Which 1500 ?

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Robin wrote:

Having come back to motorcycling after a 21 year gap, I am thinking about getting a 1500. Though I have been riding a burgman 650 scooter for a year now.

I previously had back in UK a 1000, 2 1100 & a 1200 aspencade.

I really do not like the look of the 1800 fairing, so have been thinking about a 1500.

I would want reverse gear plus as many toys as possible

Is there any model years to be wary about or things I need to look for on 1500 that can cause problems.

many thanks

Robin..

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Very interesting avatar........errr....Ahh... what was it you wanted to know?....:cooldevil:

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Looking at the model years and maintenance comments throughout the various GW forums and chatting with the professional mechanics, it seems as though most of the 1500's idiosyncracies were pretty well worked out by '97. 1997-2000SE would be (and was ) my choice.



Check the model history/features on this site and good luck with your due diligence.:waving:

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Please change that avatar, this is mainly a family based forum and we do have children that read here.

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Firstly Robin , Greetings from Ireland and welcome to the friendliest and most informatiive goldwing site on the web:leprechaun:

As far as things to look for , most Goldwings are fairly bullet proof , especially the GL1500s which you are interested in .Of course there are factors to be considered like,Has it been regularly serviced ? Has it been crashed or dropped and how has the bike been stored indoors or outdoors. Also particularly in your case you need to steer clear of interstate models as they weren't equiped with reverse and therefore wont have the reverse lever on the left of the tank.Personally I like the anniversery models (usually two-tone)as they area little bit rarer , not a big deal though as you can personalise the bike to your hearts delight .Have a look through the Goldwing history section on this site ...and good hunting !!!

MW

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Thank you, much better and welcome to the forums BTY.

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Thanks

Do your headlights swing to the left ?

Or are they just straight ahead ?

Or adjustable either way.

thanks

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Ithink they're adjustable but if you get a European spec model I expect it would be set up for european roads

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I have had problems in past as obviously with UK the lights swing off to the left.

When changing over to Spanish plates they check the lights to make sure they are natural or swing to the right.

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Yeah , they're adjustable alright

I had a little internet trawl and found this

http://home.comcast.net/~rkekeis/GL1500_Headlamp_Adjustments.pdf

MW

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Robin wrote:

Thanks

Do your headlights swing to the left ?

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Ahaaaaa! So THAT'S where they came up with "Left Wing" and "Right Wing"



I've often wondered:dude::dude::dude:

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I agree with AZgl1500 except that the better tranny started in th 97 models. (or at least I hope it did, cuz that's why I got a 97) I had heard that the 99 and 2000 models had a bit of fit and finish problem and slightly more fragile electronics as most of the money was being spent on the soon to be released 1800 (2001) But as mentioned before, with a little love and care any of the 1500s are great bikes.