Author: gjosol

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First ride of the year 2025!

I took the Goldwing Bagger to work this morning. In the past I would go for a ride the first day of the year. The last few years I haven’t been able to carry on that tradition due to participating in an annual Lowrider event held at Sacramento California. It’s an all day event so there’s not a chance for me to ride when I get home, unload the CaDually.

Taking from down in the shop driveway.

It was a very nice ride home. I have all the gear to ride in most weather conditions I will encounter in during my short 110 mile daily commute.

Parked in front of the Manetarium before bringing it in the shop.

One of my favorite views coming home. Most of the leaves have fallen from the trees located around the shop. I had to blow off the leaves daily for about a month. As nice as the leaves look on the ground it acts as a slippery surface when moist or wet. The sled doesn’t have any issues, it’s when I plant my foot down.

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Last ride of 2024.

Another year has come and gone. I must have set a personal riding record for consecutive days ridden.

I heard a report on the radio stating 2024 was the hottest year ever recorded for our area. I do remember stretches of 100 plus degrees temperatures.

I can say after riding the sled for about 3000 miles, almost every day of the week.i have a good idea on the positives and negatives.

It definitely got interesting the last few months of year. was in a bad wreck and I spent weeks visiting the doctor’s office for wound repair. In a nutshell I had to counter steer off the side of the road to avoid a head on collision.

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Winter Solstice

The days have definitely gotten shorter. When I leave for work it’s completely dark. When I get home from work it’s the same.

I’m still trying to gage if I am riding drier on the Goldwing Bagger or the 5th Generation Goldwing tourer model. Even though I’ve ridden in the rain on the Goldwing Bagger I don’t think I have hit the extreme storm levels I experienced on the 2015 Goldwing.

Both bikes have the Klokwerks flared windshield. In the baggers case the windshield is adjustable to varying heights.

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Winter riding

It doesn’t matter what the weather is I’ll be out riding. The one thing that is not so fun is washing the bike afterwards.

It seems the front of the engine area takes a lot of road grime from the front wheel. This is also why you can purchase a front fender extension kit. I’ll be looking into the Show Chrome product, I haven’t seen anyone else that offers the same kit.

After a bit more research I discovered there are rear fender side fillers too. I am aware of these for the Harley Davidson baggers but never heard of them made for a Goldwing.

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Harley Tour Pack

I’m gathering the bits and pieces for a Goldwing tour pack project. I’ve seen a few on the internet but all of the one I looked at are permanent solutions. I’m looking for a quick disconnect setup.

Part of the big appeal to having the non-touring Goldwing is the bagger look. I know baggers can have a tour pack but I’m talking about saddlebags only.

Chopped tour pack model.

The mounting bracket is HD OEM that is configured to be used as the rear sissy bar mounting points. Since the tour packs will normally have a backrest, a sissy bar is not necessary.

Harley Davidson OEM tour pack mount.
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Side by side baggers

I have to say these are a couple bad ass baggers. A 2002 Harley Davidson Softail Fatboy and a 2022 Honda Goldwing DCT.

If you know anything about old school Harley baggers and 6 generation Goldwing’s you would know these two sleds are so different in every way imaginable.

The only way you can ever know the difference and enjoy it, you need to own it. Reading about someone’s opinion online is not going to cut it.

I sometimes reads these guys on the forums responding to a post and they offer an opinion based on no experience. Yes, there are a few that do own several sleds but these guys are like me and just sort of lurk and be entertained.

Fatboy with custom seat cover.

The lighter material seat cover really stands out in this photo even though it’s not a focus point.

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Klock Werk Wind Screen

The Klock Werk 18” tinted wind screen arrived today. This will replace the 2021 Goldwing Tour windshield I recently purchased.

The installation was very quick since I recently replaced the stock shorty shield with a tour model. Due to the adjustable height configuration, the wind screen is very simple to remove. It’s a matter of removing a couple screw covers held in with push pins and 4 hex screws.

I’ll update this post after I have put on some meaningful miles. As far as the cosmetic benefits, this wind shield in my opinion the best looking 3rd party option.

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OG Ryda

The personalized license plate came in.

I had to severe the license plates lighting wires to remove the plate. This would normally be a no issue since this type of wiring installation is typically one time event and not something that would be undone. Since I ordered a personalized plate this changed.

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Schuberth and Siena 20S

I’ve been using the Sena 20S communication system for about 5 years. I used this hardware in all weather conditions and not just the occasional rain or blistering heat. I’m talking about weeks at a time straight. I’m a super commuter on a bike.

C3 Lite and two C3 Pro’s.

When these systems are dialed in they work flawlessly. The only time I’ve had issues in the past was due to heavy onslaught of rain.

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2022 Goldwing wind screen

Today I replaced the stock wind screen that is fitted with the 2022 Goldwing Bagger model. The screen provides some level of protection but not what I’m used to with the 2015 Goldwing. This is real apparent at high speeds or riding in the rain.

I found a 2021 Goldwing Tour model wind screen for sell at the Facebook marketplace platform. The price was low enough to use as a temporary solution.

The size difference between the two Goldwing models can be seen one on top of the other.

The whole process of replacing the wind screen is straight forward and does not require any specialized tools. I would say it’s a 15-20 minute project, that’s taking your time.

As I mentioned previously, the larger wind screen is a temporary solution for next weeks predicted rain. I commute 110 miles a day and Thanksgiving week is supposed to be a wet one. The wind screen I plan on purchasing is the Klock Werks 18″ tinted model. I was hoping to see if any of the online sellers would be having a Black Friday sale. I haven’t seen any so far, the current price all over is $279.

From the rear view of the larger 20.25″ wind screen it looks tall and narrow. It definitely does not add cosmetic value to the over vibe of the bike. As long as it is able to keep some of the rain off me next week it will have served its purpose.