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FenderHead wrote:

I have heard horror stories about airplane related stuff...but them guys are all LOADED. In fact, they're all coming here soon, for their annual "$pend-off"

Hey, go easy on the airplane stuff. That's the reason I no longer keep an airplane, when it costs $200 just to fill the tanks and you can't find a hangar to rent for less than $175 a month it makes the bike seem quite a bargain. Back in the late sixties it cost around $4000 to overhaul a small Continental or Lycoming, now it's closer to $25,000. Yep, that Goldwing is a bargain. Don't get me started on the cost of keeping a 35' sailboat either. One advantage of living 100 miles from salt water is I don't get that old "boat urge".

 

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You can order a Honda Service Manual for the 1800 from Helm Inc. for $75. These are the official Honda manuals.



Helm Inc. service manual

 

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It's indeed a pain to remove the plastic the first time but after you've done it once it gets easier. I've had all the plastic off my 1500 except the main fairing, mainly just to take a look at things. It would have been easier of Honda didn't seem to have a phobia about screw heads. My brother's BMW is a lot easier to pull the plastic because BMW doesn't rely on so many tabs and such, they just leave screw heads exposed. I don't think the fasteners hurt the appearance at all.