OWNER'S MANUAL

1 GoHONDAGOLDWINGGL1500 OWNER'SMANUAL MANUALDEEXPLICACIONES INSTRUKTIEBOEK HONDAMOTORCO.,LTD1989goIMPORTANTNOTICE ON-ROADUSET hismotorcycleisdesignedtobeusedonlyonthe road. READTHISOWNER' ' , ,a ,linkedtotheroadbya vehiclethatrespondstoyourcom-mandsasnoot herdoes. Unlikeanautomobile, ,a ,andtoenjoytheadventurefully,youshouldbe comethoroughlyfamiliarwiththisowner' , "know-how"andtools, ,andthankyouforchoosinga HondalgoOPERATIONPage1 MOTORCYCLESAFETY4 SafeRidingRules5 ProtectiveApparel5 Modifications6 LoadingandAccesso-ries9 PARTSLOCATION12 InstrumentsandIndi-cators18 MAJORCOMPONENTS(Informationyouneedtooper atethismotorcycle)

2 18 RearSuspension21 Brakes23 Clutch24 Coolant26 Fuel29 EngineOil30 FinalDriveOil31 TubelessTyres34 ESSENTIALINDIVIDUALCOMPONENTS34 IgnitionSwitch35 RightHandlebarCon-trols39 LeftHandlebarCon-trols41 FEATURES(Notrequiredforoperation)41 SteeringLockCONTENTSPage41 HelmetHolders42 TravelTrunkAndSaddlebags46 FairingPockets47 TrunkSidePockets47 WindshieldHeightAd-justment48 HeadlightBeamAd-justment48 VentilationLouvers49 Seat49 ACCT erminal50 ProtectionAgainstWater50 Radio/CassetteCover52AM/FMRadio54 CassetteDeck60 RadioAntenna61 OPERATION61 Pre-rideInspection62 StartingtheEngine65 Running-in66 Riding67 ReverseRiding69 Braking70 Parking70 Anti-theftTipsgoCONTENTSMAINTENANCEPage7 1 MAINTENANCE72 MaintenanceSchedule74 ToolKit75 SerialNumbers75 ColourLabel76 MaintenancePrecau-tions77 AirCleaner78

3 CrankcaseBreather79 EngineOil83 SparkPlugs85 FinalDriveOil86 IdleSpeedPage87 SideStand88 FrontWheelRemoval92 RearWheelRemoval95 BrakePadWear96 Battery98 FuseReplacement101 CLEANING103 STORAGEGUIDE103 Storage104 RemovalFromStorage105 SPECIFICATIONS107 NOISEEMISSION(AUSTRALIAONLY)goMOTORCYCLE SAFETYDRIVECAUTIONLABELACCESSORIESANDLOA DINGWARNINGLABEL1goMOTORCYCLESAFETYITVRE INFORMATIONLABELIIIIIIIIIIIfIIII"1 pre-rideinspection(page61) " 'tyourfault: Wearbrightorreflectiveclothing. Don'trideinanothermotorist'sublindspot." ,andNEVER travelfasterthanconditionswarrant. ' ,parkinglotentrancesandexits, : Donotrideovercurbsorrubthewheelagainstan obstacle, ,gloves, , ,footpegs, Modificationofthemotorcycle,orremovalofo riginalequipment, Topreventanaccident, 'sstability, (80mph).

4 Andrememberthatthis130km/h(80mph)limitma ybereducedbyinstallationofnon-Hondaacces sories,im-properloading,worntyresandover allmotorcyclecondi-tion, , ,passenger,cargoandaddi-tionalaccessorie smustnotexceedthemaximumweightcapacity:1 85kg(408 Ibs)Cargoweightaloneshouldnotexceed:27kg (60 Ibs) 'scenterofgravity, (page31),andrearsuspension(pages18-20) ,heavyitemstothehandlebars,frontforks, :9 kg(20 Ibs)Saddlebags:9 kg(20 Ibs)eachsideFairingpockets:2 kg(5 Ibs) , ; ,youarepersonallyresponsibleforpropersel ection,installation, , ,reducegroundclearanceandbankingangle,or limitsuspensiontravel, , ' :::'----+---tlE~ ,AirPressureAndSpeedometerAudioSystemDis playTachometer12 TripMeterResetButton(page13)CoolantTempe ratureGauge(page16)FuelGauge(page16)Digi talClockadjustknob(page15) ,AirPressureAndAudioSystemDisplay:Showst ime,airpressureandradio/cassettedeckfunc tions(page17, 19,51,54) , : ~ (0)HighBeamIndicator(blue) (green) (amber) ,checkthatthesidestandisfullydown.

