Roadwing colors

[Pauli466]

Is there much difference between a roadwing using the red label black label or blue label shock mines an older red label i can get the newer blue label for 100.00 shipped. The only way to know if the shock has gas is to remove it, and the red ones are pretty old that why im thinking about getting the newer one that definitely has gas

[roadiemort]

It needs to be from an 1800 is all, complete shock with spring.

[Lug Nut]

Gl1800 is what you want...not "just" any ok goldwing shock. I think 1500 series had other colors?

[Pauli466]

Gl1800 is what you want...not "just" any ok goldwing shock. I think 1500 series had other colors?

The gl1800 has 3 different colors through the years the early years were red label then for few more years they were black and newest ones had a blue label each one was an improvement over the one before it. There's a write up in the gl forum that says from 01 to 05 the shock was red and used a 900lb spring then from 06 to 11 they got revalved for better compression were black label and used a 1000lb spring then from from 2012 to 2017 they got revalved again and used a blue label the spring was unchanged at 1000lb the blue label is supposed to be the best gl1800 shock I think I'll get that blue one and swap out my red one, i have a feeling the red one leaked out all the nitrogen

[brianmac]

how would one know if nitrogen leaked out?

[Smokescreens]

Red, then black then blue in order of old to new.

[roadiemort]

Thanks Jason.

[brianmac]

will a 2018-2022 Honda Goldwing GL1800 work?

[Lug Nut]

will a 2018-2022 Honda Goldwing GL1800 work?

No