Goldwing GL1800 2001 ONLY CYLINDER HEAD ASSY., L. 12020-MCA-000

Head from an '01 that was running great. The bike was parted out for the complete body, which was sold as a unit, the motor sold to Europe as a short-block, heads and cams removed before it was sold to reduce weight ans space. The cam for this was about 1/2 way to factory minimum, not worth installing. This head is a good one: flat-plated (2/100,000 tolerance) and showed zero warp. The cylinder compression was at 75% or new, the bike ran very well. The valves are well seated. The buckets and shims are in it. The journals showed normal, more micro-lines put into it when wiping it with a soft clean cloth than were in it from the running of it. I did not dissassemble the valves to check the valve guides, saw no reason to do so. This head is no longer available at Honda. The question with heads is: is this worth the time and labor to install? The cost of time for the installation must be brought in to play. The answer on this head is, yes, I would install it, as is, but with the diligence that should be taken when installing any head: disassemble the valves, re-lap them, check guide wear, place new valve seals, reassemble. A good machine shop will do that if you cannot, for about $100-$120 labor last I checked. Anyone who buys a head and doesn't do at least the above tasks before placing it is nuttie. It is a 5-6 hour job to remove and replace it. Do it once: properly.

USA REQUIRED TARIFFS ARE INCLUDED IN THE PRICE, NO duties due at delivery

PLEASE NOTE: Regardless whether the part attracts a tariff or not, we have REDUCED ALL PRICING, so there are some extremely good deals happening.

The USA Admin requires a postal shipment tariff-tax, a customs brokerage fee, and a per item Customs document admin fee.
The costs, when they apply, must paid BY THE SELLER ON BEHALF OF THE BUYER, on ALL goods shipped into the USA. It is USA law, and is effectively a tax on all products bought from outside the USA, whether those products were made in the USA or not.

OTHERS: PLEASE NOTE :   

All customers outside of the USA who are buying "TARIFFED" items on the Straightwings site WILL BE REFUNDED 10% of the ITEM PRICE to remove those added costs, after purchase, based on your country which is not the USA.

Just buy what you need and remind us to refund the amount as above.

It is a very expensive and time-costly effort for us to help all *Goldwingers* to obtain often-rare parts when you are in the USA, but as well to be fair to all the buyers in outside the USA who are not subjected to that tariff/tax: but I will NOT desert my USA clients. I have worked hard for 25 years to make available quality parts which aid Goldwing riders world wide. While the tariffs are most unfortunate between neighbours, the parts we sell are still great parts, properly assessed, at the fairest price possible. I hope all my USA customers understand this, and continue to patronize StraightWings, a premier Goldwing quality used parts site.