HONDA GOLDWING GL1500 REAR WHEEL REMOVAL
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2023
- It's time for tires and brake pads, so today I am showing how I get to and remove the rear wheel. If you find this video helpful then Please Like and Subscribe
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As an automotive technician there are still jobs we all dread doing and we are always looking for time saving work arounds. This is definitely a great one that I will be using in the next month or so on my 98 SE. Thanks for the great video and tip.
Your welcome but check out this video as well. You can decide which method that you prefer. Thanks czcams.com/video/qd6gPn8jOIk/video.html
Thank you best video I've seen so far. I've been dreading doing this for 4 months. Now I definitely got this.
Thank you Robert! I hope all goes well for you!
I have never seen that procedure done before. Looks easier to do. Thank you.
You’re welcome Jim, yes it’s easier to do but does have its drawbacks. I also have a video of removing the panniers the by the book method. In my opinion is probably the better way but not as fast as this method. I wanted to show both ways
That’s exactly how I did my rear tire as well. So much better than removing the saddle bags.
Hello Mike, yeah, it does make it pretty easy. I had a viewer suggest a different method and he says he liked it better so I'm going to try that this weekend and make a video to see which method I prefer. Thanks for the comment.
EXCELLENT VIDEO! THANK YOU! EVEN IF I AM MECHANIC, I WAS STILL "AFRAID" WHERE TO START FROM. BUT IT IS SO EASY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BEST GREETINGS FROM SERBIA!
Thank you, I’m glad that the video was useful! Hello Serbia! Take care my friend!
Wow, I really enjoy your videos. So helpful and informative. You've given me the courage to try this myself. Thank you! I have an 89 Goldwing 1500. Just purchased 3 months ago. Anyway, please keep the videos coming.
Thank you.
Grant
Thank you Grant! Good luck with your new to you Wing, it seems as though these bikes require a lot of maintenance if the previous owner didn’t take care of things. But they run forever.
I recently had to remove the bags to do mine since the previous owner had wires all over the place for the aftermarket side markers and rear lights. I've since cleaned them up with bullet connectors so I can do it this way in the future. Thanks for the well made and explained video on the process. Cheers.
It’s pretty fulfilling to take something and make it better like you did. Thank you for the kind words!
Greetings,
As always another fantastic detailed video 🇺🇸🎉🍾🇺🇸
Keep producing more videos.
Thank You very much! Working on adjusting the torque on the steering stem bearings as we speak. Thanks for watching, and commenting
Wow man! I am about to change tires as well, i haven't removed the wheels yet, I didn't think I needed any kind of instructions at all, this just popped up in my feed because I have been trying to find tire reviews. my Bike looks nearly exactly the same as yours but it is a 99. candy spectra red. that flip up the bags / trunk thing was amazing. LOL had not seen that before. even more funny, I was Just given that same impact you have there and I love the thing. Ha! So I saw you are running shinkos. i was thinking of doing that as well. I have dunlops on mine, they came with the bike and i didn't even bother with inspecting them when I got it, in fact, I have put nearly 1500 miles on it without even looking. Guess what that brought me? crazy shivers down my spin is what. LOL These tires are E3 dunlops and the DOT on them is 2009 ! the front tire is so cracked up it's amazing to me it's inflated, I mean at one point it is straight across from rim lip to lip that it looks like someone did it on purpose with a razor. dun pols are what i would like to go back to for it e4's but also , I am a poor guy. LOL Big family and lots a bills. I have heard next to nothing good about the Shinkos and that makes me believe somethings up, a lot of lies trying to veer folks away. Shinkos are not Chinese but they are Korean. I see they have a radial that is 160/80/16 rear and that it is matched in a set with a Bias 130/70/ 18 front. I have been told not to mix radial and bias but that whole dark side car tire thing is a radial and and a bias so I am thinking that is probably BS as well. i mean, i don't want to darkside, I live in Idaho, I am going through MT ranges. If i had an extra rear wheel though I think I'd like to try it on a big highway trip, like to FLA Or S TX. but anyway.
How do you like the shinkos? do you mount and balance your own stuff/ I see you have smaller bikes as well, that's the other reason i was writing as you seem more like minded than some folks on here LOL I have tons of little old Thumpers. The shops around here have a crazy high mark up. i just got a quote for e3's from the Harley Joint here for over 1200 bucks. doesn't include the cost of mount and balance! no joke. that aint happening. some places will do it for 60 if you buy them there but still a high dollar mark up i can't afford.
