Midrsv Posted February 20, 2009 Share #1 Posted February 20, 2009 One of my riding buddies is in the process of changing the air filter on his Goldwing. What a mess. He's got parts all over his garage and still hasn't gotten down to the filter. Seems you have to pull all of the plastic off between the seat and the handlebars including the dash and side covers. He's not happy. It turns out the dealers get 2 to 2.5 hours of labor for changing a filter. He's so mad he went out looking at Harleys today. DT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Swifty Posted February 20, 2009 Share #2 Posted February 20, 2009 oh, oh, this is not good news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
91nwl Posted February 20, 2009 Share #3 Posted February 20, 2009 The GL1800 does not need an air filter change until about 30,000 miles. But it is a bear to do. I've looked at the process and am gonna take mine to the dealer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecb Posted February 20, 2009 Share #4 Posted February 20, 2009 Why isn't he out looking at Ventures today????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midrsv Posted February 20, 2009 Author Share #5 Posted February 20, 2009 Why isn't he out looking at Ventures today????? Good question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilot Posted February 20, 2009 Share #6 Posted February 20, 2009 Good question! It takes about 2 minutes to change the air filter on a Harley, about 20 minutes to change both air filters on a Venture. He doesn’t care what the name is on the bike, just how long it takes to change the filter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreezyRider Posted February 20, 2009 Share #7 Posted February 20, 2009 It takes about 2 minutes to change the air filter on a Harley, about 20 minutes to change both air filters on a Venture. He doesn’t care what the name is on the bike, just how long it takes to change the filter. Well, now.......THERE is a rational criteria for selecting a bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hummingbird Posted February 20, 2009 Share #8 Posted February 20, 2009 yep - makes sense to me :puzzled: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snarley Bill Posted February 20, 2009 Share #9 Posted February 20, 2009 it is a job changing the filter on a wing. but there are some short cuts to make working on wings easier. there is a guy that sells a set of dvd's that he made at home, on his wing. they are around $100 and are well worth the money. he has many short cuts and makes everything very simple. excellent video. i bought a set, and they have been very helpful. he makes the aircleaner job look easy. the order no. is 903-455-2555, ext 10, i wish dvd's like this were available for all my bikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5bikes Posted February 20, 2009 Share #10 Posted February 20, 2009 What a pain in the A$$. 3 hours work! But no worse than a BMW K1200LT. That was about 3-4 hours too. Under the plastic, (40 screws) AND "Under" the gas tank. Installed a K&N. The engineers should be required to change out every bike built, they designed. Won't volunteer again. Time wasted I could be riding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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