Location of Reverse Relay on 2006 GW Motor Trike

[paid4c4]

My reverse works several feet then stops. If I turn off the reverse switch and turn it back on I'm good for several more feet. Or I can engage the switch and go off and on the activation switch being careful not to engage it to long and back up a long way. I would like to check the relay and looks like it is behind the right saddlebag on a two wheeler so I'm assuming the relay is under the seat. Any comments would be appreciated.

Bill

 

[trike lady]

The relay box is under the seat on an 1800.

 

[Gold Rush]

My reverse works several feet then stops. If I turn off the reverse switch and turn it back on I'm good for several more feet. Or I can engage the switch and go off and on the activation switch being careful not to engage it to long and back up a long way. I would like to check the relay and looks like it is behind the right saddlebag on a two wheeler so I'm assuming the relay is under the seat. Any comments would be appreciated.

Bill

TrikeLady is correct Bill. That relay is the bottom right relay as you look at the relay panel under the seat. You can swap it for one of the unnecessary one of the same type then try out operation but I'll be surprised if that is the problem. Usually it they activate at all they are OK.

Somewhere in the back of my mind I seem to recall a member having that issue quite a while ago. Hopefully they are still around and will post what the final result was.

That whole reverse control system is so mixed up it makes my head hurt every time I try to figure it out!

:laugh: :laugh:

 

[Lee H. Mann]

cure reverse

http://www.triketalk.com/forum/threads/31616-GL1800-starter-issue?highlight=replace+solenoid ThumbUpThumbUp

 

[paid4c4]

After reviewing the link and with my GW being 10 years old I think replacing both relays is a good starting point. If they are difficult to get in and out perhaps I should pick up new ones before I pull the old one. Would anyone have part numbers and or sources to acquire them?

All help is appreciated.

Bill

 

[Gold Rush]

See, I just knew someone would remember.... Here you are Bill. Best prices I've found. You want #8 and #10 :xszpv: :xszpv:

http://www.partzilla.com/parts/searc...ERY/parts.html

 

[cjmitch]

See, I just knew someone would remember.... Here you are Bill. Best prices I've found. You want #8 and #10 :xszpv: :xszpv:

http://www.partzilla.com/parts/searc...ERY/parts.html

Why are these parts different prices when they have the EXACT same part number??

 

[Catfish]

This is a suggestion from a novice and in no certain terms a mechanic or electrical engineer. Check your speed control fuse and connection. I could be a blind squirrel who found a nut, but no guarantee.

I read about the same problem you are experiencing some time past on a 2007 GW. The guy went through a ton of stuff before he found that the speed control fuse was missing. He had changed all the relays involved, did a load test on his battery, adjusted the cable, and everything else the mechanic had suggested. The reverse worked for about 6 feet and then he would have to shut it off and turn back on to go another 6 feet. It seems to be a simple check and could save a considerable amount of time and money. Good luck and I hope you find the problem sooner that later.

 

[Gold Rush]

Why are these parts different prices when they have the EXACT same part number??

Maybe because they are not the same. One digit different... :xszpv::xszpv:

 

[paid4c4]

See, I just knew someone would remember.... Here you are Bill. Best prices I've found. You want #8 and #10 :xszpv: :xszpv:

http://www.partzilla.com/parts/searc...ERY/parts.html

Gold Rush, A big thank you. Mark yourself down for a good deed done! I'm going to order them and the emergency parts listed in another post.

Bill

 

[Gold Rush]

Gold Rush, A big thank you. Mark yourself down for a good deed done! I'm going to order them and the emergency parts listed in another post.
Bill

You are so welcome Bill. Just paying back for all the help I've gotten over the years and maybe paying forward a tiny bit...:xszpv: :xszpv:

I hope all that really does help.

 

[Catfish]

Here Bill, I knew I wasn't dreaming so I kept searching until I found the information. Maybe your problem and maybe not. :Shrug:

http://www.justanswer.com/motorcycle/1n9h3-2007-1800-goldwing-reverse-gear-work-feet.html

 

[paid4c4]

Here Bill, I knew I wasn't dreaming so I kept searching until I found the information. Maybe your problem and maybe not. :Shrug:

http://www.justanswer.com/motorcycle/1n9h3-2007-1800-goldwing-reverse-gear-work-feet.html

Thank you for the link. I'll check the ground on the relays and plugs before and after I replace them. I haven't taken the seat off yet so I don't know what to expect. Always fun learning a new system.
Bill