Several years ago a friend and some other GL1800 owners were out west touring when my friend had a relay under the seat go bad preventing his bike from running. I don’t recall which one and he has since passed on so I can’t refresh my memory. A recent experience with one of our members got me thinking how good it might be to have spare relays (especially if you were going to wonder off some). My friend and his buddies verified which relay was needed by swapping from one of the other bikes then spent four days waiting for the correct relay to arrive before they could continue their travels. They could have gotten a relay from the local auto parts store but it did not have the “Flyback Diode” included so wisely chose not to purchase/install that replacement relay.
The purpose for the history account was simply to demonstrate how great it would have been if even one of those guys had brought along emergency replacement relays. Depending on year manufactured, there are four or six relays/fuses that would cover many failures. I checked with several online parts places and found Cyclemax.com and Partzillia.com has the best prices for the entire Emergency Relay Pack.
With the summer touring season upon us, it is food for thought. Here are the lists……
2001 – 2005 Emergency Relay Pack
FUSE, BLOCK (70A) 38215-SX8-003
FUSE, BLOCK (100A) 38218-SM4-003<input name="oa" type="hidden" value="AjaxAddItem]<input name="oa_id" type="hidden" value="HP-38215-SX8-003]<input name="backurl" type="hidden" value="/parts/search/Honda/Motorcycle/2005/GL1800+A/WIRE+HARNESS/parts.html?showComponentList=1#uloc21]<input name="backurl_force" type="hidden" value="1]
RELAY ASSY., POWER (MICRO ISO 4P) 39794-MCA-000
RELAY, POWER (MICRO ISO 5P) 39795-MCA-000
2006 - 2016 Emergency Relay Pack
FUSE, BLOCK (60A) (LOW-PROFILE) 38211-MCA-A61
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<input name="oa" type="hidden" value="AjaxAddItem]<input name="oa_id" type="hidden" value="HP-38211-SNA-A11]<input name="backurl" type="hidden" value="/parts/search/Honda/Motorcycle/2015/GL1800+4AC/WIRE+HARNESS/parts.html?showComponentList=1#uloc29]FUSE A, MULTI BLOCK (120A/40A0) 38231-SFE-J01 )
<input name="oa" type="hidden" value="AjaxAddItem]<input name="oa_id" type="hidden" value="HP-38231-SFE-J01]<input name="oa" type="hidden" value="AjaxAddItem]RELAY ASSY., POWER (MICRO ISO 4P) 38501-MCA-A61
RELAY ASSY., POWER (MICRO ISO 5P) 38502-MCA-A61
<input name="oa" type="hidden" value="AjaxAddItem]<input name="oa_id" type="hidden" value="HP-38502-MCA-A61]<input name="backurl" type="hidden" value="/parts/search/Honda/Motorcycle/2015/GL1800+4AC/WIRE+HARNESS/parts.html?showComponentList=1#uloc39]<input name="backurl_force" type="hidden" value="1]RELAY ASSY., POWER (MICRO ISO 4P) 38503-MCA-A61