Pauly

Don't worry, Jim. You can borrow my American-made Goldwing while yours is down for service. 

I did this a while ago, but the forks are back onto the Goldwing. I added a fork brace, too. Shocks came with a spanner, so they're done. (thanks, @Likwid)

I plan to build a marine grade harness for the front fender lights with weatherproof harness termination. Crimped splice joints and electrical tape aren't my style. 

As for the stainless brake lines, I have to remove the fuel tank to access one of the rear brake lines. I need to remove the rear wheel and maybe the swing arm to remove the tank... haven't looked in the service manual yet, but it does slide out the rear of the frame. It currently has 5.5 gallons of 87 octane inside, so that's being shelved until a later date. 

Edit: Checked the manual and the tank clears the swingarm. 

Are they wearing shorts to keep Joel from getting pokey? 🤔 

How many days? 

That's a way nicer pic of what I was going to post. 

My only experience with dash swaps is my former life as a Nissan tech. When we ordered a new gauge cluster, we had to sign an affidavit for the mileage so the manufacturer could preprogram odometer to read the same mileage. ECU never played a role. 

Nice ride, Mike. Is that a 6M or DCT?

1988 Kawasaki EX500

1997 Suzuki TL1000S

1977 Suzuki GT185

1974 Honda CB350

1998 Suzuki GSX-R600

2004 Yamaha FZ6

2007 Buell XB9R

2005 Ducati Monster 620

2006 Kymco People 150

2000 Ducati 748

2008 Ducati Multistrada

1999 Ducati Supersport

2007 Ducati ST3S

2008 Yamaha FZ6

2013 Kawasaki Voyager

2013 Ducati Hyperstrada 

2018 BMW R1200GSA

2018 Honda GL1800

2016 BMW R1200RS

1995 Honda GL1500

1 hour ago, Tpoppa said:

Is that your old bike?

cause the ad says never dropped, and I remember yours didn't like the driveway at Fontana Village😝

 

Or the time it rear-ended a Mazda on the BRP. Same year, I believe. 😆 

Found my Multistrada in Maryland. 

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/164463366720371/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A3f4907d0-e228-4db3-8ba2-c0f71ceb5a5b

That TFT just gave me blue balls. 

https://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/sedici-acqua-hydration-backpack

I put a lumbar hydration bladder in my tank bag. If you want a back pack, check out hiking gear. 

I had a guy bring weed back to me after smoking a bit of it. Not man enough, I guess?

I've been ready for 25 years.

1 hour ago, durk said:

@Pauly are you  planning to keep this around longer than you originally planned?

Probably for a few seasons, especially if this update is up to the hype. I will have less than $1000 in parts and labor for new suspension front and rear. 

Nice day to ride. Even better day to upgrade the suspension on the Goldwing. I use the word "upgrade" without reverence to Merriam-Webster, but anything is better than air forks and shocks. I'm sending the forks out for rebuild because I don't have the tools anymore, and I can't imagine anything I'd rather smell less than 30 year old fork oil. 😅 

Shocks are installed, but I need a spanner to swing them into "FatAF" mode. I'm excited to see how much better this bike can handle fully loaded. 

Why not both? 

I was banned from the GoldWing forum for suggesting the manual bike was almost perfect and only needed a quick-shift setup like BMW has. 

15 hours ago, max power said:

How did you use your Hilton points to buy motorcycle parts?

24 minutes ago, Tpoppa said:

I am going to trust my gut, and not google this.

Question is... fox tail or bunny?