the ones i am looking at are Shinko 733 130/70-18 front & 734 160/80-16 rear looks like the 777 is also a choice for the front. I have not ordered yet but I have to soon, I already paid for my insurance and i gotta go fishing! :0) any help would be super cool, you already helped immensely
Shinko brand tires have always been great for me. These Shinko tire that I put on the Goldwing felt like they had good grip in wet and dry. My problem was above 85mph the wing wanted to wonder a little bit and these tires didn't help that, so I had to chase that down. 777 tires are good tires. Yeah, I love all motorcycles and most of those other bikes are China bikes and are cheap, good quality and a ton of fun. I mount and balance all my tires. I used to take them into the dealer who would do both for $65 but they don't balance them good sometimes, so I just started doing it myself. Midas well save a buck when I can. Super easy once you get the hang of it and you can do the zip tie thing if you don't have all the tools. If you use this method, just remember there is a thing that pops out of its holes when you lift it up and is a bugger to put back in. Since this video I just started doing it the other way. Watch my other video, the book way of rear tire removal. Either way good luck with it all. czcams.com/video/qd6gPn8jOIk/video.html
@@herbiesgarage681 i think I will go with the shinkos, I just found them online for the lowest price I have found, 268.00 and tax free ship. have you seen them lower? that is the SR733 and SR734 130 70 18 front and 160 80 16 rear . or do you think the 777 tires are better?
@@herbiesgarage681 Man I am just getting to this today and just realized you have no trailer hitch , also, I didnt realize how broken up my plastic is. also again! there were a few changes to the 1999 that make it NOT like your bike! i am plugging away but looks like I am not getting that tire on tonight. LOl I came in to watch this again, seems like the front of your side luggage there clears where mine appears to be about to break if I lift more than about 3 inches. i disconnected the trailer hitch arms that connect to the chrome under the passenger fold down foot rests, maybe I have to take that whole hitch off?
@@RockAnAhardSpot Yeah the hitch will present some problems, I would follow this video and remove everything, it will be easier for you probably HONDA GL1500 GOLDWING getting to the rear wheel, by the book!
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great description video, It was time .
Thank you Edgardo!
Fantastic video thank ou for sharig pookib forward to this now !
Thank you and good luck with it! 👍🏻
have a 97 1500 wing with trl hitch from P O bike is new to me had to pull hitch off first great content and thanks for the info ole man from mississippi
Hello Bryan, same year as my bike, I'm glad that the video was useful!! Ole man from Illinois : )
This method works well. Seen del boys garage use this. Thanks for the upload.
Yeah, I think that’s where I first saw this method. Thank you for commenting and watching
Terrific video. I really like the method of raising the trunk and saddle bags up as opposed to removing them, which is the way I did this job. I do have some aftermarket lights and such that the old owner installed so I don't know if those would interfere with raising the trunk up. I think I should still be able to do it that way and I'm definitely going to try it next time. The one thing I want to say about the mufflers is that I couldn't remove them at all. They seemed welded in place to the part under the bike that the mufflers get inserted into. I didn't want to whack them with a sledge hammer or anything for fear of breaking them or that part that they slide into underneath the bike. I read on Goldwing Docs that it's a difficult part to find and difficult to replace if you break it. So I just bent the mufflers down enough to get my ratchet onto the axle nut and was barely able to slide the axle out to remove the tire. Thanks very much for the videos that you make. I have to get me one of those impact drills also.
Thank you Tom! The first time that I did this I had the same problem with the muffler, probably took me an hour just to get one of those mufflers off, the other came right off. If they haven’t been removed in a long time that will probably happen. I’ve done both methods now and depending on what I’m doing both are pretty easy really. Thanks for the comment!
I prefer to just put it on its center stand, loosen up both exhausts and swing them down and outward. Then I just remove the left side saddlebag and the license plate center piece and cross bracket. That gives me access to everything I need to remove the wheel.
Awesome, thanks for the tip!
Good video ! That’s way easier than taking it all apart !
Thank you, yes it is, saves a lot of time.
@@herbiesgarage681 I’ll be saving this for next time !
@@Hi.Tech.Redneck there’s a manifold that sits into a couple of holes that pops out when you use this method and might not go back in place when you lower the unit back down. I think I mentioned it in the video. If you’re interested in seeing the other procedure for removing the bags I did a video on that as well and show the manifold and where it sits.
@@herbiesgarage681 Nice ! I subbed your channel . Great info
Good Video
Thanks.
Thank you Chris, I’m glad the video was helpful
Thank you
Hello Louie, your welcome
Ya Honda actually design that pivot routine for the GL1500 which were many other corrections from past GL1200 owner complaints.
That’s interesting, I didn’t know that, thank you! It’s good that a company pays attention to their customers and try’s to make things easier
Nice
Thank you
Nicely produced video too
@@aaaaaa-lt2tl Thank you I appreciate that very much!
