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So I've just bought my 5th Goldwing (see my avatar). Loved every one. Still wish I could have the '78 back. First love an' all that. But not one of them was problem free. At some point in its life each needed some attention. Since I found this forum I've learned that there are lots of things I can do myself if I can get a push in the right direction from you.
We've added an index, which is far superior to just using the search engine. And the moderators, or whomever is responsible for trying to improve the site, are deserving of our unending gratitude. How many other forums are you a part of that has close to 25,000 members? Word of mouth means a lot. People are obviously finding the site useful. That in itself is a very high form of praise.
But here's my gripe. It's us little guys (I'm speaking figuratively here. I know there aren't very many of us who would meet the standard for LITTLE) that aren't always holding up our end of things on the site. We come here for help with our Goldwing problems. What's this noise? Is fluid leaking from a weeping hole not good, like isn't that what a WEEPING hole is for? Why isn't the most important feature on my bike working; cruise control? And always my favorite, "What does it mean when the THREE YELLOW WIRES are burning?" And on and on and.....
Far too often we get help with our problem but don't report back how it was resolved. Who cares you ask? The next guy with the same problem. He looks in the index and finds the topic but the thread is incomplete. "It could be this..." or "It could be that...." but that's too often where it ends. No post from the initial poster to let us know how it worked out or if you just took the flamethrower to it and are now using it as an ashtray. There are some of us who do report back and I know I appreciate reading the whole story, and I know there are others like me, from how it started to how you ended up back on the road doing what we love most; riding.
So, please, if you come to the site with a problem and get it resolved, go back to your original post and let us know how it worked out. Now, about those three yellow wires, are you a rich man or a poorboy?