Hello bigjoey..
I just recently installed my voyager kit on my 97 GL1500 Wing
I purchased the unit used. Because it was previously installed on a Harley Bagger, I had to purchase the installation kits for the Honda, The first thing I noticed was, the rubber shocks or Bumpers as I would call them were totally redesigned. The older bumpers were basicly a thick rubber Oval, with a upper and lower bracket attached top and bottom. They were definitely well used and cracked and only fit the Harley rear suspension arms.
The new Goldwing kit has a solid round rubber bumper, bound to a flat steel plate with a second plate that is designed to mount on the leaf springs with two long bolts. The problem I have at the moment is these brackets hit my exhaust over bumps. (We ride two up most often.) I relocated them to the lower arms which helped some. Now I still get some contact from the leaf springs on my mufflers over hard bumps. After contacting voyager and speaking directly to a tech, It was suggested that I would be sent a couple of brackets to offset my exhaust.
The year of my wing did not require them according to the info they provided. They also suggested that I could relocate the leaf springs closer to the center of the bike. They said that they do not need to be straight front to rear.
I figured that they should be square to the bike, and inline with the rear suspension brackets. I would think if the springs are angled in toward the center of the frame that the bike would be that much more unstable side to side.
I will be installing the new brackets for the exhaust and repositioning the springs when the parts arrive.I am curious as to how these changes to the leaf springs will effect the stability.
Sorry, Kind of long winded response....
Originally Posted by
bigjoey38
Hi
For those of you that have the newer voyager kits or know someone that has have you/they had any issue with the rubber shock mounts?
Joe