5 Thelightonlyindicatesthesidestandignitio ncut-offsystem(page87) (page16).~\71C\\&HCoolantTemperatureGaug e(page16) , ( , ) (red) , : (page36). !III Thecruisecontrolautomatesthefunctionofth ethrottle;donotoperatethecruisecontrolwh ileintraffic, (page36).Shouldalsolightforafewsecondsan dthengooffwhentheig-nitionswitchisturned ON.~HToadjustthehour, ,turnandholdtheknobtoM(page17). (Full) ( , ), , ( , ). (Cold)mark, (Hot)mark,stoptheengineandcheckthereserv etankcoolantlevel(page24). : ,proceedasfollows:H(Hour) (Minute) (page12),=,. -,.-,f" LfLftTHourMinute17goMAJORCOMPONENTS(Info rmationyouneedtooperatethismotorcycle)!

6 LImB IfthePre-rideInspection(page61)isnotperf ormed, :0-400kPa( ,0-57psi) (0kg/cm2,Noloadcityroadopsi)ridingttt400 kPaUptoRoughroad( ,maximumriding57psi)weightcapacityBI!III : , ' : , ~SSURECONTROL~(~-, -,-:.~.r-/AirPressure(kPa)19goMAJORCOMPO NENTS(Informationyouneedtooperatethismot orcycle) , : Donotoperatetheairpumpformorethan5minute satatimeorthepumpunitmaybedamaged.~ ,thebrakefluidleveldrops, , (page95), :!BIll , BRAKEFLUID froma (Informationyouneedtooperatethismotorcyc le)REARCAUTION: Handlebrakefluidwithcarebecauseitcandama geplasticandpaintedsurfaces. Whenaddingbrakefluid,besurethereservoiri shorizontalbeforethecapisremovedorbrakef luidmayspillout.)

7 UseonlyDOT4brakefluidfromasealedcontaine r. ,oriftheclutchslips,causingac-celeration tolagbehindenginespeed, , (Informationyouneedtooperatethismotorcyc le)COOLANTC oolantRecommendationTheownermustproperly maintainthecoolanttopreventfreez-ing,ove rheating, (SEEANTIFREEZECONTAINERLABEl).CAUTION: ' (40%antifreeze) ,checkthecoolingsystemfrequentlyand addhigherconcentrationsofan-tifreeze(upt oamaximumof60%antifreeze) , Keephandsandclothingawayfromthecoolingfa n, ,orifcoolantlossisexcessive, (Informationyouneedtooperatethismotorcyc le)FUELA utomaticFuelON-OFFF uelwillflowtothecarburetorsonlywhentheen gineisstartedoris ( , ).

8 , "pinking"orheavy"sparkknock"(ametallicra ppingnoise)which,ifsevere, : If"sparkknock"or"pinking"occursatasteady enginespeedundernormalload, , ,anddamagecausedbymisuseisnotcoveredbyHo nda' , Donotoverfillthetank(thereshouldbenofuel inthefillerneck).Afterrefueling,makesure thefuelcapisclosedsecurely. fuelisspilled,makesuretheareaisdrybefore startingtheengine. (Informationyouneedtooperatethismotorcyc le)PetrolContainingAlcoholIfyoudecidetou seapetrolcontainingalcohol(gasohol),besu reit' "gasohol":onecontainingethanol, (methylorwoodalcohol) , : Beforebuyingfuelfromanunfamiliarstation, trytofindoutthefuelcontainsalcohol,ifitd oes, ,oronethatyouthinkcontainsalcohol, , , ,removethedipstickandwipeitclean, ,removethefillercap,addthespecifiedoilup totheupperlevelmark(page79).

9 DO' ,dipstick, : (Informationyouneedtooperatethismotorcyc le) , : : Tyrepressureshouldbecheckedbeforeyouride whilethetyresare"cold." Tubelesstyreshavesomedegreeofself-sealin gabilityiftheyarepunctured, , , ,seeyourauthorizedHondadealerforrepair,r eplace-ment, (200 Ibs)( ,33)( ,36)pressuresloadkPa(kg/cm2,90kg(200 Ibs)225280psi)loadtovehicle( ,33)( ,41)capacityloadTyrebrandTUBELESSONLYDUN LOPK177FK17731goMAJORCOMPONENTS(Informat ionyouneedtooperatethismotorcycle)DIIII ,orcomingoffoftherimcausingtyredeflation thatmayresultina lossofvehiclecontrol. ( ) ( )WearIndicatorI--t---WearIndicatorLocati onMark32goTyreRepair/ !

10 Imm Theuseoftyresotherthanthoselistedonthety reinforma-tionlabelmayadverselyaffecthan dling. ,causingtyredeflationthatmayresultinalos sofvehiclecontrol. Properwheelbalanceisnecessaryforsafe, , Toavoidpossiblerepairfailureandtyredefla tionthatmayresultinalossofvehiclecontrol ,donotexceed80km/h(50mph)forthefirst24ho urs,or130km/h(80mph)atanytime,aftertyrer epair. : ,positionlight,licencelightandACCcircuit areon;KeycanbeP (parking) (steeringlock) , , , "StartingProcedure."OFFS tart/ReverseButton35goESSENTIALINDIVIDUA LCOMPONENTSC ruiseControlSwitch- , (30and80mph) ,itismeantforcruisingonstraight, , : , "finetune"thesetspeedbybrieflypushingand releasingtheSET/ : Aquick"tap"oneithertheSET/ (1mph).