Copycat 1981 GL1100 Goldwing

cxman said:
just put the air back in the front forks it wont drag so bad lol
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It has progressive springs up front, the air pump is in the for sale bucket as the rears leaked out so quickly. I only weigh 160# but I was thinking of putting one of these in place of the plug.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/x1-1-4-NPT-MPT-Brass-Air-Compressor-Tank-Fill-Valve-Schrader-NEW-/121339020251?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c405e83db
 
i just rebuilt my front forks and unsludged the stupid trac antidive system

but while it still is holding air in the forks i to am going to put progressives in the front

which ones did you use and do you ride 2 up with them?
 
cxman said:
i just rebuilt my front forks and unsludged the stupid trac antidive system

but while it still is holding air in the forks i to am going to put progressives in the front

which ones did you use and do you ride 2 up with them?
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$81.51 on Ebay, yes on the two up. The fronts are fine, I put the same rear that I use on my cx builds as I just didn't want to spend the money then so when I do the tear down I will upgrade and use the current on another cx.
 
Doing some tweaking. I put my sandwich down the front of my jacket and rode to work. Upon arrival at work no sandwich, so sad. So with the removal of the air compressor I acquired some room to install the sandwich tray. While I was at it I wired in a USB charger so I can use my smart phone as a speedometer, when I figure out a suitable bracket.
Also removed and painted the rear fender semi gloss black.
 
Well I found a cell phone holder for my naked HTC phone. Connected to the charger so it won't go dead I have a speedometer and gps. It is pretty slick.
 
Hoosier Daddy said:
Very nice!
Any chance to have someone drive along to verify it's accurate?
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Not yet but now I know that my daughter lives 1.898 miles away from us...
 
Hoosier Daddy said:
Very nice!
Any chance to have someone drive along to verify it's accurate?
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I have used similar apps on an iPhone with good luck. Allthough I believe the refresh rate on those is sometimes a few seconds so you only get a new reading every few seconds, which isn't great but usable. I believe they use gps so they should be pretty darn accurate, and I verified my app while driving to work in my car and running the application at the same time. Seemed spot on.


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Hoosier Daddy said:
Very nice!
Any chance to have someone drive along to verify it's accurate?
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Took a ride with it in the car today and it is spot on. It refreshes every second, this is a slick deal. For $20 I could outfit another bike unless I need to get the usb port which costs another $20.
 
Yeah, the GPS in phones are pretty accurate. Can't be any worse than stock speeds. I may try and pick up a cheap phone to use on one of my bikes.
 
HerrDeacon said:
Yeah, the GPS in phones are pretty accurate. Can't be any worse than stock speeds. I may try and pick up a cheap phone to use on one of my bikes.
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Wondering if the phone needs to be activated to function or will it run the application without service as it runs off satellites.
 
Works fine inactivated. I bought a cheap prepaid phone just to use for music and runkeeper and it works with the satellites.
 
I am really liking that fairing on the GL. I used a removable screen for touring but I would put one of those on permanent as it really looks good.
 
As I got another cx to put the older shocks on I bought a new set for this bike, much better ride.
 
What kind are those? Are they the progressives? or the no-name brand ebay? I have the no-names currently and they are alright but not great and my wife hates them I need to upgrade and wonder if the progressive brand would be better.
 
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