All I need are big dreams and open highways
Installed the rear luggage rack this afternoon. Very simple process.
The fit and finish is spot on. There was no odd alignment issues.
I’ve seen several manufacturers for this particular part. I think most are knock offs of the original Honda OEM part.
One thing I noticed with the rear passenger backrest was the angle appeared to be less leaning towards the back. It is simply an illusion because adding the luggage rack had no changes made to the backrest.
It was freakin’ heck of cold riding this morning. Most of my commute was in the range of 32-34 degrees.
Some areas near Ione California dipped below 30 degrees around 28-29 mark. That’s freakin’ cold even with a heated liner running full blast.
My heated gloves went out last season and I have not replaced or look into repairing it myself. That’s going to be a priority to hang with the cold ass weather.
I’m so used to having a back rest on my sleds it was a priority for me to install one as soon as I could. That meant researching the current manufactures products.
I opted for the Honda OEM model. This is the first time I haven’t purchased other 3rd party solutions. I’ve used Utopia, Kuryakyn, Ultimate and others.
The OEM Honda style cosmetically looks the best to me. As far as functionality I don’t think it is as versatile as the 3rd party offerings. Both the rider and passenger seat do not have a quick release. The backrest are always on the sled.
The other odd thing about the passenger seat is the inability to adjust the vertical position. It’s a static position that seems to have backward tilt that is bit too much.
The angle of the seat may be adjusted by using spacers and longer bolts on the brackets 3 hole mount.
Marking this day (November 9, 2024). I purchased a 2022 GL1800 Goldwing Bagger. I supposed the official name would be 2022 GL1800BD DCT Non Touring.
I can’t believe the low miles it has and the condition it’s in. This will be the ultimate commuter sled.
I purchased at a NorCal motorcycle reseller located in Sacramento California.
My first ride on a DCT motorcycle was a short 60 mile run.
Marking the date I went down on the Goldwing.
My buddy that does upholstery completed my seat in 4 days! We had originally talked about doing the seat in old school diamond stitching and it came out beautiful. He did double stitching to give it more of the custom look.
I went with the lighter color to give it contrast. So many custom seats fall into the “darker” colors. I have a custom solo Corbin seat that very nice and wrapped in black leather. I can easily switch out with a couple bolts if I want to change it up.
I’ve been wanting to change up the color of my seat on the FatBoy. I thought about going his contrast with a very light material but couldn’t make the decision at the fabric shop. I ended buying two choice colors.
The fabric shop is called Morgans Fabrics and they have been at the same spot for as far as I can remember.
I spoke with my buddy who is the upholster and he mentioned that the seat would have to have line stitches or some type of diamond stitching done so there would be no wrinkles. The seat currently has wrinkles because whoever did the seat before probably didn’t know how to cut and sew.
For reference 1 square yard of marine grade material cost approximately $18.50. That is enough material to probably do two seats.
When I leave for work it is still dark outside. It seems like summer came and went in a blink of an eye. We had stretches of super hot 100+ days but now that seems so long ago.
I don’t wear only a T-shirt on my ride home from work. I’m wearing the same upper body gear I left home with.
Took the various screws off that secures the trunk inner lid. I’m going to need to find replacement screws that are a bit larger in diameter. EDIT: I picked up all the hardware I needed at the local ACE store. I made sure to locktite 8-32 bolts I used for the trunk lock hooks. I also used lock nuts, I learned from the past fails trying to fix the original problem.
The original lid had a lot of damage. I found it was missing other areas on the lid.
The lower corner section on both sides of the cover was completely gone.
One thing that was unexpected was having to reuse the rubber seal that goes around the lid. Mine was in good shape for reuse. I’ll probably use some sealant to keep in place, just a few tacks around lid to keep it in place.
The part came in sooner than I expected. I need to source the original screws. I don’t want to use a mashup of spare hardware.
I noticed the replacement part does not come with the rubber seal. I’ll remove the original piece and reuse. It’s not in terrible shape.