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My ‘17 California 1400 is approaching the mileage where I need to replace the air filter. Are there any issues with disconnecting the battery? I assume I’ll have to reset the clock?
Dogs in a sidecar rig? Who in the hell would ever do such a weird thing as that?
Some people...
I still have Moxie Rose, my French Bulldog but sadly, my beautiful English Bulldog, Magpie (Maggie Mae) died almost 2 years ago. I miss her more than anything.
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I miss my co-pilot Spots, too.
My ‘17 California 1400 is approaching the mileage where I need to replace the air filter. Are there any issues with disconnecting the battery? I assume I’ll have to reset the clock?
I have been toying with the idea of getting a Goldie, but you have put me off that idea for good. I'll stick with my Guzzis. Thanks for your post!.............................................
To get to the carbs on a Goodwing so that you can actually begin to remove them (an additional 2.5 hour nightmare) takes 5 hours of painstakingly tedious and super careful body work removal and dismantling of virtually almost everything on the main motorcycle body including about 25 vacuum lines and connectors. The pieces of the bike spread around the shop like cancer!
Oh, and don’t forget a CANbus with 45+ damn button radio and communication crap that gets corrosion and dirt where nothing no longer functions as you struggle to determine, if and all, which contact is locking up the CANbus.
Yes indeed, last ones I’ll ever touch, so those customers around me, and there are a lot, are going to be up the creek without a paddle because no dealer will touch a 10+ year old Goldwing at all around here and I totally understand why.
I hate Goldwings!
The bear is not wearing a helmet. No respect for the law!
Hey , engineers brought us the Boeing 747 Max didn't they ? Peter
I am amused by complaints that changing the 1400 air filter is hard.Before I obtained my Eldorado I was a 30 year Goldwing rider.The last two being the 1800 models.To get to that air cleaner is a 4-5 hr job taking half the bike apart for access.Watch a U tube video on changing a 1800 air filter.It will make you feel good about the 1400.
I loved all the Wings I rode over the years.Put close to a million miles on them.Just don't ride the way I use to with my advancing age.Love the 2020 Eldorado for my day rides. Feels lighter and handles like a much smaller bike.Plus it has been fun seeing peoples reaction to it-not many in my neck of the woods.I think the difference lies with attitude and expectations. With the 'Wing, it's what you expect (or should do). You have to remove all that stuff and then put it back, so 4-5 hours is necessary for a job with all that bodywork. With the 1400, it's easy to get to (2 mins) but almost impossible to put the lower clips back on (well it was for me). After 2 hours I gave up. With a simple re-design it could have been another 2 minutes to put it back together - that was never gonna be true of the 'wing - but I take your point and feel your pain too. I always think back to posts like yours and Scott's when in a moment of madness I think it would be nice to get a 'wing.
There is only one model of motorcycle that is BANNED from my shop forever. I absolutely refuse to work on those POS rolling disaster areas…I am amused by complaints that changing the 1400 air filter is hard.Before I obtained my Eldorado I was a 30 year Goldwing rider.The last two being the 1800 models.To get to that air cleaner is a 4-5 hr job taking half the bike apart for access.Watch a U tube video on changing a 1800 air filter.It will make you feel good about the 1400.