Since some of us on this board also own GL1800s, here's a follow up to my earlier post about cracks appearing in the rear portion of my F6B's front fender. When I removed it the damage was much worse than I thought. The part (Fender B) has 8 mounting points, 4 fender to forks, and 4 fender to caliper covers. 5 of the 8 were either cracked or completely detached! I'd never removed it as that's not necessary for a tire change. I never installed a mud guard, nor did the fender ever contact pavement or road debris. Colorado's rough pavement may have accelerated the damage, but it's simply a bad design by Honda. Plenty of GL1800 owners have complained about it on Goldwing message boards.
Unfortunately one of the mounting points had lost several chunks of plastic, which explains the little piece I found on the garage floor a few years ago. So repair would be a real challenge. Luckily I found a replacement in stock, in the right color, and it arrived yesterday.
While searching for the replacement I noticed that the part number hasn't changed over the years, except for the last 2 color code characters. So GL1800 owners might want to pull the caliper covers and check the condition of the rear-front fender. They still appear to be available but that won't last forever. I would have bought a replacement even if I had to repaint it.