The only issue I would have with removing the muffler is as these systems get older. Those muffler tabs are going to get rusted and become thin. You take it off. You may not be able to get another muffler for a reasonable price to replace it with. So if you do not want to take your mufflers off once you swung your trunk up unbolt the shocks, then you can lift up the. Rear tire so that the axle bolt is above the mufflers. Pull the bolt out. And take the tire off
I understand what you are saying and don't disagree with you but my mufflers still looked to be in great shape and I wanted them out of the way. I have left them on before and just swung them down which works too.
I've have a 1999 gl1500 same color and I have the same flash light .
I love that flashlight, super bright for my old eyes 😁
This is all well and good in the comfort of your garage, but what if you get a flat at the
side of the road? Do you need all those tools to to get to the wheel, or does the bike
come ready equipped for such a task.
Hello Gary, it would be a difficult task to remove the rear wheel on the side of the road but doing this method could be done without too many tools if you are prepared for it. I try and keep my tires in good shape, replacing them before they get too close to worn out, fortunately for me I have not had to be in that situation. I have a tire plug kit on the bike if I were to get something in the tire. I could plug it air it up and make it to a bike shop or home hopefully.
OK, just wondered what it would be like with such
a big heavy bike with a flat tire, out in the sticks.
Una motocicleta muy hermosa, pero solo de ver desarmar todo eso cuando se te pinche una llanta sobre el camino 🫤 hace que todos mis sueños de querer adquirir una desaparezcan.
Yes it can be a lot of work if you have to replace a tire but believe me, the extra effort that it takes to work on this bike is worth it for the comfort and reliability of the machine. It doesn’t get much better for long distance travel
additional question sir fuel mileage full tank to 210 or so by trip meter light is not on yet is average normal cruise no hot rod ?? average for the bike ??
My fuel light will come on about 170 miles or 275km, when I fuel up after the light comes on it usually only takes about 5 gallons of fuel so it still has a good gallon plus of fuel left in it.
Thank you again sir so is about average then thanks again for your help@@herbiesgarage681
What brand of tires do you recommend?
I bought the Shinko which have been good budget tires, no complaints on them. If I were to buy again I would probably go with the Dunlop Elite4 tires
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Thanks Jim 👍🏻
What tires do you run?
Hello Tony, I kept the same tires on it that were on it when I bought it which are, Shinko Journey SE 890 tires.
how many miles did you get on that tire.
The tire that I removed was on the bike so I don’t know how many miles was on it. I believe it was relatively new when I got the bike and I put about 3000 miles on them. If I was to do it over I would spend a little more for Bridgestone or Dunlop tires. The Shinko has been okay but on wet days I don’t have confidence in the corners I don’t know how to explain it. I will run these for a while and wear them down as much as possible before I replace them
@@herbiesgarage681 ok,, I'm running the kenda kruz on my 95, they are supposed to get decent mileage. like 7-10k on the rear.. im a Bridgestone fan but they tend to wear fast.. i haven't had good luck with the Dunlop, even though i have them on other bikes reluctantly, but they usually are difficult to mount and/or repair(heavy/thick and exspesive), but get good millage.. i haven't tried the avons. thanks for the info
@@j.7937 I have Kenda tires on another bike and like them, definitely good for the wallet. I’m not a big fan of Dunlop either but the Elite 3 or 4 looks tempting
That brake hose took a beating, yikes!
Sorry about that 😏
Watching this makes me happy I got a 1800 💩
😂 I know exactly what you mean, I’m looking at 1800’s. I like the way Honda designed the rear wheel removal on that bike, so much easier.
Caray si te pinchas de atrás en un monte estás perdido.
It wouldn’t be good for sure, I carry plugs and it has an onboard compressor
What a nightmare!
My Moto Guzzi is a breeze compared to this.
It’s not really that bad once you do it a time or two. I always liked the Moto Guzzi bikes
I think you left some shit out.
I’m sorry Robert, what else did you want to see?
I can do it in 45min without taking the bags off
I have never actually timed it but doing the method of raising the whole rear section to get the rear wheel off can be done in probably 30 minutes or so. If you take the bags off and go that route it takes a little bit longer but not a whole lot. I’m not sure what method you are using. Some people who have a lift with a removable plate can access the wheel easily. I have done both methods that I have done videos on and I probably prefer removing the bags myself. Thanks for the comment!
This is what hurt GM years ago, the engineers didn’t have to suffer from their laziness in designing the car. Really, the mufflers, seat, brakes, and half the bodywork have to come off just to change a tire? It’s also why there’s nobody rebuilding Goldwing engines, they’re way too difficult. They’re so difficult that when the alternator fails, it’s easier to disconnect it and jury rig another alternator onto the front of the engine.
Yeah the goldwing engines are very difficult to repair but fortunately the Goldwing engine is a very reliable engine if it’s cared for properly. I know there’s a lot that is difficult to do on this bike but the trade off is that it’s just an amazing bike to ride and it just eats the miles. Thanks for the comment