GBG wrote on 10/20/14 at 18:04:32:You guys had great weather. I wish I could have met up with you, but I think I was where I should have been. Although I did get a short ride in the afternoon.
You were where you should have been. Soccer?
Good news on the Goldwing. I put it in for a safety check at a local shop known for servicing Goldwings. I knew going in the tires needed to be replaced. The front was cupped and was manufactured in 2006, the rear was fine and had almost all the tread depth left but was manufactured in 2007. Both the clutch and both hydraulic brake systems needed flushed and the fluid replaced.
I did not tell them anything when I dropped it off. They just called and said that the tires needed to be replaced and the clutch and brakes needed the DOT 4 changed. But other than that, the bike seemed solid, wheel bearings, forks, steering head bearings, brake pads were all solid, no unusual shakes, shimmies, all the electrics working.....good news all around.
I bought the tires from them, Dunlop E3 bias, new 90 degree stems, installed and tax comes to $484 plus $60 labor for the clutch and brake bleed and greasing the drive shaft splines, plus fluid and grease. I am a happy camper. Now to run that thing up from 48,000 miles to 148,000 miles. Hope to have it back tomorrow but it may be Monday.
Good hunting