CB350. So here I came running. The only publication i have for the bike is an exerpt of a manual, sadly only chapter 4 - Engine.
What i know of the bike is little. I had no Idea what the air hookup is for, or how it worked, but I imagine that it has something to do with why the bike is sitting so low on the suspension. Can i pump that up with any compressor? I fear an alternator issue because with the manual/chapter 4 came a printout of some how-to-do instructions for mounting a gm alternator under the skin of the bike bypassing the original. not so sure thats the road i want to take, so how hard is it to get to the alternator if someone went though the trouble of mounting a gm alt?
I'm pretty handy around a two-wheeler. My love for the dirt oval has led me to cut down many of my rides to look like a tracker. This thing is going to be an adventure I can tell. I'm already in love practically abandoning my other rides. I took the trunk off leaving only the big seat and side bags... stunning.
so hello all, sorry i wasted so much time on this first thread. I'm gonna ask a lot of questions if you don't mind, many thanks in advance. Ride safe out there
woody
middle of the corn, Pennsylvania