[AZgl1800]

To my knowledge, the transmissions on the 1800s have never been regeared thru 2017 at least.

 

[AZgl1800]

I did not say re-geared. I read that the gears were slightly different thus making them less prone to ghost shifting. I don't know what the particulars are.

GoldwingerGreg will Undercut the existing gears for you, if you request him to do that.

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it ain't cheap, you have to send him your engine, or the whole bike.

 

[AZgl1800]

There is a fix for the 1500 cruise control, you have to switch the 4th & 5th gear wires to the control unit.
If an 1800 has a cruise limit I don't know about it.

to further this statement, here is a thread that shows what to do.

GL1500 77 mph Cruise Control speed limit fix

The OEM GL1500s will not allow the CC to be set higher than 77 mph. This is easily bypassed by cutting 5th gear input wire, and splicing it to the 4th gear input. This method was written by a gentleman who has passed on, I saved it as a Word.Doc for permanent retrieval. This new post is...

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Post #2 is where to find what you want, it has Pictures!!!

In Post #3, you will see where I personally just went around all that crap, and tied the 5th gear input direct to the 4th gear input. Problem solved.

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you will do well to look and study the pictures, so that you understand what is going on.

 

[AZgl1800]

I have had a '94 and a 98, and while I thoroughly enjoyed the riding comfort, the carbs caused a bit of trouble if I let it set too long...
and with my wife's long terminal illness, upcoming, I knew that the 1500 would not work out for me long term.....

I let it go, and searched for an 1800, found an '02 that I really liked with a price that fit my wallet.....
and sure enough, it sat for 18 months while my wife was in the latter stages........

I would go out every few months and fire it off, let it idle for most of an hour so everything got hot....

and then later, when I was able to ride, it started immediately w/o any hiccups and off I went.
it is much more nimble than the 1500, and obviously has more power for feeling your oats.

 

[AZgl1800]

my '02 has the Traxxion springs, don't know if it was the 'full monte' or not, but it goes where the front wheel is pointed

no sloppiness, it also has the thick front fork brace, brand not known.

buying used has its' advantages when good upgrades are part of the deal, none of the upgrades were considered in the price of the bike when I bought it.

 

[AZgl1800]

I now lay mine over on a wood pallet, that gives me an extra 4 inches of ground clearance.

Then pulling the center stand down and putting a block under that lifts the tire way off the ground.

Less than 10 minutes, and the spare tire/wheel is mounted up and I'm gone.
Like others, I hoard rear wheels, have 3 of them now.