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WHY PERIODICALLY CHECK YOUR WHEEL BEARINGS?
Because your life depends on it! You only have two wheels. If one bearing fails, jams up or collapses, you lose directional control and, if in heavy traffic, could veer into an oncoming car. A wors...
HOW TO CARE FOR CHROME ACCESSORIES
There are many erroneous ideas about chrome-plated accessories and how to care for and clean them by many chemical brand's slick advertising campaigns. Our years of experience in discussing corrosi...
WHEN TO REPLACE VALVE TIMING BELTS
This is a long disputed question with no hard and fast rules or answers but, consider this: 1975 to 1987 4-cylinder cog belts are a very common automotive type that should and will last safely to 4...
WHEN TO REPLACE SPARK PLUG CAPS
Periodically test your spark plug caps with a multi-meter. If the reading greatly exceeds 5,000 ohms, you need to replace your caps. Spark Plug Cap GL1000 GL1100 GL1200
WHY YOU NEED A MOTORCYCLE BATTERY CHARGER IN THE SUMMER
During the summer, a typical Gold Wing rider does a lot of low RPM night cruising with lights, stereo and accessories switched on resulting in chronic discharge of the battery. The battery will not...
CAN ALL GL1500 RIDERS ENJOY THE BENEFITS OF FLOORBOARDS AND HIGHWAY BOARDS?
Riders having a leg inseam of 31 inch or more may experience slight to great discomfort using the floorboards. Leg cramping, shifting difficulty, knees hitting the fairing, mainly because the seat ...
DO YOU SELL GOLD WING ENGINE, BATTERY AND SIDE COVERS AND TRUNK LIDS?
Sorry, no, we sell spare parts and accessories but not body parts.
WHAT SHOULD I USE TO CLEAN MY WINDSHIELD?
Your best bet for cleaning an acrylic, such as Plexiglass, Lexan or Shen Chuen, windshield is to use soap or detergent and water. Chemical cleaners can discolor or deteriorate the finish. Meguiars...
ELIMINATE NOTCHY STEERING AND IMPROVE HIGH-SPEED HANDLING AND CONTROL
Worn stock steering stem ball bearings usually cause notchy steering. Replacing the bearings in your steering stem will dramatically improve your steering by eliminating high-speed jerkiness and ...
NITRILE vs VITON® FOR GOLD WING CARBURETION
Over the years, we've been asked if our carb kits o-rings are made of Viton®, Dupont’s registered trademark for their fluorocarbon (FKM). The answer is no because we simply are not convinced of the...